l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1214

Local and private laws that implement a tourism tax; authorize proceeds to be used for certain retirement fund and water/sewer systems.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF A MUNICIPALITY OR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY IMPLEMENTS A TOURISM TAX, THEN THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX MAY BE UTILIZED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY FOR A SEPARATE LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRST RESPONDERS RETIREMENT FUND, WATER SYSTEM OR SEWER SANITATION SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR THE PROCEEDS TO BE UTILIZED IN SUCH MANNER, THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY SHALL NOT LEVY ANY NEW SPECIAL TAXES AND THERE MUST BE A REDUCTION IN DEBT OWED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Local and Private LegislationJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published