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2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2839

SMART Business Act; create SMART Business Accelerate Initiative and distinguish from SMART Business Rebate.

Became law as Chapter 465, 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 AMEND SECTION 37-148-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD AND REVISE DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE STRENGTHENING MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC RESEARCH THROUGH (SMART) BUSINESS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-148-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SMART BUSINESS ACT SHALL INCLUDE THE SMART BUSINESS REBATE TO PROMOTE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COLLEGES AND INVESTORS AND THE SMART BUSINESS ACCELERATE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE-OWNED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; TO SET OUT THE TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMART BUSINESS REBATE AND THE SMART BUSINESS ACCELERATE INITIATIVE; TO REDUCE, FROM $5,000,000.00 TO $3,500,000.00, THE MAXIMUM TOTAL AMOUNT OF REBATES ISSUED UNDER THE SMART BUSINESS REBATE BY THE STATE IN ANY ONE FISCAL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-148-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT, FOR EACH SMART BUSINESS ACCELERATE INITIATIVE DISBURSEMENT CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN A GIVEN YEAR, THE REPORT FILED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE MUST INCLUDE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY BE LIMITED TO, THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH VALIDATION AND THE AMOUNT OF THE DISBURSEMENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-148-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REPEAL THE SMART BUSINESS ACT ON JULY 1, 2026; 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

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 action20 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 922 days

FinanceJan 18 to Feb 114 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 928 days

Ways and MeansFeb 24 to Mar 26 days

Back in the SenateMar 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 amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 8Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 9Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 10 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Thompson and England
  4. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Massengill
  5. Mar 28Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Mar 29Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 1 – Apr 16

  1. Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 16Approved by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 9PassedSenate
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 24Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 18Conferees Named Harkins,Thompson,EnglandSenate
  13. Mar 23Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,MassengillHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 28Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 28Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  17. Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  19. Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 16Approved by GovernorGovernor