l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 216

Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.

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 AMEND SECTION 27-33-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER CLAIMING A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ALLOWED FOR A PERSON WHO IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR TOTALLY DISABLED SHALL BE ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FROM ALL AD VALOREM TAXES ON AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY ON JANUARY 1, 2015, OR JANUARY 1 OF THE FIRST YEAR FOR WHICH THE QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER CLAIMS AN EXEMPTION ON THE PROPERTY, AND ANY INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY RESULTING FROM AN UPDATE IN VALUATION OF THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY THAT IS COMPLETED DURING THE TIME THE QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER OWNS THE PROPERTY; 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

4 co-sponsors

Timmy Ladner, Larry Byrd, Pat Nelson, Gary Chism

Its course

January 12 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 1938 days

Ways and MeansJan 12 to Feb 1736 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 17 · stopped26 days

FinanceFeb 26 to Mar 17 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 19

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 Jan 12 – Feb 19

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 17Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 19Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 25 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 25Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 17Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 17Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 19Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 19AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 19Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 25Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Referred To FinanceSenate
  8. Mar 17Died In CommitteeSenate