Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1562

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Background

Title

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

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 02/23 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue
RevenueYes
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Snowden

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 FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF SUCH FOOD WERE PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DIVERSION OF THE SALES TAX COLLECTED ON SUCH RETAIL SALES OF FOOD WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/23/05 at 16:04.

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