2023 Regular Session
| Bill Number | Bill Description | Bill Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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HB 419 Bad Policy |
Tourism; provide assistance to destination marketing organization. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a waste of taxpayer dollars and a misuse of government money by propping up tourism and marketing corporations. | ||||
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HB 565 Not Rated |
Blue; designate as the state color of Mississippi. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 617 Neutral |
Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund; use portion of monies in to advertise for state parks. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill just clarifies how much money in the tourism fund is to be spent on state park marketing. | ||||
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HB 704 Bad Policy |
Television series production; provide incentives for certain. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a misuse of taxpayer dollars, giving money to media companies that make shows in Mississippi to promote tourism. | ||||
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HB 772 Neutral |
Mississippi Opal; designate as official state gemstone. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 775 Not Rated |
Mississippi Gospel Music Trail; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1027 Neutral |
State Fruit; designate the blueberry as. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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HB 1266 Neutral |
Mississippi USA Semiquincentennial Commission and Mississippi Semiquincentennial Celebration Fund; create. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill establishes a board and a fund to promote the 250th anniversary of America. | ||||
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SB 2137 Neutral |
'Mississippi Native Plant Month'; designate each April as. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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SB 2138 Neutral |
Tourism; designate the Mississippi Opal as the state gemstone. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: | ||||
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SB 2139 Bad Policy |
Mississippi USA Semiquincentennial Commission and Mississippi Semiquincentennial Celebration Fund; create. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill establishes a board and a fund to promote the 250th anniversary of America. | ||||
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SB 2359 Bad Policy |
Tourism; Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: It is not a core function of government to use taxpayer dollars to provide loans for beautification projects. | ||||
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SB 2511 Bad Policy |
Destination marketing organizations; bring forward provision related to. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill only brings code sections forward, but marketing is not a core function of government. |
| KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
| $ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |