2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1353

"Hurricane Mitigation Promotion Act"; enact to establish a study commission on hurricane mitigation and provide tax exemptions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF MAY 25 THROUGH MAY 31 OF EACH YEAR AS OFFICIAL "HURRICANE MITIGATION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION URGING PREPARATION FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON; TO CREATE A SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HURRICANE MITIGATION TO EVALUATE AND STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION; TO SET FORTH THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ITS CREATION AND THEN EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION THE RETAIL SALES OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT DURING THE HURRICANE MITIGATION WEEK; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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 Jan 17 – Feb 1

Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
Feb 1Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 17Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives