Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on April 21, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1725
City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement assessment districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 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 THE MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS CREATED A SPECIAL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT BONDS ISSUED BY THE 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 THE MUNICIPALITY UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MUNICIPALITY'S DEBT LIMITATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 14 to April 21, 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 action8 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 14 to Apr 1633 days
Local and Private LegislationMar 14 to Apr 1229 days
In the SenateApr 16 to Apr 21 · stopped5 days
Local and PrivateApr 18 to Apr 21 · stopped3 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 16
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 Mar 14 – Apr 16
- Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
- Apr 12Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Apr 16Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Apr 18 – Apr 21
- Apr 18Sent to the Senate
- Referred to the Senate committee on Local and Private
- Apr 21Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
- Mar 14Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
- Apr 12Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 18Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Apr 18Referred To Local and PrivateSenate
- Apr 21Died In CommitteeSenate