Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1720

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Background

Title

Description: Sales tax; exempt retail sales of electrical generating equipment, weather radios, similar items during part of June.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 02/15 (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: Watson

Code Section: A 027-0065-0111

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION RETAIL SALES OF ELECTRICAL GENERATING EQUIPMENT, EMERGENCY LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND SIMILAR ITEMS FOR USE DURING AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER WHICH MAY INTERRUPT OR RESULT IN AN OUTAGE OF ELECTRICAL POWER, WEATHER RADIOS AND SIMILAR ITEMS FOR USE DURING AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR SUCH EXEMPTION TO APPLY, THE SALE MUST TAKE PLACE DURING THE LAST FIVE DAYS OF THE MONTH OF JUNE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SHALL DEVELOP A LIST OF ITEMS TO WHICH THE EXEMPTION APPLIES AND SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR ADMINISTERING THE EXEMPTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


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

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