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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1738

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 26, 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 1% ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE MUNICIPALITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF 7% 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 3/5 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; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES TO APPOINT A COMMISSION WHICH MUST APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF REVENUE FROM THE TAX LEVIED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; 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

February 26 to February 26, 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 action2 actions on 1 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Feb 26 · stopped0 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Feb 26 · stopped0 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 26

  1. Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 26Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 26Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives