Mississippi House Bill 1729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 17 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Making Capital Improvements For State Institutions Of Higher Learning And State Agencies; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Making Capital Improvements For Community And Junior Colleges; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Repair, Renovation Of And Improvements To The Mississippi Coliseum; To Provide Funds For The Construction Of A New Trade Mart; To Provide Funds For The Demolition Of The Mississippi Trade Mart; To Provide Funds For Improvements To Parking On The Mississippi State Fairgrounds; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tishomingo County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Of Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of An Equine Center And Related Facilities In Tishomingo County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Lowndes County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Of Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of An Equine Center And Related Facilities In Lowndes County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Columbus, Mississippi, Working In Coordination With Columbus Air Force Base, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of Walking Tracks, Walking Trails, Bicycle Paths And Trails, Hunting Ranges, Firing Ranges, And Other Recreational Properties And Facilities For The Purpose Of Providing And Improving Available Quality Of Life Activities Located On And/or Near Columbus Air Force Base; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; To Amend Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With Establishing A Clinical; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Completion Of Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum And The New Museum Of Mississippi History; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Constructing, Furnishing, Equipping, Repairs And Renovations To And The Purchase Of Land For The Mississippi Arts And Entertainment Center In Meridian, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Of Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Partnership School On The Campus Of Mississippi State University; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Small Municipalities And Limited Population Counties Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The Proceeds Of Certain Bonds May Be Used By The Mississippi Development Authority To Reimburse Certain Costs Related To The Administration Of The Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $5,000,000.00 For The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $5,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-61-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Utilize Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Grants To Counties And Municipalities Through A Development Infrastructure Grant Fund To Complete Infrastructure Related To New Or Expanded Industry; To Increase The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Utilize Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Grants Or Loans To Counties And Municipalities Through An Equipment And Public Facilities Grant And Loan Fund To Aid In Infrastructure-related Improvements, The Purchase Of Equipment And In The Purchase, Construction Or Repair And Renovation Of Facilities; To Amend Section 57-75-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1, 2016 First Extraordinary Session, To Increase From $63,000,000.00 To $67,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act For Projects Designed To Enhance Facilities That Are At Risk For Closure Pursuant To The Base Closure And Realignment Act Of 1991 Or Other Applicable Federal Law; To Create The Mississippi Main Street Investment Revolving 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 Provide Definitions For Such Program; To Require A Municipality Desiring A Loan Under Such Program 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 Such Program; To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Establish A Deadline For The Submission Of Applications During A State Fiscal Year; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds And Provide That The Proceeds Of Such Bonds Shall Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Main Street Investment Revolving Loan Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Tate County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Purchasing Real Property And Making Improvements Necessary For Economic Development Purposes; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Recruiting, Promotion, Construction And Development Of Tourism Projects In The City; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Capital Improvements At The State-owned Shipyard Located In Jackson County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Local System Bridge Replacement And Rehabilitation Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Saltillo, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Providing Lighting For City Sports And Recreation Fields And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Mccomb, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Recreational Center And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Alcorn County School District In Paying Costs Associated With Providing Lighting For District Baseball Fields And Related Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Terry, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Historic Preservation Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Historic Preservation Purposes Related To Historic Bluesman Robert Johnson; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In The Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Mississippi Maritime Museum In Pascagoula, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Decatur, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Fulton, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Wilkinson County School District In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of New Albany, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Upgrades To Bicycle Trails, And Landscaping And Other Related Beautification Work And Projects Along And Near Bankhead Street In The City Of New Albany; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Chickasaw County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Improvement And Rehabilitation Of The Chickasaw County Health Department Building And Related Facilities In Houston, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Lincoln County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects Related To The Lincoln County Civic Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Calhoun County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Quitman County School District In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of Recreational Buildings And Related Facilities For District Schools; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Kosciusko, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Furnishing, Equipping, Additions To And Expansion Of The Kosciusko Natchez Trace Visitor Center And Repair, Renovation, Furnishing, Equipping, Additions To And Expansion Of Buildings And Related Facilities To House The Mississippi Native American Museum In The City Of Kosciusko; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Providing Police Services And Related Public Safety Services; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Marshall County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Utica, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Edwards, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist With Improvements To Mt. Olive Park In The City Of Bolton, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Of Construction Of A Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall At The Tupelo Veterans Plaza In Tupelo, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Infrastructure And Infrastructure Related Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Improvements To The Jackson Zoo; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Improvements To The Hattiesburg Zoo; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The State's Share Of Matching Funds Required By The Federal Emergency Management Agency In Connection With Tornado Damage To The County Owned Hospital In Winston County, Mississippi, Which Was A Result Of The Tornado That Damaged The Hospital In April Of 2014; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Mccomb, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Making Improvements To A Portion Of Parklane Road Located In The City Of Mccomb, And For Related Water And Sewer Infrastructure Improvements; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Hinds County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Of Construction And Development Of The Byram-clinton Parkway Project; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Planning And Designing For Constructing, Developing And Implementing Facilities And Infrastructure For Providing Wastewater Collection, Treatment And Disposal Systems And Services In The Big Black River Drainage Basin; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Senatobia, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Landscaping And Other Related Beautification Work And Projects Along And Near The Interstate Highway 55 And Mississippi Highway 4 Interchange In The City Of Senatobia; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Improvements To Manhattan Park And Vine Street Park; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Humphreys County, Mississippi, As Part Of An Agreement With The University Of Mississippi Medical Center, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Repair, Renovation, Expansion And/or Additions To A Building And Related Facilities Which The County Shall Lease To The University Of Mississippi Medical Center For The Purpose Of Establishing An Urgent Care Clinic; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Purpose Of Assisting The B.b. King And Delta Interpretive Center In Funding The Completion Of The Museum Complex; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist George County, Mississippi, In Paying The Cost Of Repair And Reconstruction Of The Merrill Salem Road Bridge In Lucedale, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Pontotoc, Mississippi, In Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping A Cultural Heritage Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Be Utilized By The Department Of Environmental Quality To Pay The Cost Of Repair And Renovate High Hazard Dams In Desoto County, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist Alcorn County, Mississippi, In The Further Development Of The Alcorn County Rail Hub; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist In Paying The Cost Of A Bypass In Philadelphia, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist Itawamba County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair Of Ridge Road; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Brookhaven, Mississippi, In Paying The Cost Of Constructing, Furnishing And Equipping A Fire Station; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Flowood, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Construction Of Access Roads For The New Flowood Convention Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Repair And Renovate The Old Farmers' Market Merchants Building Store Number Four In Jackson, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Laurel, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair Of Fifth Avenue; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The Town Of Heidelberg, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair Of South Pine Street; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Meadville, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction And Improvement Of The Town's Sanitary Sewer Collection System; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction Or Replacement Of Seawalls At The Ross Barnett Reservoir As Required By The Settlement Agreement In The Case Of Bobby L. Baker, Jr., Et Al. V. Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Purpose Of Furnishing, Equipping, Repairing And Renovating The Natchez Seminary Property Of The General Missionary Baptist Convention Of Mississippi, Inc.; To Amend Section 57-1-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "approved Business Enterprise" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Bonds; authorize for various purposes.

Rep. Jeffrey Smith [R]

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

2016-04-18 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 46 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-18 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 109 N: 9 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 50 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-15 - House - House Passed (Y: 115 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-17		Approved by Governor
2016-05-02	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-05-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-18	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2016-04-18	House	Conference Report Adopted
2016-04-18	House	Point of Order-Not Well Taken
2016-04-18	House	Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
2016-04-18	House	Point of Order Raised
2016-04-17	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-17	House	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-17	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2016-04-17	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2016-04-16	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-16	House	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-15	Senate	Conferees Named Fillingane,Kirby,Polk
2016-04-13	House	Conferees Named Smith,Lamar,Baker
2016-04-07	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2016-04-06	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2016-04-05	Senate	Passed As Amended
2016-04-05	Senate	Amended
2016-04-04	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-28	Senate	Referred To Finance
2016-03-17	House	Transmitted To Senate
2016-03-16	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-15	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Shirley, Smith, Lamar)
2016-03-15	House	Passed
2016-03-15	House	Amendment Tabled
2016-03-15	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2016-03-15	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2016-03-14	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1729.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1729IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1729CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1729PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1729SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0710010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0920005.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/1050059.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/1050066.pdf