Mississippi Senate Bill 2958 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-21 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 71-5-353 And 71-5-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Reduction In The Newly Subject Employer Rate For Unemployment Compensation Insurance For One Year; To Provide For The Distribution Of Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Contributions To The State Workforce Enhancement Training Fund And State Workforce Investment Contributions To The State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account; To Provide That Money In State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account Shall Be Used For Administration Of State Workforce Investment Board Business, Grants Related To Training, And Other Projects As Determined Appropriate By The State Workforce Investment Board; To Require The Management Of Funds In The State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account; To Provide For An Analysis Of The Mississippi Workforce Training Needs; To Provide For The Transfer Of Certain Collections To The Workforce Investment And Training Fund Holding Account; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Collected For The Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Fund Shall Be Used For The Development Of Certain Performance Measures To Measure The Effectiveness Of The Use Of The Fund; To Provide For The Contribution Rate For Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Contributions And State Workforce Investment Contributions; To Provide That All Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Contributions And State Workforce Investment Contributions Collected Shall Be Transferred To The Workforce Investment And Training Holding Account; To Provide For A General Experience Rate For Unemployment Insurance Contributions Of .2% To Which Will Be Added The Employer's Individual Experience Rate; To Provide That An Employer's Total Rate For Unemployment Insurance Contributions Shall Not Exceed 5.4%; To Amend Section 71-5-453, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Manner In Which State Workforce Enhancement Training And State Workforce Investment Contributions Shall Be Handled By The Department Of Employment Security; And For Related Purposes.

Unemployment compensation; create the State Workforce Investment Fund and provide for contributions to the fund.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

2014-03-31 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-21		Approved by Governor
2014-04-07	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-04-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2014-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2014-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-30	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2014-03-30	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2014-03-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-28	House	Conferees Named Frierson,Bell,Read
2014-03-28	Senate	Conferees Named Fillingane,Kirby,Brown
2014-03-20	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2014-03-19	House	Returned For Concurrence
2014-03-18	House	Passed As Amended
2014-03-18	House	Amended
2014-03-17	House	Read the Third Time
2014-03-17	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2014-03-11	House	Referred To Appropriations
2014-02-27	Senate	Transmitted To House
2014-02-26	Senate	Passed
2014-02-26	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2014-02-20	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2014-02-19	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2958.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2958IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2958CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2958PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2958SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0510007.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0710013.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0840025.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0840032.pdf