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2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2847

Tourism Project Incentive Program; extend deadline on MDA's authority to approve participants.

Became law as Chapter 440, Laws of 2020, signed July 3, 2020, 137 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-26-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "TOURISM PROJECT" FOR PURPOSES OF THE TOURISM PROJECT SALES TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 57-26-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND UNTIL JULY 1, 2023, THE AUTHORITY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES DESIGNATING AN ENTITY AS AN APPROVED PARTICIPANT AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROVED PARTICIPANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURISM PROJECT SALES TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THAT, FOR TOURISM PROJECTS THAT ARE CULTURAL RETAIL ATTRACTIONS, NO ISSUED CERTIFICATES APPROVING PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE ALTERED OR EXTENDED AFTER THE DATE LAST APPROVED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE 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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

John Horhn, Sarita Simmons

Its course

February 17 to July 3, 2020, 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 action20 actions on 15 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 1224 days

FinanceFeb 17 to Mar 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 1090 days

Ways and MeansMar 25 to Jun 976 days

Back in the SenateJun 10 to Jun 2919 days

With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 34 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 10

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 Senate Feb 17 – Mar 12

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 16 – Jun 10

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Jun 11 – Jun 29

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Doty and Kirby
  4. Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Massengill
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 29 – Jul 3

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published