Mississippi House Bill 1611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 14 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-14 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-111-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Total Amount Of Income And Corporation Franchise Tax Credits That May Be Issued In A Fiscal Year For Telecommunication Enterprises That Have Contracted With The State To Provide Broadband Telecommunications Service To Institutions Of Higher Learning And Received Payment Credit Vouchers That Entitle The Telecommunications Enterprises To A Credit Against Aggregate Income Tax And Corporation Franchise Tax; To Extend The Repeal Date Of Such Section; And For Related Purposes.

Income/corporation franchise tax; increase amount of credits authorized for telecommunications enterprises providing broadband service to IHL.

Rep. John Lamar [R]

Rep. Kathy Sykes [D]

2017-02-22 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 115 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-14	Senate	Died In Committee
2017-03-06	Senate	Referred To Finance
2017-02-24	House	Transmitted To Senate
2017-02-22	House	Passed As Amended
2017-02-22	House	Amended
2017-02-21	House	Read the Third Time
2017-02-21	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2017-02-15	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1611.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1611IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1611PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/ham/HB1611_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0510002.pdf