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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 947

Marion County; authorize imposition of fuel tax after an election with proceeds used for a road repair.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on April 1, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MARION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE AN EXCISE TAX IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE CENTS PER GALLON UPON THE RETAIL SALE OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE THE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 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 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 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 COUNTY MAY LEVY AND COLLECT THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND PAID TO THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX SHALL BE PLACED INTO A SPECIAL COUNTY FUND APART FROM THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND ANY OTHER FUNDS OF THE COUNTY, AND SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE COUNTY SOLELY FOR THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND/OR IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS IN THE COUNTY; 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

Its course

January 18 to April 1, 2021, 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 18 to Apr 1 · stopped73 days

Local and Private LegislationJan 18 to Apr 1 · stopped73 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 18 – Apr 1

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Apr 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Apr 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives