l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 76

Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair/maintenance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE AN EXCISE TAX OF ONE CENT PER GALLON UPON THE RETAIL SALE OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE THE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY THE TAX AND CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE QUESTION; TO REQUIRE THE MUNICIPALITY TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO VOTE IN THE ELECTION BEFORE THE MUNICIPALITY MAY LEVY AND COLLECT THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND PAID TO THE MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX SHALL BE PLACED INTO A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL FUND APART FROM THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL FUND AND ANY OTHER FUNDS OF THE MUNICIPALITY, AND SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE MUNICIPALITY SOLELY FOR THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND/OR RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES IN THE MUNICIPALITY; 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

3 co-sponsors

Oscar Denton, Robert L. Johnson III, Rufus Straughter

Its course

January 24 to June 3, 2020, 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 24 to Jun 3 · stopped131 days

Ways and MeansJan 24 to Jun 3 · stopped131 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 24 – Jun 3

  1. Jan 24Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Jun 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 24Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jun 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives