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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 1156

Sales tax; revise provisions regarding erroneous diversion to municipalities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS MADE ERRONEOUS DISBURSEMENTS TO A MUNICIPALITY AS A DIVERSION OF SALES TAX REVENUE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OR MORE, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE RECOVERED OR WITHHELD FROM THE MUNICIPALITY IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS ERRONEOUSLY DISBURSED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE DATE OF THE FIRST ERRONEOUS DISBURSEMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF DURING SUCH PERIOD, A MUNICIPALITY PROVIDES WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE INDICATING THE ERRONEOUS DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS, THEN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE RECOVERED OR WITHHELD FROM THE MUNICIPALITY IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS ERRONEOUSLY DISBURSED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR BEGINNING WITH THE DATE OF THE FIRST ERRONEOUS DISBURSEMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-65-51 AND 27-65-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE REFUND OF SALES TAX THAT IS OVERPAID OR IMPROPERLY COLLECTED, FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jeffrey C. Smith

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

MunicipalitiesJan 19 to Jan 289 days

Ways and MeansJan 28 to Jan 291 day

MunicipalitiesJan 29 to Jan 290 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

FinanceFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Ways and Means
  2. Jan 28Reported from MU to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 29Reported from WM to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 3Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  6. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 9Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Municipalities;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: MU To WMHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 29DR - TSDP: WM To MUHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 3Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 9Referred To FinanceSenate
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate