Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1562

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Background

Title

Description: Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of certain articles of clothing during the first weekend in August.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/23 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 02/21 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue
RevenueYes
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Snowden

Additional Authors: Bondurant, Chism, Ellington, Formby, Howell, Lott, Martinson, Moore, Smith (59th), Staples, Wells-Smith

Code Section: A 027-0065-0111

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION THE RETAIL SALES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CLOTHING DURING THE FIRST WEEKEND IN AUGUST; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE SUCH EXEMPTION MAY TAKE EFFECT IT MUST FIRST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY FOR RETAIL SALES OCCURRING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY FOR RETAIL SALES OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF A MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THAT HAS AUTHORIZED THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN THIS ACT MAY SUSPEND THE APPLICATION OF SUCH EXEMPTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/21/07 at 15:45.

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