House Bill 1226

AN ACT TO CREATE THE CAPITOL COMPLEX IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT, SUPERVISE AND ADMINISTER CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EMPLOY PERSONS AS HE OR SHE CONSIDERS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF JACKSON IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CAPITOL COMPLEX IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PLAN SHALL ATTEMPT TO INCORPORATE THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, AND THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF JACKSON PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-65-241; TO REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN UNDER THIS ACT TO COMPORT WITH THE PLAN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PLAN MAY BE UPDATED AT ANY TIME AND SHALL BE COMPLETELY UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS; TO CREATE THE STATE CAPITOL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP; TO CREATE THE STATE CAPITOL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INTO WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED THE MONEY SPECIFIED IN SECTION 27-65-75 AND SUCH OTHER MONEY FROM WHATEVER SOURCE DERIVED; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 5% OF THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND MAY BE UTILIZED TO FUND THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN PERFORMING ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 10% OF THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND MAY BE UTILIZED TO COMPENSATE THE CITY OF JACKSON FOR GENERAL POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE CITY; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN 85% OF THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND SHALL BE UTILIZED WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY OF JACKSON SHALL PROVIDE POLICE COVERAGE FOR MAJOR EVENTS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND SHALL MAINTAIN ALL COMPLETED IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIVERT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTED ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSON, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE SO COLLECTED SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE CAPITOL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Bill Denny

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 1

• House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 9

• Senate committee amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 8

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In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 1

1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Feb 1Committee substitute adopted in the House
4. Amended in the House
5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 1 – Mar 8

1. Feb 1Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Wooten, Read and Huddleston (15th))
2. Feb 9Reconsidered in the House
3. Amended in the House
4. Passed the House as amended
5. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
6. Feb 22Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
7. Feb 24Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
8. Mar 8Amended in the Senate
9. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Apr 3

1. Mar 9Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
2. Mar 14Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
3. Mar 21Conferees named in the House: Read, Denny and Wooten
4. Mar 24Conferees named in the Senate: Polk, Burton and Blount
5. Mar 27Conference report filed in the Senate
6. Conference report filed in the House
7. Mar 28Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
9. Conference report filed in the House
10. Conference report filed in the Senate
11. Mar 29Conference report adopted in the House
12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
13. Apr 3Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 3 – Apr 18

1. Apr 3Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
2. Apr 18Approved by the Governor