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HB1586 - Judicial districts; bring forward chancery, circuit and county.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 9-7-1, 9-7-3, 9-7-5, 9-7-9, 9-7-13, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-27, 9-7-29, 9-7-30, 9-7-31, 9-7-32, 9-7-33, 9-7-34, 9-7-41, 9-7-43, 9-7-45, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-53, 9-7-55, 9-7-57, 9-7-63 And 9-7-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Circuit Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty-three, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 9-7-7, 9-7-11, 9-7-14, 9-7-35, 9-7-37, 9-7-39, 9-7-42, 9-7-44, 9-7-51 And 9-7-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Language In Provisions Of Law For Circuit Court Districts; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-27, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-37, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55 And 9-5-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty; To Amend Sections 9-5-7, 9-5-13, 9-5-25, 9-5-29, 9-5-36, 9-5-38, 9-5-50 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Language In Provisions Of Law For Chancery Court Districts; To Bring Forward Sections 9-3-1 And 23-15-993, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Boundaries And Designated Positions For The Supreme Court; To Bring Forward Sections 9-9-1, 9-9-3, 9-9-5, 9-9-11, 9-9-9, 9-9-13, 9-9-14, 9-9-15,9-9-17, 9-9-18, 9-9-18.1, 9-9-18.2, 9-9-18.3, 9-9-18.5, 9-9-18.6, 9-9-21, 9-9-27, 9-9-29, 9-9-31, 9-9-35, 9-9-36, 9-9-37, 9-9-39, 9-9-41, 9-9-43 And 9-9-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate County Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 9-9-16, 9-9-19 And 9-9-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor Nonsubstantive Change; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 9-7-46 And 9-5-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Nonsubstantive Changes; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB1642 - Tax credits, various; bring forward sections of law relating to.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-7-22, 27-7-22.3, 27-7-22.5, 27-7-22.7, 27-7-22.13, 27-7-22.15, 27-7-22.16, 27-7-22.17, 27-7-22.18, 27-7-22.19, 27-7-22.20, 27-7-22.21, 27-7-22.22, 27-7-22.23, 27-7-22.25, 27-7-22.27, 27-7-22.28,27-7-22.29, 27-7-22.30, 27-7-22.31, 27-7-22.32, 27-7-22.33, 27-7-22.34, 27-7-22.35, 27-7-22.36, 27-7-22.37, 27-7-22.39, 27-7-22.40, 27-7-22.41, 27-7-22.42, 27-7-22.43, 27-7-22.44, 27-7-22.45, 27-7-22.46, 27-7-22.47, 27-7-22.48, 27-7-22.49, 27-7-205, 27-7-207, 27-7-209, 57-73-21,57-73-23, 57-87-5, 57-87-7,57-105-1, 57-10-409, 57-114-3, 57-114-7, 57-114-9, 57-115-3 And 57-115-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Various Tax Credits, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB1621 - Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 57-114-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Business Or Industry" Under The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; To Amend Section 57-114-13, To Revise The Time Within Which A Qualified Business Or Industry Must File An Annual Report With The Mississippi Development Authority For Each Qualified Economic Development Project Which Has Been Certified, And For Which Any Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act Tax Incentive Has Been Awarded, By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-114-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is A Section Of The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act, For The Purpose Of Changing A Reference To The Department Of Revenue To The Department Of Employment Security; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB1619 - Salaries of state officers; bring forward sections that regulate.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 25-3-31 And 5-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Nonsubstantive Changes To The Salary Schedules Of Certain Statewide Officials; To Bring Forward Sections 5-1-51, 5-1-41, 5-1-45, 5-1-46 And 5-1-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Compensation Of Legislators, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 8 months ago
124 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Fourth Thursday Of March As Tuskegee Airmen Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1990 - Ad valorem tax; authorize counties to establish minimum revenue amount to be produced by certain property.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize County Boards Of Supervisors To Establish A Minimum Ad Valorem Tax Revenue Amount To Be Produced From Parcels Of Residential Property; To Provide That If After The Adoption Of The Annual Millage Rate For A Fiscal Year, It Is Determined That Such Millage Rate Levied Upon A Parcel Of Residential Property Will Not Produce The Required Minimum Ad Valorem Tax Revenue Amount, The County May Levy Ad Valorem Tax At An Additional Millage Upon The Property Necessary To Produce The Minimum Ad Valorem Tax Revenue Amount; To Provide That If A County Levies Additional Millage Rates On Parcels Of Residential Property During A Fiscal Year And The Revenue Produced By The Additional Millages During The Fiscal Year, When Added To The County's Budgeted Ad Valorem Tax Revenues, Results In Total Ad Valorem Tax Revenue In Excess Of That Provided In The County Budget, The Board Of Supervisors Shall Use The Excess Revenue For The Purpose Of Reducing Ad Valorem Taxes For The Next Fiscal Year; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For General County Ad Valorem Tax Levies, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment.
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Failed
HB1984 - Ad valorem tax; authorize a tax credit for certain refines of oil, gas and petroleum products.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize An Ad Valorem Tax Credit For A Person, Firm Or Corporation Operating A Refinery And Owning Oil, Gas Or Petroleum Products Located At Such Refinery Prior To Being Refined In The Process Of Being Refined At Such Refinery, Or Having Been Refined, At Such Refinery And Stored At Such Refinery; To Provide That The Tax Credit Shall Be For The Amount Of All Ad Valorem Taxes Payable That Are Attributable To Such Oil, Gas Or Petroleum Products And Shall Be Applied Against Other Ad Valorem Taxes Payable On Other Taxable Refinery Property Of The Person, Firm Or Corporation Operating The Refinery; To Provide That Ad Valorem Taxes Applied And Used As An Income Tax Credit Under Section 27-7-22.5 May Not Be Applied And Used As A Credit Under This Act; To Amend Section 27-7-22.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Any Manufacturer, Distributor, Wholesale Or Retail Merchant Who Pays Ad Valorem Taxes Imposed On Commodities, Raw Materials, Works-in-process, Products, Goods, Wares And Merchandise Held For Resale, To Provide That Ad Valorem Taxes Applied And Used As A Credit Under This Act May Not Be Applied And Used As An Income Tax Credit Under Such Section; To Amend Section 27-31-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides An Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Oil, Gas And Petroleum Products Owned By A Person, Firm Or Corporation Operating A Refinery In The State, Which Are In Transit To Or Situated At Such Refinery For Refining Thereat, Are In The Process Of Being Refined At Such Refinery, Or Have Been Refined At Such Refinery And Are Still Owned By Or In The Hands Of The Refiner, To Clarify That The Exemption Does Not Extend To Finished Petroleum Products In Temporary Storage Outside The Refinery Property; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1986 - Tax credits; revise provisions regarding eligible charitable organizations assisting with providing health care services to low-income individuals.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.48, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit, Insurance Premium Tax Credit And Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Voluntary Cash Contributions Made By Taxpayers To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations That Contract Or Make Other Agreements Or Arrangements With Health Care Personnel To Provide Health Care Services To Low-income Residents Of This State, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "eligible Charitable Organization"; To Provide That A Taxpayer Who Is Allocated A Tax Credit During A Calendar May Use The Credit Against Income Taxes And Insurance Premium Taxes Imposed For The Immediately Preceding Taxable Year, Provided That The Taxpayer Has Not Already Filed A Return For Such Taxes; To Provide That Tax Credits That Were Not Allocated During Calendar Year 2023, May Be Allocated During Calendar 2024; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1953 - Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals, bring forward various tax credit sections of law.
John Thomas Lamar, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit, Insurance Premium Tax Credit And Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Voluntary Cash Contributions By Certain Taxpayers To Certain Eligible Hospitals; To Provide The Criteria That A Hospital Must Meet In Order For A Contribution To The Hospital To Qualify For The Tax Credit Authorized By This Act; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That Unused Portions Of A Credit May Be Carried Forward For Five Consecutive Years From The Close Of The Tax Year In Which The Credit Was Earned; To Bring Forward Section 27-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Various Income Tax Deductions, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 27-7-22, 27-7-22.3, 27-7-22.5, 27-7-22.7, 27-7-22.13, 27-7-22.15, 27-7-22.16, 27-7-22.17, 27-7-22.18, 27-7-22.19, 27-7-22.20, 27-7-22.21, 27-7-22.22, 27-7-22.23, 27-7-22.25, 27-7-22.27, 27-7-22.28, 27-7-22.29, 27-7-22.30, 27-7-22.31, 27-7-22.32, 27-7-22.33, 27-7-22.34, 27-7-22.35, 27-7-22.36, 27-7-22.37, 27-7-22.39, 27-7-22.40, 27-7-22.42, 27-7-22.43, 27-7-22.44, 27-7-22.45, 27-7-22.46, 27-7-22.47, 27-7-22.48, 27-7-22.49, 27-7-205, 27-7-207, 27-7-209, 57-73-21, 57-73-23, 57-87-5, 57-87-7, 57-105-1, 57-10-409, 57-114-3, 57-114-7, 57-114-9, 57-115-3 And 57-115-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Various Tax Credits, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB1992 - Sales tax and income tax; revise certain sales tax rates and diversions, phase out individual income tax.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Any Municipality To Impose A Sales Tax On The Gross Proceeds Of All Sales Or The Gross Income Of Businesses In The Municipality Derived From Activities Taxed At The Rate Of Seven And Two-tenths Percent Under The Mississippi Sales Tax Law Before July 1, 2034; To Limit The Rate Of The Tax That May Be Imposed By A Municipality; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Sales Tax Rate On Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Amend Section 27-65-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Increase The Sales Tax Rate On Sales Of Utilities And Telecommunications Services; To Levy A Tax On The Gross Income From Retail Sales Of Certain Motor Fuels; To Amend Section 27-65-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Increase The Sales Tax Rate On Amusement And Entertainment Admissions; To Amend Section 27-65-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Increase The Sales Tax Rate On Various Services; To Amend Section 27-65-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Increase The Sales Tax Rate On Retail Sales Of Alcoholic Beverages; To Amend Section 27-65-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Increase The Sales Tax Rate On The Sale, Renting Or Leasing Of Specified Digital Products; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Amount Of State Sales Tax Revenue That Is Distributed To Municipalities; To Revise The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Provide That Sales Tax Revenue Derived From Retail Sales Of Certain Motor Fuels, Shall Be Deposited Into The 2022 Maintenance Project Fund And The 2022 Capacity Project Fund; To Provide That The State Sales Revenue Collected From Temporary Increases To Sales Tax Rates Under This Act Shall Be Deposited, Without Diversion, Into A Special Fund Created In The State Treasury As The "public Employees' Retirement System Sustainability Fund"; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Sales Tax Exemption On Sales Of Certain Motor Fuel; To Amend Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Use Tax Revenue Collected As A Result Of The Temporary Increases To Sales Tax Rates Under This Act Shall Be Deposited, Without Diversion, Into The "public Employees' Retirement System Sustainability Fund"; To Create The "public Employees' Retirement System Sustainability Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Appropriated By The Legislature For The Purposes Of Improving And Maintaining The Sustainability Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Phase Out The State Income Tax On The Taxable Income Of Individuals; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
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