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.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1722
Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of term "gas" and revise certain exemptions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-25-701, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE CARBON DIOXIDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "GAS" FOR PURPOSES OF THE GAS SEVERANCE TAX LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-25-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE GAS SEVERANCE TAX EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR GAS LAWFULLY INJECTED INTO THE EARTH FOR CYCLING, REPRESSURING, LIFTING OR ENHANCING THE RECOVERY OF OIL; TO PROVIDE A GAS SEVERANCE TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE THAT IS SOLD OR OTHERWISE USED FOR INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN THIS STATE SUCH AS RAW MATERIALS OR COMPONENTS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR OIL PRODUCTION BY USE OF AN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY METHOD; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE GAS SEVERANCE TAX REVENUE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE GENERAL FUND DURING THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE ANNUALLY ALLOCATED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR USE ON THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, STREETS AND BRIDGES; 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
40 co-sponsors
Orlando Paden, Nick Bain, Earle S. Banks, David Baria, Shane Barnett, Donnie Bell, Randy P. Boyd, Larry Byrd, Credell Calhoun, Lester Carpenter, John Glen Corley, Oscar Denton, Deborah Butler Dixon, Michael T. Evans, John G. Faulkner, Karl Gibbs, Greg Haney, John W. Hines, Sr., D. Stephen Holland, Robert L. Johnson III, Timmy Ladner, John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III, Vince Mangold, Steve Massengill, Doug McLeod, Carl Mickens, Tom Miles, Ken Morgan, Randall Patterson, Bill Pigott, Donnie Scoggin, Jody Steverson, Rufus Straughter, Preston E. Sullivan, Kathy Sykes, Brad Touchstone, Mark Tullos, Kenneth Walker, Adrienne Wooten, Charles Young, Jr.
Its course
February 16 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 16 to Feb 22 · stopped6 days
Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Feb 22 · stopped6 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 16 – Feb 22
- Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 22Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 22Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives