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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 871

Special local improvement assessment districts; authorize municipalities to create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 21, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPALITIES 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 A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS CREATED A SPECIAL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT BONDS ISSUED BY A 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 A MUNICIPALITY UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MUNICIPALITY'S DEBT LIMITATION; TO AMEND SECTION 21-33-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Christopher M. Bell

Its course

January 11 to February 21, 2018, 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 RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 21 · stopped41 days

Ways and MeansJan 11 to Feb 21 · stopped41 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Jan 11 – Feb 21

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 21Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 21Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives