l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 1657

City of Morton; authorize imposition of local sales tax to fund the repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction of roadways in.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on April 2, 2015. The 2015 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 MORTON, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN ONE PERCENT ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE CITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF SEVEN PERCENT UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST 70% OF THE VOTES CAST AT AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD FOR SUCH PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL BE USED AND EXPENDED BY THE CITY SOLELY TO FUND THE REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADWAYS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IMPOSITION OF THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL BE REPEALED ON A DATE CERTAIN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.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

March 4 to April 2, 2015, 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 4 to Apr 2 · stopped29 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 4 to Apr 2 · stopped29 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 4 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 4Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. Apr 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Mar 4Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  2. Apr 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives