MS SB3085 | 2021 | Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill 3085 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 1 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Meridian, Mississippi, To Collect Or Levy An Occupancy Tax Of $5.75 Per Night For Each Occupied Hotel Or Motel Room, For The Purposes Of Providing Funds For The Development Of A Sports Complex, Including, But Not Limited To, Purchasing Property, Equipping, Constructing, Operating And Furnishing The Complex, Entering Into A Binding Lease Agreement, Management Contract Or Other Such Agreement, And Constructing, Developing, Extending And Implementing Infrastructure Improvements, And/or Paying The Principal Of And Interest On Bonds Issued Under This Act; To Provide That The Tax Shall Not Be Levied Unless Authorized By 60% Of The Votes Cast By Qualified Electors On The Issue At A Special Election; To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City To Issue Bonds For The Same Purposes; To Establish The Meridian-lauderdale Sports Commission To Facilitate The Development And Management Of The Sports Complex; And For Related Purposes.

Title

City of Meridian; authorize occupancy assessment for the benefit of the Meridian-Lauderdale Sports Commission and complex.

Roll Calls

2021-03-24 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 45 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-01	House	Died In Committee
2021-03-24	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation
2021-03-24	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-03-24	Senate	Immediate Release
2021-03-24	Senate	Passed As Amended
2021-03-24	Senate	Amended
2021-03-24	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-03-23	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-03-18	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: LP To FI
2021-03-12	Senate	Referred To Local and Private;Finance

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB3085.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3085IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3085CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3085PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/sam/SB3085_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0790030.pdf