Mississippi House Bill 708

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 26 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Provision Of Law That Exempts From Ad Valorem Taxation Any Nuclear Generating Plant Located In The State Which Is Owned Or Operated By A Public Utility Rendering Electric Service Within The State And Which Is Not Owned Or Operated By An Instrumentality Of The Federal Government, And That Provides For Such A Public Utility To Make Payments In Lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-151, 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In-lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Counties To Levy Ad Valorem Taxes For Maintenance And Construction Of Roads And Bridges, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-320, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Limitations On Increases Of Ad Valorem Tax Revenues, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 33-15-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Grand Gulf Disaster Assistance Trust Fund, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-57-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes And Provides The Procedure For The Levy Of Certain Ad Valorem Taxes For School District Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Reduction Of Local Supplement Or Support From Ad Valorem Taxation Under The Mississippi Student Funding Formula, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Tax Assessors To File Certain Reports With The State Department Of Education And Requires The Department To Calculate A School District's Required Minimum Millage And The Contribution To The Cost Of The Total Funding Formula Required Of Each School District And Charter School Under The Mississippi Student Funding Formula, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Nuclear generating plants; repeal provisions of law that provides ad valorem tax exemption for.

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-26	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-15	House	Referred To Public Utilities;Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	9	151	New Code	See Bill Text
19	9	153	New Code	See Bill Text
19	9	155	New Code	See Bill Text
19	9	157	New Code	See Bill Text
27	35	309	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	39	305	New Code	See Bill Text
27	39	320	New Code	See Bill Text
33	15	51	New Code	See Bill Text
37	151	211	New Code	See Bill Text
37	151	87	New Code	See Bill Text
37	57	105	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0708.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0708IN.htm