l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1722

Town of Walnut; authorize tax on hotels/motels, restaurants for parks and recreational facilities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 14, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

N ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN OF WALNUT, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A SPECIAL TAX OF NOT MORE THAN 3% UPON THE GROSS SALES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS DERIVED FROM ROOM RENTALS AND 3% UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF RESTAURANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PROMOTE, CONSTRUCT, FINANCE, OPERATE, EQUIP, LEASE, AND MAINTAIN EXISTING AND NEW PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE TOWN; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION ON WHETHER SUCH SPECIAL TAX MAY BE LEVIED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REPAYMENT OF DEBT RELATED TO PARKS AND RECREATION WITHIN THE TOWN FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL TAX; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUNDING OR RESTRUCTURING OF DEBT PRESENTLY OUTSTANDING AND RELATED TO PARKS AND RECREATION WITHIN THE TOWN FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL TAX; 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

February 19 to May 14, 2024, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to May 14 · stopped85 days

Local and Private LegislationFeb 19 to Apr 1657 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 Feb 19 – May 14

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. Apr 16Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. May 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  2. Apr 16Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. May 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives