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HB1982 - Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (MS ROSS) Act; create to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies.
John Thomas Lamar, Otis L. Anthony, Zachary Grady
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
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 A Percentage 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 Percentage 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; To Create The Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (ms Ross) Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Used To Provide Funds To Local Law Enforcement Agencies And School Governing Bodies For The Purposes Described In This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (ms Ross) Fund; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1987 - Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for loans to improve certain properties in the Capitol Complex Improvement District.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Loans To The Capital City Redevelopment Foundation To Assist The Foundation Or Other Entities In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition And Development Of Certain Property In The Capitol Complex Improvement District; To Provide An Application Process For The Loan Program; To Create The "capitol Complex Improvement District Property Improvement Loan 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 To Provide Loans Authorized Under This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The "capitol Complex Improvement District Property Improvement Loan Fund"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1985 - Income tax and ad valorem tax; authorize a child credit, bring forward various tax credit sections of law.
John Thomas Lamar, Otis L. Anthony, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit And Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Taxpayers For Each Dependent Child Residing With His Or Her Parents, Legally Married To One Another; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Bring Forward Sections 27-7-22, 27-7-22.3, 27-7-22.5, 27-7-22.7, 27-7-22.13, 27-7-22.15, 27-7-22.16, 27-7-22.17, 27-7-22.18, 27-7-22.19, 27-7-22.20, 27-7-22.21, 27-7-22.22, 27-7-22.23, 27-7-22.25, 27-7-22.27, 27-7-22.28, 27-7-22.29, 27-7-22.30, 27-7-22.31, 27-7-22.32, 27-7-22.33, 27-7-22.34, 27-7-22.35, 27-7-22.36, 27-7-22.37, 27-7-22.39, 27-7-22.40, 27-7-22.41, 27-7-22.42, 27-7-22.43, 27-7-22.44, 27-7-22.45, 27-7-22.46, 27-7-22.47, 27-7-22.48, 27-7-22.49, 27-7-205, 27-7-207, 27-7-209, 57-73-21,57-73-23, 57-87-5, 57-87-7, 57-105-1, 57-10-409, 57-114-3, 57-114-7, 57-114-9, 57-115-3 And 57-115-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Various Tax Credits, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1983 - Bonds; authorize issuance for various purposes.
John Thomas Lamar, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $20,000,000 For The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $5,000,000 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-61-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Bond Proceeds That The Mississippi Development Authority May Utilize Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act To Make Grants Or Loans To Municipalities Through An Equipment And Public Facilities Grant And Loan Fund To Aid In Infrastructure-related Improvements, The Purchase Of Equipment, And The Purchase, Construction Or Repair And Renovation Of Public Facilities; To Amend Section 57-75-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $5,000,000 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act For Projects Designed To Enhance Facilities That Are At Risk For Closure Pursuant To The Defense Base Realignment And Closure Act Of 1990 Or Other Applicable Federal Law; To Reduce By $60,000,000 And $5,000,000 The Amounts Of State General Obligation Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For Projects Defined In Subparagraphs (xxviii) And (xxx), Respectively, Of Section 57-75-5(f); To Remove The Amount Of State General Obligation Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For Projects Defined In Subparagraph (xxvi) Of Section 57-75-5(f); To Amend Section 57-75-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce By $50,000,000 The Amount Of State General Obligation Bonds Authorized To Be Issued Under The Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; To Amend Section 65-4-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $5,000,000 The Amount Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued Under The Economic Development Highway Act; To Amend Section 25, Chapter 533, Laws Of 2010, As Last Amended By Section 14, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2021, To Increase By $10,000,000 The Amount Of General Obligation Bonds That May Be Issued For The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, As Amended By Section 4, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2021, To Revise The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For The State Institutions Of Higher Learning For A Capital Project At The University Of Southern Mississippi May Be Used; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2021, As Amended By Section 1, Chapter 328, Laws Of 2022, And By Section 32, Chapter 549, Laws Of 2023, For The Same Purpose; To Amend Section 10, Chapter 567, Laws Of 2013, As Last Amended By Section 1, Chapter 372, Laws Of 2022, To Reduce The Amount Of State General Obligation Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For The Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Hinds County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Hinds County Courthouse Located In The City Of Jackson; To Amend Section 23, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, Which Authorizes The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund, To Extend The Time Within Which The Bonds May Be Issued; To Amend Section 80, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, To Revise The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued To Assist The Mississippi Transportation Commission And The Mississippi Department Of Transportation In Paying The Costs Associated With Infrastructure Upgrades To Improve The Capacity And Safety Of The Intersection Of Mississippi Highway 7 And University Avenue In Oxford, Mississippi, May Be Used; To Provide That The Proceeds Of The Bonds May Be Used To Assist The Mississippi Transportation Commission And The Mississippi Department Of Transportation In Paying The Costs Associated With Extending And Connecting Commonwealth Boulevard And Pegues Road; To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To Assist Certain Manufacturers Of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems In Paying Costs Associated With Research And Development To Expand Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufacturing Capabilities In Mississippi; To Provide An Application Process For Entities Who Desire To Participate In The Grant Program; To Create The "small Unmanned Aircraft System Manufacturer Grant Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Disbursed, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, In The Discretion Of The Mississippi Development Authority, To Provide Grants Authorized In This Act; To Transfer $500,000 From The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund To The Small Unmanned Aircraft System Manufacturer Grant Fund; To Amend Section 124, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2021, To Revise The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued To Assist The City Of Starkville, Mississippi, With Certain Road Projects May Be Used; To Provide That The Proceeds Of The Bonds May Be Used To Assist The City Of Starkville In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To The City's Ernest E. Jones Wastewater Treatment Plant And Related Infrastructure And Facilities; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Gulf Coast Passenger Rail Restoration Match Fund Which Is Created In This Act; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used To Pay The State Of Mississippi's Share Of Matching Funds For Any Consolidated Rail Infrastructure And Safety Improvements (crisi) Grant For The Payment Of Costs Associated With Improvements To Track, Siding, Switches, Interlocking, Yards, Grade Crossings And Other Capital Improvements And Related Administrative And Contingency Costs Necessary To Restore Passenger Rail Service Along The Mississippi Gulf Coast In Mississippi In Hancock, Harrison And Jackson Counties; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To Assist Persons And Other Entities In Paying Costs Associated With Making Improvements To State Land; To Provide An Application Process For Persons And Other Entities Who Desire To Participate In The Grant Program; To Create The "secretary Of State Land Improvement Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury And To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Expended By The Secretary Of State, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Grants Authorized Under This Act; To Transfer $13,000,000 From The Capital Expense Fund To The Secretary Of State Land Improvement Fund; To Amend Section 15, Chapter 492, Laws Of 2020, As Amended By Section 5, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2021, To Extend The Period Of Time In Which State General Obligation Bonds May Be Issued For The 2020 Chickasaw Heritage Center Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund To The Small Unmanned Aircraft System Manufacturer Grant Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The State General Fund To The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; To Create The "secretary Of State Land Improvement Fund," As A Special Fund In The State Treasury And To Provide The Purposes For Which Monies In The Fund May Be Used; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The Capital Expense Fund To The Secretary Of State Land Improvement Fund; To Require The Attorney General To Take Necessary Actions To Determine Compliance With The Conditions Of Use Of A Land Conveyance Relating To Certain Public Lands Within The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, And To Enforce The Terms Of The Instrument Of Conveyance Upon A Determination Of A Violation Of The Original Specified Purposes; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2024 Local Improvements Projects Fund; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1991 - Sales tax; revise definition of "gross proceeds of sales", "gross income" and "installation charges" and exempt certain services.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "gross Proceeds Of Sales", "gross Income" And "installation Charges" Under The State Sales Tax Laws; To Bring Forward Sections 27-65-21 And 27-65-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The State Sales Tax Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1989 - Economic development; provide loans for certain projects and authorize issuance of bonds for loans.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Loans To Assist With The Development Of A Project In The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, To Be Located Near The Downtown Area Of The City, Inside The Capitol Complex Improvement District And Within A Certain Distance Of The New Capitol, And Which Will Consist Of A Licensed Gaming Establishment And Other Developments As Part Of The Project; To Create The "capital City Project Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury And Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Disbursed By The Department Of Finance And Administration To Provide Loans Authorized Under This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The "capital City Project Fund"; To Amend Section 19-3-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To A Person, Corporation Or Other Legal Entity Applying For A License For A Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Described In This Act; To Amend Sections 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Legal Gaming In A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Described In This Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-109-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines The Terms "cruise Vessel" And "vessel" For Certain Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 95-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Various Forms Of Illegal Gambling, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1988 - Children's Promise Act; increase amount of tax credits that may be allocated under, bring forward various tax credit sections of law.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides An Income Tax Credit, Insurance Premium Tax Credit And Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Contributions Made By Certain Taxpayers To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations, To Increase The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Allocated By The Department Of Revenue Under This Section During A Calendar Year; To Authorize Additional Tax Credits For Calendar Year 2024 For Contributions To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations; To Provide That A Taxpayer Who Is Allocated A Tax Credit During A Calendar Year May Use The Credit Against Income Taxes And Insurance Premium Taxes Imposed For The Immediately Preceding Taxable Year, Provided That The Taxpayer Has Not Already Filed A Return For Such Taxes; To Provide That Taxpayers Who Applied During The Month Of January 2024, For Tax Credits For Calendar Year 2024, But Who Were Unable To Be Awarded Credits Due To The Limit On The Aggregate Amount Of Credits Authorized For Calendar Year 2024, Shall Be Given Priority For Such Additional Tax Credits; To Revise The Percentage Of Tax Credits Allocated During A Calendar Year For Contributions To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations That May Be Allocated For Contributions To A Single Organization; To Bring Forward Sections 27-7-22, 27-7-22.3, 27-7-22.5, 27-7-22.7, 27-7-22.13, 27-7-22.15, 27-7-22.16, 27-7-22.17, 27-7-22.18, 27-7-22.19, 27-7-22.20, 27-7-22.21, 27-7-22.22, 27-7-22.23, 27-7-22.25, 27-7-22.27, 27-7-22.28,27-7-22.29, 27-7-22.30, 27-7-22.31, 27-7-22.32, 27-7-22.33, 27-7-22.34, 27-7-22.35, 27-7-22.36, 27-7-22.37, 27-7-22.39, 27-7-22.40, 27-7-22.42, 27-7-22.43, 27-7-22.44, 27-7-22.45, 27-7-22.46, 27-7-22.47, 27-7-22.48, 27-7-22.49, 27-7-205, 27-7-207, 27-7-209, 57-73-21, 57-73-23, 57-87-5, 57-87-7, 57-105-1, 57-10-409, 57-114-3, 57-114-7, 57-114-9, 57-115-3 And 57-115-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Various Tax Credits, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1643 - Public contracts for energy efficient services; bring forward section of law relating to.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Section 31-7-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Public Contracts For Energy Efficiency Services, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1701 - Taxes, various; bring forwards sections of law authorizing and providing for distribution of revenue.
John Thomas Lamar
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-65-17, 27-65-18, 27-65-19, 27-65-20, 27-65-21, 27-65-22, 27-65-23, 27-65-24, 27-65-25, 27-65-26 And 27-65-201, Which Authorize Various Sales Taxes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of State Use Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 27-55-11, 27-55-519 And 27-55-521, Which Provide For Various Fuel Taxes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-5-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of Fuel Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-177 And 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Imposition Of A Gaming License Gross Revenue Fee And The Distribution Of State Gaming Revenues Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Imposition Of The State Income Tax, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1647 - Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to implement a state insurance exchange, authorize income tax deductions and insurance premium tax credit.
John Thomas Lamar, Jason M. White
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Establish Any Program Or Promulgate Any Rule, Policy, Guideline Or Plan Or To Change Any Program, Rule, Policy Or Guideline To Implement, Establish, Create, Administer Or Otherwise Operate An Exchange, To Apply For, Accept Or Expend Federal Monies Related To The Creation, Implementation Or Operation Of An Exchange, To Establish Any Advisory Board Or Committee As Necessary For Providing Recommendations On The Creation, Implementation Or Operation Of An Exchange, To Use The Services And Funds Of The Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association And The Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Board To Fulfill The Purposes Of This Section, And To Engage Actuarial And Other Assistance As Necessary To Carry Out The Duties Of The Department; To Create The Mississippi Health Insurance State Exchange Trust Fund, And To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Expend Monies From This Fund For The Payment Of Expenses Incurred In The Creation, Implementation Or Operation Of An Exchange; To Provide That The Amount To Be Contributed Annually To The Fund Shall Be Fixed Each Year By The Commissioner As A Percentage Of Fees Assessed On The Gross Premiums Charged On All Policies Sold On The Exchange, Which Percentage Shall Not Be More Than 3.5%, Unless Otherwise Approved By The Legislature; To Provide That User Fees Shall Be Collected Directly By The Exchange On All Policies Sold And Remitted To The Health Insurance State Exchange Fund On A Monthly Basis; To Provide That The Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association Shall Have The Authority To Develop And Fund An Online Portal That Shall Be Available To All Mississippians To Assist Consumers In Selection Of A Health Plan; To Amend Sections 83-9-203 And 83-9-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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