l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1523

City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 7, 2011. The 2011 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 RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, 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; 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

Mary H. Coleman, Bill Denny, Rita Martinson, Mark Baker

Its course

February 15 to April 7, 2011, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 2538 days

Local and Private LegislationFeb 15 to Mar 2336 days

Ways and MeansMar 23 to Mar 241 day

Local and Private LegislationMar 24 to Mar 240 days

In the SenateMar 25 to Apr 7 · stopped13 days

Local and PrivateMar 26 to Apr 7 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 25

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 15 – Mar 25

  1. Feb 15Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 23Reported from LP to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 24Reported from WM to LP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Failed in the House
  6. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Perkins, Buck (72nd) and Flaggs)
  7. Mar 25Reconsidered in the House
  8. Amended in the House
  9. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 25 – Apr 7

  1. Mar 25Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Mar 26Sent to the Senate
  3. Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
  4. Apr 7Died in committee in the Senate
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 15Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 23DR - TSDP: LP To WMHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 24DR - TSDP: WM To LPHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 24Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 24FailedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 24Motion to Reconsider Entered (Perkins, Buck (72nd), Flaggs)House of Representatives
  7. Mar 25ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 25AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 25Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 25Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 26Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 26Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
  13. Apr 7Died In CommitteeSenate