Mississippi House Bill 1618 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Failed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Main Street Investment Act; To Provide Definitions For This Act; To Create The Mississippi Main Street Investment Loan Fund; To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To Establish A Program To Make Loans To Municipalities To Assist With Maintaining And Improving The Viability Of Revitalization Zones; To Require A Municipality Desiring A Loan Under This Act To Submit An Application To The Mississippi Development Authority; To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Review The Application Of A Municipality In Order To Confirm That The Revitalization Zone Meets The Requirements Of This Act; To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Establish A Deadline For The Submission Of Applications During A State Fiscal Year; To Provide That If A Municipality In Which A Revitalization Zone Is Located Receives A Loan Under This Section, Then The Sales Tax Revenue Collected Within A Revitalization Zone Shall Be Allocated For Distribution To The Municipality In Which The Revitalization Zone Is Located And Paid To The Municipality; To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority With All Powers Necessary To Implement And Administer The Program Authorized By This Act; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $5,000,000.00 And Provide That The Proceeds Of Such Bonds Shall Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Main Street Investment Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Main Street Investment Act; create.

Rep. John Lamar [R]	Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]	Rep. Michael Evans [D]	Rep. Joey Hood [R]
Rep. Kevin Horan [R]	Rep. Lataisha Jackson [D]	Rep. Steve Massengill [R]	Rep. Brad Mayo [R]
Rep. Ken Morgan [R]	Rep. Jody Steverson [R]	Rep. Jason White [R]	Rep. Tom Miles [D]

2015-02-24 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-17	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-03-04	Senate	Referred To Finance
2015-02-25	House	Transmitted To Senate
2015-02-24	House	Passed
2015-02-24	House	Amendment Failed
2015-02-24	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-02-18	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB1618.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1618IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1618PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0500007.pdf