| HB297 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Customer Deposit Is Included In The Definition Of "rate" As Defined In The Public Utilities Act; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB1208 | Pass | An Act To Designate U.s. Highway 49 In Simpson County, Mississippi, As The "mississippi World War Ii Veterans Memorial Highway"; To Designate U.s. Highway 82 Within The State Of Mississippi As The "blues And Heritage Highway"; And For Related Purpose...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HR49 | Pass | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Mr. Michael E. Harris Upon His Retirement After 40 Years With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health And Seven Years As The Facility Director Of Hudspeth Regional Center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| HR50 | Pass | A Resolution Commending The Life And Service Of Mr. Jackson Martin Brown Upon His Passing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| SB2218 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 37-29-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Board Of Trustees Of A Community Or Junior College To Enter Into Loans For Periods Not To Exceed 25 Years; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| SB2644 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 35-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Executive Director And Deputy Director Of The State Veterans Affairs Board Shall Be A Currently Serving Member Or Honorably Discharged Or Released Veteran Of Any Active Or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB900 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealer On The Statute Prohibiting Texting And Using Social Networking Sites On A Hand-held Mobile Telephone While Operating A Motor Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB1041 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 49-27-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Permits Issued By The Commission On Marine Resources For Governmental Entities Shall Be Valid For Ten Years; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB155 | Pass | An Act To Rename The Building Which Houses The Mississippi Craft Center In Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, The "william Lowe (bill) Waller, Sr. Craft Center"; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration In Conjunction With The Cra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB1047 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 19-25-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Annual Clothing Allowance Allowed To Each Plainclothes Investigator Employed By A Sheriff's Office; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HR51 | Pass | A Resolution Commending The St. Stanislaus College Rock-a-chaws Boys Soccer Team For An Overall Outstanding Season And For Winning The 2018 Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 4a State Soccer Championship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| HR47 | Pass | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating James Lee On The Success Of J. Lee's Gourmet Bbq Sauce And Extending Most Sincere Wishes For Continued Success In All Of His Future Culinary Creations And Endeavors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| SB2974 | Pass | An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Examiners For Licensed Professional Counselors For Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB1114 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 21-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Law On Cleaning Property Determined To Be A Menace To Public Health, Safety And Welfare; To Provide That Such Property Or Parcels Of Land That Are Less Than One Acre And...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HR48 | Pass | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Florence High School Lady Eagles Soccer Team And Head Coach Bill Hood For Winning Their Third Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4a State Championship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| SB2919 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 49-19-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date On The Authority Of The State Forester To Appoint Mississippi Forestry Commission Law Enforcement Officers; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| SB2292 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 29-5-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Issue Short-term Debt To Implement And Administer The Projects In The Capitol Complex Improvement District Secured By The Portion...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HR52 | Pass | A Resolution Commending Dr. Chandra M. Minor, Dmd, For Being The First African-american Female Orthodontist In Mississippi.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| HR44 | Pass | A Resolution Commending The Award-winning And Critically Acclaimed Novelist Jesmyn Ward For Her Many Accomplishments And Wishing Her Many More Years Of Success.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| SB2979 | Pass | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission For Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HR54 | Pass | A Resolution Designating March 20, 2018, As Undergraduate Research Day In Mississippi.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| SB2194 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Public Community And Junior Colleges In The Definition Of The Term "claimant Agency" In The Law That Allows Certain Entities To Collect Certain Debts Through Setoff Against A Debt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HR45 | Pass | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Noxubee County High School Tigers Football Team And Coach Tyrone Shorter For Winning Their Fifth Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 4a State Championship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Enrolled Bill Signed |
| HB1122 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 17-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "agricultural Operation," "forestry Activity" And "traditional Farm Practices" For Purposes Of Local Land Use Regulations; To Amend Section 17-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| SB2973 | Pass | An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Pharmacy For Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| SB2097 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 27-31-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Property That Is Consigned Or Transferred To A Licensed Free Port Warehouse, Public Or Private, Within The State Of Mississippi, For Storage Pending Transit To Not M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| SB2310 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 79-11-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Exemption From Registration For Solicitation As A Charitable Entity For Humane Societies; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB1615 | Pass | An Act Approving The Expenditure Of Special Funds For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority For The Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB1333 | Pass | An Act To Create The Mississippi Honey Producers Advisory Council; To Provide For A Review By The Advisory Council Of The Laws Regulating The Production Of Honey In Mississippi; To Provide For The Membership Of The Mississippi Honey Producers Advisor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| SB2978 | Pass | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Board Of Registered Professional Geologists For Fiscal Year 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-16
Approved by Governor |
| HB593 | Pass | An Act To Provide That The Pearl River Basin Development District Shall Be Dissolved And The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Be The Agent-in-fact For The District For All Purposes And The Department Shall Have All Of The Authority That...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1539 | Pass | An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Mendenhall, Mississippi, To Allow The Operation Of Golf Carts On Certain Public Roads And Streets Within The City; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB235 | Pass | An Act To Amend Sections 27-17-455, 27-17-475 And 27-17-493, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Tax Collectors Issuing Licenses Under The Local Privilege Tax Law To Use An Electronic Signature And To Issue Duplicates And Store Unused Blank Licens...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB904 | Pass | An Act To Reenact Sections 75-24-351 Through 75-24-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibit Bad Faith Assertions Of Patent Infringement And Establish Remedies For Prevailing Plaintiffs In Civil Actions Instituted Under Those Statutes; To Create ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| SB2893 | Pass | An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Donate Certain Submerged Lands Located In Jackson County, Mississippi, To The National Park Service; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1199 | Pass | An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration, Acting On Behalf Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Sell And Convey Or Lease A Parcel Of Certain State-owned Real Property And Any Improvements There...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1520 | Pass | An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Richland, Mississippi, To Levy A 3% Tax Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Room Rentals From Hotels And Motels Within The City For The Purpose Of Promoting Tourism And Parks And Recreation; To Prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1471 | Pass | An Act To Amend Chapter 955, Local And Private Laws Of 2011, As Amended By Chapter 918, Local And Private Laws Of 2014, To Extend The Repeal Date Until July 1, 2022, On The Law That Authorizes The City Of Southaven, Mississippi, To Impose A Tax Upon ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB807 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 37-7-477, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Requirement For Automatic Reverters In Transactions Relating To The Conveyance Of School Property When The United States Is The Acquiring Entity Of Such Property; To Bring Forw...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB721 | Pass | An Act To Amend Sections 73-15-25 And 75-60-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer The Responsibility Of Establishing The Standards Of Accreditation And Recovering Fees Related To Accreditation Activities For Schools Of Practical Nursing From The M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1479 | Pass | An Act To Reenact Sections 83-39-3, 83-39-7 And 83-39-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Professional Bail Agent Licensure And Other Requirements; To Amend Reenacted Section 83-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1472 | Pass | An Act To Amend Chapter 922, Local And Private Laws Of 2013, To Extend Until July 1, 2022, The Repeal Date On The Law That Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Horn Lake, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax Upon Hotel And Motel Room Rentals, Wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| SB2277 | Pass | An Act To Amend Sections 63-21-15 And 63-21-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provisions That Authorize A Vehicle With A Salvage Certificate Of Title To Receive A Clear Title If Certain Requirements Are Met And Provide That Such A Vehicle M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB756 | Pass | An Act To Designate A Certain Segment Of Mississippi Highway 15 North In Union County, Mississippi, As The "john David Pennebaker Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB80 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 63-3-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Motor Vehicles From Continually Traveling In The Outermost Left Lane Of A Highway That Allows For Two Or More Lanes To Travel In The Same Direction, Except Under Certain Conditio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1476 | Veto | An Act To Amend Section 73-35-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements To Be Granted A Real Estate Brokers License; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Allow Governor's Veto to Stand |
| HB1565 | Pass | An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, To Make An Annual Contribution To Mid-state Opportunity, Inc.; And For Related Purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1355 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 27-105-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "investment Quality" With Regard To Bonds Deposited With The State Treasurer As Security For State Funds Deposited With Financial Institutions That Are Public Funds Deposi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB1338 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 81-5-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Regarding The Bank Merger Process To Make Them Consistent With The Mississippi Business Corporation Act; To Amend Section 81-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
| HB158 | Pass | An Act To Amend Section 25-61-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Mississippi Public Records Act To Provide That Unit Prices Contained Within Procurement Contracts Shall Not Be Deemed To Be Trade Secrets Or Confidential Commercial Or Financial ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-15
Approved by Governor |
