Mississippi House Bill 894

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A County, In The Discretion Of The Board Of Supervisors, To Distribute A Portion Of The Proceeds Of The Highway Privilege Tax On Buses And Carriers Of Property Authorized To Be Spent On Road And Bridge Construction To Any City Or Town Within The County For Road Or Bridge Construction, Improvement Or Repair Within That City Or Town; To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors To Designate, As A Condition Of Such Discretionary Distribution, Particular Road Or Bridge Projects On Which The City Or Town May Spend The Distribution Or Any Specified Amounts Thereof; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Highway privilege tax on buses and carriers of property; authorize distribution to cities and towns for roads and bridges.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-02	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	19	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	39	303	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0894.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0894IN.htm