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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1469

Business closure; authorize for failure to file tax returns or pay taxes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A METHOD FOR THE CLOSURE OF BUSINESSES IN MISSISSIPPI FOR THE FAILURE OF A TAXPAYER TO FILE A TAX RETURN, FAILURE TO PAY A FINALLY DETERMINED TAX LIABILITY AND/OR FAILURE TO CEASE OPERATION OF A BUSINESS AFTER A LICENSE, PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN REVOKED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS THAT FAILURE TO MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN THE CLOSURE OF THE TAXPAYER'S BUSINESS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF CLOSURE OF THE TAXPAYER'S BUSINESS IS AUTHORIZED UNDER ANY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT AND NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN, THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE MAY ORDER THE CLOSURE OF THE BUSINESS AND PLACE A LOCK ON ALL ENTRANCES TO THE BUSINESS OR OTHERWISE SECURE THE BUSINESS SO THAT THE BUSINESS IS PHYSICALLY INACCESSIBLE AND MAY NOT BE OPERATED; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO AFFIX A CLOSURE ORDER TO ALL ENTRANCES OF THE BUSINESS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH CLOSURE MAY BE AVOIDED AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REOPENING OF A CLOSED BUSINESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-3-73, 27-7-83, 27-13-57, 27-65-81 AND 27-77-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 April 3, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1221 days

Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Mar 514 days

In the SenateMar 12 to Apr 3 · stopped22 days

FinanceMar 16 to Apr 3 · stopped18 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 12

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 12Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 13 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 16Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 16Referred To FinanceSenate
  6. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate