Mississippi House Bill 1655 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 1 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, To Levy An Additional Sales Tax Of Not More Than Two Percent On The Gross Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals And Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For Recreation And Tourism Facilities; To Authorize Such Governing Authorities To Issue Bonds For The Purpose Of Purchasing Property, Constructing Or Leasing A Sports Complex And To Authorize The Governing Authorities To Lease City-owned Property For A Term Not To Exceed 20 Years For A Nominal Fee; And For Related Purposes.

City of Vicksburg; authorize tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for recreation and tourism venues and facilities.

Rep. Alex Monsour [R]

Rep. Oscar Denton [D]

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

2015-03-27 - House - House Passed (Y: 98 N: 10 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-03-28	Senate	Referred To Local and Private
2015-03-27	House	Transmitted To Senate
2015-03-27	House	Passed
2015-03-27	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2015-03-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-03-03	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB1655.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1655IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1655CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1655PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0810006.pdf