Mississippi Senate Bill 2762 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-29 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "facilitating Business Rapid Response To State Declared Disasters Act Of 2015"; To Provide That An Out-of-state Business That Conducts Operations Within The State For Purposes Of Performing Work Or Services Related To A Declared State Disaster Or Emergency During The Disaster Response Period Shall Not Be Considered To Have Established A Level Of Presence That Would Require That Business To Register, File And/or Remit State Or Local Taxes Or That Would Require That Business Or Its Out-of-state Employees To Be Subject To Certain State Licensing Or Registration Requirements; To Provide That An Employee Of Such A Business Shall Not Be Considered To Have Established Residency Or A Presence In The State That Would Require That Person Or That Person's Employer To File And Pay Income Taxes Or To Be Subjected To Tax Withholdings Or To File And Pay Any Other State Or Local Tax Or Fee During The Disaster Response Period; To Require That Certain Information Regarding An Out-of-state Business Shall, Upon Request, Be Provided To The Department Of Revenue; To Amend Sections 27-7-15, 27-7-37, 27-7-305, 27-7-333, 27-17-9, 27-31-1, 27-65-101, 27-65-107 And 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2015; create.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Sen. Eugene Clarke [R]

2015-03-17 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-29		Approved by Governor
2015-03-24	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-24	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-18	House	Returned For Enrolling
2015-03-17	House	Passed
2015-03-12	House	Read the Third Time
2015-03-12	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-03-09	House	Referred To Ways and Means
2015-02-27	Senate	Transmitted To House
2015-02-24	Senate	Passed As Amended
2015-02-24	Senate	Amended
2015-02-24	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2015-02-17	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2762.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2762IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2762CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2762PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2762SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0500005.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0710004.pdf