l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1556

George county; authorize to issue bonds for a recreational complex and impose a sales tax to retire bonds.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on May 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF GEORGE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING A COUNTY RECREATIONAL COMPLEX; TO PROVIDE FOR A TAX UPON GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES IN GEORGE COUNTY, WHICH SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO RETIRE THE BONDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND PAID TO GEORGE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BONDS SHALL NOT BE ISSUED AND THE TAX SHALL NOT BE IMPOSED UNLESS APPROVED AT AN ELECTION HELD IN THE COUNTY ON THAT QUESTION; 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

10 co-sponsors

Toby Barker, Manly Barton, Charles Busby, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Dennis DeBar, Jr., Andy Gipson, Pat Nelson, Randall Patterson, John Read

Its course

March 16 to May 3, 2012, 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 RepresentativesMar 16 to May 3 · stopped48 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 16 to May 3 · stopped48 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 Mar 16 – May 3

  1. Mar 16Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. May 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Mar 16Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. May 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives