Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 1336

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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]

History of Actions:

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

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionDead
DeadlineNone
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

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.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/10/04 at 16:02.

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