Mississippi House Bill 1567 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Failed on March 18 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-18 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund To Be Designated The Jackson State University Stadium Fund; To Provide That Money In The Special Fund May Be Used By Jackson State University Upon Appropriation By The Legislature For Certain Purposes Related To The Establishment, Operation And Maintenance Of A Stadium On Or In Close Proximity To The Jackson State University Main Campus; To Amend Section 27-65-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose A Tax Of 7% Of The Gross Revenue Derived From Sales Of Admissions To Amusement Business, Activities Or Events Held Or Conducted In Or At Such Stadium That Shall Be In Lieu Of Any Other Taxes; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Revenue From The Tax Levied On Activities At Such Stadium Shall Be Deposited, Without Diversion, Into The Jackson State University Stadium Fund; To Authorize A Sales Tax Diversion In The Amount Of Eighteen And One-half Percent Of The Total Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Business Activities On Property That Is Owned By The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District And Located Outside Of The Municipalities In The County In Which The Property Is Located Shall Be Allocated For Distribution And Paid To The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; And For Related Purposes.

Jackson State University Stadium Fund; create and impose a tax on activities and events held at the stadium to fund.

Rep. Jeffrey Smith [R]	Rep. Alyce Clarke [D]	Rep. James Evans [D]	Rep. John Faulkner [D]
Rep. John Hines [D]	Rep. Kimberly Campbell [D]	Rep. Robert Johnson [D]

2014-02-25 - House - House Passed (Y: 114 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-18	Senate	Died In Committee
2014-03-05	Senate	Referred To Finance
2014-02-27	House	Transmitted To Senate
2014-02-25	House	Passed
2014-02-25	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2014-02-24	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2014-02-17	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB1567.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1567IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1567CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1567PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0500013.pdf