Mississippi Senate Bill 2573

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-14 - Referred To Tourism;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Pending: House Tourism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi Tourism Reorganization Act"; To Create The Mississippi Department Of Tourism; To Require The Governor To Appoint, With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, An Executive Director Of The Department Of Tourism; To Prescribe The General Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Tourism And The Executive Director; To Authorize The Department Of Tourism To Establish A Program Of Grants To Be Matched By Tourism Entities In The State; To Authorize The Department Of Tourism To Sell Advertising And Other Tourism Promotional Information And To Create The Mississippi Department Of Tourism Advertising Fund; To Create The Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board To Assist The Department Of Tourism; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Divert A Portion Of Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Restaurants And Hotels Into The Department Of Tourism Advertising Fund Instead Of The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Fund; To Repeal Section 57-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides General Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Development Authority With Respect To Tourism; To Repeal Section 57-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Establish A Program Of Grants To Finance, Promote And Advertise Local Tourist Attractions; To Repeal Section 57-1-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Transfer Of Functions Of The Travel And Tourism Division Of The Agricultural And Industrial Board To The Department Of Economic Development; To Repeal Section 57-1-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Transfer Of Powers And Duties Of State Agencies Relating To Tourism To The Mississippi Development Authority; To Repeal Section 57-1-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Mississippi Development Authority To Sell Advertising And Other Tourism Information And Creates The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund; To Repeal Section 57-1-64.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board To Assist The Mississippi Development Authority; And For Related Purposes.

Department of Tourism; create.

Sen. Mike Thompson [R]

2025-02-11 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 43 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-14	House	Referred To Tourism;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2025-02-12	Senate	Transmitted To House
2025-02-11	Senate	Passed
2025-02-04	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2025-01-29	Senate	DR - TSDP: GS To AC
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Government Structure;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	65	75	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	1	59	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
57	1	60	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
57	1	61	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
57	1	63	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
57	1	64	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2573.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2573IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2573PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/senate/0360031.pdf