Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 597
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to municipalities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTED ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN MUNICIPALITIES TO BE DIVERTED TO MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH INCREASE SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED ONLY IF SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTIONS INCREASE A CERTAIN AMOUNT; TO DESIGNATE SUCH DIVERSION OF REVENUE AS THE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX REVENUE FOR MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE RECEIVED BY A MUNICIPALITY UNDER SUCH PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY A MUNICIPALITY AS GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND MAY BE EXPENDED SOLELY FOR WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM PROJECTS AND ROAD, STREET AND BRIDGE REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING PROJECTS; 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 5, 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 5 · stopped20 days
Ways and MeansJan 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 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 5
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives