l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1038

Oil and gas; simplify way fees paid for recording certain instruments relating to nonproducing instruments.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-31-73, 27-31-75, 27-31-81 AND 27-31-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO THE DOCUMENTARY OR TRANSFER FEE, KNOWN AS THE "MINERAL DOCUMENTARY TAX," THAT IS PAID FOR FILING AND RECORDING INSTRUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN NONPRODUCING OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL INTERESTS; TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCEDURE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009, FOR NOTING PAYMENT OF THE MINERAL DOCUMENTARY TAX; TO DELETE THE METHOD OF NOTING PAYMENT OF THE TAX THAT REQUIRES THE CHANCERY CLERK TO USE AND AFFIX "MINERAL DOCUMENTARY TAX STAMPS" TO THE INSTRUMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CLERK MAY NOTE PROPER PAYMENT OF THE TAX ON THE FACE OR IN THE MARGIN OF THE DOCUMENT; TO REPEAL SECTION 27-31-87, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE STATE TAX COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE DOCUMENTARY STAMPS TO THE CHANCERY CLERKS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 1814 days

Oil, Gas and Other MineralsFeb 4 to Feb 139 days

In the SenateFeb 18 to Mar 18 · stopped29 days

Oil, Gas and Other MineralsFeb 19 to Mar 616 days

FinanceMar 6 to Mar 18 · stopped12 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 18

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
  2. Feb 13Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 18Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 19Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Oil, Gas and Other Minerals and on Finance
  3. Mar 6Reported from OG to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Oil, Gas and Other MineralsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 13Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 18PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 19Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;FinanceSenate
  6. Mar 6DR - TSDP: OG To FISenate
  7. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate