Mississippi House Bill 1353 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Designate The Week Of May 25 Through May 31 Of Each Year As Official "hurricane Mitigation Week" In The State Of Mississippi; To Require The Governor To Issue A Proclamation Urging Preparation For The Hurricane Season; To Create A Special Advisory Commission On Hurricane Mitigation To Evaluate And Strengthen The State's Preparedness For Hurricanes; To Provide For The Membership Composition Of The Commission; To Set Forth The Duties Of The Commission; To Require The Commission To Make A Report To The Governor And The Legislature One Year From The Date Of Its Creation And Then Every Four Years Thereafter; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation The Retail Sales Of Certain Equipment During The Hurricane Mitigation Week; And For Related Purposes.

"Hurricane Mitigation Promotion Act"; enact to establish a study commission on hurricane mitigation and provide tax exemptions.

Sen. Scott DeLano [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1353.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1353IN.htm