MS HB947 | 2021 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 947 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 1 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Marion County, Mississippi, To Impose An Excise Tax In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Cents Per Gallon Upon The Retail Sale Of Gasoline And Diesel Fuel For Motor Vehicles In The County; To Provide That Before The Tax May Be Imposed, The Board Of Supervisors Shall Adopt A Resolution Declaring Its Intention To Levy The Tax And Calling For An Election To Be Held On The Question; To Require The Board Of Supervisors To Publish Notice Of The Election; To Provide That The Tax Must Be Approved By A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Who Vote In The Election Before The County May Levy And Collect The Tax; To Provide That The Tax Shall Be Collected By The Department Of Revenue And Paid To The County; To Provide That The Proceeds Of The Tax Shall Be Placed Into A Special County Fund Apart From The County General Fund And Any Other Funds Of The County, And Shall Be Expended By The County Solely For The Repair, Maintenance And/or Improvement Of Roads In The County; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Marion County; authorize imposition of fuel tax after an election with proceeds used for a road repair.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-01	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0947.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0947IN.htm