l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2829

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on April 20, 2016. The 2016 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 1% ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE CITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF 7% UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST 60% 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; 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 Senate

Its course

February 29 to April 20, 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 SenateFeb 29 to Apr 20 · stopped51 days

FinanceFeb 29 to Apr 20 · stopped51 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 Senate Feb 29 – Apr 20

  1. Feb 29Referred to the Senate committees on Finance and on Local and Private
  2. Apr 20Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 29Referred To Finance;Local and PrivateSenate
  2. Apr 20Died In CommitteeSenate