l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1704

"Small Town Teacher Tax Credit Act"; create to authorize an income tax credit to certain licensed teachers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 22, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL TOWN TEACHER TAX CREDIT ACT; TO AUTHORIZE A REFUNDABLE INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR LICENSED TEACHERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION DEFINED AS A "SMALL TOWN"; TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT FOR LICENSED TEACHERS WITH AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE SERVICE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE AMOUNT OF TAX CREDIT CLAIMED BY A TAXPAYER EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX IMPOSED UPON THE TAXPAYER FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR, THEN THE TAXPAYER SHALL RECEIVE A REFUND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE AMOUNT OF SUCH EXCESS; 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

8 co-sponsors

Orlando Paden, Bryant W. Clark, Kathy Sykes, Percy W. Watson, Tyrone Ellis, Willie Bailey, Christopher M. Bell, Karl Gibbs

Its course

February 15 to February 22, 2017, 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 15 to Feb 22 · stopped7 days

Ways and MeansFeb 15 to Feb 22 · stopped7 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 15 – Feb 22

  1. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 22Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 15Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 22Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives