l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 704

Television series production; provide incentives for certain.

Became law as Chapter 479, Laws of 2023, signed April 17, 2023, 91 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REBATE OF A PORTION OF INVESTMENT AND EXPENDITURES MADE BY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED CONNECTED SETS OF TELEVISION PROGRAM EPISODES, CONSISTING OF NOT LESS THAN TWO EPISODES MADE IN MISSISSIPPI, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR VIEWING THROUGH TRADITIONAL TELEVISION THAT IS BROADCAST VIA CABLE, SATELLITE OR OVER-THE-AIR AERIAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS; THROUGH THE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF TELEVISION CONTENT AS STREAMING MEDIA OVER THE INTERNET THROUGH STREAMING PLATFORMS, WHICH MAY BE VIEWED ON DIGITAL DEVICES, SUCH AS A PERSONAL COMPUTER OR HANDHELD DEVICE; OR THROUGH DVD RELEASE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE REBATES AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 57-89-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS A SECTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI MOTION PICTURE INCENTIVE ACT, 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

2 co-sponsors

Zakiya Summers, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 16 to April 17, 2023, 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 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

TourismJan 16 to Jan 259 days

Ways and MeansJan 25 to Jan 316 days

TourismJan 31 to Jan 310 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 827 days

TourismFeb 14 to Feb 217 days

FinanceFeb 21 to Feb 287 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to Mar 3123 days

With the GovernorMar 31 to Apr 1717 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 8

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 16 – Feb 9

  1. Referred to the House committees on Tourism and on Ways and Means
  2. Reported from TO to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from WM to TO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Read the third time in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 8

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Tourism and on Finance
  3. Reported from TO to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Mar 31

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Currie, Creekmore IV and Oliver
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Chassaniol, Harkins and Horhn
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Mar 31 – Apr 17

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