Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 16, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1705
Local privilege taxes; eliminate.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-17-5, 27-17-9, 27-17-35, 27-17-162, 27-17-230, 27-17-299, 27-17-365, 27-17-415, 27-17-423 AND 27-17-425, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL PRIVILEGE TAX LAW AND IMPOSE LOCAL PRIVILEGE TAXES ON VARIOUS BUSINESSES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE JULY 1, 2017, REPEAL OF SUCH SECTIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-17-3, 27-17-451, 27-17-453, 27-17-455, 27-17-457, 27-17-459, 27-17-463, 27-17-465, 27-17-467, 27-17-468, 27-17-469, 27-17-471, 27-17-473, 27-17-475, 27-17-477, 27-17-479, 27-17-483, 27-17-485, 27-17-487, 27-17-489, 27-17-491, 27-17-493, 27-17-495, 27-17-497, 27-17-499, 27-17-501 AND 27-17-521, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL PRIVILEGE TAX LAW, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-27-5 AND 27-27-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE IMPOSITION OF ANNUAL LICENSE TAXES ON SLOT AMUSEMENT MACHINES UNDER THE SLOT AMUSEMENT MACHINE TAX LAW, TO PROVIDE FOR THE JULY 1, 2017, REPEAL OF SUCH SECTIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-27-3, 27-27-9, 27-27-11, 27-27-12, 27-27-13, 27-27-15, 27-27-17, 27-17-19 AND 27-27-21, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF THE SLOT AMUSEMENT MACHINE TAX LAW, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-27-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IMPOSES A TAX ON VENDING AND WEIGHING MACHINES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-27-303 AND 27-27-305, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
6 co-sponsors
William Tracy Arnold, Gary Chism, Robert Foster, Jeff Hale, Chris Johnson, Jason White
Its course
March 14 to March 16, 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 14 to Mar 16 · stopped2 days
Ways and MeansMar 14 to Mar 16 · stopped2 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 14 – Mar 16
- Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 16Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 14Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 16Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives