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HB439 - Alternative-fuel fueling station; impose tax on motor vehicles charged at.
Gene Newman
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Impose A Tax On Motor Vehicles Charged At Alternative-fuel Fueling Stations In This State; To Define The Term "alternative-fuel Fueling Station"; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax; To Provide That The Revenue Derived From The Tax Imposed By This Act Will Be Apportioned Among The Various Purposes Specified For Gasoline And Diesel Fuel Taxes In The Same Proportion That Those Taxes Were Apportioned For Those Purposes During The Previous State Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1170 - PERS Board; require to make investment decisions with sole purpose of maximizing returns.
Lee Yancey, Donnie Bell, Clay Deweese
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Declare The Public Policy Of The State Regarding The Investment Of Monies Of The Public Employees' Retirement System And Express Legislative Intent To Emphasize The Commitment Of The State To Only Invest State Trust Fund Monies In A Manner That Prioritizes The Safety Of Investments And The Highest Return On Investment For Beneficiaries, Without Consideration For Nonpecuniary Beliefs Or Political Factors; To Amend Section 25-11-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Make Investment Decisions With The Sole Purpose Of Maximizing The Safety Of, And Return On, Its Investments; To Prohibit The Board From Making Investment Decisions With The Primary Purpose Of Influencing Any Social Or Environmental Policy Or Attempting To Influence The Governance Of Any Corporation; To Prohibit The Board From Sacrificing Investment Returns Or Assuming Greater Investment Risks As A Means Of Promoting Collateral Social Policy Goals; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1198 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Pearl with U.S. Highway 80 lighting project.
Gene Newman
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Pearl, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Reconstruction, Upgrades And Other Improvements To A Portion Of U.s. Highway 80 In The City Of Pearl, Beginning At Or Near Pearson Road And Running To Or Near Pirate Cove, As Part Of The City's U.s. Highway 80 Lighting Project; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1197 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Pearl with construction of a bridge.
Gene Newman
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Pearl, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A Bridge Extending From The Intersection Of The Extension Of Ware Street And Relocated St. Augustine Street To Pearson Road In The City Of Pearl; 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
HB1150 - MS Emergency Drinking Water Network Act; create.
Jeff Hale, John W Hines, Timaka James-Jones
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Act To Be Administered By The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Grant Program To Increase Drinking Water Security And Water System Resiliency By Equipping Water Systems And First Responders With Equipment And Training To Maintain Water Service To Vital Facilities And The Public During Periods Of Infrastructure Failure; To Provide Definitions For The Terms Used In The Act; To Specify The Purposes For Grant Awards To Mississippi County Emergency Management Agencies; To Authorize The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (mema) To Make Eligible Equipment Purchases Supporting The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network; To Allow The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency To Use A Maximum Of Two Percent Of Funds Appropriated For The Administrative Expenses Of Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Act, To The Extent Permissible Under Federal Law; To Direct Mema To Seek To Minimize Its Administrative Expenses By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Using Federal Covid-19 Relief Funds; To Require Mema To Certify To The Department Of Finance And Administration That Each Expenditure Appropriated To The Office Is In Compliance With United States Department Of The Treasury Criteria Regarding The Use Of Monies From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; To Provide Reporting Requirements To The Governor And The Legislature By October 1 Of Each Year; To Provide That Funds Appropriated To Mema For The Purposes Of This Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Arpa Funds Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government, Whichever Occurs Later; To Provide That Each Grant Recipient Shall Certify, For Any Project For Which A Grant Is Awarded, That If The Project Is Not Completed By December 31, 2026, And The United States Congress Does Not Enact An Extension Of The Deadline On The Availability Of Arpa Funds, Then The Grant Recipient Will Complete The Project Through Other Funds; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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
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
HB1502 - Second Amendment Preservation Act; authorize to protect rights to firearms.
Karl Oliver, William Tracy Arnold, Shane Aguirre
Last updated 7 months ago
42 Co-Sponsors
An Act Entitled The "second Amendment Preservation Act"; To Provide That The Mississippi Legislature Preempts The Law Of Firearms, Components, Ammunition And Firearm Supplies To The Complete Exclusion Of Any Order, Ordinance Or Regulation By Any Political Subdivision Or Municipality Of This State; To Provide That The Comprehensive Firearms Code Of The State Of Mississippi Is Interposed In Place Of Any Federal Law Confiscating Firearms Of Law-abiding Citizens; To Bring Forward Sections 45-9-51, 45-9-53 And 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Conditions On Carrying Concealed Weapons; To Bring Forward Sections 97-37-7 And 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Conditions And Penalties For Carrying Concealed Firearms And Deadly Weapons; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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
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