Bill Number | Bill Description | ||||
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1. |
HB 4 Bad Policy |
Tianeptine; include in Schedule I controlled substance list. | |||
Analysis: This bill completely bans the drug Tianeptine which is used by many people. This is a major overreach of government. The senate returned the bill to make it a Schedule 3 drug. | |||||
2. |
HB 37 Good Policy |
Standard Dedeaux Water District; delete provision on compensation of commissioners. | |||
Analysis: This bill removes the provision that allows for the commissioners of the Standard Dedeaux Water District to receive payment for attending board meetings, saving taxpayers money. | |||||
3. |
HB 49 Neutral |
Resident lifetime hunting and fishing license; authorize Department of Wildlife to issue if parent was born in the state and was on active military service at the time of applicant's birth. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
4. |
HB 231 Bad Policy |
Tobacco education, prevention and cessation program; add fentanyl and drug abuse prevention education. | |||
Analysis: This bill spends more government money on drug education. There is no report on how much money is being spent on this type of program and there is no report to show if this is even accomplishing anything. | |||||
5. |
HB 232 Neutral |
Dairy show; relocate the show held in Lee County, MS, to Pontotoc County, MS. | |||
Analysis: The bill makes no mention of why the show should be relocated. Unclear of reason. | |||||
6. |
HB 249 Good Policy |
MS Medical Cannabis Act; extend repealers to certain state laws for Departments of Health and Revenue in connection with. | |||
Analysis: Extends repealers for law associated with Medical Cannabis Act. | |||||
7. |
HB 252 Good Policy |
Festival wine permits; extend repealers on authority to issue and certain provisions relating to. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the repealer to exempt festival wine permit holders from being forced to buy their alcohol from the DOR's distribution warehouse. It also allows for the ability to sale alcohol in drive thru's with a permit. | |||||
8. |
HB 256 Neutral |
Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on requirement that audits be submitted by November 15. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the provision of law that requires the corporation to submit its annual audit to the ag department by november 15. The Senate strike all removes the repealer instead of extends it. | |||||
9. |
HB 259 Good Policy |
Medical radiation technologists; delete repealers on registration statutes. | |||
Analysis: This bill deletes the repealer on the law for the continuing education requirements for medical radiation technologists. The senate strike all added the language in for the occupational therapy state compact, allowing Mississippians to have access to more care, and allowing Mississippi OT's to expand their businesses. | |||||
10. |
HB 261 Neutral |
Income tax; extend credit for qualified contributions to an endowed fund at qualified community foundations. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for a tax credit when contributed to a qualified community foundation. | |||||
11. |
HB 266 Neutral |
Department of Public Safety Headquarters Office; name in honor of Commissioner David R. Huggins. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
12. |
HB 271 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; additional to Health Department for Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program, ARPA funds. | |||
Analysis: This bill is providing funding for HB 273, growing our healthcare system's reliance on the government. | |||||
13. |
HB 276 Bad Policy |
State Board of Physical Therapy, authorize to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. | |||
Analysis: This bill gives an unelected board of bureaucrats the power to subpoena for attendance and production of papers. | |||||
14. |
HB 280 Neutral |
Foreign governments; prohibit sale of agricultural lands to. | |||
Analysis: This bill as amended would create a study committee to study the prohibition of landowners from selling their own property to certain foreign buyers under certain conditions. | |||||
15. |
HB 281 Neutral |
Law enforcement officers killed in line of duty; clarify that beneficiaries may receive sidearm of. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for the beneficiary of a local law enforcement officer to receive their firearm if killed in the line of duty. | |||||
16. |
HB 288 Good Policy |
Public Utilities Staff; authorize certain personnel to be filled by consulting contract. | |||
Analysis: allows the executive director of the public utilities staff to fill positions with consulting contractors or competitively appointed | |||||
17. |
HB 363 Neutral |
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce; technical amendments related to certain powers and duties. | |||
Analysis: The bill exempts the officers that are hired by the ag commissioner personal information from being public record. It also allows retired officers to keep the sidearm they are issued. | |||||
18. |
HB 371 Neutral |
Bonds; revise purposes for which proceeds of bonds authorized for City of Union. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for the city of Union to use bonds issued to them to pay for the cost of repairing roads. | |||||
19. |
HB 383 Good Policy |
Oil and gas severance taxes; extend repealer on lower rate for production from horizontally drilled wells. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the repealer by 5 years for the law that provides a special tax provision for horizontally drilled oil wells to have a tax on produced oil reduced from 6% to 1.3%. All traditionally drilled oil wells will remain at the 6% tax rate. | |||||
20. |
HB 388 Bad Policy |
Income tax; revise local governmental entities that may collect debt by a setoff against a debtor's refund. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows local governments and boards of corporations appointed by local government to take your tax refund to pay for your water or trash bill. The senate strike all adds community hospitals to the definition of local governments and gives them the ability to submit debts to the DOR for collections. | |||||
21. |
HB 390 Neutral |
Historic property income tax credit; revise certain provisions regarding. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the amount of time a taxpayer can claim a rebate from one year to anytime after the certification of the rebate. | |||||
22. |
HB 395 Bad Policy |
MS Major Economic Impact Act; extend deadline for issuance of bonds for certain automotive parts manufacturing plant projects. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows the state to accrue tens of millions of dollars of debt to give money to automotive plant projects. | |||||
23. |
HB 401 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law; revise certain provisions relating to a manufacturer's ownership of motor vehicle dealership. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a restriction on the free market by disallowing car manufacturers from selling their own cars. This is an unnecessary regulation | |||||
24. |
HB 405 Bad Policy |
Bribery of a candidate; revise statute of limitations. | |||
Analysis: The bill establishes a 5 year statute of limitations for bribery of a candidate. The senate strike all includes the language that statute of limitations for conspiracy crimes are the same as the limitations for the crime the person was conspiring to commit and the bill imposes mandatory minimums in sentencing. | |||||
25. |
HB 419 Bad Policy |
Tourism; provide assistance to destination marketing organization. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a waste of taxpayer dollars and a misuse of government money by propping up tourism and marketing corporations. | |||||
26. |
HB 454 Bad Policy |
Radar; authorize use by municipal law enforcement officers in certain municipalities. | |||
Analysis: This bill increases the amount of policing and radar detection done in municipalities. There are more important policing matters to be focusing on. | |||||
27. |
HB 484 Bad Policy |
Petroleum Products Inspection Law; delete repealer on definitions and penalties under. | |||
Analysis: The bill removes a repealer on the penalties for the petroleum products inspection law. The senate strike all added in language to allow the southern rail commission to receive taxpayer funded grants to promote rail travel. | |||||
28. |
HB 485 Neutral |
Sexual assault evidence kit; regulate the processing of. | |||
Analysis: This bill clarifies the time in which a rape kit must be processed. | |||||
29. |
HB 510 Good Policy |
Foster Parents' Bill of Rights; and Responsibilities; create and require to be provided to foster parents. | |||
Analysis: The bill helps foster parents understand their rights as overseers of the children and provides them the ability to be more involved in the education and visitation of the child. | |||||
30. |
HB 516 Neutral |
Conservation officer; decrease minimum years of law enforcement experience required to be appointed a. | |||
Analysis: This bill decreases the minimum years to be appointed to a conservation officers from 5 years to 2 years. | |||||
31. |
HB 518 Bad Policy |
Local Provider Innovation Grant Program; revise certain provisions of. | |||
Analysis: This bill grows the size of government and our health system's reliance on government by using more taxpayer dollars to fund medical facilities. | |||||
32. |
HB 521 Neutral |
Length of Service Award Program; authorize for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. | |||
Analysis: The bill attempts to provide a program for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. It appropriates taxpayer dollars to provide paid length of service awards. | |||||
33. |
HB 522 Neutral |
Mississippi Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal System Law; extend repealer on. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends a repealer on the wastewater disposal system law. The law allows for individuals to install personal wastewater systems on their property and puts forward regulations to ensure they are not contaminating the water supply. | |||||
34. |
HB 529 Neutral |
Department of Public Safety; revise various provisions. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies on what grounds DPS can pay benefits for fallen law enforcement officers and firefighters to include death that results from injuries sustained while on duty. | |||||
35. |
HB 535 Neutral |
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of 'qualified resort area' under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
36. |
HB 538 Neutral |
Pat Harrison Waterway District; provide county withdrawal from district not effective until close of FY in which county obligations met. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that if a county wishes to withdraw from the waterway district, it will not become effective until the end of the fiscal year. | |||||
37. |
HB 540 Good Policy |
Personal and professional services; require the Department of Finance and Administration to conduct solicitations of for certain agencies. | |||
Analysis: This bill adds several new agencies to the list of required contract service solicitations the DFA must conduct. This helps keep Mississippi taxpayers from having their money wasted on excessive contracts and forces the agencies to spend less money. | |||||
38. |
HB 544 Not Rated |
Valued policy law; exempt builder's risk insurance policies from. | |||
Analysis: The language is unclear to what will be accomplished through this bill or the purpose behind the bill. | |||||
39. |
HB 549 Good Policy |
Sales Tax; exempt certain sales of property transported from this state and first used in another state. | |||
Analysis: This bill exempts from sales tax the sale of products manufactured in MS but sold to entities out of the state of MS for first use. | |||||
40. |
HB 559 Neutral |
The Phillip Cameron Hendry Mississippi Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week; designate the second week in April annually as. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
41. |
HB 584 Bad Policy |
Qualified Health Center Grant Program; clarify that amount specified for grants under is minimum amount to be issued. | |||
Analysis: This bill increases the amount the state can spend of taxpayer dollars for grants on health centers. | |||||
42. |
HB 588 Bad Policy |
MS Workforce Training and Education Act; extend repealer on the act and in 2004 chapter law for conforming code sections. | |||
Analysis: This bill funds a state agency to spend taxpayer money on workforce development, which is not a core function of government, as well as funds a 20+ member board to waste more money. | |||||
43. |
HB 602 Bad Policy |
District Attorneys; increase the operating allowance of. | |||
Analysis: This bill spends more taxpayer money on office allowances for DAs. | |||||
44. |
HB 603 Bad Policy |
State budget; bring forward sections relating to. | |||
Analysis: This is the Christmas present bill (member projects) of rewards to legislators who have done what they were told. | |||||
45. |
HB 606 Neutral |
The Mobile/Online Betting Task Force; authorize. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a positive step forward in opening up the free market and allowing online sports gambling. The senate strike all changed the bill to a task force to study gambling. | |||||
46. |
HB 677 Neutral |
County veteran service officers; revise certain qualifications for. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
47. |
HB 691 Neutral |
Memorial highway; designate a portion of U.S. Highway 45 in Wayne County, MS, as the 'Army Sergeant Eric C. Newman Memorial Highway.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
48. |
HB 698 Good Policy |
Municipal water, wastewater and sewer services; require equity based billing based on use of. | |||
Analysis: This bill requires that municipal waterworks charge customers fees based on actual water usage and not based on property values or other methods. | |||||
49. |
HB 704 Bad Policy |
Television series production; provide incentives for certain. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a misuse of taxpayer dollars, giving money to media companies that make shows in Mississippi to promote tourism. | |||||
50. |
HB 722 Good Policy |
Controlled substances; exclude fentanyl testing materials from definition of 'paraphernalia' under. | |||
Analysis: This bill removes fentanyl testing strips from the controlled substances list. This eliminates unnecessary government regulation. | |||||
51. |
HB 768 Neutral |
State Personnel Board; require agencies seeking an exemption from the oversight of to submit written plan of justification to Legislature and SPB. | |||
Analysis: This bill requires state agencies seeking oversight exemption to write a detailed plan to justify it to the legislature and the personnel board. Though it would be better to not let agencies be exempt from the oversight at all, this bill at least attempts to put some kind of protection in place for taxpayers. | |||||
52. |
HB 769 Neutral |
Harvey Moss Wildlife Management Area at Tuscumbia; designate Tuscumbia Wildlife Management Area as. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
53. |
HB 770 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Office of Space and Technology; create to be administered by MDA, which shall staff. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for the establishing of the office of space and technology and allows for taxpayer dollars to be spent on it. This is not a necessary function of government. | |||||
54. |
HB 787 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters; bring forward all code sections and authorize to suspend license of licensee for failure to satisfy judgement. | |||
Analysis: The bill grants the board the ability to suspend the forester license of someone who fails to satisfy a judgement handed down to them by the board. | |||||
55. |
HB 795 Neutral |
Shoplifting; require to calculate the total price of all shoplifting items for fine. | |||
Analysis: This bill attempts to clarify the law regarding what constitutes felony shoplifting, but is not clear and may dilute the purpose of the current law. | |||||
56. |
HB 799 Neutral |
Inmate Welfare Fund; increase portion of the fund that is utilized to fund Inmate Incentive to Work Program. | |||
Analysis: The senate strike all eliminates the original bill and changes it to a bill to increase the pay from $31 a day to $34 a day that MDOC has to pay for state offenders housed in regional correctional facilities. | |||||
57. |
HB 809 Neutral |
Executive Director of Public Utilities Staff; remove Public Service Commission from the process of appointing. | |||
Analysis: Removes the PSC from the process of appointing an executive director of the Public Utilities Staff. This bill makes it an appointment by the governor. | |||||
58. |
HB 817 Bad Policy |
Early Learning Collaborative; increase minimum funding levels for full-day and half-day programs. | |||
Analysis: This bill is appropriating more taxpayer dollars to pay for preschools. | |||||
59. |
HB 834 Neutral |
Assistant District Attorneys and criminal investigators; increase authorized number of. | |||
Analysis: This bill may increase the administration costs to tax payers and should only be done if provided with proof of need and that an increase in personnel costs will improve our judicial system in the state. | |||||
60. |
HB 854 Neutral |
Marriage and family therapists; revise certain requirements for licensure. | |||
Analysis: this bill allows for more people to be licensed as family and marriage therapist by reducing clinical hours and increasing the accredited colleges that a person can receive a degree from. | |||||
61. |
HB 877 Neutral |
USM; clarify authority to enter into insurance agreement for protection of property at the state port at Gulfport. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows for Southern Miss to insure the property leased at gulfport port for property damage. | |||||
62. |
HB 894 Bad Policy |
Violations of local zoning ordinances; authorize governing authorities to pursue administrative or civil penalties for. | |||
Analysis: This bill adds new penalties for local governments to pursue when punishing people for zoning ordinance violations. Zoning ordinances are a violation of property rights. | |||||
63. |
HB 904 Bad Policy |
Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District; authorize to transfer Kemper Lake to Kemper County Board of Supervisors. | |||
Analysis: This bill transfers the Kemper Lake to the Kemper County board of supervisors and then gives them the authority to transfer it to any water management district they chose and exempts it from the normal bid requirement in the code. | |||||
64. |
HB 912 Good Policy |
Firearm suppressors; authorizing manufacture and possession in Mississippi and prohibit enforcement of federal laws governing. | |||
Analysis: This bill protects Mississippians 2nd amendment right by prohibiting state and local governments from enforcing unconstitutional federal regulations on suppressors. | |||||
65. |
HB 917 Neutral |
Mississippi Worker's Comp commission office building; place under the supervision and care of DFA. | |||
Analysis: The bill puts the workers comp commission office under the supervision of the DFA. | |||||
66. |
HB 922 Neutral |
Alcorn State University; update references to in code to reflect current name designation. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
67. |
HB 923 Neutral |
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery; designate the fish hatchery located in North Mississippi as. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
68. |
HB 979 Good Policy |
Hunting; provide exeception for recovering mortally wounded animals at night with use of light. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows a hunter who has mortally wounded an animal during normal daytime hunting conditions the ability to search for the animal after dark without facing spot-lighting or after-dark hunting violations. | |||||
69. |
HB 995 Good Policy |
Rape; revise elements for the crime of and remove spousal exception. | |||
Analysis: This bill removes the spousal exception for rape. | |||||
70. |
HB 1003 Good Policy |
Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023; establish to regulate operation of autonomous vehicle on public roads. | |||
Analysis: This bill creates regulations and requirements for autonomous vehicles in MS. While the bill does increase government oversight of autonomous vehicles, it provides a clear path for autonomous vehicles to operate in MS. Ensure that it does not apply to passenger vehicles. Recommend questions on vehicle wrecking, if they stop in the middle of the road blocking traffic until representative arrives on site. | |||||
71. |
HB 1016 Neutral |
Memorial highway; designate segment of MS Hwy 8 in Chickasaw County as the 'Deputy Jeremy Allen Voyles Memorial Highway'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
72. |
HB 1017 Neutral |
Memorial intersection; designate intersection of U.S. 45 and CR 110 in Clarke County as the 'Army Spc. Terry Kishaun Dantez Gordon Memorial Intersection'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
73. |
HB 1020 Neutral |
Capitol Complex Improvement District courts; authorize. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the Capitol Complex Improvement District and also creates a new judicial system within the district. | |||||
74. |
HB 1025 Neutral |
Airport authority; authorize to dispose of property with a fair market value of zero if certain conditions are met. | |||
Analysis: This bill authorizes the disposal of property with a market value of zero if no official or employee of the authority gets any economic benefit from the disposal of the property. | |||||
75. |
HB 1027 Neutral |
State Fruit; designate the blueberry as. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
76. |
HB 1029 Neutral |
United States Space Force; provide that reference to 'Armed Forces' and 'Uniformed Services' in Mississippi law shall include members of. | |||
Analysis: This bill adds the space force to the the armed forces definition. | |||||
77. |
HB 1030 Neutral |
Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Law; clarify employees of state licensee may work remotely. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for employees of a state licensee to work from home. This could save taxpayers money on office expenses. | |||||
78. |
HB 1060 Good Policy |
Electric vehicles; authorize charging by nonutilities. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for electric vehicle charging stations to be exempt from the classification and requirements of public utilities if they are not producing electricity, but only reselling electricity purchased from a public utility. | |||||
79. |
HB 1071 Bad Policy |
Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise schedules. | |||
Analysis: The bill furthers government's powers of prohibition by banning certain substances. That is not the proper role or core function of government. | |||||
80. |
HB 1084 Good Policy |
Insurance agents; revise the continuing education requirements of those who are 65 and have been licensed for 20 years. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
81. |
HB 1089 Bad Policy |
State budget; revise provisions of several FY 23 bills and create special funds. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars on unnecessary items like recreation centers and administrative, bureaucratic boards. | |||||
82. |
HB 1101 Neutral |
Corporations and LLCs; authorize determination notices and certificates of administrative dissolution to be served by email to registered agent. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows the secretary of state to serve notices to corporations and LLC's by email. | |||||
83. |
HB 1110 Good Policy |
Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; create. | |||
Analysis: This bill protects the privacy rights of citizens from government overreach. It prohibits financial institutions from using a firearms code to disclose private information of law abiding citizens to law enforcement. | |||||
84. |
HB 1111 Not Rated |
County court jurisdiction for termination of parental rights; authorize for both involuntary and voluntary termination. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
85. |
HB 1115 Neutral |
Durable legal custody; clarify jurisdiction for. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that the youth court in the county the child lives in has jurisdiction over custody. | |||||
86. |
HB 1125 Good Policy |
Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act; create to regulate transgender procedures and surgeries. | |||
Analysis: This bill helps protect vulnerable children by prohibiting gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy until they are 18. | |||||
87. |
HB 1136 Neutral |
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 and 2022 National Championship Rebels and supporters of various organizations. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
88. |
HB 1140 Bad Policy |
Beer, light wine and light spirit products; revise manufacturers prohibited from having interest in wholesalers or distributors. | |||
Analysis: This bill is another example of government overreach telling businesses what they can and cannot do by prohibiting certain companies from having an interest in wholesalers or distributors. | |||||
89. |
HB 1149 Neutral |
Path to permanency; provide for children in Child Protection Services. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows children who have been allegedly abused or neglected to be a party and be represented by counsel in court. | |||||
90. |
HB 1157 Bad Policy |
Vehicle rental; require those engaged in to disclose total charges, including all additional mandatory charges. | |||
Analysis: This bill is an overreach of government, mandating how businesses show their pricing. | |||||
91. |
HB 1158 Neutral |
Medical Cannabis Act; revise certain provisions of. | |||
Analysis: This bill prevents the medical board from adding overregulatory requirements. The Senate strike all amends the bill to add that any county or municipality located in certain waterway districts can opt out of allowing medical cannabis facilities in their county. | |||||
92. |
HB 1162 Not Rated |
Reciprocal insurance; revise sworn declaration requirements of and board of directors for. | |||
Analysis: The language is unclear to what will be accomplished through this bill or the purpose behind the bill. | |||||
93. |
HB 1168 Neutral |
Municipal special sales tax; revise use of revenue for certain. | |||
Analysis: While getting rid of special sales taxes would be the preferred option, this bill at least seeks to limit its use to only paying for upgrades and improvements on water infrastructure. This could help curb government waste. | |||||
94. |
HB 1169 Neutral |
Income tax; revise method of collecting delinquent tax from public officers and employees. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for public employees who have not paid their state income tax when it is due to elect to have 25% of their paycheck withheld until it is paid instead of having their entire check withheld. | |||||
95. |
HB 1170 Neutral |
Motor vehicles and manufactured homes; authorize Department of Revenue to issue electronic liens and titles. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows the DOR to issue liens and titles for cars and manufactured homes electronically. | |||||
96. |
HB 1173 Neutral |
EEF procurement cards; authorize issuance to eligible charter school teachers. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that public charter school teachers are eligible for procurement cards for classroom supplies. | |||||
97. |
HB 1190 Neutral |
Health benefit plan; authorize plan sponsor of to consent, on behalf of covered pensions, to delivery of all communications by electronic means. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows for health benefit plans to email communications related to the plan to the covered persons. | |||||
98. |
HB 1196 Bad Policy |
City of McComb; extend date of repeal on hotel/motel tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is extending a tax. | |||||
99. |
HB 1197 Bad Policy |
City of Baldwyn; extend date of repeal on tax for hotels, motels, restaurants and convenience stores. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the date of a tourism tax. | |||||
100. |
HB 1209 Bad Policy |
City of Waynesboro; extend repealer on authority to impose tax on bars, restaurants, hotels/motels, B & Bs. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the restaurant and hotel tax in waynesboro. | |||||
101. |
HB 1216 Bad Policy |
Circuit judges and chancellors; increase office operating and expense allowances and support staff funding. | |||
Analysis: This bill is appropriating more taxpayer dollars to fund office allowances for judges. | |||||
102. |
HB 1217 Neutral |
Court interpreters; revise program under the Administration of the Administrative Office of Courts. | |||
Analysis: The bill grants non or limited english speaking people the right to have an interpreter in court. | |||||
103. |
HB 1218 Good Policy |
Rivers McGraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act; revise. | |||
Analysis: This bill creates a system in which courts can refer people to mental health treatment courts. This helps lessen the prison population and gives people the help they need. | |||||
104. |
HB 1222 Neutral |
The Mississippi Collaborative Response to Mental Health Act; create. | |||
Analysis: The bill provides for people to be referred to mental health facilities instead of automatically sent to jail. It is expected to cost taxpayers $4 million per year but may long term save taxpayers by keeping offenders with mental health issues out of jail/prison. This bill had a 25% tax increase on vapor products that was removed by a floor amendment in the House. | |||||
105. |
HB 1225 Neutral |
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; transfer enforcement authority to Attorney General's office. | |||
Analysis: This bill is moving the telephone solicitation enforcement and investigation responsibilities from the public service commission to the attorney general. | |||||
106. |
HB 1244 Neutral |
Memorial highway; designate a segment of MS Highway 365 in Prentiss County as the 'Howard Tillman Bobo Memorial Highway'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
107. |
HB 1245 Neutral |
Memorial highway; designate a segment of MS Highway 364 in Prentiss County as the 'James Millard Jourdan Memorial Highway'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
108. |
HB 1246 Neutral |
Memorial highway; designate a segment of MS Highway 365 in Prentiss County as the 'Leland L. Holland Memorial Highway'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
109. |
HB 1264 Bad Policy |
School districts; authorize to provide feminine hygiene products for female students in Grades 6-12. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
110. |
HB 1276 Neutral |
State officers; provide for a runoff election for. | |||
Analysis: This would revise state law so that state officer elections are decided by a run off election and not by the House of Representatives. | |||||
111. |
HB 1306 Good Policy |
Elections; revise certain provisions about names of candidates appearing on the ballot, judicial candidate's annual report and fraudulent absentee voter applications. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
112. |
HB 1310 Good Policy |
Elections; revise provisions related to the integrity of. | |||
Analysis: This bill puts into place some election protection procedures to ensure safe election. It is a step in the right direction for election integrity. | |||||
113. |
HB 1315 Good Policy |
Pornographic online and digital/resources for K-12 students; prohibit. | |||
Analysis: The original bill was removed in conference and is now a strike all. The new bill requires schools to only allow access to digital databases and resources if the vendor has in place protections against obscene material. | |||||
114. |
HB 1318 Good Policy |
Baby drop-off and safe haven; revise provisions that regulate. | |||
Analysis: This bill encourages babies whose mothers do not want to care for the baby to be dropped off at a safe drop-off location without the fear of being charged with child abandonment or endangerment. This may save children from being abandoned. | |||||
115. |
HB 1325 Bad Policy |
City of Brandon; extend repealer on hotels/motel to fund amphitheater and other ancillary improvements. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends a tax in Brandon. | |||||
116. |
HB 1356 Bad Policy |
City of Lexington; extend repealer on restaurant tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
117. |
HB 1390 Neutral |
Abstinence education; delete repealer on school board requirement to adopt a policy on abstinence-only or abstinence-plus. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
118. |
HB 1521 Bad Policy |
City of Brandon; extend repealer on tax on sales of prepared food and drink at restaurants and bars. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
119. |
HB 1528 Bad Policy |
Benton County; authorize to contract with and/or contribute to the Institute of Community Services, Inc. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to spent on a nonprofit preschool program. | |||||
120. |
HB 1541 Neutral |
Tallahatchie County; authorize conveyance of public library to the Town of Webb. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
121. |
HB 1542 Neutral |
Tallahatchie County; authorize conveyance of public library to the Town of Tutwiler. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
122. |
HB 1547 Bad Policy |
City of Pascagoula; extend repealer on hotel, motel and bed-and-breakfast tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the tourism tax in pascagoula. | |||||
123. |
HB 1561 Neutral |
Ad valorem taxation; revise types of new enterprises eligible for tax exemption. | |||
Analysis: The bill adds controlled environment agriculture enterprises to the list of entities that can receive ad valorem tax exemptions from local governments. | |||||
124. |
HB 1581 Bad Policy |
City of Columbus; extend repealer on alcoholic beverage and restaurant tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
125. |
HB 1593 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Athletic Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
126. |
HB 1594 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
127. |
HB 1595 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
128. |
HB 1596 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
129. |
HB 1597 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
130. |
HB 1598 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
131. |
HB 1599 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
132. |
HB 1600 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
133. |
HB 1601 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
134. |
HB 1602 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
135. |
HB 1603 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
136. |
HB 1604 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
137. |
HB 1605 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
138. |
HB 1606 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Fire Academy. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
139. |
HB 1607 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
140. |
HB 1608 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
141. |
HB 1609 Bad Policy |
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
142. |
HB 1610 Neutral |
Appropriation; Legislative expenses. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
143. |
HB 1611 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Arts Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
144. |
HB 1612 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
145. |
HB 1613 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Education, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. $4.98 billion budget for a failing school system that is losing students. Base student cost $6700 last year $6400. Includes $1.8 billion federal funds. | |||||
146. |
HB 1614 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
147. |
HB 1615 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Library Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
148. |
HB 1616 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
149. |
HB 1617 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
150. |
HB 1618 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
151. |
HB 1619 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
152. |
HB 1620 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Public Service Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
153. |
HB 1621 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
154. |
HB 1622 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
155. |
HB 1623 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
156. |
HB 1624 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
157. |
HB 1625 Bad Policy |
Appropriation: Child Protection Services, Department of. | |||
Analysis: Child Protection Services could be argued to be a core function of government in law enforcement, but this bill appropriates over 11 million taxpayer dollars towards adoption assistance subsidies. | |||||
158. |
HB 1626 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Health, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
159. |
HB 1627 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
160. |
HB 1628 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Forestry Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
161. |
HB 1629 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
162. |
HB 1630 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
163. |
HB 1631 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
164. |
HB 1632 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Port Authority, State. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
165. |
HB 1633 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
166. |
HB 1634 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
167. |
HB 1635 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government to loan money for the purchase of private homes. | |||||
168. |
HB 1636 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
169. |
HB 1637 Neutral |
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff. | |||
Analysis: Funding the judicial system can be argued to be a core function of government. | |||||
170. |
HB 1638 Neutral |
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of. | |||
Analysis: The bill appropriates money to fund the office of capital post-conviction counsel. This counsel helps indigent citizens after conviction in death sentences during the proceedings. It can be argued that funding the judicial system is a core function of government and citizens have a constitutional right to counsel. | |||||
171. |
HB 1639 Neutral |
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of. | |||
Analysis: Funding the judicial system can be argued to be a core function of government. | |||||
172. |
HB 1640 Neutral |
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services. | |||
Analysis: Funding the judicial system can be argued to be a core function of government. | |||||
173. |
HB 1641 Neutral |
Appropriation; Attorney General. | |||
Analysis: Funding the judicial system can be argued to be a core function of government. | |||||
174. |
HB 1642 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
175. |
HB 1643 Bad Policy |
Appropriation, Reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building - FY2024. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
176. |
HB 1644 Bad Policy |
Appropriations; additional for various state agencies for FY 2023 and FY 2024. | |||
Analysis: This bill is giving taxpayer money to private prisons and sending more money to the department of agriculture and commerce, which are not core functions of government. | |||||
177. |
HB 1662 Neutral |
City of Ripley; authorize expansion of water system in Tippah County except in certificated areas other than those in the city. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows the city to expand the water to expand the water distribution throughout tippah county. | |||||
178. |
HB 1667 Bad Policy |
City of Florence; authorize a tax on restaurants and hotels/motels. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | |||||
179. |
HB 1668 Good Policy |
Income tax; revise certain provisions regarding pass-through entities. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
180. |
HB 1671 Good Policy |
Tax credits; revise certain existing and authorize additional. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows individuals to get a tax credit for donations to charitable organizations relating to pregnancy resource centers, foster care, food pantries, and soup kitchens. | |||||
181. |
HB 1697 Neutral |
City of Farmington; authorize the use of low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public streets with certain restrictions. | |||
Analysis: The bill provides a path for people to drive low speed vehicles and golf carts on public roads with proper licensing. | |||||
182. |
HB 1703 Bad Policy |
Coahoma County; authorize reserve and trust fund trustees to use certain amount of fund to supplement county general fund. | |||
Analysis: This bill reads as using reserve funds to supplement the general fund because a hospital didn't pay it's lease. Is there a plan to make the hospital pay? | |||||
183. |
HB 1711 Bad Policy |
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions of funds and in-kind maintenance services to Beulah Cemetery. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing for taxpayer money to be sent to a cemetery. | |||||
184. |
HB 1712 Bad Policy |
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind services to Tate Cemetery. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be spent on a cemetery. | |||||
185. |
HB 1715 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Health Department for funding the ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program. | |||
Analysis: This bill does not clarify how much money will be appropriated, basically giving a blank check for ARPA rural water grant program. | |||||
186. |
HB 1716 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; DEQ for funding the MS Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending ARPA money on a grant program for local water infrastructure, which is an inappropriate use of federal tax dollars. | |||||
187. |
HB 1717 Bad Policy |
Appropration; DFA - Office of Insurance for reimbursing the State Health Plan for eligible expenses incurred. | |||
Analysis: This bill is appropriating 35 million dollars of ARPA money to pay for school health insurance plans, which is an inappropriate use of federal taxpayer dollars | |||||
188. |
HB 1719 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; DFA to assist destination marketing organizations in paying for marketing activities. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government | |||||
189. |
HB 1722 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; UMMC for construction, repair and renovation of the School of Dentistry. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending millions of ARPA money on renovations for the dentistry school, which is not an appropriate use of taxpayer money | |||||
190. |
HB 1723 Good Policy |
Tax credits; authorize for business contributions to certain organizations supporting food pantries or soup kitchens. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax credit for charitable donations to food pantries and soup kitchens. | |||||
191. |
HB 1725 Bad Policy |
Lowndes County; authorize contribution to Prairie Land Water Association using ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars through the ARPA fund | |||||
192. |
HB 1733 Good Policy |
Income tax; revise deduction for depreciation for certain expenditures and property. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows taxpayers to treat expenses incurred in research or experimental expenditures for their businesses as income deductions. | |||||
193. |
HB 1734 Bad Policy |
Bonds; authorize for various purposes. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a massive bond bill that includes many non core function of government measures. | |||||
194. |
HB 1787 Bad Policy |
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance; authorize to create special purpose entities. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing the alliance to create a non profit organization to promote development and it allows the organization to secure funds from state and federal tax payers, incur debt, and buy and sell property, while exempting this group from have to have any of its decisions ratified by the alliance and exempts it from public records and open meetings acts. | |||||
195. |
HB 1788 Bad Policy |
City of Columbia; extend repeal date on hotel/motel and restaurant tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
196. |
HB 1790 Bad Policy |
Washington County; reenact and extend repeal date on hotel and motel tax supporting a sports complex. | |||
Analysis: This bill is reenacting a tax on hotels to build a sports complex. | |||||
197. |
HB 1792 Bad Policy |
City of Starkville; revise the definitions of the terms 'hotel' and 'motel' under the city's motel-hotel tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill increases the amount of lodging facilities that are taxed. It does include the ability for the citizens to file a protest against the tax and file for a vote on it. | |||||
198. |
HB 1793 Bad Policy |
Neshoba County; authorize contribution to Philadelphia Transit. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be sent to a nonprofit transit company | |||||
199. |
HB 1794 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is a tax extension | |||||
200. |
HB 1795 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is allowing more taxpayer dollars to be sent to education associations. | |||||
201. |
HB 1796 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars on a community center. | |||||
202. |
HB 1797 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: The bill is allowing the county to use taxpayer funds to maintain a private road. | |||||
203. |
HB 1798 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is sending taxpayer dollars to a daycare center. | |||||
204. |
HB 1799 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill sends taxpayer dollars to a non-profit youth center. This is not a core function of government. | |||||
205. |
HB 1800 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is sending taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit natural disaster clean up organization. | |||||
206. |
HB 1805 Not Rated |
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Analysis: | |||||
207. |
HB 1807 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | |||||
208. |
HB 1816 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is a tax extension | |||||
209. |
HB 1819 Not Rated |
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Analysis: | |||||
210. |
HC 2 Resolution |
National Therapy Animal Day; celebrate in Mississippi on April 30, 2023. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
211. |
HC 5 Resolution |
Carlton D. 'Corky' Palmer; honor the life and legacy of upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
212. |
HC 10 Resolution |
Former Representative Noal Akins; honor life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
213. |
HC 15 Resolution |
Bay Springs High School Football Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 1A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
214. |
HC 18 Resolution |
Salem Missionary Baptist Church; commend upon 157th anniversary of. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
215. |
HC 31 Resolution |
State of the State address of the Governor; call joint session to hear. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
216. |
HC 35 Resolution |
Ole Miss Baseball Team; commend for winning the 2022 NCAA Baseball National Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
217. |
HC 37 Resolution |
Booneville Lions Club; commend upon the 75th anniversary of its founding. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
218. |
HC 38 Resolution |
Honorable Debra Hendricks Gibbs; commend distinguished legislative career and congratulate on election as circuit. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
219. |
HC 39 Resolution |
Panny Flautt Mayfield; commend upon being named a 2023 Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
220. |
HC 40 Resolution |
Josephine Pradia Rhymes; commend for her outstanding community service and contributions. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
221. |
HC 41 Resolution |
Northwest Mississippi Community College Softball Team; commend historic season and outstanding accomplishments. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
222. |
HC 42 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
223. |
HC 43 Resolution |
Northwest Mississippi Community College; commend upon winning Region 23 Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
224. |
HC 44 Resolution |
Stephen Franks; commend Kosciusko, MS automobile dealer upon nomination for the prestigious 2023 Time Dealer of the Year Award. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
225. |
HC 45 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
226. |
HC 46 Resolution |
Poplarville High School; commend upon winning their first UCA National High School Cheering Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
227. |
HC 47 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
228. |
HC 48 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
229. |
HC 49 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
230. |
HC 51 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
231. |
HC 52 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
232. |
HC 53 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
233. |
HC 54 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
234. |
HC 55 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
235. |
HC 56 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
236. |
HC 57 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
237. |
HC 58 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
238. |
HC 59 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
239. |
HC 61 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
240. |
HC 62 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
241. |
HC 63 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
242. |
HC 64 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
243. |
HR 1 Resolution |
Jackson Prep 'Patriots' Baseball Team; commend and congratulate for winning the MAIS 6A State Baseball Championship for the 5th consecutive year. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
244. |
HR 2 Resolution |
Chapel Hart; commend successes in their career as well as during America's Got Talent. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
245. |
HR 3 Resolution |
Reverend Dr. Lisa Allen-McLaurin; commend upon her appointment as music scholar-in-residence and interim choral director at the American Church in Paris, France. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
246. |
HR 4 Resolution |
Jim Waide; commend career and community contributions of. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
247. |
HR 5 Resolution |
Floyd Shankerman; commend upon iconic years of service to Clarksdale, Mississippi; as owner of Shankerman's. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
248. |
HR 6 Resolution |
Norman Goetzmann Stevens, Jr.; honor life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
249. |
HR 7 Resolution |
Dr. Vernon Rayford; commend for outstanding service during COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
250. |
HR 10 Resolution |
Coach Jan Sojourner; commend extraordinary coaching career. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
251. |
HR 12 Resolution |
Mr. Martin 'Marty' Davidson; commend upon entrepreneurial legacy and community service as chair of Southern Pipe and Supply. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
252. |
HR 15 Resolution |
Dr. Kim S. Benton; commend upon exceptional service as Interim State Superintendent of Education. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
253. |
HR 16 Resolution |
Louisville High School Football Team; commend upon winning the 2022 MHSAA Class 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
254. |
HR 17 Resolution |
Billy Nicholson; commend the life and legacy of as former state representative. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
255. |
HR 18 Resolution |
Carlton D. 'Corky' Palmer; honor the life and legacy of upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
256. |
HR 19 Resolution |
Mark McAndrews; commend upon his retirement as port director of Port of Pascagoula. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
257. |
HR 20 Resolution |
Copiah County; commend upon its Bicentennial Celebration. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
258. |
HR 21 Resolution |
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram; commend on winning his first Grammy Award during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
259. |
HR 22 Resolution |
Jones Junior College Bobcats Cheerleading Team; commend on winning Open Coed Division - 2022 UCA College Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
260. |
HR 23 Resolution |
Norman Goetzmann Stevens, Jr.; honor life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
261. |
HR 26 Resolution |
Dr. Freda McKissic Bush; honor life and legacy upon her passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
262. |
HR 27 Resolution |
Faye Graham Dillard; commend upon the occasion of her 90th birthday. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
263. |
HR 28 Resolution |
Reba Lee Roy; commend life and legacy upon her passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
264. |
HR 29 Resolution |
Attorney Jonathan C. Hamilton; commend for outstanding service and contributions to the practice of law. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
265. |
HR 30 Resolution |
Dr. John D. Isaacs, Jr.; commend for outstanding service and contributions to the practice of medicine. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
266. |
HR 31 Resolution |
Johnny Johns; commend upon occasion of retirement. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
267. |
HR 32 Resolution |
Cecil Rhodes; honor life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
268. |
HR 33 Resolution |
Scott Central High School 'Rebels' Football Team; commend upon winning the 2022 MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
269. |
HR 34 Resolution |
Dr. Sam Creekmore III; commend stellar medical service and his committment to New Albany residents. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
270. |
HR 35 Resolution |
Jacqueline Ervin; commend for being crowned Miss Rodeo Mississippi 2023. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
271. |
HR 36 Resolution |
Kennadee Riggs; congratulate on being crowned Miss Rodeo America 2023. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
272. |
HR 37 Resolution |
Attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey; commend and honor historic legacy as a living legal icon. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
273. |
HR 38 Resolution |
Honorable Thomas Edward (Tom) King, Jr.; commend stellar career as Southern District Transportation Commissioner upon his retirement. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
274. |
HR 39 Resolution |
Crime Victim's Rights Week; designate April 23-29, 2023, as in Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
275. |
HR 40 Resolution |
Willis Joe Barnes; commend his life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
276. |
HR 41 Resolution |
Bay Springs High School Football Team; commend for winning 2022 MHSAA Class 1A State Football Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
277. |
HR 42 Resolution |
Kossuth High School Aggies Cheerleading Team; commend for winning the 2022 MHSAA Class 3A Game Day State Championship and the 2022 Mid-South Regional Large Game Day Competition. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
278. |
HR 43 Resolution |
Cardiovascular risk reduction; recognize need for thorough screening and treatment of metabolic syndrome. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
279. |
HR 44 Resolution |
MS Film Office; commend and congratulate upon its 50th anniversary commemoration. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
280. |
HR 45 Resolution |
New Albany High School Tennis Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
281. |
HR 46 Resolution |
Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Legislative Day at the Capitol; commend celebration of February 7, 2023. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
282. |
HR 47 Resolution |
Miss Emmie Perkins; commend and congratulate upon being crowned Miss Mississippi 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
283. |
HR 48 Resolution |
Mississippi Horse Park; commend for receiving the 2022 Justin Boots Best Footing Award for the Southeastern Circuit. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
284. |
HR 49 Resolution |
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day at the Mississippi State Capitol; commend celebration on March 9, 2023. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
285. |
HR 50 Resolution |
Barack H. Obama Magnet Elementary School; commend and congratulate on being rated the #1 school in the state. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
286. |
HR 51 Resolution |
Mar-Cal Inc. and the Martin Family; commend business success and family legacy. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
287. |
HR 52 Resolution |
Tommy Aldridge; commend for outstanding musical artistry and accomplishments. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
288. |
HR 53 Resolution |
Charles Wayne Nobles; commend the life of upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
289. |
HR 54 Resolution |
Dr. Katherine Fokakis 'Katie' Patterson; mourn loss and commerate life upon her passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
290. |
HR 55 Resolution |
Verbia Cooper Harden; commend outstanding career in radio broadcasting. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
291. |
HR 56 Resolution |
Pearl River Community College Baseball Team; commend upon winning the NJCAA Division II National Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
292. |
HR 57 Resolution |
Dr. William G. 'Bill' Jackson; commend for 46 years of excellent medical service and congratulate upon retirement. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
293. |
HR 58 Resolution |
Congressman James E. Clyburn; commend for distinguished public service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
294. |
HR 59 Resolution |
Mississippi Links Day at the Capitol 2023; commend and honor for outstanding service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
295. |
HR 60 Resolution |
Lula Mae Coleman; commend her life upon her passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
296. |
HR 61 Resolution |
Elma Maxine Howard Smith; commend life and legacy upon her passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
297. |
HR 62 Resolution |
New Albany High School 'Lady Bulldogs' Golf Team; commend upon winnning the 2022 MHSAA Class 4A State Golf Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
298. |
HR 63 Resolution |
JSU Tigers Football Team; commend upon winning 2022 SWAC Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
299. |
HR 64 Resolution |
Starkville High School Football Team; commend upon winning the MHSAA Class 6A State Football Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
300. |
HR 65 Resolution |
Ronald 'Ronnie' Lewis Buckley; honor life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
301. |
HR 66 Resolution |
Mize Attendance Center Cheerleaders; commend upon winning the MHSAA Class 2A State Cheer Competition. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
302. |
HR 67 Resolution |
Clarissa Griffin Harris; commend life and legacy upon her passing. | |||
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Dr. Pam Chatman; commend outstanding community service of. | |||
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HR 69 Resolution |
Joseph Grafton Barnes; mourn loss and commemorate life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
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HR 70 Resolution |
MS National Guard and the Republic of Uzbekistan; recognize and congratulate upon 10 years of successful partnership. | |||
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HR 71 Resolution |
Raleigh High School 'Lions'; commend for winning MHSAA State 3A Football Championship. | |||
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Gloria A. Thompson; commend illustrious career in the gospel music industry. | |||
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HR 73 Resolution |
Claude Thomas 'Buddy' Terrell, Jr.; commend upon the occasion of his 99th birthday. | |||
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HR 74 Resolution |
LeeRoy Carpenter; commend and congratulate upon being named the State Games of Mississippi 'Male Athlete of the Year'. | |||
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Kaylee Harrison; commend upon being named the 2022 State Games of Mississippi Youth Athlete of the Year. | |||
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West Lauderdale High School Lady Knights Soccer Team; commend on winning 2023 Class 4A State Championship. | |||
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T.C. Taylor; commend for being named head coach for the Jackson State University football team. | |||
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Don Nehring; commend upon being named the 2022 Mississippi Truck Driver of the Year. | |||
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HR 79 Resolution |
Charles Elon Bowering; commend on occasion of having the Flora, MS, library renamed as the Posey-Bowering Library. | |||
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HR 80 Resolution |
Will Lummus; commend extraordinary rodeo success and accomplishments. | |||
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Henry Presley Posey; commend for his dedication to the preservation of Flora and Madison County, MS history and the renaming of the Flora Library to the Posey-Bowering Library. | |||
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Colonel Denise Hall; commend distinguished service with the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. | |||
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Honorable Debra Hendricks Gibbs; commend distinguished legislative career and congratulate on election as circuit. | |||
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Sarah Lea Anglin; commend for being named the 2022 State Games of Mississippi Female Athlete of the Year. | |||
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Council of State Governments Southern Office; commend on occasion of the 77th Southern Legislative Conference of CSG (South). | |||
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Elnora Littleton; commend leadership as Executive Director and Head Start Director for the Bolivar County Community Action Agency/Head Start in Cleveland. | |||
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Harry Aubrey Martin; commend life, service and philanthropic legacy of upon his passing. | |||
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Roy L. Dixon, Sr.; commend life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
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Northwest Rankin High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning back-to-back UCA Large Varsity Division I Game Day Cheerleading National Championships. | |||
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Jerry Sims; commend for exceptional success in business and outstanding legacy in track and field at Alcorn State University. | |||
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Coach Norris Ray Ashley; commend life and leagacy upon his passing. | |||
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HR 92 Resolution |
American Red Cross Month; designate month of March 2023 as. | |||
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HR 93 Resolution |
Suddenly Sleepy Saturday; designate Saturday, March 11, 2023, as. | |||
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Nicholas Anderson; commend academic and athletic success of. | |||
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Benton County Courthouse; commend upon its 150th anniversary. | |||
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Dwanna L. Stanley; commend and congratulate upon her career success in real estate. | |||
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L.C. Jackson, WW II Veteran; recognize upon the occasion of his 100th birthday. | |||
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Dell Dickens Scoper; honor life and legacy upon her passing. | |||
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Mary Jo Wedgeworth; commend her life upon her passing. | |||
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Swan Lake Missionary Baptist Association; commend upon occasion of 150th anniversary. | |||
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Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church; commend and congratulate upon its 122nd anniversary. | |||
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Alva Beck; commend his life upon his passing. | |||
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Charles 'Cliff' Wilson Collins; mourn loss and commemorate life, service and legacy upon his passing. | |||
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Lamar Academy 'Raiders' Girls Volleyball Team; congratulate on winning MAIS 5A State Championship. | |||
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John Stroud; commend career and athletic accomplishements of. | |||
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Picayune High School Football Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 5A State Championship. | |||
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Robert Earl Dow, Sr.; honor life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
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Colleen Hartfield; commend distinguished career, service and contributions to Hinds Community College. | |||
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Newton County High School Cheerleading Team; commend for outstanding achievements. | |||
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Coahoma County High School Red Panthers Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. | |||
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Illinois State Representative Cyril Nichols; commend for outstanding service and contributions to the City of Jackson. | |||
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Former Representative Leonard Henderson; mourn loss and commemorate life and legacy upon his passing. | |||
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Linda Barlow Dear; commend basketball coaching career of. | |||
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Lucille Dexter; commend upon the occasion of her 100th birthday. | |||
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Brookhaven Academy Lady Cougars Basketball Team; commend for winning MAIS Class 5A State Championship. | |||
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Right Reverend Brian R. Seage; commend dedication as Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Mississippi upon his retirement. | |||
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Jupiter Baptist Church; commend upon 100th anniversary of. | |||
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Simpson County Academy Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning MAIS Class 5A State Championship. | |||
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Jackson State University Lady Tigers Soccer Team; commend for winning 2022 SWAC Soccer Championship. | |||
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Alcorn State University Men's Basketball Team; commend for winning the 2022-2023 SWAC Regular Season Championship. | |||
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Jackie Granberry; commend distinguished career and service to Hinds Community College upon her retirement. | |||
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440. |
SB 2002 Neutral |
Memorial highways; designate segments of highways to Bradford C. Freeman and Douglas Anderson. | |||
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441. |
SB 2003 Neutral |
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 12 to G. Louis Jones. | |||
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442. |
SB 2004 Bad Policy |
Town of Duck Hill; authorize governing authorities to levy tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax increase | |||||
443. |
SB 2011 Neutral |
Sales tax; exempt motor vehicle transfers to and from trusts, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. | |||
Analysis: The bill exempts certain transfers of cars between trustees and beneficiaries, corporations and shareholders, LLC and a partner, among others from paying the 5% sales tax on the transfer of a car. It could be argued to be good because it's keeping some from paying a tax, but can also be argued to be playing favorites and it should just exempt everyone. | |||||
444. |
SB 2018 Good Policy |
Sales tax; remove tax on wholesale sales of beer. | |||
Analysis: This bill simplifies the taxing code for the wholesale of beer. | |||||
445. |
SB 2053 Good Policy |
Deficit Prevention Act; require state agencies to notify certain officials when likelihood of a deficit exists. | |||
Analysis: This bill requires agencies to report potential deficits to government officials, and will have to work with the state auditor to eliminate costs. This holds agencies accountable for their spending and protects taxpayers. | |||||
446. |
SB 2073 Good Policy |
Age of majority; lower to 18 for securing loans and entering contracts for real property. | |||
Analysis: The bill lowers the age of majority to 18 to receive a loan for property. | |||||
447. |
SB 2077 Good Policy |
Charitable Organizations; Raise audit threshold for contributions to $750,000.00, and use a cash basis only. | |||
Analysis: The bill raises the threshold for an audit on charitable organizations from $500,000 to $750,000. | |||||
448. |
SB 2079 Good Policy |
Mississippi School Protection Act; enact to allow armed educators. | |||
Analysis: This bill creates a program in which school employees can be trained to act as "guardians" and conceal carry on school grounds for the purpose of defense against active shooters. | |||||
449. |
SB 2082 Bad Policy |
Child support; administratively suspend obligations for incarcerated individuals. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for those who are incarcerated for more than 180 days to have child support obligations suspended until released from incarceration. | |||||
450. |
SB 2090 Bad Policy |
Board of Funeral Services; revise provisions related to. | |||
Analysis: The bill lowers the requirements in order to be licensed by the board to perform funeral home services, but grows the power of the board and codifies regulations that only allow those licensed to perform the services. | |||||
451. |
SB 2101 Bad Policy |
Criminal law; revise crimes of fleeing a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and carjacking. | |||
Analysis: This bill leads to more criminalization with no evidence that it leads to less crime. | |||||
452. |
SB 2102 Neutral |
Impending emergency excavation; define, establish advance notice requirements and require premarking for. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies what an impending emergency excavation is and sets the requirement that Mississippi 811 will need to be contacted to 3 days instead of 2 days before the excavation is done. | |||||
453. |
SB 2104 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; extend repealer on. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the repealer on the MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Board, a council that costs state taxpayers for the actual expenses incurred so that municipalities and counties on the Gulf Coast can collaborate on utilities. | |||||
454. |
SB 2127 Neutral |
Terroristic threats; revise elements of. | |||
Analysis: The bill just clarifies some language in regard to "cede to the person's demands" | |||||
455. |
SB 2137 Neutral |
'Mississippi Native Plant Month'; designate each April as. | |||
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456. |
SB 2138 Neutral |
Tourism; designate the Mississippi Opal as the state gemstone. | |||
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457. |
SB 2139 Bad Policy |
Mississippi USA Semiquincentennial Commission and Mississippi Semiquincentennial Celebration Fund; create. | |||
Analysis: The bill establishes a board and a fund to promote the 250th anniversary of America. | |||||
458. |
SB 2140 Neutral |
National Security on State Devices and Networks Act; create. | |||
Analysis: This bill prohibits those using state issued devices from download any software or technology the state has deemed a national security risk. It is only on state issued devices so it doesn't seem to be a free speech and property rights violation and it could help protect from security threats, but there is no clear cut method given to show the process of how the state determines something to be a national security threat and could be misused down the road. | |||||
459. |
SB 2146 Bad Policy |
Uncrewed aircraft systems; regulate. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows government agencies to prohibit drones from landing on government property. | |||||
460. |
SB 2149 Bad Policy |
City of Guntown; authorize the use of side by side vehicles on certain public roads. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for side by side vehicles to be used on public roads, but requires them to register the vehicle with the city, purchase a tag, and have at least $50,000 of liability insurance. | |||||
461. |
SB 2150 Neutral |
Warren County; authorize to enter into lease agreement or lease-purchase arrangement for public safety purpose. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows warren county to enter into a lease agreement for law enforcement facilities. | |||||
462. |
SB 2151 Bad Policy |
Town of North Carrollton; extend repeal date on restaurant tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax levy | |||||
463. |
SB 2152 Bad Policy |
City of Byram; authorize governing authorities to levy parks and recreation tax on restaurants. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | |||||
464. |
SB 2164 Neutral |
Real property owned by school districts; allow to be sold for development. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows school districts to sell land to residential real estate developers | |||||
465. |
SB 2167 Bad Policy |
Early Intervention Task Force; establish. | |||
Analysis: Early intervention is not a core function of government. | |||||
466. |
SB 2187 Neutral |
Disabled veterans license tags; revise provisions regarding disability rating and persons eligible for. | |||
Analysis: The bill changes the disability rating to let more disabled veterans receive the tag. Same bill as HB631 | |||||
467. |
SB 2197 Good Policy |
Veteran service officers; authorize certain action on behalf of a veteran under a power of attorney, provide immunity to. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows veteran service officers to act for a veteran for the purpose of assisting with claims, benefits, and appeals in VA hearings with a written power of attorney. | |||||
468. |
SB 2199 Neutral |
County prosecuting attorney; clarify authorization to defend persons in criminal prosecutions in any other county. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that a county prosecutor can defend a person in a court that is not within their county. | |||||
469. |
SB 2203 Neutral |
Public land in Rankin County; authorize DFA to assign property to state agencies and establish new Veterans Nursing Home. | |||
Analysis: This bill authorizes the DFA to provide different state agencies parcels of land on a site owned by the state, and also allows for the establishment of a new veterans nursing home. | |||||
470. |
SB 2212 Bad Policy |
Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a misuse of taxpayer dollars and grows the power of the government in healthcare. | |||||
471. |
SB 2215 Neutral |
State depositories; revise definition of 'primary capital.' | |||
Analysis: The bill revises the definition for regulatory capital to align with federal standards | |||||
472. |
SB 2218 Neutral |
Third-party service; prohibit from using logo or intellectual property belonging to a restaurant without agreement. | |||
Analysis: This bill would keep third party delivery services from using the name, image, and likeness of merchants they deliver for unless they have an agreement. This bill protects businesses from having their logo used by third parties they may not be comfortable with, but does open up third party delivery small businesses for lawsuits and adds new penalties to the code. | |||||
473. |
SB 2227 Not Rated |
Federal Home Loan Banks; provide certain rights and procedures regarding collateral. | |||
Analysis: This bill is the same as HB1172. The language is unclear to what will be accomplished through this bill or the purpose behind the bill. | |||||
474. |
SB 2228 Bad Policy |
Pet insurance; establish provisions for the sale and renewal of policies. | |||
Analysis: It is not the role of the government to regulate pet insurance. | |||||
475. |
SB 2239 Neutral |
State law enforcement officers; authorize use of uniforms, weapons and vehicles off duty while performing security services. | |||
Analysis: The provision already exists for city police and sheriffs, this allows highway patrol to be added to those able to use official uniform, firearm, and vehicle while providing private security. Unclear of why that is allowed in the first place | |||||
476. |
SB 2282 Good Policy |
Pseudoephedrine; delete the automatic repealer on the provision that authorizes the distribution of. | |||
Analysis: This bill deletes the repealer on the law that authorizes the sell of over the counter pseudoephedrine. This helps Mississippians have more choice in their personal healthcare. | |||||
477. |
SB 2297 Bad Policy |
Forensics laboratory; require approval of model of intoxilyzer equipment that is readily available to law enforcement agencies. | |||
Analysis: The bill requires the forensics lab to approve an intoxilyzer for law enforcement use. Even though it says not to violate current standards for machines, requiring approval for something could lead to a bad product. | |||||
478. |
SB 2298 Good Policy |
Bail agents; revise procedure for determining in municipal and justice courts. | |||
Analysis: This bill helps those arrested on misdemeanors by allowing them to bond out immediately without seeing a judge. This keeps those arrested on misdemeanors from sitting in jail for multiple days waiting on a judge. | |||||
479. |
SB 2306 Neutral |
Flood and drainage control districts; revise number of directors for certain municipalities. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows for 2 additional directors to be added if the municipality is over 100,000 residents. Same as HB700 | |||||
480. |
SB 2309 Bad Policy |
MDAH property; authorize DFA to clarify donation if certain lands in Claiborne County to U.S. Park Service. | |||
Analysis: This is the same as HB874, giving more property to the federal government. | |||||
481. |
SB 2312 Neutral |
County-owned real estate; establish competitive bidding process for lease or sale. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows for a leaseholder to have the right of first refusal in the sale of county owned property if their bid is no less than 5% of the highest bid for the property and the leaseholder constructed improvements to the property, otherwise it goes to the highest bidder and allows the county to conduct an auction for the property. | |||||
482. |
SB 2323 Bad Policy |
Community hospitals; allow consolidation and collaboration involving other hospitals. | |||
Analysis: This is an anti-free market bill that will initiate the process for a complete government takeover of our hospital system in the state and attempt to push out any competition for medical services by private hospitals. Line 342 - outweigh any adverse impact on competition. | |||||
483. |
SB 2336 Good Policy |
Prevention of overdoses; authorize administration of opioid antagonists by certain persons, provide immunity to. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for fentanyl testing strips to be exempt from paraphernalia list and allows education employees to carry opioid antagonists. | |||||
484. |
SB 2337 Bad Policy |
Conspiracy; revise statute of limitations. | |||
Analysis: This bill states that the statute of limitations for a conspiracy crime is to be the same as the limitation for the crime they were conspiring to commit. The person did not actually commit the crime, so it shouldn't be treated the same. | |||||
485. |
SB 2339 Bad Policy |
Provision of law establishing energy efficiency standards for building construction; extend repealer on. | |||
Analysis: This bill is extending a repealer on a law that dictates to private businesses how they build and construct their buildings in regard to heating and cooling systems. | |||||
486. |
SB 2341 Bad Policy |
Electric transmission infrastructure; maintain state jurisdiction over integrity of. | |||
Analysis: This bill would prevent private solar companies from setting up independent power producing facilities in order to sell power to other electric power companies, ultimately limiting the market for solar power production in the state to the large power suppliers. | |||||
487. |
SB 2343 Bad Policy |
Capitol police; revise jurisdiction of. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the jurisdiction of the capitol police in the CCID, and includes restrictions on the people's right to peacefully assemble on public property. | |||||
488. |
SB 2346 Neutral |
Material harmful to minors; provide for liability for any entity that distributes on the internet without age verification. | |||
Analysis: This bill is government overreach and is attempting to hold companies liable for issues that are parental. | |||||
489. |
SB 2347 Neutral |
Hospital police department; authorize for certain private entities. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows private hospitals to employ their own police department and requires them to cover the expenses for the training. | |||||
490. |
SB 2353 Bad Policy |
Elections; increase wage range for poll workers. | |||
Analysis: This bill strike's through the senate's version of poll worker pay increase and adds in the house's version, which is a larger increase than the senate, spending more taxpayer money. | |||||
491. |
SB 2358 Good Policy |
Ballot harvesting; ban. | |||
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492. |
SB 2359 Bad Policy |
Tourism; Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program. | |||
Analysis: It is not a core function of government to use taxpayer dollars to provide loans for beautification projects. | |||||
493. |
SB 2360 Neutral |
Agricultural high schools; revise board membership. | |||
Analysis: The bill changes the county education superintendent's board membership to an ex officio nonvoting status. | |||||
494. |
SB 2369 Bad Policy |
Department of Human Services; extend repealers and revise certain applicable sections. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the repealers on the office of human services, which is not a core function of government. | |||||
495. |
SB 2371 Bad Policy |
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nurse/Allied Health Workforce Development and Retention Act; create. | |||
Analysis: This bill is using federal tax dollars to spend on a grant program to entice nurses to stay in Mississippi | |||||
496. |
SB 2372 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility for funds. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a grant program for Hospitals, spending taxpayer money on a non-core government function. | |||||
497. |
SB 2373 Bad Policy |
Skilled Nursing Home and Hospital Nurses Retention Loan Repayment Program; establish. | |||
Analysis: This bill is using taxpayer dollars to payoff the loans of certain nurses. | |||||
498. |
SB 2376 Bad Policy |
Youth court; clarify that disclosure of certain records in criminal matters do not require youth court approval. | |||
Analysis: This bill is creating another task force. | |||||
499. |
SB 2382 Neutral |
Out-of-state lawyers; required to disclose whether licensed to practice law in Mississippi in television ads. | |||
Analysis: The bill requires lawyers not licensed to practice law in Mississippi to clarify in their advertisements that they are not licensed to practice law in Mississippi. | |||||
500. |
SB 2384 Bad Policy |
Foster Care and Adoption Task Force; create. | |||
Analysis: While there are good motives behind the bill, studying adoption and foster care with taxpayer money is not a core function of government. | |||||
501. |
SB 2392 Neutral |
Fees for county garbage collection; revise provision related to. | |||
Analysis: The bill requires the county board of supervisors to notify the county tax collector when unpaid fees are past due and for the tax collector to index the notice. | |||||
502. |
SB 2420 Good Policy |
Public Funds Offender Registry; create. | |||
Analysis: The bill creates a public registry for those who have embezzled public funds and prohibits them from employment in local government. | |||||
503. |
SB 2433 Good Policy |
Regulation of public utilities; exempt distribution of water by eligible homeowners association to its own residents from. | |||
Analysis: While this bill is narrowly tailored to only apply to neighborhoods specifically within the City of Jackson, the bill will exempt homeowners associations from the public service commissions regulations in distributing water to the residents of its homeowners association allowing those neighborhoods to be more self-sufficient for the purpose of water supply apart from the City of Jackson. | |||||
504. |
SB 2444 Bad Policy |
ARPA programs; bring forward provisions related to for possible amendment. | |||
Analysis: This will eventually lead to spending more taxpayer dollars through the ARPA program. | |||||
505. |
SB 2449 Neutral |
Sales and use taxes; specify for computer software services and products delivered electronically in Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
506. |
SB 2454 Bad Policy |
Budget; revise provisions related to and provide for transfers. | |||
Analysis: Million and millions of dollars to various unneeded and useless places | |||||
507. |
SB 2485 Bad Policy |
Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers; add certain individuals to definition of qualified personnel. | |||
Analysis: Early intervention is not a core function of government. | |||||
508. |
SB 2487 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program; establish. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for the creation of a community college dual credit scholarship program for certain eligible high school students. This results in the Mississippi taxpayers having more of their tax dollars spent on paying for someone else's education. The strike all is HB1277 | |||||
509. |
SB 2495 Neutral |
State inmates; require MDOC to pay increased rate to house inmates in county jails. | |||
Analysis: This bill requires MDOC to pay an increased rate to county jails to house state inmates, which is not their job, and forces MDOC to focus on finding room in their own prisons for these inmates. | |||||
510. |
SB 2512 Bad Policy |
Counties; authorize to designate ARPA funds to rural water and sewer associations for infrastructure projects. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending more tax dollars through ARPA funds, growing our reliance on federal dollars. | |||||
511. |
SB 2514 Neutral |
Secretary of State; clarify authority to transfer land records to Department of Archives and History. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that if the Secretary of State finds that the office cannot maintain a record due to the age of the material, he can transfer it to the department of archives and history but still have full access to it. | |||||
512. |
SB 2518 Bad Policy |
City of Batesville; extend repealer on hotel/motel & restaurant tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
513. |
SB 2519 Bad Policy |
Town of Monticello; authorize tourism tax on restaurants, hotels and motels. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax increase | |||||
514. |
SB 2521 Bad Policy |
Town of Carrollton; extend repealer on provision of law authorizing to levy tax on sales of restaurants. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
515. |
SB 2523 Good Policy |
Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating. | |||
Analysis: This bill says that if a person steals pecans from a private tree, they have to pay restitution. | |||||
516. |
SB 2525 Bad Policy |
Forestry; create the Forestry Facility Grant Program. | |||
Analysis: This bill is creating another government grant program for something that is not a core function of government. | |||||
517. |
SB 2526 Neutral |
Pat Harrison Waterway District; authorize municipalities to join. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows for cities located in a county that left the waterway to join. | |||||
518. |
SB 2530 Neutral |
'Secretary of State Eric Clark Coastal Preserve' and 'Gollott Island/Godfather Point'; Department of Marine Resources designate. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
519. |
SB 2534 Bad Policy |
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a massive fee increase for fishing guides. Making people pay more in fees to provide a product or labor is not conservative. | |||||
520. |
SB 2538 Neutral |
Mississippi Regional Pre-Need Disaster Clean Up Act; create. | |||
Analysis: This bill adds the ability for county boards of supervisors to enter into agreements together to bid on disaster clean up services. After clarifying that the contracts will be under the purview of the State Auditor and the removal of the anti-competition amendment, this bill seems to be ok. | |||||
521. |
SB 2544 Not Rated |
Regulation of oyster beds and water bottoms by the MS Department of Marine Resources; bring forward authority. | |||
Analysis: The language is unclear to what will be accomplished through this bill or the purpose behind the bill. | |||||
522. |
SB 2545 Neutral |
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 35 to Constable Raye Hawkins. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
523. |
SB 2546 Neutral |
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 51 to Deputy Joe Kenneth Cosby. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
524. |
SB 2547 Neutral |
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 315 to Nolan Mettetal. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
525. |
SB 2548 Good Policy |
Motor vehicles; clarify that vehicle length restrictions are the same for day and night operation. | |||
Analysis: This bill removes unnecessary regulations on nighttime motor vehicle lengths. | |||||
526. |
SB 2550 Good Policy |
Commercial crabbing licenses; applicable to boat instead of each fisherman. | |||
Analysis: The bill reduces the amount of licensing for commercial crabbing by only requiring the boat to have a license instead of each crew member. | |||||
527. |
SB 2551 Bad Policy |
Department of Marine Resources, Office of Marine Patrol; cooperate with federal law enforcement. | |||
Analysis: This bill gives the marine resources officers the ability to police and enforce federal laws. This is a massive growth in their policing powers. | |||||
528. |
SB 2556 Good Policy |
Qualifications for appointment as a conservation officer; clarify. | |||
Analysis: This bill decreases the minimum years to be appointed to a conservation officers from 5 years to 2 years. | |||||
529. |
SB 2559 Bad Policy |
Transportation; delete repealer on harvest permit authorization and fees. | |||
Analysis: The bill is extending a repealer on the permit regulations for heavy load transportation. The conference report adds created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Strategic Multi-Modal Investments Fund, a slush fund to waste taxpayer money. | |||||
530. |
SB 2561 Bad Policy |
Highways; make the MS Transportation Commission vote on use of ERBR Fund monies majority instead of unanimous. | |||
Analysis: This bill changes the unanimous vote rule to use emergency road and bridges fund to a simple majority. This could lead to a waste of taxpayer money | |||||
531. |
SB 2562 Bad Policy |
Transportation; allow public and private partnerships to establish electric vehicle charging stations. | |||
Analysis: This bill is government using taxpayer to prop up electric car charging stations. That is not a proper function of government. | |||||
532. |
SB 2575 Bad Policy |
State Department of Health; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider. | |||
Analysis: This bill is mandating that private insurance companies provide benefits for medical treatment by the department of health. This is an overreach of government. | |||||
533. |
SB 2581 Bad Policy |
Commission on College Accreditation; revise technical provision related thereto. | |||
Analysis: Requires IHL to provide staff and equipment for the commission and allows IHL to charge the commission for these services. | |||||
534. |
SB 2586 Neutral |
Computer science curriculum; clarify terminology to specify who may provide instruction in. | |||
Analysis: This bill expands the definition to allow paraprofessionals to teach computer science type courses in schools, allowing for more options and alternatives. | |||||
535. |
SB 2588 Neutral |
'Commissioner Dick Hall Hospitality Station'; MDOT to designate Warren County Welcome Center as. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
536. |
SB 2589 Bad Policy |
West Rankin Parkway; expand permission for use of federal funds. | |||
Analysis: This bill expands the amount of federal tax dollars that can be used for a local highway. | |||||
537. |
SB 2590 Bad Policy |
Mississippi State University authority to lease property for public-private partnership student housing; increase term. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends a long-term lease for MSU for the purposes of developing housing and/or retail space for the benefit of the university. | |||||
538. |
SB 2595 Bad Policy |
ARPA Workforce Development and Retention Act; provide expiration date of grant funds. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
539. |
SB 2602 Neutral |
Highway Memorials; designate segment of Highway 25 to Kash McGraw and Bridge to Stacey Ricks. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
540. |
SB 2613 Good Policy |
Nonemergency transportation providers; extend date by which providers may provide service without a permit. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the date that nonemergency transportation services can provide the services without getting a permit. | |||||
541. |
SB 2615 Bad Policy |
Contract personnel; authorize to purchase base plan of the State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan. | |||
Analysis: This bill adds more people to the state health insurance plan, costing taxpayers more money. | |||||
542. |
SB 2616 Good Policy |
Real Estate Commission; decrease fees charged by. | |||
Analysis: This bill is decreasing the licensing fees for the real estate commission | |||||
543. |
SB 2623 Bad Policy |
Mississippi State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan Task Force; establish. | |||
Analysis: This bill is creating a task force to study the solvency of the state health insurance plan, as well as the effects of potential rate increases. The bill allows for the board members to be paid per diem and be reimbursed for expenses incurred. The task force will be dissolved in November of 2023. This could help solve issues to the state health insurance plan, but will most likely result in more taxpayer dollars being spent. | |||||
544. |
SB 2634 Neutral |
Child support; allow criminal charges three years after the child turns twenty-one. | |||
Analysis: This bill increases the age of a child for which child support payments must be made from 18 to 21 and adds prosecutorial defenses for ending child support payments not previously in state law. | |||||
545. |
SB 2647 Bad Policy |
Real estate licensee; revise liability. | |||
Analysis: The bill appears to remove all liability from real estate agents in the performance of their duties, even if the agent willfully or negligently violates their duties. | |||||
546. |
SB 2649 Good Policy |
Minority; remove for beneficiaries of certain insurance policies. | |||
Analysis: The language is unclear to what will be accomplished through this bill or the purpose behind the bill. | |||||
547. |
SB 2652 Neutral |
Mississippi Vulnerable Person Abuse Registry; create. | |||
Analysis: This bill creates a Vulnerable Persons Abuse Registry, which may appear to be a good thing, but persons may be entered into the registry even if they were NOT convicted of a crime at all and could remain on the list indefinitely. The Registry would be open to the public for viewing. This violates due process and the right of individuals to clear their name by standing trial. They amended to only allow for those convicted. | |||||
548. |
SB 2663 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Fund; revise grant eligibility and require annual report. | |||
Analysis: The bill expands the list of sites that can receive taxpayer dollars for preservation grants. | |||||
549. |
SB 2664 Bad Policy |
Appropriations; revise certain FY2023 appropriations and direct transfers. | |||
Analysis: This bill is increasing taxpayer dollars given towards unelected bureaucratic boards, | |||||
550. |
SB 2673 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board; make independent from Mississippi Real Estate Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is a strike all inserting HB1187 language. This bill is creating a new state board to spend more taxpayer dollars. | |||||
551. |
SB 2681 Good Policy |
Mississippi Development Authority; clarify time trigger for tax exemption cutoff under Growth and Prosperity Act. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that when a county falls below 150% of the state's unemployment rate and less than 30% of the population is below the poverty level, no more tax exemptions will be given to new businesses. This limits the amount of corporate welfare handed out. | |||||
552. |
SB 2695 Bad Policy |
Tourism Project Incentive Program; extend deadline for MDA issuance of certificates approving participants. | |||
Analysis: This bill is extending the date in which the MDA can issue certificates approving participants in the tourism incentive program. This is not a core function of government. | |||||
553. |
SB 2696 Good Policy |
Income tax credit for qualified adoption expenses; increase amount for Mississippi children and remove CPS requirement. | |||
Analysis: This bill increases the dollar amount of tax credits available for adopting children. | |||||
554. |
SB 2698 Bad Policy |
Ad valorem tax; extend fee-in-lieu qualifying period for renewable energy project. | |||
Analysis: This is the same as HB871. | |||||
555. |
SB 2700 Good Policy |
Homestead; provide full exemption for unremarried surviving spouse of U.S. military member killed on active duty or training. | |||
Analysis: This bill exempts the unremarried spouses of members of the armed forces who died on active duty from ad valorem taxes on homestead property. | |||||
556. |
SB 2703 Neutral |
Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody. | |||
Analysis: This bill waives the fee for drivers license for those in MDCPS custody. These license fees would be paid for with taxpayer money anyway, so it may result in less tax dollars being spent. | |||||
557. |
SB 2717 Good Policy |
Department of Information Technology Services; require to report ransomware incidents and revise provisions related thereto. | |||
Analysis: This bill provides oversight and requires the state to provide reports on ransomware attacks. | |||||
558. |
SB 2722 Bad Policy |
'North Forty' property; authorize DFA to purchase. | |||
Analysis: This bill spends more taxpayer money growing the size of the capitol complex. | |||||
559. |
SB 2723 Bad Policy |
Former First Christian Church property within the Capitol Complex; authorize DFA to purchase. | |||
Analysis: This bill grows the size of the capitol complex and spends more taxpayer money. | |||||
560. |
SB 2724 Bad Policy |
Department of Public Safety building project and contract; exempt from certain public purchasing requirements. | |||
Analysis: This bill keeps the new Public Safety building from falling under the public purchasing requirements which could lead to waste of taxpayer dollars. | |||||
561. |
SB 2728 Bad Policy |
Statewide master agreements and utilization of information technology acquisitions made by other entities; authorize. | |||
Analysis: This bill exempts the purchase of IT equipment from the advertising and bidding requirements, potentially wasting taxpayer dollars. | |||||
562. |
SB 2729 Neutral |
Limitation of liability requirements for information technology contracts; clarify. | |||
Analysis: The bill adds that the state agency that is receiving the acquisition must also approve the limitation of liability. It at least adds a second voice to the approval process. | |||||
563. |
SB 2734 Bad Policy |
County boards of supervisors; permit to expend federal funds during the last term of office of such board. | |||
Analysis: This bill removes the prohibition of county boards spending recklessly at the end of their terms as long as the money is coming from ARPA. | |||||
564. |
SB 2749 Bad Policy |
School board members; increase pay. | |||
Analysis: This bill is waste of taxpayer money | |||||
565. |
SB 2750 Neutral |
Automated External Defibrillators in Public Places Grant Program; establish. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
566. |
SB 2751 Bad Policy |
Sixteenth section lands; no law, ordinance or regulation shall prohibit school districts from using for educational facilities. | |||
Analysis: The bill is the same as HB846, it keeps local governments from prohibiting schools to build new facilities on sixteenth section land | |||||
567. |
SB 2781 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance Program; create and provide for duties and responsibilities. | |||
Analysis: This bill will require appropriation of taxpayer dollars for something that is not a core function of government. It would be better for local charities and religious institutions to oversee these types of programs. | |||||
568. |
SB 2797 Neutral |
Mississippi State Asylum Records; provide procedures and exempt from confidentiality and privilege requirements. | |||
Analysis: This bill allows for the next closest kin to access medical records for patients cared for at the Mississippi State Asylum from 1855 to 1935 that have been deceased more than 50 years. | |||||
569. |
SB 2810 Bad Policy |
Office of Workforce Development; amend certain provisions relating to. | |||
Analysis: Massive government workforce development program spending taxpayer dollars to train employees for new businesses. | |||||
570. |
SB 2812 Bad Policy |
Board for administration of certain failing school district; extend date of repeal. | |||
Analysis: This is a strike all that adds in HB1228 funding community schools. | |||||
571. |
SB 2839 Bad Policy |
Public Improvement District Act; amend to allow municipality to perform duties and exercise powers in certain circumstances. | |||
Analysis: Existing law empowers public improvement districts the power to issue bonds and take property through eminent domain (Section 4, beginning on lines 215 of bill) for the stated purposes of the districts. This bill would also allow cities to reserve those same rights for the same stated purpose of the districts. | |||||
572. |
SB 2841 Neutral |
Law enforcement officers & fire fighters death benefits black tag; authorize black version of regular tag. | |||
Analysis: The bill just allows for a different color car tag to be purchased to support the fund. | |||||
573. |
SB 2842 Neutral |
Use tax; revise standards for municipality's eligibility to receive monies from special infrastructure assistance fund. | |||
Analysis: The bill clarifies that a municipality cannot receive more funds in state assistance than they spend of their own funds. This would keep cities from fully relying on state government assistance and instead and make them spend their own money first, but this will still result in taxpayer dollars being used for infrastructure, which is debatable if it is even a proper function of government. | |||||
574. |
SB 2844 Neutral |
Bureau of Fleet Management; revise duties thereof. | |||
Analysis: The bill is just removing the portion that requires a state agency that receives a reassigned vehicle from another state agency to pay into the general fund the money equal to the value of the car. | |||||
575. |
SB 2851 Bad Policy |
Technology-based capital assistance programs; revise certain terms and amounts of assistance. | |||
Analysis: This bill is appropriating more taxpayer dollars to be able to be sent to private businesses for technology assistance. | |||||
576. |
SB 2853 Neutral |
Small unmanned aircraft systems; require state purchase and servicing of from American companies only. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
577. |
SB 2858 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that can be allocated under. | |||
Analysis: This bill provides insurance companies a 100% tax credit for their investment in a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC). That means there’s no risk to the insurance company, but they can own up to 15% of the SBIC. It sounds like a good bill, but it will only help a few well-connected ones. This is a giveaway of $45 million from the general fund over 6 years. | |||||
578. |
SB 2862 Good Policy |
Sales tax; provide industrial exemption for tangible personal property first used in another state. | |||
Analysis: This bill exempts the sale of coins, currency, and bullion from sales tax | |||||
579. |
SB 2887 Bad Policy |
State Treasurer; modify certain provisions concerning the deposit and investment of excess state funds. | |||
Analysis: The bill reinforces the ability of the state treasure to enter into contracts to manage and invest money without any requirements that they be based solely on profit making and not ESG related. | |||||
580. |
SB 2890 Bad Policy |
Lee County; authorize annual contributions to Sanctuary Hospice House. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be sent to a hospice house. | |||||
581. |
SB 2892 Bad Policy |
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute to the creation, development and promotion of the Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Museum. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer money on a museum. | |||||
582. |
SB 2922 Bad Policy |
DeSoto County; authorize to transfer parcel of county-owned property to City of Olive Branch for construction of animal shelter. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing Desoto county to give away land purchased with taxpayer dollars for the construction of an animal shelter. | |||||
583. |
SB 2960 Bad Policy |
City of Grenada; extend repealer on hotel/motel & restaurant tourism tax. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
584. |
SB 2961 Bad Policy |
Appropriations; additional for various state agencies for FY2023 and FY2024. | |||
Analysis: This bill appropriates millions of taxpayer money to MEMA which is not a core function of government. | |||||
585. |
SB 2962 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY2023 and FY2024. | |||
Analysis: This bill is appropriating 10's of millions of taxpayer dollars towards unnecessary government programs. | |||||
586. |
SB 3000 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - General support. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. $70 million over Legislative Budget Request (LBR). | |||||
587. |
SB 3001 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. $2.4 million over LBR. | |||||
588. |
SB 3002 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
589. |
SB 3003 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
590. |
SB 3004 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
591. |
SB 3005 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
592. |
SB 3006 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
593. |
SB 3007 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
594. |
SB 3008 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
595. |
SB 3009 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
596. |
SB 3010 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
597. |
SB 3011 Neutral |
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. | |||
Analysis: It could be argued that DOC is necessary and this bill is budget reduction. | |||||
598. |
SB 3012 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be a necessary function of government, but has a 26 million dollar increase and 100 additional full time employees. $273 million total budget. | |||||
599. |
SB 3013 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
600. |
SB 3014 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
601. |
SB 3015 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
602. |
SB 3016 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
603. |
SB 3017 Neutral |
Appropriation; Military Department. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be a necessary function of government. However, the bill has a massive increase in funding for camp shelby, well over the LBO. $36 million increase in budget. | |||||
604. |
SB 3018 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board. | |||
Analysis: This conference report bill includes an 8 million dollar increase for the board. | |||||
605. |
SB 3019 Neutral |
Appropriation; Ethics Commission. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be necessary. | |||||
606. |
SB 3020 Neutral |
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be necessary. | |||||
607. |
SB 3021 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
608. |
SB 3022 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This bill appropriates taxpayer money to the alcohol distribution warehouse, which is a violation of the free market and not a core function of government. | |||||
609. |
SB 3023 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
610. |
SB 3024 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
611. |
SB 3025 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
612. |
SB 3026 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
613. |
SB 3027 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
614. |
SB 3028 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
615. |
SB 3029 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
616. |
SB 3030 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
617. |
SB 3031 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
618. |
SB 3032 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
619. |
SB 3033 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
620. |
SB 3034 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
621. |
SB 3035 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
622. |
SB 3036 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Gaming Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
623. |
SB 3037 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
624. |
SB 3038 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
625. |
SB 3039 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
626. |
SB 3040 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
627. |
SB 3041 Neutral |
Appropriation; Audit, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be a necessary function of government. | |||||
628. |
SB 3042 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
629. |
SB 3043 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
630. |
SB 3044 Neutral |
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be a necessary function of government. | |||||
631. |
SB 3045 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
632. |
SB 3046 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
633. |
SB 3047 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
634. |
SB 3048 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Personnel Board. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
635. |
SB 3049 Good Policy |
Appropriation; Secretary of State. | |||
Analysis: This could be argued to be a necessary function of government, and this bill is a budget reduction. | |||||
636. |
SB 3050 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office. | |||
Analysis: The treasurer's office could be argued to be a necessary function of government, but this bill is appropriating millions of dollars to the college trust fund, which is not a core function of government. | |||||
637. |
SB 3051 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli. | |||
Analysis: This debt service pays for bond bills, which are almost entirely pet projects and not core functions of government. | |||||
638. |
SB 3052 Bad Policy |
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; FY2024 reappropriate to certain agencies. | |||
Analysis: This bill appropriates 10's of millions of taxpayer dollars to unnecessary government programs. | |||||
639. |
SB 3065 Bad Policy |
Bolivar County; authorize to contribute up to $5,000.00 annually to the Fannie Lou Hamer Breast Cancer Foundation. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
640. |
SB 3108 Neutral |
Lowndes County; authorize to lease property for nominal consideration for nonprofit use for the benefit of disadvantaged children. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows for the lowndes county supervisors to lease land to a children's home. | |||||
641. |
SB 3109 Bad Policy |
Warren County; authorize board of supervisors to contribute funds to certain nonprofit corporations. | |||
Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be sent to nonprofit corporations. | |||||
642. |
SB 3110 Bad Policy |
Tunica County Utility District; delete provision of law subjecting to rate regulation by Public Service Commission. | |||
Analysis: This bill deletes the provision that the tunica county utility district has to have their rates subject to the regulation of public service commission | |||||
643. |
SB 3113 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; additional to Office of Workforce Development for certain programs, ARPA funds. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
644. |
SB 3118 Bad Policy |
Appropriation; additional to DFA - Bureau of Buildings, ARPA funds. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
645. |
SB 3120 Bad Policy |
Capital Expense Fund; FY2024 appropriation to MDOT for certain infrastructure expenses. | |||
Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | |||||
646. |
SB 3139 Neutral |
Jackson County; authorize Board of Supervisors and Utility Authority to share equipment, labor, services, resources and funds. | |||
Analysis: The bill allows the County board and the utility authority to share equipment and labor. | |||||
647. |
SB 3140 Bad Policy |
City of Gautier; authorize to enter into public/private partnership for construction of an inclusion playground. | |||
Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer dollars on a playground. | |||||
648. |
SB 3141 Bad Policy |
Kemper County; authorize board of supervisors to expand scope of authority of Gas District to become county utility district. | |||
Analysis: This bill extends the authority of the "Kemper County Natural Gas District" to other utilities and increases the district's eminent domain authority through the Board of Supervisors. Need to ask if the entity is a private organization for purposes of eminent domain. | |||||
649. |
SB 3142 Neutral |
Lauderdale County; extend date of repeal on authority to fund LCDF Chaplaincy program with certain revenue. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
650. |
SB 3143 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is a tax increase | |||||
651. |
SB 3145 Bad Policy |
George County; authorize to levy 3% sales tax on the sales of hotels and motels within the county and 1% tax on the sales of restaurants. | |||
Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | |||||
652. |
SB 3146 Not Rated |
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Analysis: | |||||
653. |
SB 3148 Neutral |
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Analysis: | |||||
654. |
SB 3151 Bad Policy |
||||
Analysis: This bill is wasting taxpayer dollars on tourism | |||||
655. |
SB 3152 Bad Policy |
||||
Analysis: This bill is wasting taxpayer dollars on tourism | |||||
656. |
SB 3153 Bad Policy |
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Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | |||||
657. |
SC 501 Resolution |
Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of David R. Huggins. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
658. |
SC 502 Resolution |
Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of former MDOT Commissioner and Legislator Dick Hall. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
659. |
SC 503 Resolution |
Mourn the passing of former Senator Steve Seale of Hattiesburg, and commend his public and charitable service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
660. |
SC 504 Resolution |
Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of former Representative Noal Akins. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
661. |
SC 505 Resolution |
Commend public service of Southern District Transportation Commissioner and former legislator Tom King. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
662. |
SC 506 Resolution |
Commend 2022 PRCC 'Wildcats' Baseball Team and Coach Michael Avalon for first-ever National Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
663. |
SC 507 Resolution |
Commend JSU 'Tigers' Football Team for second consecutive SWAC Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
664. |
SC 509 Resolution |
Congratulate Scott Central 'Rebels' Football Team for winning the back-to-back MHSAA Class 2A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
665. |
SC 510 Resolution |
Congratulate Raleigh High School 'Lions' Football Team for winning 2022 MHSAA Class 3A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
666. |
SC 511 Resolution |
Mourn the loss and commend the public service of Forrest Co. Tax Collector, former Supervisor and State Senator Billy Hudson. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
667. |
SC 512 Resolution |
Mourn the loss and celebrate the contributions and career of Mississippi music icon and Rock and Roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
668. |
SC 513 Resolution |
Commend Newton County High School 'Cougars' Cheer Team for winning Class 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
669. |
SC 514 Resolution |
Commend Sumrall High School 'Bobcats' Baseball Team for winning Mississippi 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
670. |
SC 515 Resolution |
Commend the life of former State Senator, Circuit Judge and Decorated WWII Veteran Thomas Frederick (Fred) Wicker. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
671. |
SC 516 Resolution |
Commend Myrtis Franke for a lifetime of service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
672. |
SC 518 Resolution |
Congratulate Starkville High School 'Yellowjackets' football team for winning MHSAA Class 6A State Title. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
673. |
SC 519 Resolution |
Extending deepest sympathy of Legislature to surviving family of MSU Football Coach Mike Leach and paying tribute to his legacy. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
674. |
SC 520 Resolution |
Congratulate Ole Miss 2022 Baseball Team for National Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
675. |
SC 521 Resolution |
Congratulate Bay Springs High School 'Bulldogs' Football Team for winning back-to-back MHSAA Class 1A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
676. |
SC 524 Resolution |
Mourn the passing of former Representative Billy Nicholson of Union, Mississippi, and commend his public and charitable service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
677. |
SC 525 Resolution |
Congratulate Louisville High School 'Wildcats' Football Team for winning the MHSAA 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
678. |
SC 526 Resolution |
Recognize leadership of William Carey University President Dr. Tommy King on the occasion of his retirement. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
679. |
SC 535 Resolution |
Designate March 2023 as 'Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Mississippi'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
680. |
SC 536 Resolution |
Congratulate Clarksdale Guitar Star Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram for winning the 2022 Grammy Award for Contemporary Blues. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
681. |
SC 537 Resolution |
Mourn the loss of Ineva May-Pittman of Jackson, Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
682. |
SC 538 Resolution |
Commend Parklane Academy 'Lady Pioneers' Fast-Pitch Softball Team for fourth State Championship in last six years. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
683. |
SC 539 Resolution |
Mourn the passing of legendary physician Dr. Freda M. Bush. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
684. |
SC 540 Resolution |
Expressing support for the Town of Mantee to unofficially designate itself as 'The Epicenter of the Natchez Trace.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
685. |
SC 542 Resolution |
Commend Dr. Roy J. Duhe for colon cancer initiatives at UMMC. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
686. |
SC 543 Resolution |
Mourn the passing of Dr. Chester D. Gaston, Jr., of Gulfport, respected member of the MS Board of Psychology. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
687. |
SC 544 Resolution |
Designate 'Delta Gamma Fraternity Day' in Mississippi in Commemoration of Sesquicentennial celebration. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
688. |
SC 545 Resolution |
Designate April 23-29, 2023, as 'National Crime Victims' Week in Mississippi' and April 28, 2023, as a 'Day of Prayer'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
689. |
SC 546 Resolution |
Commend Brookhaven Academy 'Lady Cougars' Softball Team for back-to-back MAIS 5A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
690. |
SC 547 Resolution |
Mourn the loss of legendary Defensive Football Coach Jim Carmody and remembering his legacy. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
691. |
SC 548 Resolution |
Congratulate Picayune High School 'Maroon Tide' Football Team for back-to-back MHSAA Class 5A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
692. |
SC 549 Resolution |
Commemorate 77th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
693. |
SC 550 Resolution |
Expressing the support of the Legislature for the plaintiffs in Harrison Co. et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
694. |
SC 551 Resolution |
Honor the legacy of decorated WWII Army Corporal L.C. Jackson of Brookhaven, Mississippi, on his 100th Birthday. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
695. |
SC 552 Resolution |
Mourn the loss of WWII and Korean War pilot Brigadier General Sam Forbert, Jr. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
696. |
SC 553 Resolution |
Mourn the passing of Major Genl. Al Hopkins, Chairman of the MS Gaming Commission and respected Gulfport Attorney. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
697. |
SC 554 Resolution |
Commend University of Mississippi baseball Head Coach Mike Bianco as National Coach of the Year. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
698. |
SC 555 Resolution |
Mourn passing and commend civic leadership of businessman Wirt Adams Yerger, Jr., of Jackson, MS. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
699. |
SC 556 Resolution |
Congratulate Ole Miss Senior Offensive Lineman Nick Broeker as winner of 2022 Kent Hull Trophy and for postseason awards. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
700. |
SC 557 Resolution |
Congratulate Neshoba County School District Superintendent Dr. Lundy Brantley as 2022-2023 'Superintendent of the Year.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
701. |
SC 558 Resolution |
Extending condolences of Legislature to surviving family of Motown recording artist/songwriter Barrett Strong of West Point. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
702. |
SC 559 Resolution |
Congratulate Ricky Stenhouse from Olive Branch for winning the Daytona 500. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
703. |
SC 561 Resolution |
Designate March 2023 as 'American Red Cross Month in Mississippi.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
704. |
SC 562 Resolution |
Designate October 2023 as 'Walker Montgomery National Catfishing Awareness Month in Mississippi.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
705. |
SC 563 Resolution |
Designate March 5-11, 2023, as 'National School Social Work Week in Mississippi.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
706. |
SC 564 Resolution |
Designate March 2023 as 'Brain Injury Awareness Month in Mississippi' to promote treatment and prevention. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
707. |
SC 565 Resolution |
Recognize Walthall County Constable Raymond Gutter on his retirement and three-decade law enforcement service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
708. |
SC 566 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
709. |
SC 567 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
710. |
SC 568 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
711. |
SC 569 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
712. |
SC 570 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
713. |
SC 571 Resolution |
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Analysis: | |||||
714. |
SN 1 Not Rated |
Marcy Moye Scoggins, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, term effective immediately and ending August 30, 2025. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
715. |
SN 2 Not Rated |
Arnold Edward (T.J.) Taylor, Jr., Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees, unexpired six year term beginning January 1, 2020 and ending January 1, 2026, vice Edmond Hughes. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
716. |
SN 3 Not Rated |
Paulette Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging as a representative from community volunteer councils on aging, term effective August 25, 2022 and the appointee shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
717. |
SN 4 Not Rated |
Patricia Robinson Nelson, Yazoo City, Mississippi, Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging as a representative from community volunteer councils on aging, term effective August 25, 2022 and appointee shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
718. |
SN 5 Not Rated |
Tammy Renee' Phillips, Brandon, Mississippi, State Board of Banking Review, five year term effective May 23, 2022 and ending February 22, 2027, representing an At-Large position. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
719. |
SN 6 Not Rated |
Philip Roger Blaylock, Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Banking Review, five year term effective June 29, 2022 and ending March 23, 2027, representing the First Supreme Court District, vice Sarah Beth Wilson. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
720. |
SN 7 Not Rated |
Clelly Ray Farmer, Poplarville, Mississippi, State Board of Barber Examiners, remainder of a four year term effective June 28, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024, representing the 4th Congressional District. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
721. |
SN 8 Not Rated |
Candace Denise Robins, Raymond, Mississippi, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to represent the First Supreme Court District, unexpired three year term effective May 12, 2022 and ending August 31, 2023, vice Mark C. Baker, Sr.. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
722. |
SN 9 Not Rated |
Candace Denise Robins, Raymond, Mississippi, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to represent the First Supreme Court District, three year term effective September 1, 2023 and ending August 31, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
723. |
SN 10 Not Rated |
Susan Neely Berry, D.C., Flora, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, remainder of a five year term effective June 28, 2022 and ending April 20, 2026, representing the state at large, vice Arthur Jack Hall. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
724. |
SN 12 Not Rated |
Robert Paul Mosley, Sr., Clarke County, Mississippi, Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board as the Mississippi Association of Supervisors representative, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
725. |
SN 13 Not Rated |
Trebia Leigh Rodgers, Grenada, Mississippi, Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board, remainder of a four year term effective May 4, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, representing the Northern Public Service Commission District, vice Tanya Felder. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
726. |
SN 14 Not Rated |
Timothy Clifton (Tim) Allred, Meridian, Mississippi, State Board of Contractors, five year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the Residential Builder, vice David Smith. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
727. |
SN 15 Not Rated |
Norris Lee Carson, Carthage, Mississippi, State Board of Contractors, five year term beginning September 14, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, representing a Road Contractor. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
728. |
SN 16 Not Rated |
Dr. Kimberly Elam Sallis, Oxford, Mississippi, MS State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, five year term effective July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2026, representing the First Congressional District. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
729. |
SN 17 Not Rated |
Dr. Richard Almon Strebeck, Long Beach, Mississippi, MS State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, five year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the At-Large position. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
730. |
SN 18 Not Rated |
Dr. Melissa Hawkins Windham, Meridian, Mississippi, MS State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, five year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the Third Congressional District, vice Steven Stafford. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
731. |
SN 19 Not Rated |
Alexa Le'Kia Lampkin, DMD, Ridgeland, Mississippi, MS State Board of Dental Examiners to represent the dentist member of the Board from the state at-large, remainder of six year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Roy L. Irons, DDS. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
732. |
SN 21 Not Rated |
Brenda Joyce Lathan, Columbus, Mississippi, Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality to represent the Second Congressional District, seven year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2029. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
733. |
SN 22 Not Rated |
Sandra Tingle Chancellor, Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Funeral Service as the Funeral Director Licensed representative from the First Supreme Court District, four year term effective July 6, 2022 and ending June 20, 2026, vice David Allen Ray. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
734. |
SN 23 Not Rated |
David Chadwick (Chad) Riemann, Gulfport, Mississippi, State Board of Funeral Service as the Funeral Dir. Licensed representative from the 2nd Supreme Court Dist., four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Jeffrey O'Keefe, Sr.. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
735. |
SN 24 Not Rated |
Ronald N. (Ronnie) Daniels, Jr., Pass Christian, Mississippi, Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, representing the Charter Boat Operator. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
736. |
SN 25 Not Rated |
Jonathan Scott McLendon, Biloxi, Mississippi, Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources as the Commercial Seafood Processor representative, four year term effective May 10, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
737. |
SN 26 Not Rated |
Martha Hobdy (Marty) Bell, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy as a Licensed Massage Therapist, remainder of a four-year term effective upon confirmation by the Senate and ending June 30, 2025. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
738. |
SN 27 Not Rated |
Tracy Hunt White, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy as the Licensed Health Professional in a field other than Massage Therapy, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Kathryn Renee Walker. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
739. |
SN 29 Not Rated |
William Eugene (Gene) Loper, MD, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure to represent the First Supreme Court District, six year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2028, vice Daniel Edney, MD. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
740. |
SN 30 Not Rated |
William David McClendon, MD, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure to represent the Second Supreme Court District, six year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
741. |
SN 31 Not Rated |
Dr. James David (Jim) Herzog, Oxford, Mississippi, Board of Mental Health, seven year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2029, representing Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
742. |
SN 32 Not Rated |
Tommy Ray (T.J.) Adams, Jr., Fulton, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in Clinical Practice, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
743. |
SN 33 Not Rated |
Sandra Susan Culpepper, Poplarville, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Nursing as an LPN, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
744. |
SN 34 Not Rated |
Carley Tigrett Walker, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse, four year term effective November 28, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Shirley Jackson. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
745. |
SN 35 Not Rated |
William Chadwick Blackard, Madison, Mississippi, State BD of Nursing Home Administrators as Nursing Home Administrator, remainder of four year term effective upon confirmation by the Senate and ending June 5, 2025, representing the 1st Supreme Ct. Dist.. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
746. |
SN 36 Not Rated |
Robin C. (Rob) Skelton, Rienzi, Mississippi, MS State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as a representative of the Third Supreme Court District, unexpired four year term effective May 23, 2022 and ending June 25, 2022, vice Stanley C. Maynard. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
747. |
SN 37 Not Rated |
Robin C. (Rob) Skelton, Rienzi, Mississippi, MS State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as a representative of the Third Supreme Court District, four year term effective June 26, 2022 and ending June 25, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
748. |
SN 38 Not Rated |
Micah Ray Walker, M.D., Madison, Mississippi, MS State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as the licensed and practicing medical doctor or physician, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
749. |
SN 39 Not Rated |
David Andrew Scott, Sr., Jackson, Mississippi, State Oil and Gas Board, six year term effective May 23, 2022 and ending April 7, 2028, representing the First Supreme Court District. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
750. |
SN 40 Not Rated |
Dr. Lori Lynn Blackmer, Picayune, Mississippi, MS State Board of Optometry to represent the Fifth Congressional District as it existed in 1980, five year term beginning July 6, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
751. |
SN 41 Not Rated |
Dr. Hilary Melby Parrish, Vicksburg, Mississippi, State Board of Optometry, remainder of five year term effective October 4, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024, representing the 4th Congressional Dist. as it existed Jan. 1, 1980, vice Dr. Rebecca Cox Patton. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
752. |
SN 42 Not Rated |
Dr. Kimberly Johnson Ragan, Madison, Mississippi, MS State Board of Optometry to represent the Third Congressional District as it existed in 1980, remainder of five year term effective upon confirmation by the Senate and ending June 19, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
753. |
SN 43 Not Rated |
David Edward Holman, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, term effective July 14, 2022 and ending June 30, 2025, representing the Fourth Congressional District as it existed July 1, 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
754. |
SN 44 Not Rated |
Drew Thomas St. John, II, Madison, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, term effective July 6, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, representing the Third Congressional District as it existed July 1, 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
755. |
SN 45 Not Rated |
Julia Monteele Norman, Meridian, Mississippi, State Parole Board, term effective July 15, 2022 and appointee shall serve a term at the will and pleasure of the Governor, vice Betty Lou Jones. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
756. |
SN 46 Not Rated |
Alvin Craig (Craig) Sartin, Long Beach, Mississippi, Board of Pharmacy, five year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the Fifth Congressional District (Post 5), vice Larry Calvert. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
757. |
SN 47 Not Rated |
Dock Austin Daniel, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Physical Therapy, four year term beginning July 14, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, representing a Consumer At-Large, vice Melanie Woodrick. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
758. |
SN 48 Not Rated |
Charles Jim Beckett, Bruce, Mississippi, Executive Director of the Mississippi Public Utilites Staff, remainder of six year term beginning September 23, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
759. |
SN 49 Not Rated |
James David McAfee Griffith, Cleveland, Mississippi, Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, four year term beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2026, representing the 2nd Congressional District. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
760. |
SN 50 Not Rated |
Wilmetta Valerie S. Burnett, LSW, Brandon, Mississippi, BD of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Social Worker, unexpired four year term effective August 25, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024, vice Erin P. Pittman. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
761. |
SN 52 Not Rated |
Gerard D. Tarrant, Biloxi, Mississippi, BD of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, second full four year term effective July 28, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, representing the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
762. |
SN 53 Not Rated |
Sara M. Fox, Brandon, Mississippi, State Tax Appeals Board as Chairman, six year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
763. |
SN 54 Not Rated |
Colonel Deborah Walley (Deb) Coleman, Brandon, Mississippi, State Veterans Affairs Board as an At-Large member, five year term effective June 1, 2022 and ending May 31, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
764. |
SN 55 Not Rated |
John Scott (Hoss) Ladner, Gulfport, Mississippi, State Veterans Affairs Board, five year term effective July 14, 2022 and ending May 31, 2027, representing the 5th Congressional District, vice General James H. Garner. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
765. |
SN 56 Not Rated |
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Norman Gene Hortman, Jr., Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Veterans Home Purchase Board to represent the state at large, four year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
766. |
SN 57 Not Rated |
Maj. Gen. James H. Lipscomb, III, Greenville, Mississippi, Veterans Home Purchase Board to represent the 2nd Congressional Dist. as it existed May 1, 1987, unexpired four year term effective Nov. 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, vice Richard D. Stevens. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
767. |
SN 58 Not Rated |
Maj. Gen. James H. Lipscomb, III, Greenville, Mississippi, Veterans Home Purchase Board to represent the Second Congressional District as it existed May 1, 1987, four year term effective July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
768. |
SN 59 Not Rated |
Dr. Robert Allen (Bob) Filgo, Jr., Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Veterinary Medicine, five year term effective June 28, 2022 and ending May 22, 2027, vice Dr. Gail S. Anderson. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
769. |
SN 60 Not Rated |
William Malcolm (Billy) Mounger, II, Jackson, Mississippi, Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks as the representative of the Fourth Congressional District, five year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
770. |
SN 61 Not Rated |
Irvin Lynn Posey, Union Church, Mississippi, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, term effective September 23, 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
771. |
SN 62 Not Rated |
Dr. Erika Danielle Womack, Starkville, Mississippi, State Chemist, term beginning October 1, 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
772. |
SN 63 Not Rated |
Huey Love (Hue) Townsend, Jr., Belzoni, Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation as a resident of the First Supreme Court District, term effective December 30, 2022 and ending June 30, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
773. |
SN 64 Not Rated |
Melissa Ann Bryant, Pinola, Mississippi, Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board as a representative for the National Emergency Numbering Association; Southern Public Service Com. District, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
774. |
SN 65 Not Rated |
Michael Bradley (Brad) Wood, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as a member associated with banking or small business, six year term effective May 4, 2022 and ending March 31, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
775. |
SN 66 Not Rated |
Brian Kendall Johnson, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as a member associated with banking or small business, unexpired six year term effective upon confirmation by the Senate and ending March 31, 2026, vice Reed Nelson. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
776. |
SN 67 Not Rated |
Ora Lee (O.L.) Sims, II, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, State Board of Contractors as the Water and Sewer Contractor, five year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
777. |
SN 69 Not Rated |
Charles William (Bill) Cook, Jr., Oxford, Mississippi, Information Technology Services Authority, five year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
778. |
SN 70 Not Rated |
Robert Reed (Reed) Nelson, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation, remainder of six year term effective June 28, 2022 and ending April 23, 2026, representing the First Supreme Court District, vice Carl EuGene (Gene) Delcomyn. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
779. |
SN 71 Not Rated |
Aimee Rebecca W. Robertson, Gulfport, Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation as a representative of the Second Supreme Court District, six year term effective June 27, 2022 and ending April 23, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
780. |
SN 72 Not Rated |
Jane Marie (Janie) Clanton, RN, Meadville, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in Clinical Practice, four year term effective July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
781. |
SN 73 Not Rated |
Dason Colin (Colin) Maloney, Tupelo, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, term effective July 6, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026, representing the First Congressional District as it existed July 1, 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
782. |
SN 74 Not Rated |
Van Kyle Ray, Yazoo City, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, term effective July 14, 2022 and ending June 30, 2025, representing the Second Congressional District as it existed July 1, 2022. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
783. |
SN 75 Not Rated |
Rodney Harris, Clinton, Mississippi, Veterans Home Purchase Board to represent the Fourth Congressional District as it existed May 1, 1987, unexpired four year term effective October 4, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024, vice Thomas Henry Watts. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
784. |
SN 76 Not Rated |
Norman Paul Katool, Madison, Mississippi, Public Procurement Review Board, four year term effective July 1, 2023 and will expire June 30, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
785. |
SN 78 Not Rated |
Homer Rex Germany, Union, Mississippi, Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division Appeals Board as the board member representing the Mississippi Dept. of Public Safety, remainder of a four year term effective immediately and ending June 30, 2025. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
786. |
SN 79 Not Rated |
Ricky Jude Cox, Gulfport, Mississippi, State Board of Banking Review, five year term effective March 24, 2023 and ending March 23, 2028, representing the 2nd Supreme Court District. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
787. |
SN 80 Not Rated |
David Kennon (DK) Curtis, Sr., DMD, Columbus, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners to represent Dental District One, six year term beginning February 22, 2023 and ending June 30, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
788. |
SN 81 Not Rated |
George Martin (George) Hopper, Ph.D., Starkville, Mississippi, Mississippi Forestry Commission as an At-Large representative, six year term effective March 20, 2023 and ending March 19, 2029. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
789. |
SN 82 Not Rated |
Patricia Ann (Pat) Thomasson, Philadelphia, Mississippi, Mississippi Forestry Commission as an At-Large representative, six year term effective February 22, 2023 and ending January 19, 2029. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
790. |
SN 83 Not Rated |
Kimberly Janice (Kim) Bedford, Pontotoc, Mississippi, State Board of Funeral Service as a Funeral Director representative from the 3rd Supreme Court District, four year term effective February 23, 2023 and ending January 23, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
791. |
SN 84 Not Rated |
Samuel Bryan (Sammy) Reed, Tupelo, Mississippi, State Board of Funeral Service as a Licensed Funeral Service representative from the 3rd Supreme Court District, four year term effective February 22, 2023 and ending January 23, 2027. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
792. |
SN 85 Not Rated |
Renia Dotson, MD, Greenville, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure to represent the First Supreme Court District, six year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2028, vice Charles Miles, MD. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
793. |
SN 86 Not Rated |
Harry Moore (Harry) Walker, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation as a representative of the First Supreme Court District, six year term effective June 27, 2022 and ending April 23, 2028. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
794. |
SN 88 Not Rated |
William Jeffrey Hinton, Ph.D., Petal, Mississippi, BD of Examiners for Social Workers & Marriage & Family Therapists as a Lic. Marriage & Family Therapist, unexpired four year term effective Oct. 7, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
795. |
SN 90 Not Rated |
Kent Gerard (Kent) Nicaud, Pass Christian, Mississippi, Gaming Commission, remainder of a four year term effective March 8, 2023 and ending September 30, 2025, vice Alben Hopkins. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
796. |
SN 91 Not Rated |
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Analysis: | |||||
797. |
SN 92 Not Rated |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
798. |
SN 93 Not Rated |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
799. |
SN 94 Not Rated |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
800. |
SN 95 Not Rated |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
801. |
SN 96 Not Rated |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
802. |
SN 97 Not Rated |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
803. |
SR 1 Resolution |
Congratulate Jackson Prep 'Patriots' Baseball Team for winning MAIS Class 6A Title. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
804. |
SR 2 Resolution |
Chapel Hart; commend for being named on the Next Women in Country List in 2021. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
805. |
SR 3 Resolution |
Commend the Rev. Dr. Lisa Allen-McLaurin for appointment to American Church in Paris, France. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
806. |
SR 4 Resolution |
Commemorate 50th anniversary of end of U.S. combat operations and release of American Prisoners of War in Vietnam. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
807. |
SR 7 Resolution |
Congratulate Jackson Prep 'Patriots' Football Team for winning MAIS Class 6A Title. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
808. |
SR 8 Resolution |
Commend Antoinette Gant for her promotion to Brigadier General in the United States Army. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
809. |
SR 9 Resolution |
Welcome Bishop Vitaliy Kryvytskyi of Kyiv-Zhytomyr in Western Ukraine to the State of Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
810. |
SR 10 Resolution |
Commend and thank MS Rural Water Association Emergency Response Cooperative for assistance during the Jackson Water Crisis. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
811. |
SR 12 Resolution |
Recognize Kennadee Riggs as 'Miss Rodeo America 2023.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
812. |
SR 13 Resolution |
Recognize Jacqueline 'J.D.' Ervin of McComb as 'Miss Rodeo Mississippi 2023'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
813. |
SR 14 Resolution |
Recognizing the contributions of the Mississippi Film Office on its 50th Anniversary. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
814. |
SR 16 Resolution |
Recognize Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation as recipient of 2023 Governor's Patron of the Arts Award. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
815. |
SR 17 Resolution |
Recognize Ralph Eubanks as the recipient of the 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Literature and Cultural Ambassador. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
816. |
SR 18 Resolution |
Recognize King Edward Antoine as the recipient of the 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Music. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
817. |
SR 19 Resolution |
Recognize Ke Francis as the recipient of the 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Visual Arts. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
818. |
SR 20 Resolution |
Recognize Ed McGowin as the recipient of the 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
819. |
SR 21 Resolution |
Recognize Dr. Ann Fisher-Wirth as the recipient of the 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Literature & Poetry. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
820. |
SR 22 Resolution |
Recognize Betsy Bradley as the recipient of the 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Leadership. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
821. |
SR 23 Resolution |
Mourn the loss and honor the life of Dr. Katherine T. 'Katie' Patterson. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
822. |
SR 24 Resolution |
Recognize outstanding law enforcement training career of Lt. Colonel Thomas Tuggle on his retirement from MHP. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
823. |
SR 25 Resolution |
Recognizing Mississippi National Guard and Republic of Uzbekistan for 10th anniversary of partnership. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
824. |
SR 26 Resolution |
Commend Brookhaven High School Track and Field Teams for winning both boys and girls Class 5A State Titles. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
825. |
SR 27 Resolution |
Commend Brookhaven High School Senior Caleb Harris for setting new MHSAA 5A State Powerlifting record. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
826. |
SR 28 Resolution |
Commend Jackson Taylor for first MHSAA Powerlifting Title in West Lincoln High School history. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
827. |
SR 29 Resolution |
Commend Co-Lin legendary Basketball Coach Gwyn Young on career win No. 1,000. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
828. |
SR 30 Resolution |
Recognize Millsaps College President Dr. Robert W. Pearigen for his contributions to higher education in Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
829. |
SR 31 Resolution |
Commend 2022 Loyd Star High School 'Hornets' Golf Team for winning back-to-back MHSAA Class 1 State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
830. |
SR 32 Resolution |
Commend 16-year-old Corion Evans for extreme bravery in rescuing four people from drowning in car accident. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
831. |
SR 33 Resolution |
Commend Lincoln County Robotics Teams for winning 2022 Mississippi State Robotics Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
832. |
SR 34 Resolution |
Commend Brookhaven High School 'Ole Brook' Girls Tennis Team for winning 2022 5A State Doubles Title. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
833. |
SR 35 Resolution |
Recognizing the 'P3: Passion. Purpose. Paycheck.' Student Career Development Program in Jackson County. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
834. |
SR 36 Resolution |
'Omega Psi Phi Day'; designate March 9, 2023, in Mississippi. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
835. |
SR 37 Resolution |
Recognize Jane Moss of Greenwood as new Chairwoman of the Board for Mississippi Manufacturers Association. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
836. |
SR 38 Resolution |
Commend Stone County High School 'Lady Cats' Soccer Team for winning their first 4A Girls Soccer State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
837. |
SR 39 Resolution |
Congratulate Mr. Rural America 'Dee Dotson' of Greensboro, MS, on the memorable occasion of his 100th birthday. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
838. |
SR 40 Resolution |
Recognize Randy McInnis and David Harvison of Timberline Trucking in Leakesville as MFA 2022 'Loggers of the Year.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
839. |
SR 41 Resolution |
Congratulate Nicholas Anderson of Vicksburg for his outstanding football awards at the secondary, junior college and university level. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
840. |
SR 42 Resolution |
Commend Lamar Academy 'Raiders' Girls Volleyball Team for first MAIS 5A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
841. |
SR 43 Resolution |
Commend Russell Christian Academy 'Warriors' Football Team for sixth-straight State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
842. |
SR 44 Resolution |
Recognize Bobby Morgan, Vice President of Public Affairs at Atmos Energy as Ole Miss Alumni Assn 2023 '40 Under 40' award. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
843. |
SR 45 Resolution |
Congratulate nine Mississippi professional football players who played in the 2023 NFL Super Bowl. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
844. |
SR 46 Resolution |
Recognize national defense operations and installations in Mississippi and the mission of the Defense Communities Development Council. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
845. |
SR 47 Resolution |
Commend East Central High School 'Hornets' Baseball Team for winning the 2022 MHSAA Class 5A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
846. |
SR 48 Resolution |
Commend 2022 Gautier High School 'Gators' Boys Golf Team for winning first MHSAA 5A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
847. |
SR 49 Resolution |
Commend Ocean Springs High School Cheer Team for back-to-back MHSAA 6A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
848. |
SR 50 Resolution |
Commend Simpson County Academy 'Cougars' Boys Basketball Team for winning back-to-back MAIS 5A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
849. |
SR 51 Resolution |
Extend condolences of Senate to surviving family of Jackson minority business pioneer Roy L. Dixon, Sr. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
850. |
SR 52 Resolution |
Recognize judicial career of Chancellor Lawrence 'Larry' Primeaux, 12th Chancery Court District, on his retirement. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
851. |
SR 53 Resolution |
Commend 2021 and 2022 JSU 'Tigers' Men's Cross-Country Team for winning consecutive SWAC Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
852. |
SR 54 Resolution |
Commend 2022 JSU 'Lady Tigers' Women's Basketball Team and Coach Tomekia Reed for third straight SWAC Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
853. |
SR 55 Resolution |
Commend 2022 JSU 'Lady Tigers' Women's Tennis Team and Head Coach Gabrielle Moore for SWAC Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
854. |
SR 56 Resolution |
Commend 2022 JSU 'Tigers' Soccer Team for SWAC Championship and Coach Flogaites as 'SWAC Coach of the Year'. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
855. |
SR 57 Resolution |
Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of USM Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 432. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
856. |
SR 58 Resolution |
Honor the legacy of Marine Gunnery Sergeant Zachary Taylor of Jackson, Mississippi, a Montford Point Marine, on his 100th Birthday. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
857. |
SR 59 Resolution |
Commend Brookhaven Academy 'Lady Cougars' Girls Basketball Team and Coach Ron Kessler for winning MAIS 5A Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
858. |
SR 60 Resolution |
Commend NWMCC Lady Rangers volleyball team for first-ever Region 23 Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
859. |
SR 61 Resolution |
Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College 'Rangers' Softball Team for first Region 23 Title. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
860. |
SR 62 Resolution |
Commend Germantown High School 'Lady Mavericks' Girls Basketball Team for their first Class 6A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
861. |
SR 63 Resolution |
Commend Yazoo City High School 'Indians' Boys Basketball Team for winning first 4A State Championship in 27 years. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
862. |
SR 64 Resolution |
Commend Northwest Rankin High School 'Cougars' Boys Basketball Team for winning its first State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
863. |
SR 65 Resolution |
Recognize D'Iberville Public Works Director Mike Mullins on the occasion of his retirement and commend his public service. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
864. |
SR 66 Resolution |
Observe March 21, 2023, as 'Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the Capitol.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
865. |
SR 67 Resolution |
Congratulate 2022-2023 West Lauderdale High School Girls Soccer Team for winning 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
866. |
SR 68 Resolution |
Commend Sarah Lea Anglin State Games 'Female Athlete of the Year.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
867. |
SR 69 Resolution |
Congratulate Mr. LeeRoy Carpenter State Games 'Male Athlete of the Year.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
868. |
SR 70 Resolution |
Commend Jackson Prep 'Patriots' Boys Basketball Team for back-to-back MAIS State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
869. |
SR 71 Resolution |
Commend Louisville High School 'Lady Wildcats' Girls Basketball Team for winning 4A State Championship. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
870. |
SR 72 Resolution |
Congratulate Kaylee Harrison being selected as State Games 'Youth Athlete of the Year.' | |||
Analysis: | |||||
871. |
SR 73 Resolution |
Commend Booneville High School 'Lady Blue Devils' Girls Basketball Team for winning back-to-back MHSAA 3A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
872. |
SR 74 Resolution |
Commend Booneville High School 'Blue Devils' Boys Basketball Team for winning back-to-back MHSAA 3A State Championships. | |||
Analysis: | |||||
873. |
SR 75 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
874. |
SR 76 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
875. |
SR 77 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
876. |
SR 78 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
877. |
SR 79 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
878. |
SR 80 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
879. |
SR 81 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
880. |
SR 82 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
881. |
SR 83 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
882. |
SR 84 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
883. |
SR 85 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
884. |
SR 86 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
885. |
SR 87 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
886. |
SR 88 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
887. |
SR 89 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
888. |
SR 90 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
889. |
SR 91 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
890. |
SR 92 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
891. |
SR 93 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
892. |
SR 94 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
893. |
SR 95 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
894. |
SR 96 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
895. |
SR 97 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
896. |
SR 98 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
897. |
SR 99 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
898. |
SR 100 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
899. |
SR 101 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
900. |
SR 102 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
901. |
SR 103 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
902. |
SR 104 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
903. |
SR 105 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
904. |
SR 106 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
905. |
SR 107 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
906. |
SR 108 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
907. |
SR 109 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
908. |
SR 110 Resolution |
||||
Analysis: | |||||
909. |
SR 111 Resolution |
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Analysis: |
KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
$ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |