2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1956

City of Verona; authorize the levying of an additional special sales tax for water and sewer infrastructure.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Local and Private Legislation Committee on April 3, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF VERONA, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN ONE-FOURTH OF ONE PERCENT ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE MUNICIPALITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF 7% OR MORE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST 60% OF THE VOTES CAST AT AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD FOR SUCH PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX MAY BE USED AND EXPENDED SOLELY FOR WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

March 3 to April 3, 2025, 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 RepresentativesMar 3 to Apr 3 · stopped31 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 3 to Apr 3 · stopped31 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 Mar 3 – Apr 3

Mar 3Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
Apr 3Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Mar 3Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
Apr 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives