Mississippi Senate Bill 2926 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 18 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-18 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, To Levy An Additional Sales Tax Of Not More Than 2% 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 A Term Not To Exceed 20 Years 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 a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for recreation and tourism venues and facilities.

Sen. Briggs Hopson [R]

Sen. Robert Jackson [D]

2015-03-29 - House - House Passed (Y: 98 N: 14 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-27 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-18		Approved by Governor
2015-04-02	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-04-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-30	House	Returned For Enrolling
2015-03-29	House	Passed
2015-03-28	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-03-27	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation
2015-03-27	Senate	Transmitted To House
2015-03-27	Senate	Immediate Release
2015-03-27	Senate	Passed
2015-03-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-03-17	Senate	DR - TSDP: LP To FI
2015-03-11	Senate	Referred To Local and Private;Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2926.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2926IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2926PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2926SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0810006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0830047.pdf