Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1960: Washington County; extend the repeal date on the Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and on tourism tax.
Status: Failed, April 3, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 816, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1991, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 951, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2021, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JULY 1, 2029, ON THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT ESTABLISHES THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZES A TAX ON HOTELS, MOTELS AND RESTAURANTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend chapter 816, local and private laws of 1991, as last amended by chapter 951, local and private laws of 2021, to extend the date of repeal from july 1, 2025, to july 1, 2029, on the provision of law that establishes the washington county convention and visitors committee and authorizes a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 816, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1991, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 951, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2021, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL FROM JULY 1, 2025, TO JULY 1, 2029, ON THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT ESTABLISHES THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZES A TAX ON HOTELS, MOTELS AND RESTAURANTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Chapter 816, Local and Private Laws of 1991, as amended by Chapter 953, Local and Private Laws of 1996, as amended by Chapter 969, Local and Private Laws of 2000, as amended by Chapter 910, Local and Private Laws of 2003, as amended by Chapter 964, Local and Private Laws of 2007, as amended by Chapter 944, Local and Private Laws of 2011, as amended by Chapter 937, Local and Private Laws of 2014, as amended by Chapter 932, Local and Private Laws of 2017, as amended by Chapter 951, Local and Private Laws of 2021, is amended as follows: Section 1. The Economic Development District of Washington County, created pursuant to Section 19-5-99, Mississippi Code of 1972, is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to create by resolution duly adopted and entered on its minutes, a committee entitled the "Washington …
Sponsors
- Hines, John W. (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Willie Bailey (D, 49)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Local and Private Legislation
Subjects: Washington County
Common questions
- What is HB1960?
- HB1960 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Washington County; extend the repeal date on the Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and on tourism tax.
- What does HB1960 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend chapter 816, local and private laws of 1991, as last amended by chapter 951, local and private laws of 2021, to extend the date of repeal from july 1, 2025, to july 1, 2029, on the provision of law that establishes the washington county convention and visitors committee and authorizes a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1960?
- Failed as of April 3, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1960?
- Hines, John W. (D, 50), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1960?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1960.xml
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