l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1740

City of Jackson; authorize levying of additional tax for specific purposes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on June 3, 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 THE CITY OF JACKSON, 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 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

4 co-sponsors

Earle S. Banks, Credell Calhoun, Alyce G. Clarke, James Evans

Its course

February 26 to June 3, 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 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Jun 3 · stopped97 days

Local and Private LegislationFeb 26 to Jun 3 · stopped97 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 – Jun 3

  1. Feb 26Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Jun 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 26Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jun 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives