Mississippi House Bill 1733 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 5 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Chapter 909, Local And Private Laws Of 1999, As Last Amended By Chapter 928, Local And Private Laws Of 2019, To Extend Until July 1, 2026, The Repeal Date On The Provisions Of Law That Create The Jackson Convention And Visitors Bureau And Imposes A Tax On The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants, Hotels And Motels For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The Bureau; To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, To Levy An Additional Tax In An Amount Not To Exceed One-half Of One Percent On Hotels And Motels For The Purpose Of Providing Additional Funds For The Promotion Of Tourism And Conventions Within The City; To Provide That The Additional Tax May Be Imposed Only If Approved At An Election By 60% Of Those Voting; And For Related Purposes.

City of Jackson; extend repeal date on convention and visitors bureau and authorize increase in hotel/motel tax.

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-05	House	Died In Committee
2022-03-02	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB1733.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1733IN.htm