Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Denny
Code Sections: A 037-0057-0105, A 037-0057-0107, A 027-0039-0207, RP 037-0057-0104
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-57-105 AND 37-57-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL BOARDS TO INCREASE AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PURPOSES, REGARDLESS OF THE MILLAGE RATE, ABSENT APPROVAL IN A REFERENDUM ON THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-39-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-57-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES AN ELECTION FOR CERTAIN AD VALOREM TAX INCREASES IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS LEVYING MORE THAN 55 MILLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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