Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 7, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 3106
City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.
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; TO REQUIRE THE CITY OF RIDGELAND 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.
Its course
March 2 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateMar 2 to Apr 7 · stopped36 days
Local and PrivateMar 2 to Apr 7 · stopped36 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 2 – Apr 7
- Mar 2Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
- Apr 7Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 2Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
- Apr 7Died In CommitteeSenate