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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 1095

Department of Revenue; authorize to compromise and settle certain tax liabilities.

Became law as Chapter 461, Laws of 2021, signed April 16, 2021, 88 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR THE RECEIPT AND CONSIDERATION OF OFFERS TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE FINALLY DETERMINED TAX LIABILITIES THAT ARE DOUBTFUL CLAIMS; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE, UPON THE ADVICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A TAXPAYER UNDER WHICH A FINALLY DETERMINED TAX LIABILITY THAT IS A DOUBTFUL CLAIM IS SETTLED AND COMPROMISED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING AND A TAXPAYER'S LIABILITIES FOR TAXES, INTEREST AND PENALTIES WILL BE FULLY AND FINALLY COMPROMISED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE LATER DETERMINES THAT THE TAXPAYER MISREPRESENTED THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TAXPAYER OR ANY PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE TAXPAYER OR OTHER PERSON LIABLE FOR THE TAX, ALL COMPROMISED LIABILITIES MAY BE REESTABLISHED; TO AMEND SECTION 31-19-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A DOUBTFUL CLAIM IS A CLAIM FOR A FINALLY DETERMINED TAX LIABILITY FOR WHICH A NOTICE OF TAX LIEN HAS BEEN ENROLLED IN THE UNIFORM STATE TAX LIEN REGISTRY AND FOR THE COLLECTION OF WHICH THE ORDINARY PROCESS OF LAW HAS BEEN INEFFECTUAL; TO AMEND SECTION 31-19-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING DOUBTFUL CLAIMS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-3-73, 27-7-83, 27-13-57 AND 27-65-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

Its course

January 18 to April 16, 2021, 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 action24 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 1124 days

Ways and MeansJan 18 to Feb 215 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 926 days

FinanceFeb 18 to Mar 212 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Apr 123 days

With the GovernorApr 1 to Apr 1615 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 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 House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 11

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

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 9

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Finance and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Reported from FI to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Passed the Senate

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Apr 1

  1. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  6. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  7. Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Massengill
  8. Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Johnson and Blount
  9. Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  12. Conference report adopted in the House
  13. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 1 – Apr 16

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 24 actions, as published