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HB822 - CCID inferior court; clarify appeals from and repeal appointment of temporary judges.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Repeal Section 9-7-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Appointment Of Circuit Judges For The Seventh Circuit Court District; To Amend Section 9-12-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Appeals From The Ccid Inferior Court; To Bring Forward Section 11-51-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Appeals From Municipal Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 11-51-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Appeals Of Inferior Tribunals To Circuit Court, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB146 - Litigation funding by third parties; require all parties liable for costs.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That Any Person, Other Than An Attorney Permitted To Charge A Contingent Fee Representing A Party, That Has A Right To Receive Compensation That Is Contingent On And Sourced From Any Proceeds Of That Civil Action, By Settlement, Judgment Or Otherwise, Is Jointly Liable For Costs; To Provide That A Party Shall, Without Awaiting A Discovery Request, Provide To The Other Parties Any Agreement Under Which Any Person, Other Than An Attorney Permitted To Charge A Contingent Fee Representing A Party, Has A Right To Receive Compensation That Is Contingent On And Sourced From Any Proceeds Of The Civil Action, By Settlement, Judgment Or Otherwise; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1 - Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
John Thomas Lamar, Jason M. White, Bill Kinkade
Last updated 11 months ago
5 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 Facilities For The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications; 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 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 Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, 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 May Enter Into An Agreement With One Or More Enterprises Owning And/or Operating Certain Facilities For The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, And/or One Or More Affiliates Thereof, Providing That The County 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 To Enter Into A 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 Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, 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 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 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 Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications; 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 Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, 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 89-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 27-7-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Income Tax Exemptions For Income Arising From The Projects Included In This Act; To Amend Section 65-1-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Regarding The Use Of The Design-build Method Of Contracting By The Mississippi Transportation Commission For Certain Projects; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB194 - "Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (MS ROSS) Act"; create to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The "mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (ms Ross) Act" For The Purpose Of Authorizing The Department Of Public Safety To Assist Local Law Enforcement Agencies And School Governing Bodies With The Cost Of Employing A School Resource Officer (sro) At Each School Campus Within The Jurisdictions Of Their Law Enforcement And Governing Authorities; To Define Terminology; To Provide That The Assistance Of Employing Sros Shall Be Made Available To Public And Private Elementary And Secondary Schools; To Provide That The Department Shall Allocate 75% Of The Cost For The Employment Of One Sro For Each School Campus; To Require The Local Law Enforcement Agency And/or The School Governing Board To Provide The Remaining 25% Of The Cost For The Employment Of One Sro For Each School Campus Within Their Jurisdiction Of Control; To Require Local Law Enforcement Agencies And School Governing Bodies To Make Joint Application To The Department For The Approval Of Allocation Of Funds; To Specify The Information To Be Included In The Application; To Prescribe The Details Of The Program Including The Requirement Of A Memorandum Of Understanding Or Interlocal Agreement Between A Local Law Enforcement Agency And A School Governing Body; To Amend Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB467 - Child advocacy centers; require to be funded by line item in Health Department appropriation bill.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That The Legislature Shall Include In The Appropriation Bill For The State Department Of Health Each Year A Separate Line Item That Provides Funds For The Children's Advocacy Centers Of Mississippi, Which Shall Distribute Those Funds To The Accredited Local Child Advocacy Centers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB48 - Residential subdivisions; authorize property owners to establish and/or amend convenants, conditions and restrictions.
John Thomas Lamar, Clay Deweese
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize Property Owners In A Residential Subdivision That Is Not Governed By A Homeowners Association To Establish Or Amend Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions, Including Those That Run With The Land; To Authorize Property Owners In A Residential Subdivision That Is Governed By A Homeowners Association, To Establish And Amend Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions, Including Those That Run With The Land; To Require Such Property Owners To File A Petition That Is Signed By A Majority Of The Property Owners To Establish And/or Amend Covenants, Conditions And Restrictions, If Necessary; To Require Notice Of The Hearing On Such Petition To Be Provided Through Publication; To Provide That If The Chancellor Finds That The Petition Is Well Taken Then He Or She Shall Enter A Decree Accordingly, Which Shall Be Filed With The Chancery Clerk; To Bring Forward Sections 17-1-23, 19-5-10, 21-19-63 And 89-1-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB469 - Appropriation; Child Advocacy Centers of Mississippi for distribution to children's advocacy centers.
John Thomas Lamar, Kevin W. Felsher
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Children's Advocacy Centers Of Mississippi For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For Distribution To Accredited Children's Advocacy Centers Throughout The State For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB431 - Retirement; allow certain members of PERS to purchase up to three years of creditable service.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Receive A Maximum Of Three Years Creditable Service; To Provide That The Member Shall Pay To The Retirement System Before The Date Of Retirement The Actuarial Cost As Determined By The Actuary For Each Increment Of Service Purchased; To Provide That A Member May Receive No More Years Of Creditable Service Under This Act Than An Amount That, When Combined With All Other Creditable Service, Excluding Unused Leave, Would Cause The Member To Have The Specified Number Of Years Of Creditable Service To Retire Regardless Of Age; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR100 - Chief Warrent Officer 4s Derek Abbott and Bryan Zemek; commend distinguished life of service upon their passing.
Rodney Hall, Lester Carpenter, Manly Barton
Last updated 9 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Remembering The Gallant Service And Commending The Lives And Legacies Of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Joshua Abbott And Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bryan Andrew Zemek, Of The Mississippi National Guard, Who Were Lost In The Line Of Duty While Conducting A Routine Training Exercise On Friday, February 23, 2024, And Expressing Sympathy To Their Families And Friends Upon Their Passing.
STATUS
Passed
HB298 - Capitol Complex Improvement District; authorize demolition of certain property, authorize grants for development of certain property.
Ronnie Crudup, John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 29-5-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definition Of "improvement Projects" To Allow For The Demolition Of Slum And Blighted State-owned Properties Located Within The Capitol Complex Improvement District; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To Assist Developers In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition And Development Of Tax-forfeited Property Within The Capitol Complex Improvement District That Has Been Struck Off To The State For The Nonpayment Of Ad Valorem Taxes, And To Place Such Property Into Use After Development, Which Will Increase The Value Of The Property And Promote Economic Development And The Public Interest Within The District; To Provide An Application Process For Entities Who Desire To Participate In The Grant Program; To Create The "capitol Complex Improvement District Tax-forfeited Property Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury And To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Expended By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Grants Authorized Under This Act; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Contract With A Nonprofit Corporation For The Purpose Of Assisting The Department In Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The "capitol Complex Improvement District Tax-forfeited Property Fund"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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