Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on April 21, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1603
City of Quitman; authorize levying of an additional sales tax for certain purposes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF QUITMAN, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL TAX NOT TO EXCEED 1% OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OR GROSS INCOME BUSINESSES IN THE CITY FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF 7% OR MORE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF IMPOSING THE SPECIAL SALES TAX; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO INCUR INDEBTEDNESS IN AN AMOUNT NOT GREATER THAN AN AMOUNT WHOSE DEBT SERVICE IS CAPABLE OF BEING FUNDED BY THE REVENUE FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX MUST BE EXPENDED BY THE CITY ONLY TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
March 7 to April 21, 2016, 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 7 to Apr 21 · stopped45 days
Local and Private LegislationMar 7 to Apr 21 · stopped45 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 7 – Apr 21
- Mar 7Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
- Apr 21Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 7Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
- Apr 21Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives