Mississippi House Bill 837 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 4 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-04-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Ridgeland, 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 Purposes For Which The Revenue Collected From The Special Sales Tax May Be Used And Expended; And For Related Purposes.

City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.

Rep. Rita Martinson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-04	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Ways and Means;Local and Private Legislation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0837.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0837IN.htm