l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 731

Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of certain articles of clothing during the first weekend in August.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 12, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION THE RETAIL SALES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CLOTHING DURING THE FIRST WEEKEND IN AUGUST; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE SUCH EXEMPTION MAY TAKE EFFECT IT MUST FIRST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY FOR RETAIL SALES OCCURRING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY FOR RETAIL SALES OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF A MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THAT HAS AUTHORIZED THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN THIS ACT MAY SUSPEND THE APPLICATION OF SUCH EXEMPTION; 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

23 co-sponsors

Mark Baker, Larry Baker, C. Scott Bounds, Larry Byrd, Bill Denny, Jim Ellington, Harvey Fillingane, Herb Frierson, Philip Gunn, Bobby B. Howell, Mac Huddleston, Wanda Jennings, Rita Martinson, Kevin McGee, Sam C. Mims, V, Ken Morgan, Steven Palazzo, Randall Patterson, Ray Rogers, Gary V. Staples, Mary Ann Stevens, Jerry R. Turner, Tom Weathersby

Its course

February 4 to March 12, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 12 · stopped37 days

Ways and MeansFeb 4 to Mar 12 · stopped37 days

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 Feb 4 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 12Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 12Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives