Mississippi House Bill 1601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 25 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-25 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Jobs Creation Act Of 2015"; To Provide That The Gross Income Of Recent Graduates Of Four-year Colleges And Universities In Mississippi Shall Not Include Any Income Derived From A Qualifying Job In The State; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Provide That The Exemption From Gross Income Authorized By This Act May Be Utilized By A Recent Graduate Of A Four-year College Or University For Four Consecutive Years If The Recent Graduate Remains Employed In A Qualifying Job For That Period Of Time; To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Income tax; exempt income of recent graduates of Mississippi 4-year colleges who are employed in state.

Rep. Henry Espy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-25	House	Died In Committee
2015-02-18	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB1601.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1601IN.htm