Mississippi House Bill 76 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on June 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Certain Municipalities To Impose An Excise Tax Of One Cent Per Gallon Upon The Retail Sale Of Gasoline And Diesel Fuel For Motor Vehicles In The Municipality; To Provide That Before The Tax May Be Imposed, The Municipality 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 Municipality 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 Municipality May Levy And Collect The Tax; To Provide That The Tax Shall Be Collected By The Department Of Revenue And Paid To The Municipality; To Provide That The Proceeds Of The Tax Shall Be Placed Into A Special Municipal Fund Apart From The Municipal General Fund And Any Other Funds Of The Municipality, And Shall Be Expended By The Municipality Solely For The Repair, Maintenance And/or Reconstruction Of Roads, Streets And Bridges In The Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair/maintenance.

Rep. Earle Banks [D]

Rep. Oscar Denton [D]

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]

Rep. Rufus Straughter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-01-24	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0076.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0076IN.htm