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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1639

Mississippi Alternative Fuel Incentives Act of 2008; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 12, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI ALTERNATIVE FUEL INCENTIVES ACT OF 2008; TO AUTHORIZE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS THAT PURCHASE ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES OR HYBRID VEHICLES OR CONVERT A MOTOR VEHICLE TO A FUEL SYSTEM THAT USES AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CREDIT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CREDIT; TO AUTHORIZE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR A PORTION OF THE COST INCURRED BY A TAXPAYER IN CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, OR ACQUIRING AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL REFUELING FACILITY THAT IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STORAGE, COMPRESSION, CHARGING, OR DISPENSING OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS TO MOTOR VEHICLES; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CREDIT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CREDIT; TO AUTHORIZE A REBATE FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES THAT PURCHASE ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES OR HYBRID VEHICLES OR CONVERT A MOTOR VEHICLE TO A FUEL SYSTEM THAT USES AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND USE SUCH VEHICLES IN THE OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ENTITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REBATE IS AVAILABLE TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE REBATE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT THAT MAY BE MADE AS A REBATE; TO CREATE THE BIOSCIENCE DISCOVERY EVALUATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING AND EXPANDING THE EVALUATION OF NEW BIOSCIENCE DISCOVERIES AT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WITH THE INTENT OF ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE GRANT PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR SUCH GRANT PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR A TAXPAYER PERFORMING RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION THAT USES CERTAIN ENERGY REDUCTION SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT WILL BE A PORTION OF ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED BY THE TAXPAYER FOR SUCH PURPOSES; 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

March 5 to March 12, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Mar 12 · stopped7 days

Ways and MeansMar 5 to Mar 12 · stopped7 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 Mar 5 – Mar 12

  1. Mar 5Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 12Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 12Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives