Mississippi House Bill 1702 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on March 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-14 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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.

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

Rep. Philip Gunn [R]

Rep. De Stamps [D]

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

2023-02-22 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-14	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-24	Senate	Referred To Finance
2023-02-24	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-22	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-22	House	Amended
2023-02-22	House	Committee Substitute Tabled
2023-02-21	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-02-17	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	65	111	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1702.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1702IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1702CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1702PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1702_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1702_H_Amend_02.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0510004.pdf