l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2079

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Military Affairs 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 SECTIONS 27-19-56.13 AND 27-19-56.62, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAG AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED TO RECIPIENTS OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL AND THE BRONZE STAR SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ALL MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES AND PRIVILEGE TAXES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A DECEASED PERSON WHO WAS ISSUED SUCH A LICENSE PLATE OR TAG SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR OR RETAIN SUCH A LICENSE PLATE OR TAG ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION AND MAY CONTINUE ANNUALLY TO RENEW REGISTRATION FOR ONE SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE OR TAG FOR AS LONG AS THE SPOUSE REMAINS UNREMARRIED; TO AMEND SECTION 27-51-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY RECIPIENTS OF THE BRONZE STAR, DISTINGISHED FLYING CROSS OR THE AIR MEDAL OR THE UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES OF SUCH RECIPIENTS; 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 Senate

16 co-sponsors

Kelvin Butler, Nancy Adams Collins, Deborah Jeanne Dawkins, Hillman Terome Frazier, Josh Harkins, Angela Burks Hill, Robert L. Jackson, Kenneth Wayne Jones, David Jordan, Will Longwitz, Chris McDaniel, Derrick T. Simmons, Willie Simmons, Sean J. Tindell, Tony Smith, Michael Watson

Its course

January 9 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 5 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 2446 days

FinanceJan 9 to Feb 2446 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 24 to Mar 17 · stopped21 days

Ways and MeansFeb 27 to Feb 27 · moved on0 days

Military AffairsFeb 27 to Mar 17 · 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 Senate Jan 9 – Feb 24

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 24Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 26Sent to the House
  2. Feb 27Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Rereferred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Ways and Means
  4. Mar 17Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 24Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 24Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 24PassedSenate
  5. Feb 26Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 27Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 27Rereferred To Military Affairs;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 17Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives