l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 829

Sales tax; provide for a diversion to a county of collections in fire protection districts with five or more casinos.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT 18-1/2% OF THE TOTAL SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTED EACH MONTH ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN A FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-5-151 ET SEQ. IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE GAMING LICENSEES ARE LOCATED SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE FIRE DISTRICT IS LOCATED AND PAID TO THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION AND CREDITED TO SUCH A COUNTY SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE COUNTY FOR TOURISM PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; 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

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Ways and MeansJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives