Bill Text: MS SC688 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Suspend rules for drafting, etc; if a municipality imposes a sales tax, its payments from sales tax diversion shall be reduced.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-04-07 - Died In Committee [SC688 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2011-SC688-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2011 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Senator(s) Bryan

Senate Concurrent Resolution 688

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 100,000 IMPOSES A MUNICIPAL SALES TAX, THE PAYMENTS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FROM SALES TAX DIVERSION TO SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AVAILS OF SUCH TAX; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."

     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House are hereby suspended for the purpose of requesting the drafting, introduction, consideration and passage, regardless of any deadlines imposed by said rules, of a bill entitled "AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 100,000 IMPOSES A MUNICIPAL SALES TAX, THE PAYMENTS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FROM SALES TAX DIVERSION TO SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AVAILS OF SUCH TAX; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."