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MS SB2675

Bill

Status

Passed

5/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Willie Simmons

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

Senate Bill 2675 Summary

  • Authorizes issuance of distinctive motor vehicle license tags for supporters of 22 organizations and entities including GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, various school districts and high schools, and charitable organizations, with a $30 annual fee per tag.

  • Distributes the $30 fee collected per distinctive tag as follows: $24 to the designated organization, $1 to Mississippi Burn Care Fund, $2 to State Highway Fund, and $1 to a special fund; tax collectors retain $2 per application.

  • Establishes distinctive license tags for World War II honorably discharged veterans, exempt from all motor vehicle registration fees and privilege taxes, transferable to unremarried surviving spouses indefinitely.

  • Amends existing sections to reauthorize and update distinctive tags for organizations including American Cancer Society, Alzheimer's Association, and various universities; removes proof of active duty requirement for Marine Corps tags.

  • Amends Section 27-51-41 to exempt one motor vehicle owned by honorably discharged World War II veterans or their unremarried surviving spouses from ad valorem taxation.

Legislative Description

Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for various entities.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

5/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Revenue and Expenditure General Bills3/14/2016
Finance2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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