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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1351

Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.

Became law as Chapter 524, Laws of 2008, signed May 9, 2008, 95 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-89-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "BASE INVESTMENT," "MOTION PICTURE," "MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION COMPANY," "PAYROLL" AND "STATE-CERTIFIED PRODUCTION" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE ACT; TO DEFINE THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AS A STATE-CERTIFIED PRODUCTION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BEFORE PRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT BEGINS; TO AMEND SECTION 57-89-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REBATE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE ACT, A MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION COMPANY MUST HAVE A BASE INVESTMENT OF AT LEAST $20,000.00; TO REVISE THE INVESTMENT REBATE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE ACT; TO PROVIDE A REBATE IN THE AMOUNT OF 20% OF THE PAYROLL PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF THE PRODUCTION WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE A REBATE IN THE AMOUNT OF 25% OF THE PAYROLL PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF THE PRODUCTION WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE; TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REBATES THAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR A MOTION PICTURE PROJECT; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF REBATES THAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED IN A STATE FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

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

Its course

February 4 to May 9, 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 action23 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2723 days

TourismFeb 4 to Feb 139 days

Ways and MeansFeb 13 to Feb 196 days

TourismFeb 19 to Feb 190 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 2628 days

TourismMar 4 to Mar 1814 days

FinanceMar 18 to Mar 180 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 26 to Apr 2328 days

With the GovernorApr 23 to May 916 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 27

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 26

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 27

  1. Referred to the House committees on Tourism and on Ways and Means
  2. Reported from TO to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from WM to TO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 26

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Tourism and on Finance
  3. Reported as amended from TO to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 27 – Apr 23

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Peranich, Martinson and Cockerham
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Chassaniol, Gollott and Kirby
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 23 – May 9

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 23 actions, as published