Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 303

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Bill Text

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Background

Title

Description: Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

101/12/00(H)Referred To Ways and Means
203/29/00(H)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2000
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue/Appropriation
RevenueYes
3/5ths vote requiredYes

House Committee:

Principal Author: Fleming

Additional Authors: Dedeaux, Evans, Flaggs, Formby, Gibbs, Huddleston, Moore (60th), Thomas, West

Code Sections: A 027-0065-0017, A 027-0065-0075

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE SALES TAX RATE ON RETAIL SALES OF UNPREPARED FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF THE FOOD WAS PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 2002, ALL OF THE SALES TAX COLLECTED ON RETAIL SALES OF SUCH UNPREPARED FOOD WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION AND PAID TO SUCH MUNICIPALITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/29/00 at 15:58.



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