Mississippi House Bill 167 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-06 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The State Auditor Issues A Certificate Of Noncompliance, The Department Of Revenue Shall Withhold Ten Percent Of The Allocations And Payments To The Municipality That Would Otherwise Be Payable To The Municipality Until Such Time That The Department Receives Written Notice Of The Cancellation Of A Certificate Of Noncompliance From The State Auditor; To Provide That If The Department Of Revenue Has Made Erroneous Disbursements To A Municipality As A Diversion Of Sales Tax Revenue For A Period Of Three Years Or More, The Maximum Amount That May Be Recovered Or Withheld From The Municipality Is The Total Amount Of Funds Erroneously Disbursed For A Period Of Three Years Beginning With The Date Of The First Erroneous Disbursement; To Provide That If During Such Period, A Municipality Provides Written Notice To The Department Of Revenue Indicating The Erroneous Disbursement Of Funds, Then The Maximum Amount That May Be Recovered Or Withheld From The Municipality Is The Total Amount Of Funds Erroneously Disbursed For A Period Of One Year Beginning With The Date Of The First Erroneous Disbursement; To Bring Forward Section 21-35-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Municipalities To Have An Annual Audit Or Report Regarding Their Books, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Sales tax; withhold portion of diversion to municipality that fails to comply with audit requirement.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Rep. Alex Monsour [R]

2016-03-31 - Senate - Senate Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Y: 30 N: 16 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-29 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 75 N: 45 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-06		Approved by Governor
2016-04-04	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-03-31	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2016-03-31	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-29	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2016-03-29	Senate	Passed
2016-03-22	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-03-11	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2016-03-08	House	Transmitted To Senate
2016-03-03	House	Passed As Amended
2016-03-03	House	Amended
2016-03-02	House	Tabled Subject To Call
2016-03-02	House	Amended
2016-02-25	House	Read the Third Time
2016-02-23	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-02-23	House	DR - TSDP: GB To AC
2016-02-22	House	DR - TSDP: AC To GB
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency,Transparency;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0167.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0167IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0167PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0167SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0590011.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0850019.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0870013.pdf