Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Subject: AGRICULTURE

As of 04/24/03 at 16:58

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HB 113  Sales tax; decrease on sales of all-terrain vehicles      Montgomery (15th)
  $%    used for agricultural purposes.                        
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 247  Sales tax, contracting; revise rate of tax on certain     Ellzey
  $%    work performed for farmers.                            
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 395  Ad valorem tax; agricultural land will retain             McBride
  $%    agricultural use value after development until         
        transferred and used for developed purpose.            
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 439  Sales tax; exempt all sales of tractors or farm           Stringer
  $%    implements when sold by farmers.                       
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 447  Sales tax; exempt certain sales of farm equipment and     Nettles
  $%    farm implements.                                       
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 589  Sales tax; exempt all sales of tractors and farm          Rotenberry
  $%    implements when sold by farmers.                       
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 677  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Holland
   %    regulation of pests.                                   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 684  Organic certification law; revise to conform with         Holland
 *      national organic program.                              
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 849  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Ford
 * %    programs funded under and use portion of funds for MS  
        Farmers Central Market purposes.                       
           03/07 Approved by Governor
HB 875  Electric utilities; require establishment of farm         Eaton
        residential meters.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 927  Ethanol; remove requirement that gasoline pumps           Whittington
        containing ethanol display certain labels.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1056  Crop Duster loading vehicles; exempt from motor vehicle   Woods
   %    tags, taxes and load restrictions.                     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1063  Highway signs; require MDOT to erect signs indicating     Mitchell
        the location of agricultural farming operations.       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1331  Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of tractors used   Robertson
  $%    for certain business purposes.                         
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1350  Ad valorem tax; agricultural land will retain             Young
  $%    agricultural use value after development until         
        transferred and used for developed purpose.            
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1356  Unemployment compensation; sweet potato farming shall     Grist
        be classified as seasonal industry.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1480  Ad valorem taxation; create 10% cap on increase in        Eaton
  $%    assessed value of agricultural property and commercial 
        poultry houses.                                        
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1493  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds that may    McCoy
 *$%    be issued for and extend repealer on certain           
        provisions.                                            
           04/15 Approved by Governor
SB2510  Organic certification law; revise to conform with         Stogner
        national organic program.                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2793  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Stogner
   %    regulation of pests.                                   
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2923  Income tax; create the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act.   Williamson
  $%       02/26 (S) Died In Committee

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