l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 722

Use tax; use portion of revenue to assist municipalities and counties with road and bridge improvements.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO A PORTION OF THE USE TAX REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI USE TAX LAW SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MUNICIPALITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO MUNICIPALITIES SHALL BE EXPENDED SOLELY FOR PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES IN MUNICIPALITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF USE TAX REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI USE TAX LAW SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY AND USED TO ASSIST COUNTIES IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES IN COUNTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF USE TAX REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI USE TAX LAW SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY AND USED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES IN MUNICIPALITIES; 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

23 co-sponsors

John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III, Jason White, Mark Baker, Kathy Sykes, Andy Gipson, Tom Miles, Randy Rushing, Karl Oliver, Chris Brown, Timmy Ladner, Cory Wilson, Roun McNeal, Debra Gibbs, Steve Hopkins, Robert Foster, Donnie Scoggin, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Dana Criswell, Deborah Butler Dixon, Cedric Burnett, Carl Mickens, Jody Steverson, Dan Eubanks

Its course

January 10 to February 27, 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 action12 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Jan 111 day

Ways and MeansJan 10 to Jan 100 days

In the SenateJan 11 to Feb 27 · stopped47 days

FinanceFeb 16 to Feb 27 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor 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 House of Representatives Jan 10 – Jan 11

  1. Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 11Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Jan 15 – Feb 27

  1. Jan 15Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Baker, Smith and Lamar)
  2. Jan 23Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amendment tabled in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended
  6. Jan 24Sent to the Senate
  7. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  8. Feb 27Died in committee in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 10Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 15Motion to Reconsider Entered (Baker, Smith, Lamar)House of Representatives
  6. Jan 23ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  7. Jan 23Amendment TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Jan 23AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Jan 23Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Jan 24Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  11. Feb 16Referred To FinanceSenate
  12. Feb 27Died In CommitteeSenate