Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on April 15, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1855
City of Laurel; extend repeal date on hotel and motel tax.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 925, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2022, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL FROM JULY 1, 2026, TO JULY 1, 2036, ON THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A TAX IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS DERIVED FROM ROOM RENTALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING REVENUE TO PROMOTE TOURISM; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 11 to April 15, 2026, 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 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Apr 15 · stopped63 days
Local and Private LegislationFeb 11 to Apr 15 · stopped63 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 11 – Apr 15
- Feb 11Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
- Apr 15Suspended from deadlines by House Concurrent Resolution 64
- Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 11Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15Suspend from Deadlines by HC 64Both houses
- Apr 15Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives