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HB1767 - Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $5,541,000.00 To Provide Matching Funds For Federal Funds For The Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; To Provide That Not More Than $1,284,000.00 Of Such Bonds May Be Issued To Match The Annual Clean Water State Revolving Fund Appropriations And That Not More Than $4,257,000.00 Of Such Bonds May Be Issued To Match The Supplemental Infrastructure And Investment Jobs Act Appropriations; To Amend Section 49-17-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Interest And Investment Earnings On Money In The Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund To Be Utilized To Pay Debt Service On The Bonds Authorized To Be Issued By This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1128 - Lottery and Sports wagering; revise certain provisions regarding distribution of proceeds and revenue from.
John Thomas Lamar, Steve E. Massengill, Jody Steverson
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Distribution Of Net Proceeds Generated By The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law To Provide That Eighty Percent Of The Net Proceeds Shall Be Paid Into The State Highway Fund By Warrant Issued By The State Fiscal Officer Upon Requisition Of The State Transportation Commission As Needed To Provide Funds To Repair, Renovate And Maintain Highways And Bridges Of The State, And Twenty Percent Of The Net Proceeds Shall Be Transferred Into The Education Enhancement Fund For The Purposes Of Funding The Early Childhood Learning Collaborative, The Classroom Supply Fund And/or Other Educational Purposes; To Amend Section 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Reverter On The Provision Of Law Providing That Certain Fees Collected Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act As A Result Of Wagers On Sporting Events Shall Be Deposited Into The State Highway Fund To Be Used Solely For The Repair And Maintenance Of State Highways And Bridges; To Bring Forward Section 27-115-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Deposit Of Monies Received From Lottery Ticket Sales Into A Corporate Operating Account And The Transfer Of Net Proceeds From The Corporate Operating Account To The Lottery Proceeds Fund For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1162 - Child sexual abuse; revise statute of limitatitons for claims.
John Thomas Lamar, Dana Underwood McLean
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 15-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Statute Of Limitations For Personal Actions For Child Sexual Abuse; To Bring Forward Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Time Limitations For Prosecution Of Crimes, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 15-1-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Limitations For Personal Actions That Are Not Specifically Provided For In The Law; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1131 - Transparency and Accountability of Patient Premiums Invested in Dental Care Act; create.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Transparency And Accountability Of Patient Premiums Invested In Dental Care Act; Define "medical Loss Ratio" As The Minimum Percentage Of All Premium Funds Collected By A Dental Insurance Plan Each Year That Must Be Spent On Actual Patient Care Rather Than Administrative And Overhead Costs; To Define "administrative And Overhead Costs"; To Provide That A Health Care Service Plan That Issues, Sells, Renews, Or Offers A Specialized Health Care Service Plan Contract Covering Dental Services Shall File A Mlr With The Department Of Insurance That Is Organized By Market And Product Type And Contains The Same Information Required In The 2013 Federal Medical Loss Ratio Annual Reporting Form; To Provide The Timeline For Submitting Information For Data Verification Of The Health Care Service Plan's Representations In The Medical Loss Ratio Annual Report; To Provide That The Medical Loss Ratio For Dental Insurance Plans Shall Be 83%; To Provide The Method For Calculating The Total Amount Of An Annual Rebate Required; To Provide The Time That A Carrier Offering Dental Benefit Plans Has To File Group Product Base Rates And Any Changes; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Disapprove Any Base Rate Changes That Are Excessive, Inadequate Or Unreasonable In Relation To Benefits Charged; To Provide When The Commissioner Of Insurance May Presumptively Disapprove As Excessive A Dental Benefit Plan Carrier's Rate; To Provide The Hearing Process For When A Proposed Rate Change Has Been Presumptively Disapproved; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations; To Provide The Applicability Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1163 - Community and junior colleges; authorize to contract or enter into interlocal agreements with local governing authorities for first responders services.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 21-25-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Boards Of Trustees Of Community And Junior Colleges To Enter Into Contract With A Municipality For The Provision Of Fire Protection Services; To Amend Section 37-29-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Boards Of Trustees Of Community And Junior Colleges, In Their Discretion, To Enter Into Interlocal Agreements With The County Governing Authority Where The Community Or Junior College Is Located, To Provide Fire Protection And First Responder Services To The Main Campus Of The Community Or Junior College; To Provide The Board Of Trustees Of The Community Or Junior College The Discretion To Offset The Cost Of The Services By Assessing A Student Fee Each Semester; To Amend Section 37-29-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1161 - Alcoholic beverages; authorize municipalities in dry counties vote to come out from under the dry law.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipalities Located In Counties That Have Voted Against Coming Out From Under The Dry Law May Authorize The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages Pursuant To An Election; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HC44 - Northwest Mississippi Community College Women's Soccer Team; commend on winning NCJAA Region 23 Championship.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2023-2024 Northwest Community College Women's Soccer Team And Head Coach James Beattie Upon Winning The National Community And Junior College Athletic Association (ncjaa) Regions 23 Women's Soccer State Championship.
STATUS
Passed
HB1210 - The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Vince Mangold, Shane Aguirre, Brent Anderson
Last updated 7 months ago
124 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
HB4076 - Sales tax and income tax; revise certain sales tax provisions, phase out individual income tax.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Any Municipality To Impose A Sales Tax On The Gross Proceeds Of All Sales Or The Gross Income Of Businesses In The Municipality Derived From Activities Taxed At The Rate Of Seven Percent Under The Mississippi Sales Tax Law; To Limit The Rate Of The Tax That May Be Imposed By A Municipality; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Sales Tax Rate On Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Amend Section 27-65-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy A Tax On The Gross Income From Retail Sales Of Certain Motor Fuels; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Amount Of State Sales Tax Revenue That Is Distributed To Municipalities; To Revise The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Provide That Sales Tax Revenue Derived From Retail Sales Of Certain Motor Fuels, Shall Be Deposited Into The 2022 Maintenance Project Fund And The 2022 Capacity Project Fund; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Sales Tax Exemption On Sales Of Certain Motor Fuel; To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Phase Out The State Income Tax On The Taxable Income Of Individuals; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1251 - Children with disabilities; require LEAs to provide services to private schools and home schooled students at the place of enrollment.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 37-23-63 And 37-23-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Homeschooled Children With Disabilities, As Defined Under Idea, In The Category Of Children With Disabilities For Whom State Financial Assistance For Proportionate Share Of Cost Of Services; To Bring Forward Section 37-23-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-23-135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local Educational Agencies To Provide Children With Disabilities, Who Are Enrolled In Private Schools, Legitimate Home School Program Or Other Facility, With Proportionate Share Of Funds And Equitable Services At The Location Of The Private School Of Enrollment, Home School Program Location Or Clinical Facility Where The Child Is Committed; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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