Mississippi House Bill 991 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 19 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "local Government Debt Collection Setoff Act"; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Submit Certain Debts Owed To Them To The Department Of Revenue For Collection Through A Setoff Against The Debtors' Mississippi Income Tax Refund; To Provide That The Counties And Municipalities Shall Utilize The Mississippi Association Of Supervisors Or The Mississippi Municipal League, As Appropriate, As Their Agents In Utilizing This Procedure; To Provide The Amount Of The Debt And Income Tax Refunds To Which This Act Applies; To Provide For Notice To The Debtor And An Opportunity For The Debtor To Contest And Appeal The Setoff; To Provide For The Duties Of The Department Of Revenue Under This Act; To Impose A Collection Assistance Fee On Each Debt Collected Under This Act; To Authorize The Exchange Of Information Between The Department Of Revenue, Local Governments And Their Member Organizations That Is Necessary To Accomplish And Effectuate The Intent Of This Act; To Provide That Information Obtained From The Department Of Revenue Shall Retain Its Confidentiality And To Provide Penalties For The Unlawful Disclosure Of Such Information; To Amend Section 27-7-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Income tax; authorize counties and municipalities to collect certain debts by setoff against a debtor's income tax refund.

Rep. Jeffrey Smith [R]

2019-03-07 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 30 N: 14 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-06 - House - House Passed (Y: 86 N: 28 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-19		Approved by Governor
2019-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-03-11	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2019-03-07	Senate	Passed
2019-03-05	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2019-02-20	Senate	Referred To Finance
2019-02-07	House	Transmitted To Senate
2019-02-06	House	Passed
2019-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0991.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0991IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0991PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0991SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0300006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0590029.pdf