Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 27, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2883
Tourism and visitors commissions; authorize creation of local commission by general law.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE TOURISM AND VISITORS COMMISSIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMISSIONS; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH COMMISSIONS; TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX ON THE SALES OF PREPARED FOOD AND SALES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSION TO ATTRACT CONVENTIONS, VISITORS AND TOURISTS TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT TOURISM AND VISITORS COMMISSIONS, CONVENTION BUREAUS AND ANY OTHER ENTITY ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS BY AUTHORITY OF LOCAL AND PRIVATE LEGISLATION SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL THE LOCAL AND PRIVATE LEGISLATION IS REPEALED; TO PROVIDE THAT NO TOURISM AND VISITORS COMMISSION, CONVENTION BUREAU, OR OTHER ENTITY CREATED TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS SHALL BE ENACTED OR REENACTED BY LOCAL AND PRIVATE LEGISLATION; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COMMISSION, BUREAU, OR OTHER ENTITY AUTHORIZED BY LOCAL AND PRIVATE LEGISLATION WHOSE AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AND LEVY TAXES HAS BEEN REPEALED MAY BE REORGANIZED AND LEVY TAXES ONLY AS PROVIDED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT TO ANY COMMISSION, BOARD, OR OTHER ENTITY ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL AND PRIVATE LEGISLATION OR BY GENERAL LAW THAT OPERATES A CONVENTION CENTER OR FACILITY, SPORTS FACILITY, OR AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, OR TO ANY COMMISSION, BOARD OR OTHER ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING TOURISM THAT HAS OUTSTANDING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; TO AUTHORIZE MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO JOINTLY ADMINISTER A TOURISM AND VISITORS COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-3-58, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE SPECIAL LEVIES UNIT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WHICH SHALL BE FUNDED BY THE REVENUE RETAINED UNDER SUCH SECTION AND PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES OF SUCH UNIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 27, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 27 · stopped37 days
FinanceJan 21 to Feb 27 · stopped37 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.