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2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3201

Jackson County; repurpose and extend repeal date on tourism tax on hotels and motels.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 5, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 932, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2015, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 940, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2018, TO EXTEND THE REPEAL DATE ON THE PROVISION OF LAW AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A TAX UPON HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOM RENTALS IN JACKSON COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE FROM THE TAX SHALL BE USED BY THE BOARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM OR PAID TO THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST REGIONAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU OR ANOTHER ENTITY TO BE USED FOR THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST, IN THE BOARD'S DISCRETION; TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT FUNDS SHALL NOT BE ALLOCATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST REGIONAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE BUREAU OF ITS INTENTION NO LESS THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF FUNDING, DURING WHICH TIME THE BOARD MAY WITHDRAW ITS DETERMINATION; TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH FOR-PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF TOURISM, CONVENTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES OR TO DIRECT ALL OR A PART OF THE FUNDING TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CREATED OR EXISTING WITHIN THE COUNTY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM OR TOURISM-RELATED ACTIVITIES; 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

Its course

March 8 to April 5, 2022, 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 SenateMar 8 to Apr 5 · stopped28 days

Local and PrivateMar 8 to Apr 5 · stopped28 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.

In the Senate Mar 8 – Apr 5

  1. Mar 8Referred to the Senate committee on Local and Private
  2. Apr 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Mar 8Referred To Local and PrivateSenate
  2. Apr 5Died In CommitteeSenate