HB1118

Mississippi HB1118 creates the Mississippi Department of Tourism and establishes a Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board.

Mississippi HB1118 creates the Mississippi Department of Tourism, which will be responsible for promoting, developing, and supporting tourism services within the state. The bill also establishes a Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board to assist the department in marketing and advertising planning. The board will provide input on appropriate branding and messaging that communicates pertinent public health information. The department is authorized to sell advertising and other tourism promotional information and to create the Mississippi Department of Tourism Advertising Fund.