l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2139

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 15, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WHO ARE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS OF A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT; TO PROVIDE THAT FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS MUST APPLY FOR SUCH CREDIT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWARD SUCH CREDITS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS; TO LIMIT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF SUCH CREDITS THAT MAY BE AWARDED IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR; 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

27 co-sponsors

David Blount, Terry W. Brown, Nickey Browning, Kelvin Butler, Videt Carmichael, Nancy Adams Collins, Doug E. Davis, Bob M. Dearing, Joey Fillingane, Hillman Terome Frazier, Jack Gordon, Billy Hewes, Billy Hudson, Gary Jackson, Robert L. Jackson, Sampson Jackson II, David Jordan, Perry Lee, Chris McDaniel, Nolan Mettetal, Walter Michel, Haskins Montgomery, Eric Powell, Bill Stone, Giles Ward, Michael Watson, Lee Yancey

Its course

January 4 to March 15, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 4 to Feb 835 days

FinanceJan 4 to Jan 2723 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 15 · stopped35 days

Ways and MeansFeb 14 to Mar 15 · stopped29 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 Senate Jan 4 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 4Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 9Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 15Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 8PassedSenate
  4. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 14Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 15Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives