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SR15 - Recognize Sharon Nobles, CFO of North Mississippi Health Services, for "Top 25 CFOs of Mississippi" award.
Chad Mcmahan, Hob Bryan, Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 11 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Senate To Sharon Nobles, Chief Financial Officer At North Mississippi Health Services In Tupelo, Mississippi, As The Number One Recipient Of The "top 25 Cfos Of Mississippi Award For 2023" Honoring Her Commitment To Her Business Organization And To Her Community.
STATUS
Introduced
SR2 - Commend 36-year career of Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy C. Ginn.
Daniel H. Sparks, W. Briggs Hopson, Hob Bryan
Last updated 12 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Commendation And Thanks Of The Mississippi Senate To Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy C. Ginn On The Occasion Of His Retirement Following 36 Years Of Outstanding And Effective Law Enforcement Service.
STATUS
Passed
SB2001 - Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
Josh Harkins, Joseph C. Thomas, John Horhn
Last updated 11 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "project" Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act To Include Certain Data Processing Facilities; To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "project Area" And "affiliate" Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; To Amend Section 57-75-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Contracts By The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Or A Public Agency For Certain Contracts Related To The Projects Included In This Act Shall Be Exempt From All Or A Portion Of The Provisions Of Section 31-7-13 And That Such Contracts May Be Awarded On The Basis Of Negotiation Under Certain Circumstances And To Authorize The Use Of Additional Methods Of Contracting; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Provide Project-related Jobs Data To The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority For Certain Projects; To Amend Section 57-75-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Grant The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Certain Additional Powers And Duties With Regard To The Projects Included In This Act; To Amend Section 57-75-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Projects Included In This Act And To Specify The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Such Bonds May Be Utilized; To Amend Section 57-75-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Protection For Certain Data Center Projects, From Surface Or Subsurface Mineral Exploration Activities; To Amend Section 57-75-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Supervisors Of A County And The Governing Authorities Of A Municipality May Enter Into An Agreement With One Or More Enterprises Owning And/or Operating Certain Data Center Facilities, And/or One Or More Affiliates Thereof, Providing That The County And Municipality Will Not Levy Any Taxes, Fees Or Assessments Upon The Enterprise Other Than Taxes, Fees Or Assessments That Are Generally Levied Upon All Taxpayers And To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of A County And The Governing Authorities Of A Municipality To Enter Into One Or More Fee-in-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes Agreement With The Enterprises Owning And/or Operating Such Projects; To Amend Section 57-75-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A County In Which Certain Data Center Projects Are Located To Assist The Enterprises Establishing The Projects, And Their Affiliates, Together With Certain Public Agencies, In Defraying Certain Costs; To Authorize Such A County To Provide Funds For Such Purposes By Appropriating Money From Its General Fund Or From The Proceeds Of General Obligation Bonds Issued By The County And/or Loans, Grants And Other Funds From The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Or Mississippi Development Authority; To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Provide Funds For Such Purposes By Appropriating Money From Certain Sources, Including From The Proceeds Of Loans, Grants And Other Funds From The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; To Authorize Certain Transfers And Conveyances Of Real Or Personal Property With Or Without Consideration; To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Make Grants To Each Other In Connection With Such A Project; To Exempt The Acquisition Of Certain Real Property And/or Options To Purchase Such Real Property For Such Projects From Certain Requirements; To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Provide Periodic Grants And Other Such Contributions Of Funds To Assist The Enterprises Establishing The Projects Included In This Act And To Enter Into Certain Agreements In Connection Therewith; To Specify The Limit Of The Terms Of Agreements Binding On Future Governing Authorities With Enterprises To Provide Firefighting, Hazardous Materials Emergency Response, Technical Rescue And Medical Response Assistance For Certain Projects; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Certain Sales Or Leases To Enterprises Operating The Projects Included In This Act And Certain Affiliates Thereof; To Amend Section 27-65-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Certain Sales Of Electricity, Current, Power, Steam, Coal, Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Or Other Fuel To Enterprises Operating The Projects Included In This Act And Certain Affiliates Thereof; To Amend Section 27-7-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Income Tax Exemption For Income Arising From Certain Data Center Projects; To Amend Section 31-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Provisions Regarding The Issuance Of Bonds Or Incurrence Of Other Indebtedness Shall Not Apply To The Sale Of Bonds Or Incurrence Of Indebtedness By A County In Connection With Certain Data Center Projects; To Amend Section 43-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-13-5 And 27-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Regard To Certain Data Center Projects, The Duration Of Any Fee-in-lieu Of Franchise Tax Agreement Shall Not Extend Beyond The Date The Mississippi Franchise Tax Is Repealed And Such Agreement Shall Apply Only To New Franchise Tax Liability Connected With The Projects Included In This Act; To Provide That In The Event That The Annual Number Of Full-time Jobs Maintained Connected With Any Such Project Falls Below The Agreed Upon Amount For A Prescribed Period, The Franchise Tax Fee-in-lieu For The Project Shall Be Reduced Or Suspended Until The First Tax Year During Which The Annual Number Of Full-time Jobs Maintained Reaches The Agreed Upon Amount; To Amend Section 19-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 27-31-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Alternative Allocation Of A Portion Of Any Fee-in-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes For Certain Data Projects To The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority And/or Mississippi Development Authority To Repay Amounts Provided Thereby To Any County, Municipality And/or Public Agency To Fund Public Improvements And Related Costs In Connection With Such Project; To Provide For Incentive Payments To Entities That Incur Certain Costs For The Purpose Of Locating Certain Projects Developed Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act In This State; To Provide For The Amount Of The Incentive Payments; To Provide That The Payments Shall Be Based On Certain Costs Incurred; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury Into Which Shall Be Deposited A Portion Of The State Sales Tax Revenue; To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Used To Make The Required Incentive Payments; To Provide That Claims For Incentive Payments Shall Be Filed With The Mississippi Development Authority; To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority To Develop And Administer Such Incentive Program; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 57-1-64.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To A Change In Subsection Designation; To Provide For The Acceleration Of Certain Public Utility Approval Requirements As Required In Section 77-3-1 Et Seq.; To Amend Sections 77-3-10, 77-3-11, 77-3-13, 77-3-14, 77-3-16, 77-3-35, 77-3-37, 77-3-39, 77-3-41, 77-3-93 And 77-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2248 - City of Amory; authorize to enact a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for tourism and parks and recreation.
Hob Bryan
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Amory, Mississippi, To Levy A 3% Tax Upon The Gross Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals And Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants And To Utilize The Revenue From The Tax To Promote Tourism And Parks And Recreation; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2046 - Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 10 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2340 - Harper Grace's Law; extend repealer on authority to research and dispense cannabidiol (CBD oil) for medical purposes.
Hob Bryan
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Harper Grace's Law, Which Authorizes Research And The Dispensing, Possession And Use Of Cannabidiol (cbd Oil) For Medical Purposes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2341 - Physician grant funding from Qualified Health Center Grant Program; extend date of funding.
Hob Bryan
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 41-99-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Until 2026 The State Department Of Health Shall Use Funds Provided Under This Section To Make Physician Grants To Qualified Health Centers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2342 - State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on.
Hob Bryan
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Reenact Sections 41-3-1.1, 41-3-3, 41-3-4, 41-3-5.1, 41-3-6, 41-3-15, 41-3-16, 41-3-17, 41-3-18 And 41-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Board Of Health, Establish The Position Of Executive Officer Of The State Department Of Health, And Establish And Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The State Department Of Health; To Amend Section 41-3-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Those Reenacted Statutes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR34 - Celebrate the legacy and memory of former Public Service Commissioner-Southern District Samuel F. (Sam) Britton.
Chris Johnson, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 10 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Celebrating The Legacy And Memory Of Former Public Service Commissioner-southern District Samuel F. (sam) Britton And Extending The Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Surviving Family.
STATUS
Passed
SR72 - Commend Shuqualak Rodeo Competitor Roveskey "Fatty" Hickman for fame on the national TV show Ultimate Cowboy Showdown: All Stars.
Rod Hickman, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 9 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Professional Rodeo Competitor Roveskey "fatty" Hickman From Shuqualak, Mississippi, For His Success And Fame In Representing Mississippi On The Second Season Of The National Tv Show Ultimate Cowboy Showdown: All-stars.
STATUS
Passed
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