[Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Sales tax; divert a portion of sales tax on cotton compresses and cotton warehouses to assist in boll weevil management.
1 | 01/19/98 | (H) | Referred To Ways and Means | |
2 | 01/28/98 | (H) | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
3 | 02/06/98 | (H) | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
4 | 02/06/98 | (H) | Passed | |
5 | 02/10/98 | (H) | Transmitted To Senate | |
6 | 02/11/98 | (S) | Referred To Finance | |
7 | 03/03/98 | (S) | Died In Committee |
Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Williams
Code Sections: A 027-0065-0075, A 027-0104-0027
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "BOLL WEEVIL MANAGEMENT FUND;" TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE SOLELY TO ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT THE MISSISSIPPI BOLL WEEVIL MANAGEMENT ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE MAY DISBURSE MONEY THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES FROM SUCH FUND TO THE CERTIFIED COTTON GROWERS ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST SUCH ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE AVAILS OF THE SALES TAX IMPOSED IN SECTION 27-65-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS DERIVED FROM SALES BY COTTON COMPRESSES OR COTTON WAREHOUSES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE BOLL WEEVIL MANAGEMENT FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE BOLL WEEVIL MANAGEMENT FUND FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF AN APPROPRIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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