Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 3182
City of Hattiesburg; authorize the imposition of a local sales tax.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN 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 EXEMPT CERTAIN RETAIL SALES FROM THE TAX; 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 PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL BE USED AND EXPENDED BY THE CITY ONLY TO FUND CERTAIN PROJECTS; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 12 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateMar 12 to Apr 18 · stopped37 days
Local and PrivateMar 12 to Apr 18 · 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 Senate Mar 12 – Apr 18
- Mar 12Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
- Apr 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 12Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
- Apr 18Died In CommitteeSenate