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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2696

Income tax credit for qualified adoption expenses; increase amount for Mississippi children and remove CPS requirement.

Became law as Chapter 521, Laws of 2023, signed April 19, 2023, 93 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-22.32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TERMS OF THE INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN LEGALLY ADOPTED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; TO ALLOW A CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF THE QUALIFIED ADOPTION EXPENSES PAID OR INCURRED, NOT TO EXCEED $5,000.00, FOR EACH DEPENDENT CHILD RESIDING OUTSIDE MISSISSIPPI; TO ALLOW A CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.00 FOR EACH DEPENDENT CHILD RESIDING IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REMOVE THE REVERTER EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024, WHICH WOULD LOWER TO $2,500.00 THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT PER CHILD ADOPTED; 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

3 co-sponsors

Jenifer B. Branning, Chris Caughman, Tyler McCaughn

Its course

January 16 to April 19, 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 action23 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 217 days

FinanceJan 16 to Jan 2610 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 1339 days

Ways and MeansFeb 7 to Mar 1334 days

Back in the SenateMar 13 to Apr 422 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 1915 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

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 16 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 3 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 3Sent to the House
  2. Feb 7Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 13Reported 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 Mar 14 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 14Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 15Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 17Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Boyd and Parker
  4. Mar 21Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Powell
  5. Mar 25Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Mar 26Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Mar 27Conference report adopted in the House
  12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  13. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 4 – Apr 19

  1. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 19Approved by the Governor
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 2PassedSenate
  4. Feb 3Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 7Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 13Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 14Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 15Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  11. Mar 17Conferees Named Harkins,Boyd,ParkerSenate
  12. Mar 21Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,PowellHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 25Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 25Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Mar 26Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 26Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  17. Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
  18. Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  21. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  22. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 19Approved by GovernorGovernor