Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 899

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Background

Title

Description: Sales tax; exempt sales of food to persons age 65 or older or totally disabled.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 02/21 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue
RevenueYes
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Wallace

Code Sections: A 027-0003-0031, A 027-0065-0111

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE TAX COMMISSION TO DESIGN AND ISSUE IDENTIFICATION CARDS VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM SALES TAX ON FOOD ITEMS TO CITIZENS OF THE STATE WHO ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR WHO ARE TOTALLY DISABLED; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX FOOD ITEMS SOLD TO CITIZENS OF THE STATE WHO SHOW AN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION VERIFYING THAT THEY ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR ARE TOTALLY DISABLED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/21/01 at 16:03.

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