Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue and Expenditure General Bills Committee on March 16, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1080
Tax Credit Scholarship; enact to provide qualifying students eligibility to use to cover eligible education expenses.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT QUALIFYING STUDENTS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO USE A SCHOLARSHIP FROM CERTAIN SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO COVER ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES; TO PROVIDE FOR A TAX CREDIT NOT TO EXCEED 50% OF THE TAXPAYERS TAX LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS; TO STIPULATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS ACCEPTING STUDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT WHO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTERING TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON THE TAX CREDITS ALLOWED UNDER THIS ACT; TO ALLOW PARENTS TO REQUEST AN ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WITH REGARD TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH ADMIT STUDENTS RECEIVING TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT AGENTS OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AMOUNTS RECEIVED AS TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS TO PAY EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME; 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
Sponsor
6 co-sponsors
Joel Bomgar, Chris Brown, Mark Formby, Chris Johnson, Brad Touchstone, Becky Currie
Its course
February 8 to March 16, 2016, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 16 · stopped37 days
Revenue and Expenditure General BillsFeb 8 to Mar 16 · stopped37 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 8 – Mar 16
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
- Mar 16Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 16Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives