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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1677

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

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 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 THAT A CERTAIN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS STUDY BE CONDUCTED BEFORE THE ELECTION AND THAT SUCH STUDY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; 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

Kimberly Campbell Buck, Mary H. Coleman, Bill Denny, Rita Martinson

Its course

April 17 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 RepresentativesApr 17 to May 3 · stopped16 days

Local and Private LegislationApr 17 to May 3 · stopped16 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 Apr 17 – May 3

  1. Apr 17Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. May 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Apr 17Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  2. May 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives