l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 1567

Income tax; authorize counties and municipalities to collect certain debts by setoff against the debtor's income tax refund.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE "LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT COLLECTION SETOFF ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO SUBMIT CERTAIN DEBTS OWED TO THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR COLLECTION THROUGH A SETOFF AGAINST THE DEBTORS' MISSISSIPPI INCOME TAX REFUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES SHALL UTILIZE THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SUPERVISORS OR THE MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, AS APPROPRIATE, AS THEIR AGENTS IN UTILIZING THIS PROCEDURE; TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF THE DEBT AND INCOME TAX REFUNDS TO WHICH THIS ACT APPLIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE UNDER THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THEIR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH AND EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL RETAIN ITS CONFIDENTIALITY AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 8 to March 22, 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 action11 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 122 days

County AffairsFeb 8 to Feb 2315 days

Revenue and Expenditure General BillsFeb 23 to Feb 230 days

County AffairsFeb 23 to Feb 230 days

In the SenateMar 1 to Mar 22 · stopped21 days

FinanceMar 11 to Mar 22 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 1

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 1

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
  2. Feb 23Reported as a committee substitute from CA to GB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from GB to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  6. Mar 1Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 22

  1. Mar 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To County Affairs;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23DR - TSDPCS: CA To GBHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 23DR - TSDPCS: GB To CAHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 1Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 1AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 11Referred To FinanceSenate
  11. Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate