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HB1504 - Campaign finance; revise various provisions of laws related to.
Brent Powell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Revise The Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For Candidate Committee And Independent Expenditure-only Committee; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Content Of The Statement Of Organization For A Candidate Committee; To Require Both Candidate Committees And Political Committees To Keep Detailed Accounts Of Funds Received Or Expended By The Committee; To Provide When Those Accounts May Be Viewed; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After January 1, 2027, Candidate Committees And Political Committees Shall File All Reports Through An Electronic Campaign Finance Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Termination Report; To Clarify When Periodic Reports Shall Be Filed; To Provide When Municipal Candidates Shall File Periodic Reports; To Provide That From And After January 1, 2027, The Notification Required Of Certain Contributions Received Shall Be In Writing And May Be Transmitted Through The Electronic Campaign Finance Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Penalties For Candidates And Independent Expenditure-only Committees That Receive Contributions In Violation Of Corporate Contribution Limits; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Or Entity That Is Required To File A Campaign Finance Report And Is More Than Twenty Days Delinquent May Not Receive Any Contributions Or Make Expenditures Until The Required Report Is Filed; To Provide Fines For Violations; To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Failure To File A Campaign Finance Disclosure Report; To Provide That Such Fines Shall Apply To Failure To File A Pre-election Report; To Provide An Increase In The Fine If The Candidate Committee Or Political Committee Has Been Previously Fine In The Last Four Years; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Upon Filing A Termination Report, Campaign Contributions May Not Be Maintained In A Campaign Account; To Remove The Provision That Allowed Any Contributions Accruing To A Candidate's Or Officeholder's Campaign Account Before January 1, 2018, To Be Exempt From The Requirements Of The Section; To Create New Section 23-15-821.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Corporate Contribution Limits; To Provide Civil Penalties For Violating The Corporate Contribution Limits; To Create New Section 23-15-823, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Political Committees From Transferring Money To Other Political Committees; To Prohibit Candidates Or Their Representatives From Using More Than One Political Committee; To Prohibit Pre-checked Or Pre-marked Boxes For Contribution Amounts Or Authorizations For Recurring Contributions On Any Communication That Requests A Contribution; To Create New Section 23-15-825, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, From And After January 1, 2027, The Secretary Of State Shall Randomly Select Certain Campaign Accounts For Audit; To Amend Section 23-15-897, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Publication Of Campaign Materials Shall Be Printed In A Manner In Which The Required Language Is Easy To Read; To Provide A Penalty For Failure To Comply With This Provision; To Create New Section 97-13-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Disseminates A Deep Fake Shall Be Guilty Of A Crime If The Person Knows Or Had Reason To Know That The Information Being Disseminated Is A Deep Fake And The Dissemination Occurs Within Ninety Days Of An Election, Was Disseminated Without The Consent Of The Depicted Individual, And Was Disseminated With The Intent To Injure A Candidate, Influence The Result Of An Election Or Deter Any Person From Voting; To Provide Definitions; To Provide The Sentencing For The Crime; To Provide A Cause Of Action For Injunctive Relief In Certain Situations; To Provide Defenses To The Crime; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-815, 23-15-817, 23-15-819 And 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1503 - Applications for certificate of public convenience and necessity for new transmission facilities; bring forward provisions of law relating to.
Brent Powell
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Section 77-3-10.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Applications Filed For A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity To Build, Own Or Operate New Transmission Facilities, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1471 - BEAM; prohibit from accepting gifts or other benefits from any broadband service provider, vendor, or contractor.
Brent Powell
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 77-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Any Officer Or Employee Of The Office Of Broadband Expansion And Accessibility Of Mississippi From Accepting Or Receiving, Either Directly Or Indirectly, Any Gratuity, Gift, Gift In-kind, Money, Emolument, Or Any Other Pecuniary Benefit From Any Broadband Service Provider, Vendor, Contractor, Or Subcontractor That Does Business With Or Contracts With The Office; To Provide Certain Requirements For Final Determinations Of Awards For Projects To Provide Broadband Access In Unserved Or Underserved Areas; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1498 - Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require notice of proposed rule to include cost.
Randy P. Boyd, Brent Anderson, Charles Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-43-3.103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Notice Of An Agency's Proposed Rule Adoption Shall Include How Much The Proposed Rule Will Cost The State; To Require A Copy Of The Notice Of Proposed Rule Adoption To Be Provided To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature; To Amend Section 25-43-3.105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Copy Of The Economic Impact Statement Shall Be Forwarded To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature At No Cost To The Member; To Bring Forward Section 25-43-4.104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1903 - Rankin County Stormwater Management Agency; authorize the establishment of.
Lee Yancey, Celeste Hurst, Gene Newman
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Rankin County, Mississippi, On Their Own Or Together With One Or More Governing Authorities Of The Municipalities And Existing Drainage Districts Within The County, To Form The Rankin County Stormwater Management Agency; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Agency Is To Manage Stormwater And Drainage Within The County; To Provide That The Agency May Be Formed By The Passage Of An Ordinance Or Resolution That Is Duly Adopted By The Governing Authorities Of Each Participating Unit Of Local Government; To Provide That An Indirect Referendum May Be Held Concerning The Formation Of The Agency; To Provide That The Powers Of The Agency Shall Be Vested In The Appointed Board Of Commissioners; To Require The Agency, Through Its Board, To Create A Complete Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan Within 24 Months After The Creation Of The Agency; To Provide That The Agency Shall Annually Impose A Utility Charge Upon The Landowners Of Real Property Within The Territory Of The Agency; To Provide That Landowners May Object To The Amount Of The Utility Charge Imposed And That Such Objection Shall Be Heard By The Board Of Supervisors Of The County; To Require The Board To Take Certain Actions Concerning The Objection Of The Amount Of Such Utility Charge; To Require The Board Of Supervisors Of The County To Levy The Utility Charge Annually; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1561 - Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipment of certain, revise certain provisions regarding package retailer's permits.
Brent Powell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize A Person Who Is The Holder Of A Wine Or Distiller's Manufacturer's Permit In This State, Or Who Is Licensed Or Permitted Outside Of The State To Engage In The Activity Of Manufacturing, Supplying Or Importing Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits To Sell And Ship Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits Directly To Residents In This State, If The Person Obtains A Direct Shipper's Permit From The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Issuance Of Direct Shipper's Permits; To Require The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Light Wine, Light Spirit Products Or Beer Or Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine Or Distilled Spirits; To Limit The Amount Of Wine And Distilled Spirits That A Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit May Sell Or Ship To An Individual Each Year; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Wine Or Distilled Spirits That Is Available Through The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Annual Renewal Of Direct Shipper's Permits; To Provide That Persons Purchasing Or Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits From A Direct Shipper Must Be At Least Twenty-one Years Of Age; To Provide That Persons Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits From A Direct Shipper Shall Use The Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits For Personal Use Only And May Not Resell It; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Adopt Any Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Carry Out This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-71-5, 27-71-7, 27-71-15 And 27-71-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Direct Shipper's Permit; To Levy A Tax Upon The Sales And Shipments Of Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits Made By A Direct Shipper; To Require A Certain Amount Of The Taxes Levied To Be Deposited Into The Mental Health Programs Fund; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-45, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57, 67-1-73, 97-31-47 And 97-31-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit May Sell At Retail Through The Internet And Ship Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits In Original Sealed And Unopened Packages To Residents In This State; To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Making Sales Of Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits Through The Internet May Not Sell Or Ship Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine, Distilled Spirits, Or Wine And Distilled Spirits Or Ship To An Address In A County That Has Not Voted In Favor Of Coming Out From Under The Dry Law; To Increase The Number Of Package Retailer's Permits That May Be Owned By A Person Or In Which A Person May Have A Controlling Interest From One To Three; To Amend Section 67-1-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Allow Any County, Municipality, Tribe Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State That Is Wet Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Authorize Permitted Package Retailers To Engage In Package Retail Sales During Certain Hours On Sunday; To Bring Forward Section 67-1-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Transfer Of Permits Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB430 - Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipment of certain wines to residents in this state.
Henry B. Zuber, Shanda M. Yates, Brent Powell
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize A Person Who Is The Holder Of Class 1 Or Class 2 Manufacturer's Permit Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Or Who Is Licensed Or Permitted Outside Of The State To Engage In The Activity Of Manufacturing Wine And/or Distilled Spirits To Sell And Ship Wine And Distilled Spirits Directly To Residents In This State, If The Person Obtains A Direct Shipper's Permit From The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Issuance Of Direct Shipper's Permits And The Issuance Of Wine And Distilled Spirits Fulfillment Provider Permits; To Require The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Require The Holder Of A Wine And Distilled Spirits Fulfillment Provider Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Light Wine, Light Spirit Products Or Beer Or Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine Or Distilled Spirits; To Limit The Amount Of Wine And Distilled Spirits That A Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit May Sell Or Ship To An Individual Each Year; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Wine Or Distilled Spirits That Is Available Through The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Annual Renewal Of Direct Shipper's Permits; To Provide That Persons Purchasing Or Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine Or Distilled Spirits From A Direct Shipper Must Be At Least Twenty-one Years Of Age; To Provide That Persons Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine And/or Distilled Spirits From A Direct Shipper Shall Use The Wine Or Distilled Spirits For Personal Use Only And May Not Resell It; To Impose Certain Requirements Relating The Shipment Of Wine And Distilled Spirits Into This State; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Adopt Any Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Carry Out This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-71-5, 27-71-7, 27-71-15 And 27-71-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Direct Shipper's Permit And For The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Wine And Distilled Spirits Fulfillment Provider Permit; To Levy A Tax Upon The Sales And Shipments Of Wine And Distilled Spirits Made By A Direct Shipper; To Require A Certain Amount Of The Taxes Levied To Be Deposited Into The Mental Health Programs Fund; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-45, 67-1-51, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57, 67-1-73, 97-31-47 And 97-31-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1525 - Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions regarding locations for sale of.
Brent Powell
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Regarding The Issuance Of On-premises Retailer's Permits In Qualified Resort Areas By The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue; To Provide That The Restrictions On The Manufacturing, Sale Or Storage Of Intoxicating Liquors Within Certain Distances Of Churches, Schools And Funeral Homes Do Not Include Community Colleges, Junior Colleges, Colleges Or Universities; To Amend Section 67-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Prohibition Against The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue Issuing An On-premises Retailer's Permit For The Sale Or Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages In Or On The Campus Of Any Community Or Junior College, College Or University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 6 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Fourth Thursday Of March As Tuskegee Airmen Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1699 - Corporation franchise tax; bring forward section of law relating to returns.
Brent Powell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-13-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Filing Of Tax Returns Under The State Corporation Franchise Tax Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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