SB 3272 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Lauderdale County; extend hotel/motel tax repealer and revise tourism director pay.

SB 3272 extends the deadline for repealing Lauderdale County's hotel/motel tax, which funds tourism promotion, delaying its expiration. It revises the process for setting the tourism commission director's salary, requiring the commission to recommend a pay amount that the county board of supervisors must approve. The bill affects hotels and motels in Lauderdale County, which pay a 2.5% tax on room rentals (excluding food/laundry) to fund tourism activities. Proceeds from the tax, after a 3% collection fee, go to the county general fund for tourism programs, with separate accounting required.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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The bill title was updated to reflect its current status as sent to the Governor for final approval, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
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Updated bill status designation from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' to reflect legislative progress

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Local and Private Legislation
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To Local and Private
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jeff Tate
Jeff Tate
RRepublican
MS
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