Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 325 — City of Columbus and Lowndes County; authorize restaurant tax to fund Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitor's Bureau and revise composition of bureau.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 325, which has been approved by the House, has added specific lines that clarify parts of the legislation. This change is important because it aims to make the bill clearer and easier to understand. Ensuring that people know exactly what the law entails can help with better compliance and implementation.

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HB 325 (As Sent to Governor) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 325 (As Passed the House) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Chism, Karriem House Bill 325 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A TAX ON RETAIL SALES OF BEER, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND PREPARED FOOD SOLD BY RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE COLUMBUS-LOWNDES CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT LINK, CITY AND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM-RELATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES;
Representatives Chism, Karriem House Bill 325 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY A TAX ON RETAIL SALES OF BEER, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND PREPARED FOOD SOLD BY RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE COLUMBUS-LOWNDES CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT LINK, CITY AND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM-RELATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES;
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Returned For Enrolling

  5. Passed

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. Referred To Local and Private

  8. Transmitted To Senate

  9. Passed

  10. Committee Substitute Adopted

  11. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  12. Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chism

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14000
Democrat 5001
Unaffiliated 28003
Total 47004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Not Voting
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Wilemon — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Yeas--Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Absent and those Burton — Not Voting
Voting Present--Hill — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Not Voting
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 91 Yea · 6 Nay · 22 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 342010
Democrat 15102
Unaffiliated 42309
Independent 0001
Total 916022
% of votes cast 76%5%0%18%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Busby — Not Voting
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Nay
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Henley — Not Voting
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Nay
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Not Voting
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Not Voting
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Not Voting
Young — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Nays--Bomgar — Nay
Jackson — Not Voting
Johnson (87th) — Not Voting
Present--Holloway — Not Voting
Yeas--Anderson — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Not Voting
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Not Voting
Becky Currie Republican Not Voting
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Nay
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Not Voting
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Not Voting
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Not Voting
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Not Voting
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Not Voting
Scott DeLano Republican Not Voting
Shane Aguirre Republican Not Voting
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Nay
Stephen A. Horne Republican Not Voting
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Not Voting
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 325?
HB 325 is sponsored by Chism and Kabir Karriem (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 325?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2019. Enacted.
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