Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Bill 1863

[Introduced] [Passed House]

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Yazoo County; extend repealer on convention and visitors bureau, tourist/convention tax and revise meaning of restaurant.

History of Actions:

103/19/98(H)Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
203/23/98(H)DR - TSDP: LP To WM
303/27/98(H)DR - TSDP: WM To LP
403/27/98(H)Title Suff Do Pass
503/28/98(H)Passed
603/28/98(H)Transmitted To Senate
703/29/98(S)Referred To Local and Private;Finance
804/05/98(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineNone
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredYes

House Committees:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Johnson

Title: AN ACT TO REENACT CHAPTER 860, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1992, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 956, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1996, WHICH CREATES THE YAZOO COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND PRESCRIBES ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, AND AUTHORIZES THE IMPOSITION OF A TOURIST AND CONVENTION TAX ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND MOTELS IN THE COUNTY; TO AMEND REENACTED CHAPTER 860, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1992, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 956, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1996, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "RESTAURANT" FOR PURPOSES OF THE TOURIST AND CONVENTION TAX; TO EXTEND TO THE REPEALER ON THE YAZOO COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND THE TOURIST AND CONVENTION TAX TO JANUARY 1, 1999, UNLESS THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF YAZOO COUNTY VOTE TO EXTEND THE REPEALER ON THE YAZOO COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND THE TOURIST AND CONVENTION TAX TO JANUARY 1, 2003; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/09/98 at 10:17.



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