Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 27, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 587
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food for human consumption and increase state sales tax rate.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION RETAIL SALES OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-17, 27-65-19, 27-65-22, 27-65-23, 27-65-25 AND 27-65-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE STATE SALES TAX RATE OF SEVEN PERCENT TO NINE PERCENT; 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 16 to February 27, 2019, 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 16 to Feb 27 · stopped42 days
Ways and MeansJan 16 to Feb 27 · stopped42 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 16 – Feb 27
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives