Senate Calendar

APPROPRIATIONS

	Bill Number	Bill Description
1.	SB 2446 Not Rated	Appropriation; make technical amendments to certain transfers, and FY2023 appropriations.
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2.	SB 2454 Not Rated	Budget; bring forward code sections related to and provide for transfers.
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3.	SB 2444 Not Rated	ARPA programs; bring forward provisions related to for possible amendment.
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4.	SB 2616 Not Rated	Real Estate Commission; decrease fees charged by.
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5.	SB 2663 Not Rated	Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Fund; revise grant eligibility and require annual report.
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6.	SB 2664 Not Rated	Appropriations; revise certain FY2023 appropriations and direct transfers.
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FINANCE

	Bill Number	Bill Description
1.	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.
2.	SB 2011 Not Rated	Sales tax; exempt motor vehicle transfers to and from trusts, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.
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3.	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.
4.	SB 2181 Neutral	Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2022 National Championship Rebels.
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5.	SB 2448 Not Rated	Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Magnolia Speech School.
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6.	SB 2482 Not Rated	Motor vehicles; allow Department of Revenue to transmit liens and receive lien satisfactions electronically.
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7.	SB 2681 Not Rated	Mississippi Development Authority; extend and codify repealers on certain laws related to.
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8.	SB 2684 Not Rated	Children's Promise Act; revise definition of 'eligible charitable organization.'
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9.	SB 2692 Not Rated	Bonds; repeal authorization for unissued bonds and replace with cash funds.
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10.	SB 2697 Not Rated	Oil and gas severance taxes; extend repealers on lower rate for production from horizontally drilled wells.
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11.	SB 2180 Not Rated	Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of 'qualified resort area' under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
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12.	SB 2433 Not Rated	Regulation of public utilities; exempt distribution of water by eligible homeowners association to its own residents from.
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13.	SB 2451 Not Rated	Income tax; exclude forgiven, cancelled or discharged federal student loan debt from definition of 'gross income.'
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14.	SB 2696 Not Rated	Income tax credit for qualified adoption expenses; increase amount for Mississippi children and remove CPS requirement.
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15.	SB 2703 Not Rated	Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody.
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16.	SB 2851 Not Rated	Technology-based capital assistance programs; revise certain terms and amounts of assistance.
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17.	SB 2862 Not Rated	Sales tax; provide industrial exemption for tangible personal property first used in another state.
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18.	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, unless they only sell electric vehicles. This is an unnecessary regulation

MOTION TO RECONSIDER

	Bill Number	Bill Description
1.	SB 2338 Good Policy	Municipal waterworks; ensure just, reasonable and transparent billing in.
		Analysis: This bill requires that municipal waterworks charge customers fees based on actual water usage and not based on property values.

GENERAL

	Bill Number	Bill Description
1.	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.
2.	SB 2552 Bad Policy	MS Comprehensive Workforce Training & Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on code sections conformed to.
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3.	SB 2597 Bad Policy	Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on.
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4.	SB 2595 Bad Policy	ARPA Workforce Development and Retention Act; provide expiration date of grant funds.
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5.	SB 2810 Not Rated	Office of Workforce Development; amend certain provisions relating to.
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6.	SB 2889 Not Rated	Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; create.
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7.	SB 2596 Good Policy	Mississippi Nonprofit Transparency Act; create.
		Analysis: This bill requires any state agencies that gives a grant, subgrant, or contract to a nonprofit to report to the Secretary of State.
8.	SB 2099 Neutral	Motor vehicle theft; revise penalty for.
		Analysis: This bill changes the theft of motor vehicles to a felony and increases the fine to $10,000 for the first offense.
9.	SB 2100 Bad Policy	Receiving stolen property; revise the crime of.
		Analysis: This bill removes judge discretion in the cases of receiving stolen firearms and motor vehicles by establishing mandatory minimums.
10.	SB 2120 Neutral	Firearms; authorize law enforcement officers employed by attorney general to purchase upon retirement.
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11.	SB 2122 Neutral	Bribery of a public official; increase statute of limitations to 5 years.
		Analysis: The bill establishes a 5 year statute of limitations for bribery of a candidate.
12.	SB 2127 Neutral	Terroristic threats; revise elements of.
		Analysis: The bill just clarifies some language in regard to "cede to the person's demands"
13.	SB 2245 Neutral	Sale of seized weapons; authorize use of proceeds to purchase equipment.
		Analysis: The bill allows law enforcement agencies to buy more equipment than just bulletproof vests with money from forfeited weapons.
14.	SB 2420 Neutral	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.
15.	SB 2137 Neutral	'Mississippi Native Plant Month'; designate each April as.
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16.	SB 2138 Neutral	Tourism; designate the Mississippi Opal as the state gemstone.
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17.	SB 2139 Neutral	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.
18.	SB 2140 Neutral	National Security on State Devices and Networks Act; create.
		Analysis: This bill prohibits those using state issued devices from downloading and using tiktok. This could help prevent the wasting of taxpayer dollars.
19.	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.
20.	SB 2727 Bad Policy	Mississippi Office of Space and Technology; create and direct Mississippi Development Authority to administer.
		Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer money to oversee space and technology which are not legitimate functions of government.
21.	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.
22.	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.
23.	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
24.	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.
25.	SB 2364 Neutral	Mississippi Adequate Education Program; bring forward provision related to.
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26.	SB 2002 Neutral	Memorial highways; designate segment of U.S. 45 in Lowndes County for WW2 Army veteran Bradford C. Freeman.
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27.	SB 2003 Neutral	Highways; Dedicate a section of Highway 12 to G. Louis Jones.
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28.	SB 2529 Neutral	Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 145 to Bishop Leroy Horne.
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29.	SB 2532 Neutral	Highways and Transportation; dedicate the Second Creek Bridge to Boyd Sojourner.
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30.	SB 2533 Neutral	Highways and Transportation; dedicate the Second Creek Bridge on Liberty Road to James Carter.
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31.	SB 2542 Neutral	Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 8 to Jeremy Allen Voyles.
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32.	SB 2545 Neutral	Highways; Dedicate a section of Highway 35 to Constable Raye Hawkins.
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33.	SB 2546 Neutral	Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 51 to Deputy Joe Kenneth Cosby.
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34.	SB 2547 Neutral	Highways; Dedicate a section of Highway 315 to Nolan Mettetal.
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35.	SB 2588 Neutral	'Commissioner Dick Hall Hospitality Station'; MDOT to designate Warren County Welcome Center as.
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36.	SB 2559 Neutral	Transportation; extend repealer on harvest permit authorization and fees.
		Analysis: The bill is extending a repealer on the permit regulations for heavy load transportation.
37.	SB 2602 Neutral	Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 25 to Kash McGraw.
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38.	SB 2531 Neutral	Highways; recognize Representative Alyce Clarke and amend dedication rules for members of public office.
		Analysis: The bill removes the provision that elected officials still in office cannot have roads or bridges named after them.
39.	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
40.	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.
41.	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.
42.	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.
43.	SB 2369 Not Rated	Department of Human Services; extend repealers on certain sections relating to.
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44.	SB 2797 Not Rated	Mississippi State Asylum Records; provide procedures and exempt from confidentiality and privilege requirements.
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45.	SB 2817 Neutral	Mississippi Burn Center; bring forward code sections for possible amendment.
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46.	SB 2622 Bad Policy	Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
		Analysis: This bill is an overreach of government by inserting itself into contracts between individuals and private insurers.
47.	SB 2227 Not Rated	Federal Home Loan Banks; provide certain rights and procedures regarding collateral.
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48.	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.
49.	SB 2617 Not Rated	Fire insurance policies; exclude provisions related thereto from applying to builders' risk policies.
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50.	SB 2224 Bad Policy	Insurance; prohibit insurer or third party payors from setting maximum dollar amount of reimbursement for proper ventilation treatment.
		Analysis: This bill is an example of government overreach, attempting to regulate private insurance policies.
51.	SB 2615 Not Rated	Contract personnel; authorize to purchase base plan of the State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan.
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52.	SB 2649 Not Rated	Minority; remove for beneficiaries of certain insurance policies.
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53.	SB 2623 Not Rated	Mississippi State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan Task Force; establish.
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54.	SB 2101 Bad Policy	Criminal law; increase penalties for 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.
55.	SB 2298 Not Rated	Bail agents; revise procedure for determining in municipal and justice courts.
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56.	SB 2346 Bad Policy	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 for issues that are parental.
57.	SB 2347 Not Rated	Hospital police department; authorize for certain private entities.
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58.	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.
59.	SB 2486 Neutral	Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Act and the Mississippi Uniform Agents Act; bring forward sections.
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60.	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.
61.	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.
62.	SB 2210 Not Rated	Medicaid reimbursements; revise certain provisions relating to a psychiatric residential treatment facility in DeSoto County.
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63.	SB 2212 Bad Policy	Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.
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64.	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.
65.	SB 2749 Bad Policy	School board members; increase pay.
		Analysis: This bill is waste of taxpayer money
66.	SB 2390 Not Rated	Executive Director of the State Veterans Affairs Board; appointed by Governor with advice and consent of Senate.
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67.	SB 2608 Neutral	United States Space Force; references to 'Armed Forces' in Mississippi law shall include members of.
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68.	SB 2358 Good Policy	Ballot harvesting; ban.
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69.	SB 2353 Not Rated	Elections; increase wage range for poll workers.
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70.	SB 2423 Not Rated	Elections; require that candidates receive majority of votes in general election to be elected to statewide office.
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71.	SB 2564 Not Rated	Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2023; enact.
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72.	SB 2729 Not Rated	Limitation of liability requirements for information technology contracts; clarify.
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73.	SB 2392 Not Rated	Fees for county garbage collection; revise provision related to.
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74.	SB 2381 Not Rated	Medicaid; authorize liquidated damages in requests for proposals, bring forward provision related to.
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75.	SB 2075 Not Rated	Birth certificate; adoptee may obtain certified copy of original after age 21.
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76.	SB 2153 Not Rated	Transportation; require disclosure of the total charges in the rental of motor vehicles.
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77.	SB 2653 Good Policy	Nonprofit corporations which receive public funds; require reporting to Secretary of State.
		Analysis: This bill can help with transparency with taxpayer dollars by requiring nonprofits who receive it to report to the Secretary of State.
78.	SB 2202 Not Rated	Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child.
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79.	SB 2379 Not Rated	Code books; revise number required to be ordered from publisher.
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80.	SB 2382 Not Rated	Out-of-state lawyers; required to disclose whether licensed to practice law in Mississippi in television ads.
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81.	SB 2652 Bad Policy	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.
82.	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.
83.	SB 2309 Not Rated	MS Department of Archives and History property; add parcel known as 'The Old Magnolia Church' for transfer to U.S. Park Service.
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84.	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.
85.	SB 2160 Not Rated	State Department of Health; transfer responsibilities of State Board of Cosmetology and Board of Barber Examiners to.
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86.	SB 2054 Good Policy	Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
		Analysis: This bill provides for the removal of a state officer from their office for neglecting their duties. This protects Mississippians from officers not performing and wasting taxpayer money.
87.	SB 2673 Not Rated	Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board; make independent from Mississippi Real Estate Commission.
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88.	SB 2538 Bad Policy	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, but gives them an exclusive carve-out in the state code to not have their contracts subject to the approval of the Attorney General.
89.	SB 2496 Good Policy	MDOC; require performance audit of.
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90.	SB 2678 Not Rated	Department of Child Protection Services; separate agency from the Department of Human Services.
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91.	SB 2844 Not Rated	Bureau of Fleet Management; revise duties thereof.
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92.	SB 2853 Good Policy	Small unmanned aircraft systems; require state purchase and servicing of from American companies only.
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93.	SB 2306 Not Rated	Flood and drainage control districts; revise number of directors for certain municipalities.
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94.	SB 2839 Not Rated	Public Improvement District Act; amend to allow municipality to perform duties and exercise powers in certain circumstances.
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95.	SB 2612 Not Rated	Construction; bring forward code sections concerning local permitting and State Board of Contractors licensing.
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96.	SB 2526 Not Rated	Pat Harrison Waterway District; authorize municipalities to join.
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97.	SB 2534 Not Rated	Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.
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98.	SB 2543 Not Rated	Chronic wasting disease; bring forward code sections for the purpose of possible amendment.
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99.	SB 2556 Not Rated	Qualifications for appointment as a conservation officer; clarify.
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100.	SB 2215 Not Rated	State depositories; revise definition of 'primary capital.'
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101.	SB 2218 Not Rated	Third-party service; prohibit from using name, likeness, trademark or intellectual property of merchant without agreement.
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102.	SB 2648 Not Rated	Financial Institutions; Earned wages access.
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103.	SB 2103 Not Rated	Definitions and penalties regarding regulation of gasoline and petroleum products; extend repealer on.
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104.	SB 2104 Not Rated	Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; extend repealer on.
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105.	SB 2492 Not Rated	Electric vehicle charging; allow by non-utilities while maintaining consumer protections.
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106.	SB 2523 Not Rated	Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating.
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107.	SB 2339 Not Rated	Provision of law establishing energy efficiency standards for building construction; extend repealer on.
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108.	SB 2494 Not Rated	Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; transfer enforcement authority to Attorney General's Office.
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109.	SB 2576 Not Rated	Community Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Centers and Programs; bring forward code sections.
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110.	SB 2484 Not Rated	Pharmacy Benefit Manager; revise certain requirements of.
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