Mississippi Senate Bill 2975 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on April 23 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-23 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To The North Central Ms Regional Rail Authority For The Purpose Of Acquiring The Rail Line That Extends From Southaven, Mississippi, To A Point Near Canton, Mississippi; To Provide That If The Rail Authority Acquires The Rail Line, It May Enter Into Any Agreement With A Railroad Or Other Entity Providing That The Railroad Or Other Entity Will Lease The Rail Line From The Authority For Commercial Purposes; To Provide That The Principal Of And Interest On The Bonds Will Be Paid Primarily From Certain Lease Payments Deposited Into A Bond Sinking Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority To Make Grants To Local Units Of Government To Assist The Local Unit Of Government In Purchasing Real Property For The Benefit Of Certain Existing Industries; To Authorize The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $20,000,000.00 For The Ace Fund; To Limit The Amount Of Bonds That May Be Issued In Any One Fiscal Year; To Amend Section 27-25-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which Oil Severance Taxes Are Distributed To The State And The County In Which The Oil Was Produced; And For Related Purposes.

Bonds; authorize for various purposes and revise distribution of severance tax revenue.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Sen. Kelvin Butler [D]

Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

Sen. Albert Butler [D]

2014-03-31 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 119 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 116 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-23		Approved by Governor
2014-04-07	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-04-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2014-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2014-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-30	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2014-03-30	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2014-03-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-26	House	Conferees Named Smith (39th),Rogers (61st),Baker
2014-03-21	Senate	Conferees Named Fillingane,Kirby,Brown
2014-03-21	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2014-03-20	House	Returned For Concurrence
2014-03-18	House	Passed As Amended
2014-03-18	House	Amended
2014-03-18	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2014-03-06	House	Referred To Ways and Means
2014-02-27	Senate	Transmitted To House
2014-02-26	Senate	Passed
2014-02-26	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2014-02-25	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2014-02-24	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2975.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2975IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2975CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2975PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2975SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0510012.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0710023.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0840020.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0840031.pdf