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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1622

Sales tax; authorize certain municipalities to levy additional tax for specific purposes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 17, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES 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 MUNICIPALITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF SEVEN PERCENT OR MORE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST THREE-FIFTHS OF THE VOTES CAST AT AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD FOR SUCH PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX MAY BE USED AND EXPENDED; 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

3 co-sponsors

Credell Calhoun, Alyce G. Clarke, James Evans

Its course

February 3 to March 17, 2009, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Feb 129 days

Ways and MeansFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 17 · stopped33 days

FinanceFeb 17 to Mar 17 · stopped28 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 3 – Feb 12

  1. Feb 3Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 12Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 16Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  5. Mar 17Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Referred To FinanceSenate
  9. Mar 17Died In CommitteeSenate