MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1998 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Representative Moore

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 940, REGULAR SESSION OF 1998, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 31-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM INCURRING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF 60% OF THE TAX REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND IN ANY ONE OF THE FOUR PRECEDING FISCAL YEARS, WHICHEVER YEAR MIGHT BE HIGHER; TO REQUIRE ALL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO BE ISSUED AND SOLD BY THE STATE BOND COMMISSION; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE BOND COMMISSION FROM SELLING ANY BONDS WHICH, IF ISSUED OR SOLD, WILL CAUSE THE STATE TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH BONDED INDEBTEDNESS TO BE EXCEEDED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES." 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the House and the Senate, including all the deadlines and other provisions imposed by Joint Rule No. 40, are suspended for the purpose of permitting the further consideration and passage of House Bill 940, Regular Session of 1998, entitled "AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 31-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM INCURRING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF 60% OF THE TAX REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND IN ANY ONE OF THE FOUR PRECEDING FISCAL YEARS, WHICHEVER YEAR MIGHT BE HIGHER; TO REQUIRE ALL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO BE ISSUED AND SOLD BY THE STATE BOND COMMISSION; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE BOND COMMISSION FROM SELLING ANY BONDS WHICH, IF ISSUED OR SOLD, WILL CAUSE THE STATE TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH BONDED INDEBTEDNESS TO BE EXCEEDED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."