Mississippi Senate Bill 2949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 29 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-29 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Chapter 955, Local And Private Laws Of 2011, As Amended By Chapter 918, Local And Private Laws Of 2014, To Extend The Repeal Date On The Law That Authorizes The City Of Southaven, Mississippi, To Impose A Tax Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Beverages And Prepared Food At Restaurants Within The City; To Require That Within 60 Days After The Effective Date Of This Act The Governing Authorities Of The City Shall Adopt A Resolution Declaring Their Intention To Continue The Tax And Publish The Resolution In A Newspaper Published In The County; To Provide That If 20% Or 1,500, Whichever Is Less, Of The Qualified Electors Of The City File A Petition Protesting The Tax, The Governing Authorities Shall Call An Election Regarding The Continuance Of The Tax; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting At The Election Vote Against Continuing The Tax, The Tax Shall Be Discontinued; And For Related Purposes.

City of Southaven; extend repeal date on prepared food and beverage tax; authorize election on continuance of if protested.

Sen. David Parker [R]

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Sen. Chris Massey [R]

2017-03-22 - House - House Failed (Y: 4 N: 103 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-15 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 48 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-29	House	Died On Calendar
2017-03-22	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hale, Barton, Jackson)
2017-03-22	House	Failed
2017-03-22	House	Motion to Reconsider Lost
2017-03-22	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Staples, Barton, Jackson)
2017-03-22	House	Amendment Failed
2017-03-21	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2017-02-20	House	Referred To Local and Private Legislation
2017-02-16	Senate	Transmitted To House
2017-02-15	Senate	Passed
2017-02-15	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2017-02-14	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2017-02-03	Senate	Referred To Local and Private

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2949.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2949IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2949CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2949PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/ham/SB2949_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0440043.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0790006.pdf