l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1018

Ad valorem tax; require cities/counties to reduce millage rate for purposes of proposed increase where assessed value increases.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-33-45, 27-39-305, 27-39-307, 27-39-317, 27-39-320 AND 27-39-321, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY THE AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RATE FOR THE EXISTING FISCAL YEAR WILL GENERATE FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IN EXCESS OF THAT GENERATED FOR THE EXISTING FISCAL YEAR, THEN FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE RATE OR LEVY PROPOSED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY SHALL REDUCE THE AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RATE BY THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE GENERATED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS THE SAME AS THAT GENERATED FOR THE EXISTING FISCAL YEAR AND USE SUCH REDUCED MILLAGE RATE AS THE BASIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RATE OR LEVY PROPOSED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PROPOSED INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR COMPLIES WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE INCREASES; 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

February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Mar 6 · 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives