MS HB1693 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Failed on February 22 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-22 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Failed on February 22 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-22 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create The Local Taxation And Tax Extension Authority Act; To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Certain Counties And Municipalities To Impose A Special Sales Tax Of Not More Than 1% On The Gross Proceeds Of All Sales Or The Gross Income Of Businesses In The County Or 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 3/5 Of The Votes Cast At An Election Called And Held For Such Purpose; To Provide That The Election Must Be Held During A Regular Or General Election; To Provide That The Special Sales Tax Shall Not Be Extended Unless Authorized By At Least 3/5 Of The Votes Cast At An Election Called And Held For Such Purpose; To Provide The Purposes For Which The Revenue Collected From The Special Sales Tax May Be Used And Expended; To Provide For The Discontinuance Of The Special Sales Tax Upon Completion Of The Funding Of The Projects For Which The Tax Was Levied; To Amend Sections 21-33-303 And 19-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Local Taxation and Tax Extension Authority Act; create.
Sponsors
Rep. Dan Eubanks [R] | Rep. Steve Hopkins [R] | Rep. Dana Criswell [R] | Rep. Robert Foster [R] |
Rep. Jeff Hale [R] | Rep. Ashley Henley [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-02-22 | House | Died In Committee |
2017-02-15 | House | Referred To Ways and Means |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1693.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1693IN.htm |