l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2949

City of Southaven; extend repeal date on prepared food and beverage tax; authorize election on continuance of if protested.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 29, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 955, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2011, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 918, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2014, TO EXTEND THE REPEAL DATE ON THE LAW THAT AUTHORIZES THE CITY OF SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A TAX UPON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OF BEVERAGES AND PREPARED FOOD AT RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE CITY; TO REQUIRE THAT WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY SHALL ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THEIR INTENTION TO CONTINUE THE TAX AND PUBLISH THE RESOLUTION IN A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF 20% OR 1,500, WHICHEVER IS LESS, OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY FILE A PETITION PROTESTING THE TAX, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES SHALL CALL AN ELECTION REGARDING THE CONTINUANCE OF THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING AT THE ELECTION VOTE AGAINST CONTINUING THE TAX, THE TAX SHALL BE DISCONTINUED; 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

2 co-sponsors

Kevin Blackwell, Chris Massey

Its course

February 3 to March 29, 2017, 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 action13 actions on 8 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Feb 1512 days

Local and PrivateFeb 3 to Feb 1411 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 29 · stopped42 days

Local and Private LegislationFeb 20 to Mar 2129 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 3 – Feb 15

  1. Feb 3Referred to the Senate committee on Local and Private
  2. Feb 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 15Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 29

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  3. Mar 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 22Amendment failed in the House
  5. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Staples, Barton and Jackson)
  6. Motion in the House to reconsider lost
  7. Failed in the House
  8. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hale, Barton and Jackson)
  9. Mar 29Died on the calendar in the House
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred To Local and PrivateSenate
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 15Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 15PassedSenate
  5. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 20Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 21Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 22Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 22Motion to Reconsider Entered (Staples, Barton, Jackson)House of Representatives
  10. Mar 22Motion to Reconsider LostHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 22FailedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 22Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hale, Barton, Jackson)House of Representatives
  13. Mar 29Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives