Mississippi Senate Bill 2896

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That A Corporation Or Other Legal Entity May Register Motor Vehicles In A Rental Fleet On An Annual Basis So That The Registration Of All Motor Vehicles In The Fleet Expires In The Anniversary Month Established By The Commissioner Of Revenue; To Provide For The Issuance Of Special License Tags And Registration Cards For Rental Fleet Motor Vehicles Upon Application Of The Corporation Or Other Legal Entity Operating A Fleet; To Provide A Fee To Be Paid To The Department Of Revenue Upon The Filing Of An Application; To Provide That A Rental Fleet Registration Card Must Be Carried In All Motor Vehicles In A Rental Fleet; To Provide For The Registration Of Motor Vehicles Added To A Rental Fleet During A Registration Year; To Provide For The Removal Of A Motor Vehicle From A Rental Fleet; To Provide That If A Motor Vehicle Registered In A Fleet Is Removed From The Fleet, The Rental Fleet License Tag Removed From The Motor Vehicle May Be Transferred To And Used On Another Motor Vehicle That Is Added To The Fleet To Replace The Removed Motor Vehicle Under Certain Conditions; To Amend Sections 27-19-3, 27-19-31, 27-19-43 And 27-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "rental Fleet" Under The Motor Vehicle Privilege Tax Laws; To Provide That Rental Fleet Motor Vehicles Shall Not Be Issued Tag Decals Noting The Month And Year Of Expiration; To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Prorate The Registration Year Of Motor Vehicles In Rental Fleets So That The Registration Of Such Motor Vehicles Will Coincide With The Anniversary Month For Rental Fleets; To Provide That The Owner Of Motor Vehicles In A Rental Fleet May Make Application For License Tags For Such Motor Vehicles With The Department Of Revenue Or The Local Tax Collector; To Provide That The Anniversary Month For The Privilege License Tax For Motor Vehicles That Are In A Rental Fleet Shall Be Established By The Commissioner Of Revenue; To Bring Forward Sections 27-19-5, 27-19-11, 27-19-15 And 27-19-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Motor Vehicle Privilege Tax Laws, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Motor vehicles; provide procedure for licensing rental fleets.

Sen. Chris Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	19	11	New Code	See Bill Text
27	19	15	New Code	See Bill Text
27	19	17	New Code	See Bill Text
27	19	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	19	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	19	43	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	19	5	New Code	See Bill Text
27	19	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2896.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2896IN.htm