2009 Regular Session Sales tax; authorize certain municipalities to levy additional tax for specific purposes. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN ONE PERCENT ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE MUNICIPALITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF SEVEN PERCENT OR MORE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST THREE-FIFTHS OF THE VOTES CAST AT AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD FOR SUCH PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX MAY BE USED AND EXPENDED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 03/17/09 at 13:00 H B 1622 House Bill 1622 HB 1622 H Dead Revenue Yes Three/Fifths VRA Ways and Means F ../../House_cmtes/WM.xml Finance T ../../Senate_cmtes/FI.xml Robinson ../../House_authors/Robinson.xml Calhoun ../../House_authors/Calhoun.xml Clarke ../../House_authors/Clarke.xml Evans (70th) ../../House_authors/Evans_(70th).xml 1 02/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means 2 02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/10 (H) Read the Third Time 4 02/12 (H) Passed ../../../../2009/pdf/votes/house/0380051.pdf 5 02/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered 6 02/16 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 7 02/16 (H) Transmitted To Senate 8 02/17 (S) Referred To Finance 9 03/17 (S) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2009/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1622PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2009/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1622PS.htm ../../../../documents/2009/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1622IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2009/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1622IN.htm ../../../../documents/2009/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1622PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2009/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1622PS.htm ../../../../documents/2009/pdf/veto/HB1445.pdf ../../../../documents/2009/html/veto/HB1445.htm