Mississippi House Bill 1411

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Gaming
Pending: House Gaming Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "project" Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Amend Section 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Revenue Collected From Certain Additional License Fees Imposed And Levied Under Section 76-76-183 Shall Be Deposited Into The City Of Jackson Development Fund Created In This Act; To Amend Section 75-76-183, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose And Levy Additional Fees For A License To Conduct Gaming As A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Loans And Grants To Assist With The Development Of Buildings And Other Facilities And Infrastructure For The Establishment Of New Business Enterprises And Expansion Of Existing Business Enterprises In The City Of Jackson, Mississippi; To Provide An Application Process For Entities That Desire To Participate In The Program; To Create The City Of Jackson Development Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The City Of Jackson Development Fund Shall Be Disbursed By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Loans And Grants For The Purposes Described In This Act; To Provide That For The First Full State Fiscal Year During Which A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Is Operating And Remitting License Fees Imposed And Levied Under Sections 75-76-177 And 75-76-195, And For Each Of The Two Immediately Succeeding State Fiscal Years, If The Total Amount Of Revenue Distributed To The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Or Warren County, Mississippi, As The Case May Be, For Each Such Fiscal Year Under Section 75-76-197 And Chapter 965, Local And Private Laws Of 1993, Is Less Than The Average Total Amount Of Such Revenue Distributed Annually To The City Or County For The Four State Fiscal Years Immediately Preceding The Full State Fiscal Year During Which The Licensed Gaming Establishment Began Operating And Remitting Such License Fees, Then The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Disburse Funds To The City Of Vicksburg Or Warren County, As The Case May Be, For The Amount Of Such Revenue Shortfall For Each Such Fiscal Year; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-67, 75-76-77, 75-76-89 And 75-76-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Mississippi Gaming Control Act, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 19-3-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To A Person, Corporation Or Other Legal Entity Applying For A License For A Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Amend Sections 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Legal Gaming In A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-109-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines The Terms "cruise Vessel" And "vessel" For Certain Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 95-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Various Forms Of Illegal Gambling, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Amend Section 67-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Project As Defined Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Shall Be A Leisure And Recreation District Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; And For Related Purposes.

Gaming; authorize a licensed gaming establishment in City of Jackson.

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Gaming

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	3	79	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	109	1	New Code	See Bill Text
67	1	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
67	1	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	129	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	183	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	203	New Code	See Bill Text
75	76	33	New Code	See Bill Text
75	76	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	67	New Code	See Bill Text
75	76	77	New Code	See Bill Text
75	76	89	New Code	See Bill Text
87	1	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
95	3	25	New Code	See Bill Text
97	33	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1411.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1411IN.htm