Mississippi Senate Bill 2839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 16 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-148-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add And Revise Definitions Pertaining To The Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through (smart) Business Act; To Amend Section 37-148-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Smart Business Act Shall Include The Smart Business Rebate To Promote Research Partnerships Between Colleges And Investors And The Smart Business Accelerate Initiative To Promote The Development Of State-owned Intellectual Property; To Set Out The Terms Of Implementation Of The Smart Business Rebate And The Smart Business Accelerate Initiative; To Reduce, From $5,000,000.00 To $3,500,000.00, The Maximum Total Amount Of Rebates Issued Under The Smart Business Rebate By The State In Any One Fiscal Year; To Amend Section 37-148-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, For Each Smart Business Accelerate Initiative Disbursement Certificate Issued In A Given Year, The Report Filed By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning With The Governor And The Legislature Must Include, But Not Necessarily Be Limited To, The Name Of The Applicant, A Description Of The Research Validation And The Amount Of The Disbursement; To Create New Section 37-148-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Smart Business Act On July 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

SMART Business Act; create SMART Business Accelerate Initiative and distinguish from SMART Business Rebate.

Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

2021-03-29 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 115 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 115 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16		Approved by Governor
2021-04-01	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-04-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-29	House	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-28	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-23	House	Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Massengill
2021-03-18	Senate	Conferees Named Harkins,Thompson,England
2021-03-17	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2021-03-10	House	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-09	House	Passed As Amended
2021-03-09	House	Amended
2021-03-08	House	Read the Third Time
2021-03-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-24	House	Referred To Ways and Means
2021-02-10	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-09	Senate	Passed
2021-02-01	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	148	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	148	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	148	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2839.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2839IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2839PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2839SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2839_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0360004.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0640042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0840013.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0840017.pdf