l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1722

City of Pontotoc; authorize general sales tax to fund purchase of fire fighting equipment/construction of fire station.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN ONE-FOURTH OF ONE PERCENT ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE CITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF SEVEN PERCENT UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST 60% OF THE VOTERS IN AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD ON THE ISSUE OF THE TAX LEVY; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ISSUE BONDS OR OTHERWISE INCUR INDEBTEDNESS IN AN AMOUNT NOT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT FOR WHICH DEBT SERVICE IS CAPABLE OF BEING FUNDED BY THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL SALES TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL BE USED AND EXPENDED BY THE CITY ONLY TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED THERETO; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISCONTINUANCE OF THE SPECIAL SALES TAX UPON COMPLETION OF THE FUNDING OF THE PURCHASE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

April 4 to April 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 4 to Apr 1713 days

Local and Private LegislationApr 4 to Apr 117 days

Ways and MeansApr 11 to Apr 110 days

Local and Private LegislationApr 11 to Apr 110 days

In the SenateApr 17 to Apr 18 · stopped1 day

Local and PrivateApr 17 to Apr 18 · stopped1 day

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Apr 4 – Apr 17

  1. Apr 4Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Apr 11Reported as a committee substitute from LP to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from WM to LP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Apr 17Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Apr 17 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 17Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Sent to the Senate
  3. Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
  4. Apr 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Apr 4Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Apr 11DR - TSDPCS: LP To WMHouse of Representatives
  3. Apr 11DR - TSDPCS: WM To LPHouse of Representatives
  4. Apr 11Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Apr 17Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Apr 17PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 17Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 17Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
  10. Apr 18Died In CommitteeSenate