l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1702

Sales tax; exempt sales of books at the Mississippi Book Festival.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 14, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

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 SALES OF BOOKS AT THE MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL IF SOLD DURING A PERIOD BEGINNING AT 9:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY DURING THE FESTIVAL AND ENDING AT 12:00 NOON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY; TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION SALES OF BOOKS AT CERTAIN BOOKSTORES IN THIS STATE IF SOLD DURING A PERIOD CORRESPONDING WITH THE MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL AND BEGINNING AT 9:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY DURING THE FESTIVAL AND ENDING AT 12:00 NOON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY; TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OR SERVICES TO VETERANS OUTREACH; 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

2 co-sponsors

De'Keither A. Stamps, Randy P. Boyd

Its course

February 17 to March 14, 2023, 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 action8 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Feb 225 days

Ways and MeansFeb 17 to Feb 214 days

In the SenateFeb 22 to Mar 14 · stopped20 days

FinanceFeb 24 to Mar 14 · stopped18 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 Feb 17 – Feb 22

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 22In the House: Committee Substitute Tabled
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 24 – Mar 14

  1. Feb 24Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 14Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 21Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 22Committee Substitute TabledHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 22AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 22Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 24Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 24Referred To FinanceSenate
  8. Mar 14Died In CommitteeSenate