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2012 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 55

Constitution; require local and private bill proposing tax to provide for direct referendum on question of imposing the tax.

Died in committee in the House, on March 6, 2012.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 89, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A LOCAL AND PRIVATE BILL PROPOSES TO IMPOSE, INCREASE OR EXTEND A TAX OF ANY KIND WITHIN A SPECIFIC GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, LOCALITY OR AREA, THEN THE BILL SHALL PROVIDE FOR A DIRECT REFERENDUM TO BE HELD ON THE QUESTION OF IMPOSING, INCREASING OR EXTENDING THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REFERENDUM SHALL BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION IN THE AREA; 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

3 co-sponsors

Brian Aldridge, Chris Brown, Jerry R. Turner

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 17 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives