l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3278

Taxation; provide certain incentives to facilities that generate electricity through biomass or cogeneration.

Became law as Chapter 512, Laws of 2009, signed April 7, 2009, 42 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE ENTERPRISES OWNING OR OPERATING CERTAIN FACILITIES THAT PRODUCE ELECTRIC ENERGY THROUGH FIRING OR CO-FIRING BIOMASS AND THROUGH THE SEQUENTIAL USE OF ENERGY THAT CONSIST OF ALL THE COMPONENTS NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SYNFUEL SHALL BE ALLOWED AN ANNUAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR INCOME TAXES EQUAL TO A PORTION OF THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE ENTERPRISE IN THE INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FACILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXES THE GROSS INCOME OF PUBLIC STORAGE WAREHOUSES DERIVED FROM THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RAW MATERIAL USED IN SUCH FACILITIES; 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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

Dean Kirby, Perry Lee

Its course

February 24 to April 7, 2009, 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 action20 actions on 11 days

In the SenateFeb 24 to Feb 251 day

FinanceFeb 24 to Feb 240 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Mar 1720 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Mar 1719 days

Back in the SenateMar 17 to Mar 3114 days

With the GovernorMar 31 to Apr 77 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 17

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 Senate Feb 24 – Feb 25

  1. Feb 24Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 26Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 17Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 18 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 18Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 20Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 23Conferees named in the Senate: Kirby, Brown and Dickerson
  4. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Watson, Norquist and Smith (27th)
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 26Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Mar 31Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 31 – Apr 7

  1. Mar 31Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 7Approved by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Feb 24Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 24Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 25Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 25PassedSenate
  5. Feb 26Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 26Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 17Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 17AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 17Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 18Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 20Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 23Conferees Named Kirby,Brown,DickersonSenate
  13. Mar 25Conferees Named Watson,Norquist,Smith (27th)House of Representatives
  14. Mar 25Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Mar 25Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 26Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  17. Mar 26Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 31Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  19. Mar 31Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 7Approved by GovernorGovernor