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HB1665 - Capitol Complex Improvement District; authorize incentive for development of property in.
John Thomas Lamar, Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Incentive Payments For Developers To Develop Property In The Capitol Complex Improvement District And To Place Such Property Into Use Which Will Increase The Value Of The Property And Promote Economic Development And The Public Interest Within The District; To Define Certain Terms For The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide An Application Process For Developers Who Desire To Participate In The Incentive Program; To Provide That When Property Is Developed According To A Development Plan And Placed Into Use, The City Of Jackson And Hinds County Shall Remit To The Department Of Finance And Administration For A Certain Period Of Time, The Revenue Derived From The Applicable Municipal Or County Ad Valorem Tax Levied For General Fund Purposes On A Portion Of The Increase In The Assessed Value Of The Property; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Deposit Such Remitted Amounts Into A Special Fund Created In This Act And Expend Monies In The Fund, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Incentive Payments To Such Developers; To Provide For The Amount Of The Incentive Payments And Period Of Time That Incentive Payments Will Be Made To Developers; To Provide That After Incentive Payments Have Been Made To A Developer For The Time Provided In This Act, The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Deposit Funds Received From Payments Remitted By The City Of Jackson And Hinds County Into The Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund For A Certain Period Of Time; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB1660 - Cigarettes and vape products; require Commissioner of Revenue to establish separate directories to regulate sales of.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Relating To The Sale Of Cigarettes In Mississippi; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Each Cigarette Manufacturer Whose Cigarettes Are Sold In Mississippi To File An Annual Certification With The Commissioner Of Revenue Containing Specified Information About The Manufacturer And Its Cigarettes; To Require The Commissioner To Maintain A State Cigarette Directory Available To The Public On The Department Of Revenue's Website; To Prohibit The Sale Of A Manufacturer's Cigarettes If The Manufacturer Is Not Listed On The Directory; To Give Retailers And Importers, Distributors And Wholesalers An Opportunity To Dispose Of Their Cigarette Inventory That Is Not Authorized To Be Sold In The Directory Before The Inventory Is Seized; To Establish Civil Penalties For Retailers And Other Entities Selling Cigarettes That Are Not Included In The Directory; To Require Manufacturers To Have A Registered Agent In The State For Service Of Process; To Require Unannounced Compliance Checks By The Department Of Revenue; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Promulgate Rules And Regulations, And To Use Fees And Penalties Collected, For The Administration And Enforcement Of This Act; To Require Annual Reports To The Legislature On The Status Of The State Cigarette Directory And Enforcement Activities; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Confiscation Of Cigarettes Not Having Stamps Affixed To The Package As Required Under The Tobacco Tax Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Procedures For The Seizure Of Certain Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Search And Seizure Of Illegally Sold Tobacco Products, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Provide That No Later Than September 1, 2024, Every Manufacturer Of An Ends Product That Is Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi Shall Execute And Deliver To The Commissioner Of Revenue A Certification That The Manufacturer Is Compliant With This Act; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That The Information Submitted By The Manufacturer Is Considered Confidential Commercial Or Financial Information For Purposes Of The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Provide That Beginning On October 1, 2024, The Commissioner Shall Maintain And Make Publicly Available On The Department Of Revenue's Official Website A Directory That Lists All Ends Product Manufacturers, Brand Names, Categories, Product Names, And Flavors For Which Certification Forms Have Been Submitted And Approved By The Commissioner And Shall Require The Update Of The Directory At Least Monthly To Ensure Accuracy; To Require The Commissioner To Establish A Process To Provide Licensed Retailers, Distributors, And Wholesalers Notice Of The Initial Publication Of The Directory And Changes Made To The Directory In The Prior Month; To Provide That Neither A Manufacturer Nor Its Ends Products Shall Be Included Or Retained In The Directory If The Commissioner Determines That The Manufacturer Failed To Provide A Complete And Accurate Certification And Provide Payment; To Provide That After Thirty Calendar Days Following Removal From The Directory, The Ends Product Of A Manufacturer Identified In The Notice Of Removal And Intended For Sale In Mississippi Are Subject To Seizure, Forfeiture, And Destruction, And Shall Not Be Purchased Or Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi; Beginning On October 1, 2024, Or On The Date That The Commissioner First Makes The Directory Available For Public Inspection On The Department Of Revenue's Website, Whichever Is Later, Ends Products Not Included In The Directory, Shall Not Be Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi, Either Directly Or Through An Importer, Distributor, Wholesaler, Retailer, Or Similar Intermediary Or Intermediaries; To Provide That Each Retailer Shall Have Sixty Days From The Date That The Commissioner First Makes The Directory Available For Inspection On The Department's Website To Sell Products That Were In Its Inventory And Not Included In The Directory Or Remove Those Products From Inventory; To Provide That After Sixty Calendar Days Following Publication Of The Directory, Ends Products Not Listed In The Directory And Intended For Retail Sale In Mississippi Are Subject To Seizure, Forfeiture, And Destruction, And May Not Be Purchased Or Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi Except As Otherwise Provided; To Provide That A Retailer, Distributor, Wholesaler, Or Importer Who Sells Or Offers For Sale An Ends Product For Retail Sale In Mississippi That Is Not Included In The Directory Shall Be Subject To A Civil Penalty Of Not More Than Five Hundred Dollars For Each Individual Ends Product Offered For Sale In Violation Of This Act; To Provide That A Manufacturer Whose Ends Products Are Not Listed In The Directory And Who Causes The Products That Are Not Listed To Be Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi, Is Subject To A Civil Penalty Of Ten Thousand Dollars For Each Individual Ends Product Offered For Sale In Violation Of This Act; To Require A Manufacturer Located Outside Of The United States To Cause Each Of Its Importers Of Any Of Its Products To Be Sold In Mississippi To Appoint, And Continually Engage Without Interruption, The Services Of An Agent In The State; To Require A Manufacturer To Provide Written Notice To The Commissioner Thirty Calendar Days Prior To The Termination Of The Authority Of An Agent; To Provide That Each Retailer, Distributor, And Wholesaler That Sells Or Distributes Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Or Nicotine Liquids In This State Shall Be Subject To At Least Two Unannounced Compliance Checks; To Provide That Beginning On January 31, 2025, And Annually Thereafter, The Commissioner Shall Provide A Report To The Legislature That Contains Certain Information Related To The Registry; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HB1943 - Tobacco; define "heated tobacco product" under tobacco tax law and provide for rate of excise tax.
Jody Steverson, John Thomas Lamar, John W Hines
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "heated Tobacco Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy An Excise Tax On Heated Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1939 - Income tax; authorize a credit for costs incurred for development of certain property in the Capitol Complex Improvement District.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide An Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Who Develop Property Used Or Formerly Used For Commercial Purposes In The Capitol Complex Improvement District For The Purpose Of Converting The Property To Residential Use; To Provide An Application Process For Taxpayers Who Desire To Participate In The Tax Credit Program; To Authorize A Refundable Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Who Incur Costs For The Development Of Property As Provided In This Act; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of The Tax Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Liability Of The Taxpayer For A Taxable Year, The Taxpayer Shall Be Eligible To Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; To Provide That In Lieu Of Receiving Such A Refund, A Taxpayer May Sell Or Transfer The Excess Portion Of The Tax Credit To Any Taxpayer Having A Liability For Income Taxes; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
HC56 - Northwest Mississippi Community College Dance Team; commend for winning the 2024 Open Hip-Hop National Chamionpship.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Dance Team And Coach Patrice Christian For Winning The 2024 Open Hip-hop National Championship.
STATUS
Passed
HB1942 - Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize a credit for certain investments in qualified community development entities.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide For An Income Tax And Insurance Premium Tax Credit For Taxpayers That Pay A Qualified Community Development Entity For Qualified Equity Investments; To Define Certain Terms For The Purposes Of The Tax Credit; To Provide That The Amount Of The Credit Shall Be Equal To A Certain Percentage Of The Adjusted Purchase Price Paid To The Qualified Community Development Entity For The Qualified Equity Investment; To Provide That The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of The Credits That May Be Allocated To All Taxpayers In Any One State Fiscal Year Shall Not Exceed $20,000,000.00 And That The Credits Shall Be Allocated By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Provide For The Recapture Of All Or A Portion Of The Credit Under Certain Circumstances; To Define The Terms "new Markets Tax Credit Transaction," "public Benefit Corporation," "public Entity Or Public Entities" And "public Property Or Facilities"; To Authorize Public Entities To Create Public Benefit Corporations For The Purpose Of Entering Into Financing Agreements And Engaging In New Markets Tax Credit Transactions; To Authorize Public Entities To Enter Into Financing Arrangements In Order To Transfer Public Property Or Facilities To Or From Public Benefit Corporations; To Authorize Public Entities And Public Benefit Corporations, With Respect To New Markets Tax Credit Transactions, To Enter Into Financing Arrangements With Governmental, Nonprofit Or For Profit Entities In Order To Leverage Funds Not Otherwise Available To Public Entities For The Acquisition, Construction Or Renovation Of Properties Transferred To A Public Benefit Corporation; To Amend Section 27-15-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Investments That May Reduce A Taxpayer's Insurance Premium Tax Liability Under Such Section Shall Not Include Any Investment For Which A Tax Credit Is Allocated Under This Act; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR92 - Alfred Williams; commend for being the first African American inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
Mark K. Tullos, Shane Aguirre, Jeramey Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Mr. Alfred Williams For Being The First African American Inducted Into The Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame.
STATUS
Passed
HR38 - Phil Pinstein; commend life and legacy of.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life And Legacy Of Mr. Phil Pinstein.
STATUS
Passed
HC41 - Northwest MS Community College Cheer Team; commend for winning 2024 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading National Championship, Open All-Girl Division.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers Cheer Team For Winning The 2024 Uca And Uda College Cheerleading National Championship, Open All-girl Division.
STATUS
Passed
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