MS HB1193 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose An Additional Gaming License Fee In The Amount Of Two Percent Of All Gross Revenue Of A Gaming Licensee Per Calendar Month; To Amend Section 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Additional Gaming License Fee Shall Not Be Deposited Into The State General Fund, But Shall Be Deposited Into A Special Fund; To Amend Section 75-76-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipalities And Counties In Which Gaming Is Conducted To Impose An Additional Gaming License Fee In The Amount Of Two-tenths Percent Of All Gross Revenue Per Calendar Month Of A Gaming Licensee Operating In Those Municipalities And Counties; To Provide That The Proceeds Of The Additional Local Government Fees Shall Be Distributed To The Applicable Municipalities And Counties; To Amend Section 75-76-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Create The "state Supplemental Higher Education Fund," A Special Fund To Consist Of Monies From The Additional Gaming License Fee Imposed By The State; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used For The Purpose Of Supplementing State Support Of The Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Community And Junior Colleges In The State; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-81 And 75-76-325, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Gaming; impose additional license fee on gross revenue per calendar month of gaming licensee.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-01 Died In Committee
2011-01-17 Referred To Gaming;Ways and Means

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