Mississippi Senate Bill 2124 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 17 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definition Of "unemployment" To Exclude Individuals Receiving Voluntary Payments From Employers If Those Payments Equal Their Regular Salary And Individuals On Administrative Leave; To Amend The Definition Of "wages" To Include Payments From Employers That Are In Lieu Of The Employee's Regular Wages; To Amend Section 71-5-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Executive Director Of The Department Of Employment Security To Designate A Department Employee To Determine Whether An Employer Report On Contributions Due Is Incorrect Or Insufficient, Make An Assessment On Best Information Available, Assess The Contributions Due, And Assess A Penalty If One Is Needed For Noncompliant Employers; To Amend Section 71-5-363, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Executive Director Of The Department Of Employment Security To Abate Interest Accrued On Past-due Contributions Or Overpayments When Negotiating The Settlements Of Such Past-due Amounts; To Amend Section 71-5-389, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Tax Offsets Are From Both The Mississippi Department Of Revenue And The United States Department Of Treasury; To Amend Section 71-5-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Person Who Acquires A Business Solely To Obtain A Lower Rate Of Unemployment Insurance Contributions Shall Have A 2% Increase In The Tax Rate; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Department of Employment Security; revise various provisions regarding authority of.

Sen. David Parker [R]

2021-03-09 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-17		Approved by Governor
2021-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-10	House	Returned For Enrolling
2021-03-09	House	Passed
2021-03-09	House	Amendment Tabled
2021-03-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-24	House	Referred To Workforce Development
2021-02-04	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-03	Senate	Passed
2021-02-03	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-01-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-01-08	Senate	Referred To Economic and Workforce Development

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
71	5	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	355	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	363	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	365	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	389	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2124.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2124IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2124CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2124PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2124SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2124_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0300021.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0640025.pdf