Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: City of Hattiesburg; authorize food, beverage and hotel tax to fund capital improvements at USM.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 1 | 02/23 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 04/27 (H) DR - TSDPCS: LP To WM | |
| 3 | 04/28 (H) DR - TSDPCS: WM To LP | |
| 4 | 04/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 5 | 05/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 6 | 05/01 (H) Passed | |
| 7 | 05/01 (H) Immediate Release | |
| 8 | 05/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 9 | 05/02 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance | |
| 10 | 05/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
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Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Watson
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, TO INCUR INDEBTEDNESS IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,000,000.00; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS SHALL BE PAID TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL BUILDING FOUNDATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO FACILITIES ON THE HATTIESBURG CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG TO IMPOSE A TAX ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF RESTAURANTS, ON-PREMISES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RETAILER PERMITTEES AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PACKAGE RETAILER PERMITTEES, AND A TAX ON EACH HOTEL AND MOTEL OVERNIGHT RENTAL IN THE CITY BEFORE INCURRING ANY INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE INTENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY TO LEVY THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT IF 20% OR 1500, WHICHEVER IS LESS, OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY FILE A PETITION AGAINST THE TAX, THEN AN ELECTION SHALL BE CALLED ON THE ISSUE; TO REQUIRE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY MUST APPROVE THE TAX LEVY; TO REQUIRE THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE TAX BE UTILIZED TO PAY ANY INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED UNDER THIS ACT OR TO PAY ANY OBLIGATIONS INCURRED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION IN CONSTRUCTING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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