Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: City of Ellisville; authorize to impose lodging and food tax for infrastructure projects.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/19 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 04/12 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Shows
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF ELLISVILLE TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL TAX NOT TO EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE GROSS REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE OCCUPANCY OF INNS, BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS AND HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOMS LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY AND UPON THE GROSS REVENUE OF RESTAURANTS LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY THAT DERIVE FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THEIR GROSS REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF PREPARED FOODS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST AT AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD FOR SUCH PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL TAX REVENUE COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SUCH A TAX SHALL BE USED AND EXPENDED BY THE MUNICIPALITY ONLY TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY; TO AUTHORIZE THE MUNICIPALITY TO INCUR INDEBTEDNESS IN AN AMOUNT NOT GREATER THAN AN AMOUNT FOR WHICH DEBT SERVICE IS CAPABLE OF BEING FUNDED BY THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL TAX; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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