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MS SB3098

Bill

Status

Failed

3/29/2019

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Revises the distribution of Tunica County's gaming revenue tax (up to 3.2% of gross gaming revenue) collected from gaming vessels on navigable waters in or contiguous to the county
  • Requires gaming tax proceeds attributable to gross gaming revenue from sports pools or race books to be deposited into a special county fund used solely to pay and/or reduce indebtedness from public school building construction
  • Authorizes any annual surplus in the county general road fund (which receives 12% of gaming tax proceeds) to be loaned to the county general fund
  • Maintains the existing distribution formula for non-sports-betting revenue: 12% to the county road fund, 64% to a special infrastructure/general fund, 12% for education, 10% to the Town of Tunica, and 2% for teacher salary supplementation and training
  • Updates statutory references from "State Tax Commission" to "Department of Revenue" throughout the law

Legislative Description

Tunica County; revise distribution of gaming revenue tax.

Last Action

Died In Conference

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Local and Private Legislation3/22/2019
Local and Private3/5/2019

Full Bill Text

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