Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 27, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1237
Sales tax; phase out on retail sales of certain food.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-17 AND 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PHASE OUT THE SALES TAX ON RETAIL SALES OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF SUCH FOOD WERE PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS; 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
February 15 to March 27, 2024, 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 RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 27 · stopped41 days
Ways and MeansFeb 15 to Mar 27 · stopped41 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 Feb 15 – Mar 27
- Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 27Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 15Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives