Mississippi Senate Bill 2921 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 5 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of General Repairs And Renovations Of Facilities At State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Making Capital Improvements For Community And Junior Colleges; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $1,000,000.00 For The Ace Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $1,000,000.00 For The Mississippi Development Authority Workforce Training Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $1,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-61-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Utilize Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Grants Or Loans To Counties And Municipalities Through An Equipment And Public Facilities Grant And Loan Fund To Aid In Infrastructure-related Improvements, The Purchase Of Equipment And In The Purchase, Construction Or Repair And Renovation Of Facilities; To Amend Section 57-75-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1, First Extraordinary Session Of 2016, To Increase From $63,000,000.00 To $64,000,000.00 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act For Projects Designed To Enhance Facilities That Are At Risk For Closure Pursuant To The Base Closure And Realignment Act Of 1991 Or Other Applicable Federal Law; To Amend Section 65-4-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $1,000,000.00 The Amount Of Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Economic Development Highway Act; To Bring Forward Sections 27-7-5, 27-7-18, 27-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, 27-13-7, 27-19-43, 27-55-11, 27-55-519, 27-55-521, 27-59-11, 27-65-17, 27-65-75, 27-65-231, 27-70-5, 27-103-302, 57-43-15, 65-18-9, 65-18-11 And 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Bring Forward Section 1, Chapter 479, Laws Of 2015; And For Related Purposes.

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various economic development programs.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Sen. Bob Dearing [D]

Sen. Willie Simmons [D]

2016-03-16 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 34 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-05	House	Died In Committee
2016-04-01	House	Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
2016-03-17	Senate	Transmitted To House
2016-03-17	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-16	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2016-03-16	Senate	Passed
2016-03-15	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-03-15	Senate	DR - TSDP: HI To FI
2016-03-14	Senate	Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2921.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2921IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2921PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0720058.pdf