Mississippi House Bill 1689 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 28 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Chapter 1019, Local And Private Laws Of 1996, As Last Amended By Chapter 927, Local And Private Laws Of 2017, To Provide That The Revenue From The Hancock County, Mississippi, Hotel And Motel Tax May Be Used By The Hancock County Tourism Bureau And/or The Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention And Visitors Bureau In The Discretion Of The Board Of Supervisors Of Hancock County; To Provide That The Board Of Supervisors Shall Have The Sole Right To Designate What Portion Or Amount Of The Proceeds From The Hancock County Hotel And Motel Tax Are Expended By The Hancock County Tourism Bureau And/or The Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention And Visitors Bureau; To Provide That The Board Of Supervisors May Direct All Of The Proceeds From The Tax To Either Entity; And For Related Purposes.

Hancock County; provide manner in which revenue from a hotel/motel tax may be expended.

Rep. Patricia Willis [R]

Rep. Timmy Ladner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-28	House	Died In Committee
2018-03-13	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1689.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1689IN.htm