Mississippi House Bill 1723 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 22 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-22 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-25-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Carbon Dioxide Within The Definition Of The Term "gas" For Purposes Of The Gas Severance Tax Laws; To Amend Section 27-25-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Gas Severance Tax Exemption Provided For Gas Lawfully Injected Into The Earth For Cycling, Repressuring, Lifting Or Enhancing The Recovery Of Oil; To Provide A Gas Severance Tax Exemption For The Production Of Carbon Dioxide That Is Sold Or Otherwise Used For Industrial Or Commercial Purposes In This State Such As Raw Materials Or Components In The Manufacturing Process Or Oil Production By Use Of An Enhanced Oil Recovery Method; And For Related Purposes.

Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of term "gas" and revise certain exemptions.

Rep. Charles Busby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-22	House	Died In Committee
2017-02-16	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1723.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1723IN.htm