Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 218
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities and create diversion to counties, use revenue for street/road improvements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTED ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE SHALL BE PAID TO MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH MONIES SHALL BE USED FOR STREET AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT ONE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE MUNICIPALITIES IN A COUNTY SHALL BE PAID TO THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH MONIES SHALL BE USED FOR STREET AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
January 2 to January 30, 2018, 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 RepresentativesJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days
Ways and MeansJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 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 Jan 2 – Jan 30
- Jan 2Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 2Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives