Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Bill 1447

[Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

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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.

History of Actions:

101/19/98(H)Referred To Ways and Means
201/28/98(H)Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
302/06/98(H)Committee Substitute Adopted
402/06/98(H)Passed
502/10/98(H)Transmitted To Senate
602/11/98(S)Referred To Finance
703/03/98(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 1998
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

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.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/03/98 at 18:03.



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