Mississippi House Bill 1773 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on October 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 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 City Derived From Activities Taxed At The Rate Of 7% Under The Mississippi Sales Tax Law; 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 That The Revenue Collected From The Special Sales Tax Shall Be Used And Expended By The City Solely To Fund Infrastructure Improvements, Including Streets, Water, Sewer And Drainage As Well As To Fund Multi-modal Transportation Infrastructure Projects For River, Air, Rail And Interstate Transportation Within The Corporate Limits Of The City; And For Related Purposes.

City of Vicksburg; authorize additional local sales tax for infrastructure and multi-modal transportation infrastructure improvements.

Rep. Oscar Denton [D]

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-02	House	Died In Committee
2020-06-11	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1773.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1773IN.htm