Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 168
Municipal special sales tax; remove requirement that expenditure of revenue comply with a commission master plan.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-241, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE LEVY OF A MUNICIPAL SPECIAL SALES TAX IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A MUNICIPALITY TO APPOINT A COMMISSION THAT WILL, WITH INPUT FROM THE MUNICIPALITY, ESTABLISH A MASTER PLAN FOR ROAD AND STREET REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING PROJECTS AND WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS, AND THAT EXPENDITURES OF THE REVENUE FROM THE SPECIAL TAX MAY BE MADE BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY IF THE EXPENDITURES COMPLY WITH THE MASTER PLAN; 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
February 7 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 action24 actions on 16 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 1234 days
Ways and MeansFeb 7 to Mar 527 days
MunicipalitiesMar 5 to Mar 61 day
Ways and MeansMar 6 to Mar 60 days
In the SenateMar 12 to Apr 524 days
FinanceMar 26 to Apr 38 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 5 to May 3 · stopped28 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 5
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 7 – Mar 12
- Feb 7Referred to the House committees on Ways and Means and on Municipalities
- Mar 5Reported from WM to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 6Reported from MU to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 12Passed the House
In the Senate Mar 13 – Apr 5
- Mar 13Sent to the Senate
- Mar 26Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
- Apr 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Apr 5Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
Back in the House of Representatives Apr 10 – May 3
- Apr 10Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
- Apr 11Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
- Apr 24Conferees named in the House: Rogers (61st), Calhoun and Blackmon
- Apr 28Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Flowers and Kirby
- Apr 29Conference report filed in the Senate
- Conference report filed in the House
- Apr 30Conference report adopted in the House
- Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Buck (5th), Smith (39th) and Rogers (61st))
- Conference report adopted in the Senate
- Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
- May 1Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
- Motion in the House to table the motion to reconsider lost
- Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
- May 3Died in conference in the House
All 24 actions, as published
- Feb 7Referred To Ways and Means;MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5DR - TSDP: WM To MUHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6DR - TSDP: MU To WMHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12PassedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26Referred To FinanceSenate
- Apr 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
- Apr 5AmendedSenate
- Apr 5Passed As AmendedSenate
- Apr 10Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
- Apr 11Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24Conferees Named Rogers (61st),Calhoun,BlackmonHouse of Representatives
- Apr 28Conferees Named Fillingane,Flowers,KirbySenate
- Apr 29Conference Report FiledSenate
- Apr 29Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
- Apr 30Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 30Motion to Reconsider Entered (Buck (5th), Smith (39th), Rogers (61st))House of Representatives
- Apr 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
- Apr 30Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
- May 1Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
- May 1Motion to Recnsdr Tabled LostHouse of Representatives
- May 1Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
- May 3Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives