2023 Regular Session
| Bill Number | Bill Description | Bill Status | ||
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HB 37 Good Policy |
Standard Dedeaux Water District; delete provision on compensation of commissioners. | Alive | ||
| 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. | ||||
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HB 625 Good Policy |
Local and private bills proposing to extend local tax for second time; require direct referendum. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill protects taxpayers from unnecessary spending by requiring a referendum to be held on extending local taxes. | ||||
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HB 1196 Bad Policy |
City of McComb; extend date of repeal on hotel/motel tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is extending a tax. | ||||
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HB 1197 Bad Policy |
City of Baldwyn; extend date of repeal on tax for hotels, motels, restaurants and convenience stores. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill extends the date of a tourism tax. | ||||
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HB 1209 Bad Policy |
City of Waynesboro; extend repealer on authority to impose tax on bars, restaurants, hotels/motels, B & Bs. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill extends the restaurant and hotel tax in waynesboro. | ||||
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HB 1214 Not Rated |
Local and private laws that implement a tourism tax; authorize proceeds to be used for certain retirement fund and water/sewer systems. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1325 Bad Policy |
City of Brandon; extend repealer on hotels/motel to fund amphitheater and other ancillary improvements. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill extends a tax in Brandon. | ||||
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HB 1356 Bad Policy |
City of Lexington; extend repealer on restaurant tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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HB 1509 Bad Policy |
City of Grenada; extend repealer on tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: this bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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HB 1521 Bad Policy |
City of Brandon; extend repealer on tax on sales of prepared food and drink at restaurants and bars. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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HB 1528 Bad Policy |
Benton County; authorize to contract with and/or contribute to the Institute of Community Services, Inc. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to spent on a nonprofit preschool program. | ||||
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HB 1539 Not Rated |
Lowndes County; authorize to lease certain county property to Palmer Home for Children. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1540 Bad Policy |
Town of Coffeeville; authorize a tax on restaurants to provide funds for tourism, parks and recreation. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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HB 1541 Neutral |
Tallahatchie County; authorize conveyance of public library to the Town of Webb. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1542 Neutral |
Tallahatchie County; authorize conveyance of public library to the Town of Tutwiler. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1547 Bad Policy |
City of Pascagoula; extend repealer on hotel, motel and bed-and-breakfast tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill extends the tourism tax in pascagoula. | ||||
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HB 1581 Bad Policy |
City of Columbus; extend repealer on alcoholic beverage and restaurant tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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HB 1582 Bad Policy |
City of Durant; authorize tourism tax on restaurants and alcoholic beverages. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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HB 1583 Bad Policy |
City of Durant; authorize a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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HB 1662 Neutral |
City of Ripley; authorize expansion of water system in Tippah County except in certificated areas other than those in the city. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill allows the city to expand the water to expand the water distribution throughout tippah county. | ||||
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HB 1667 Bad Policy |
City of Florence; authorize a tax on restaurants and hotels/motels. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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HB 1694 Not Rated |
City of Pascagoula; authorize use of automated recording system to enforce traffic regulations within. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1697 Neutral |
City of Farmington; authorize the use of low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public streets with certain restrictions. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill provides a path for people to drive low speed vehicles and golf carts on public roads with proper licensing. | ||||
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HB 1703 Bad Policy |
Coahoma County; authorize reserve and trust fund trustees to use certain amount of fund to supplement county general fund. | Alive | ||
| 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? | ||||
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HB 1711 Bad Policy |
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions of funds and in-kind maintenance services to Beulah Cemetery. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing for taxpayer money to be sent to a cemetery. | ||||
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HB 1712 Bad Policy |
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind services to Tate Cemetery. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be spent on a cemetery. | ||||
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HB 1713 Not Rated |
City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to the Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Museum. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1714 Not Rated |
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1725 Bad Policy |
Lowndes County; authorize contribution to Prairie Land Water Association using ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars through the ARPA fund | ||||
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HB 1726 Bad Policy |
Lowndes County; authorize contributions to certain nonprofit organizations using ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is using ARPA money to give to nonprofit organizations. | ||||
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HB 1727 Bad Policy |
Lowndes County; authorize contributions to any public utility/assoc. to expand, repair water/sewer infrastructure using ARPA funds. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars through the ARPA fund | ||||
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HB 1786 Not Rated |
Town of Bude; authorize issuance of package retailer's permits in. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1787 Bad Policy |
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance; authorize to create special purpose entities. | Alive | ||
| 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. | ||||
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HB 1788 Bad Policy |
City of Columbia; extend repeal date on hotel/motel and restaurant tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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HB 1789 Not Rated |
Tunica County Utility District; authorize to set its own rates for water and sewer services. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1790 Bad Policy |
Washington County; reenact and extend repeal date on hotel and motel tax supporting a sports complex. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is reenacting a tax on hotels to build a sports complex. | ||||
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HB 1791 Bad Policy |
Union County; authorize assessments on misdemeanor convictions and nonadjudications for capital improvements. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows Union county to levy more court fees for a capital improvement fund. | ||||
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HB 1792 Bad Policy |
City of Starkville; revise the definitions of the terms 'hotel' and 'motel' under the city's motel-hotel tax. | Alive | ||
| 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. | ||||
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HB 1793 Bad Policy |
Neshoba County; authorize contribution to Philadelphia Transit. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be sent to a nonprofit transit company | ||||
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HB 1794 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension | ||||
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HB 1795 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing more taxpayer dollars to be sent to education associations. | ||||
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HB 1796 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars on a community center. | ||||
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HB 1797 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: The bill is allowing the county to use taxpayer funds to maintain a private road. | ||||
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HB 1798 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is sending taxpayer dollars to a daycare center. | ||||
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HB 1799 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill sends taxpayer dollars to a non-profit youth center. This is not a core function of government. | ||||
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HB 1800 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is sending taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit natural disaster clean up organization. | ||||
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HB 1801 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
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HB 1802 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
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HB 1803 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1804 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
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HB 1805 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
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HB 1806 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1807 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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HB 1816 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension | ||||
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HB 1817 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1818 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1819 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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SB 2004 Bad Policy |
Town of Duck Hill; authorize governing authorities to levy tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase | ||||
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SB 2149 Bad Policy |
City of Guntown; authorize the use of side by side vehicles on certain public roads. | Alive | ||
| 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. | ||||
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SB 2150 Neutral |
Warren County; authorize to enter into lease agreement or lease-purchase arrangement for public safety purpose. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows warren county to enter into a lease agreement for law enforcement facilities. | ||||
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SB 2151 Bad Policy |
Town of North Carrollton; extend repeal date on restaurant tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax levy | ||||
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SB 2152 Bad Policy |
City of Byram; authorize governing authorities to levy parks and recreation tax on restaurants. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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SB 2518 Bad Policy |
City of Batesville; extend repealer on hotel/motel & restaurant tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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SB 2519 Bad Policy |
Town of Monticello; authorize tourism tax on restaurants, hotels and motels. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase | ||||
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SB 2521 Bad Policy |
Town of Carrollton; extend repealer on provision of law authorizing to levy tax on sales of restaurants. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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SB 2890 Bad Policy |
Lee County; authorize annual contributions to Sanctuary Hospice House. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be sent to a hospice house. | ||||
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SB 2892 Bad Policy |
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute to the creation, development and promotion of the Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Museum. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer money on a museum. | ||||
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SB 2922 Bad Policy |
DeSoto County; authorize to transfer parcel of county-owned property to City of Olive Branch for construction of animal shelter. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing Desoto county to give away land purchased with taxpayer dollars for the construction of an animal shelter. | ||||
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SB 2960 Bad Policy |
City of Grenada; extend repealer on hotel/motel & restaurant tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. | ||||
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SB 2963 Bad Policy |
City of McComb; extend repealer on hotel/motel tourism tax. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension | ||||
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SB 3065 Bad Policy |
Bolivar County; authorize to contribute up to $5,000.00 annually to the Fannie Lou Hamer Breast Cancer Foundation. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This is not a core function of government. | ||||
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SB 3108 Neutral |
Lowndes County; authorize to lease property for nominal consideration for nonprofit use for the benefit of disadvantaged children. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill allows for the lowndes county supervisors to lease land to a children's home. | ||||
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SB 3109 Bad Policy |
Warren County; authorize board of supervisors to contribute funds to certain nonprofit corporations. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is allowing taxpayer dollars to be sent to nonprofit corporations. | ||||
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SB 3110 Bad Policy |
Tunica County Utility District; delete provision of law subjecting to rate regulation by Public Service Commission. | Alive | ||
| 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 | ||||
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SB 3139 Neutral |
Jackson County; authorize Board of Supervisors and Utility Authority to share equipment, labor, services, resources and funds. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill allows the County board and the utility authority to share equipment and labor. | ||||
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SB 3140 Bad Policy |
City of Gautier; authorize to enter into public/private partnership for construction of an inclusion playground. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer dollars on a playground. | ||||
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SB 3141 Bad Policy |
Kemper County; authorize board of supervisors to expand scope of authority of Gas District to become county utility district. | Alive | ||
| 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. | ||||
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SB 3142 Neutral |
Lauderdale County; extend date of repeal on authority to fund LCDF Chaplaincy program with certain revenue. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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SB 3143 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase | ||||
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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. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax increase. | ||||
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SB 3146 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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SB 3148 Neutral |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: | ||||
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SB 3150 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is for a tax increase | ||||
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SB 3151 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is wasting taxpayer dollars on tourism | ||||
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SB 3152 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is wasting taxpayer dollars on tourism | ||||
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SB 3153 Bad Policy |
Alive | |||
| Analysis: This bill is a tax extension. |
| KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
| $ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |