House Calendar

IN CONFERENCE - APPROPRIATIONS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 272
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Health Department for Local Provider Innovation Grant Program.
Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars to grow the healthcare system's reliance on the government.
2. HB 1612
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Analysis: This is not a core function of government.
3. 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.
4. HB 1718
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; DFA Bureau of Building for completing capital projects at state-owned buildings and grounds.
Analysis: This bill does not clarify how much money will be appropriated, basically giving a blank check to DFA.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. SB 3043
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Analysis: This is not a core function of government.
8. SB 3115
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional to DOH for ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program.
Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars through the ARPA fund.
9. SB 3116
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional to DFA for destination marketing organizations and Main Street Association, ARPA funds.
Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer dollars on marketing, which is not a core function of government.
10. SB 3117
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional for DFA - Office of Insurance for State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan, ARPA funds.
Analysis: This bill is using federal tax dollars to pay for state employees insurance. This is a misuse of taxpayer dollars.
11. SB 3119
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional to DOH for Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program, ARPA funds.
Analysis: This is not a core function of government.

IN CONFERENCE APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL BILLS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. SB 2446
Bad Policy 		Appropriations; revise certain transfers, fund authority, and FY2023 appropriations.
Analysis: This bill is appropriating taxpayer dollars to unnecessary government programs like community centers.
4. 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

IN CONFERENCE - WAYS AND MEANS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. 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.
2. SB 2692
Bad Policy 		Bonds; repeal authorization for unissued bonds and replace with cash funds.
Analysis: This bill is Massive government bond program.

IN CONFERENCE - GENERAL BILLS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 400
Not Rated 		Election crimes; revise the penalties for certain.
Analysis: The bill increases criminal penalties for election crimes.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. HB 1390
Neutral 		Abstinence education; delete repealer on school board requirement to adopt a policy on abstinence-only or abstinence-plus.
Analysis:
6. SB 2343
Bad Policy 		Department of Public Safety; 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. SB 2749
Bad Policy 		School board members; increase pay.
Analysis: This bill is waste of taxpayer money

FOR CONCURRENCE OR NONCONCURRENCE

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HC 60
Resolution
Analysis:

MOTION TO RECONSIDER

Bill Number Bill Description
1. SB 3150
Bad Policy
Analysis: This bill is for a tax increase

RULES

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HR 170
Resolution
Analysis: