Became law as Chapter 476, Laws of 2021, signed April 22, 2021, 94 days after it was filed.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2874
Residential and commercial contractors; require sales tax permit from Department of Revenue for pulling building permit.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION IN TITLE 73, CHAPTER 59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ALL RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT IN THIS STATE, POSSESS A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 27-65-27; TO DEFINE "RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PERMIT REQUIREMENT; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION IN TITLE 31, CHAPTER 3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ALL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT IN THIS STATE, POSSESS A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 27-65-27; TO DEFINE "COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PERMIT REQUIREMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE ABOVE PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 18 to April 22, 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 action23 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 2221 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
- Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
- Feb 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 9Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 9
- Feb 10Sent to the House
- Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 8Read the third time in the House
- Mar 9Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
Back in the Senate Mar 10 – Apr 1
- Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
- Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
- Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, McMahan and Thompson
- Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Massengill
- Mar 29Conference report filed in the Senate
- Conference report filed in the House
- Mar 30Conference report adopted in the House
- Failed in the Senate
- Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
- Reconsidered in the Senate
- Conference report adopted in the Senate
- Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
To the Governor Apr 1 – Apr 22
- Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the House
- Apr 22Approved by the Governor
All 23 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To FinanceSenate
- Feb 1Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 9PassedSenate
- Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 24Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Mar 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
- Mar 18Conferees Named Harkins,McMahan,ThompsonSenate
- Mar 23Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,MassengillHouse of Representatives
- Mar 29Conference Report FiledSenate
- Mar 29Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
- Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 30FailedSenate
- Mar 30Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
- Mar 30ReconsideredSenate
- Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
- Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 22Approved by GovernorGovernor