Mississippi Senate Bill 2333 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Failed on February 25 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-25 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide An Income Tax Credit To Employers Who Pay Costs In Connection With A Qualified Wellness Program In The Amount Of 50% Of The Costs Paid In Connection With The Qualified Wellness Program; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit That An Employer May Claim In Any One Taxable Year; To Provide That The Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Awarded Under This Act In Any One Calendar Year Shall Not Exceed $1,000,000.00; To Provide The Components That A Wellness Program Must Have To Qualify For The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of The Allowable Credit Exceeds The Income Tax Liability Of The Employer In A Taxable Year, The Amount Of The Excess Shall Not Be Refundable Or Carried Forward To Any Other Taxable Year; To Require The State Department Of Health/office Of Preventative Health To Certify Employers' Eligibility For The Credit; To Provide That $30,000.00 Shall Be Appropriated Annually To The Department Of Health/office Of Preventive Health To Assist In The Discharge Of The Office's Duties Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]	Sen. William Longwitz [R]	Sen. Giles Ward [R]	Sen. Kenneth Jones [D]
Sen. Terry Burton [R]	Sen. Dean Kirby [R]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Haskins Montgomery [D]
Sen. John Polk [R]	Sen. Thomas Gollott [R]	Sen. Videt Carmichael [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-25	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Finance;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2333.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2333IN.htm