Mississippi House Bill 1660 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Quitman, 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 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 The Purpose For Which The Revenue Collected From The Special Sales Tax May Be Used And Expended; To Provide A Certain Date Of Repeal For The Authority Of The Imposition Of The Special Sales Tax; And For Related Purposes.

City of Quitman; authorize imposition of local sales tax to fund additions/improvements at sports complex.

Rep. William Shirley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-02	House	Died In Committee
2015-03-04	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB1660.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1660IN.htm