City of Petal; extend repealer on hotel/motel and restaurant/bar tourism taxes.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Robin Robinson

Extends Petal's repealer, preserving the city's authority to levy hotel/motel and restaurant/bar tourism taxes, maintaining local funding for tourism promotion.

Approved by Governor

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Purpose / Intent

SB 3058 is a local (City of Petal) bill whose purpose is to extend an existing repealer (sunset) provision that would otherwise terminate the city’s authority to levy locally‑imposed tourism‑related taxes on hotels/motels and on restaurants/bars. The bill preserves the City of Petal’s continued ability to collect those local tourism taxes beyond the prior repeal date.

Key provisions (summary)

Extends the repealer (sunset) on the City of Petal’s authority to levy:

a hotel/motel (lodging) tourism tax, and
a restaurant/bar (food and beverage) tourism tax.

Does not, in the document provided, specify changes to tax rates, authorized uses of the revenue, or the new repeal date — it only continues the city’s authority by extending the repealer provision.

The bill is local and private in scope: it applies specifically to the City of Petal rather than creating a statewide change.

Note: The full enrolled bill text should be consulted for the precise new repealer date, any conditions or limits placed on the taxes, and the authorized uses of the revenues (e.g., tourism promotion, capital projects, marketing).

Who is affected

Visitors and overnight guests to lodging establishments in the City of Petal (through the hotel/motel tax).

Patrons of restaurants and bars in the City of Petal (through the restaurant/bar tax, if passed through to consumers).

Local lodging operators and food service businesses, which typically collect and remit the taxes to the city.

City of Petal government and any local tourism or economic development entities that receive the tax revenues — they will continue to have that revenue stream available for tourism promotion, infrastructure, or other authorized uses.

No statewide entities are directly affected; fiscal impact is local.

Legislative and procedural notes / timeline

The bill was considered in committee, placed on local & uncontested calendars, and went through public hearings (testimony recorded).

Legislative actions listed include committee reports, placement on calendars, floor readings, passage, enrollment, and executive approval.

Enrolled bill signed: April 1, 2025; Approved by Governor: April 10, 2025 (per the action list). Committee and floor activity occurred in April–May 2025. (See the detailed action list for full chronology.)

Because the provided summary does not include the effective date language, consult the enrolled bill for the precise effective date of the extension (commonly either upon the governor’s signature or a date specified in the bill).

Impact / considerations

Maintains an existing local revenue stream used for tourism-related purposes in Petal.

Continues the administrative obligation on local businesses to collect and remit the taxes.

The magnitude and distribution of fiscal impact depend on the tax rates, collection base, and authorized expenditure categories as specified in the bill text (not provided here).

For exact repealer extension dates, authorized uses of the revenues, and any changes to rates or collection procedures, review the enrolled bill text or the City of Petal’s implementing ordinance.

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