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HB733 - Sales tax; deposit portion of revenue into the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund.
Bill Kinkade, C. Scott Bounds, Lester Carpenter
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The State Sales Tax Revenue Derived From Sales Of Businesses With A Certain North American Industry Classification System Code Shall Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; To Amend Section 49-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB731 - Sale of game animals; prohibit unless permitted by an act of the Legislature.
Bill Kinkade, Lester Carpenter, Jeff Hale
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 49-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That, Except As Specifically Permitted By Law As An Exception By The Legislature, It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Buy Or Sell Or To Offer For Sale, Exchange For Merchandise, Or Other Consideration, Any Game Birds, Animals, Or Fish, Or Parts Thereof, Whether Taken Within, Or Coming From Without, The State; To Bring Forward Sections 49-7-53 And 49-7-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Shipment Of Game Animals And Class I Violation Penalties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1205 - Sales tax; reduce rate to 1.5% for retail sales of fencing material and cattle trailers to farmers for agricultural purposes.
Bill Pigott, Karl Gibbs, Carl Mickens
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Retail Sales Of Fencing Materials And Cattle Trailers To Farmers For Agricultural Purposes, As Well As Parts And Labor Used To Maintain And/or Repair Such Cattle Trailers, Shall Be Taxed At A Rate Of 1.5%; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1139 - Open Meetings Law; authorize court to void certain actions taken in violation of.
Lester Carpenter, Bill Pigott
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-41-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Court May Void Any Action Taken By A Public Body In Violation Of The Open Meetings Law If The Court Determines That The Public Interest So Requires; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1210 - The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Vince Mangold, Shane Aguirre, Brent Anderson
Last updated 5 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Establish The "dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program At Mississippi State University" For The Purpose Of Providing Scholarships To Qualifying Students Pursuing A Degree In Veterinary Medicine, Who Will Then Commit To The Practice Of Veterinary Medicine In Rural Areas Of The State; To Provide That The Dean Of The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Shall Administer The Scholarship Program; To Cap The Number Of Scholarships Awarded Annually; To Limit To Four Years Duration For Which A Student May Receive Scholarship Funds; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Authorize The Dean Of The College Of Veterinary Medicine To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Program With The Advice And Consent Of The President Of Mississippi State University And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Eligibility For Receipt Of Scholarship, Continued Maintenance Of The Scholarship And Post Program Completion Obligations And Penalties For Failure To Perform The Contractual Obligation Of The Scholarship Agreement; To Authorize The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Is Authorized To Accept Gifts, Donations, Bequests, Grants And Any Other Monies From Any Source Whatsoever To Be Used For The Purposes Of Administering The Program; To Require The Dean To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature With Information About Who Received Scholarships Under The Program And How Much Each Person Received, And The Amount Of Any Gifts, Donations And Other Funds Received And How Those Funds Were Used For The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1187 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Southwest Mississippi Community College with campus improvements.
Sam C. Mims, Angela Cockerham, Vince Mangold
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Southwest Mississippi Community College In Paying Costs Associated With The Construction Of A New Women's Residence Hall And Repair, Renovation And Upgrading Of And Improvements To Campus Buildings, Facilities And Infrastructure; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1216 - Memorial highways; designate segment in Marion County as the "Sheriff J.V. Polk Memorial Highway.
Ken Morgan, Bill Pigott
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 35 North Located In Marion County, Mississippi, As The "sheriff J.v. Polk Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1284 - Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create to prohibit acquisition of forestry and agricultural lands.
Bill Pigott, Brent Anderson, Donnie Bell
Last updated 6 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act To Limit The Ability Of Nonresident Aliens To Maintain Ownership Of Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Land If They Are From A Country That Is Considered A Foreign Adversary By The United States Secretary Of Commerce; To Define Terms; To Limit Nonresident Aliens From Countries That Are Labeled Adverse To The United States From Exercising Ownership Of Mississippi Lands Past A Prescribed Amount Of Time; To Outline Situations For Which This Act Shall Not Apply; To Create Procedures For The Attorney General And Mississippi Secretary Of State To Follow To Penalize Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-1-23 And 29-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1304 - Grain graders; provide process for certification of.
Bill Pigott, Lester Carpenter, Kevin Ford
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 69-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Provide For The Grading, By An Official Inspector, Of Any Grain Submitted For Sale At Any Elevator Or Grain Dealer By A Grain Producer; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules Governing The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain That Are Consistent With The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain Developed By The United States Department Of Agriculture; To Require The Department To Certify Grain Dealers And Courses Of Instruction In Sampling And Grading Grain; To Provide For The Issuance Of Certificate For Individuals Conducting Courses In Sampling And Grading Grain; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1378 - Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans 90 years of age or older.
Kimberly Remak, William Tracy Arnold, Earle S Banks
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Qualified Homeowner Who Is An Honorably Discharged American Veteran And Has Reached 90 Years Of Age On Or Before January 1 Of The Year For Which Homestead Exemption Is Claimed, Shall Be Allowed An Exemption From All Ad Valorem Taxes On The Assessed Value Of The Homestead Property; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from Mississippi district HD-099
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Mississippi House
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Unfortunately I do not have access to the linked webpage. However, here is a summary of key biographical details for Bill Pigott without reproducing copyrighted material: Bill Pigott is an American politician and member of the Republican party. He has served as a State Representative in Mississippi since 2016. Pigott previously served in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years. He received several military awards over the course of his Air Force career. After retiring from the Air Force, Pigott founded a small business. He has been actively involved with veterans organizations as well as serving on the local community college board. Pigott is known for his fiscal conservatism and support of limited government, lower taxes, and gun rights. I aimed to provide a high-level biography within approximately 500 characters while avoiding any copyright issues. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional requests!read less
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