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MS SB3119

Bill

Status

Failed

3/29/2019

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes Tunica County Board of Supervisors to impose a gaming revenue tax of up to 3.2% per calendar month on gaming vessels docked in the county.

  • Replaces references to "State Tax Commission" with "Department of Revenue" for calculation, collection, and enforcement of the gaming tax.

  • Requires proceeds from gaming tax attributable to sports pools or race books to be deposited into a special county fund and used solely to pay or reduce indebtedness for public school building construction.

  • Maintains existing distribution of other gaming tax proceeds: 12% to county road fund, 64% to special county fund for infrastructure and debt service, 12% for educational purposes, 10% to Town of Tunica, and 2% for teacher salary supplementation and training.

  • Takes effect upon passage.

Legislative Description

Tunica County; revise gaming tax revenue distribution-amount attributable to sports betting used to pay for school construction.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Local and Private3/18/2019

Full Bill Text

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