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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 1623

Special local improvement assessments district; authorize municipalities to create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 17, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE SPECIAL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF AN ASSESSMENT OF UP TO SIX MILLS ON TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN SUCH ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF SUCH ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE THE DISSOLUTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO SPECIFY THE USE FOR THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT; TO ALLOW SUCH DISTRICTS TO LEVY LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ASSESSMENT LEVY; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS CREATED A SPECIAL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT BONDS ISSUED BY A MUNICIPALITY UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE PAYABLE OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT BONDS ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE LEGAL INVESTMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT BONDS ISSUED BY A MUNICIPALITY UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MUNICIPALITY'S DEBT LIMITATION; TO AMEND SECTION 21-33-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 18 to March 17, 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 action6 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Feb 246 days

Ways and MeansFeb 18 to Feb 246 days

In the SenateFeb 24 to Mar 17 · stopped21 days

FinanceMar 4 to Mar 17 · stopped13 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 Feb 18 – Feb 24

  1. Feb 18Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 24Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 25 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 25Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 4Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 17Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 18Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 24Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 24PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 25Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 4Referred To FinanceSenate
  6. Mar 17Died In CommitteeSenate