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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1788: Town of Meadville; authorize tax on hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts for tourism and parks and recreation.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1788 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Town of Meadville; authorize tax on hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts for tourism and parks and recreation. Primary sponsor: Jeffery Harness (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeffery HarnessPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Vince MangoldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Suspend from Deadlines by HC 64
  3. Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source