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HB1304 - Grain graders; provide process for certification of.
Bill Pigott, Lester Carpenter, Kevin Ford
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 69-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Provide For The Grading, By An Official Inspector, Of Any Grain Submitted For Sale At Any Elevator Or Grain Dealer By A Grain Producer; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules Governing The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain That Are Consistent With The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain Developed By The United States Department Of Agriculture; To Require The Department To Certify Grain Dealers And Courses Of Instruction In Sampling And Grading Grain; To Provide For The Issuance Of Certificate For Individuals Conducting Courses In Sampling And Grading Grain; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB1472 - Historical monuments; counties and municipalities fined $10,000 per month for certain violations regarding.
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Violation Relating To The Relocation, Removal, Disturbing, Altering, Renaming Or Rededicating Of A Historical Monument By A County Or Municipality Is Punishable By A Fine Of $10,000.00 Per Month On Such County Or Municipality Until The Violation Is Fully Corrected; To Provide That Monies Collected From Such Fines Shall Be Distributed To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History; To Provide That Any Individual Or Group Of Individuals That Disturbs, Alters, Or Causes Any Damage To Any Statue, Monument, Memorial Or Nameplate As Provided In This Section Is Guilty Of Malicious Mischief And Shall Be Responsible For All Costs To Repair And Restore Such Damaged Property; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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
HB1531 - Wooden pellets; authorize to use for fuel.
Ken Morgan
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Use Of Wood Pellets For Fuel; To Define Certain Terms Relating To This Act; To Require That Producers Of Such Wood Pellets Ensure That The Finished Product Meets All Federal And State Standards; To Prohibit Such Wood Pellets From Being Transferred, Sold, Exchanged, Delivered, Used Or Disposed Of By Any Other Means Until Approved By The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce And The State Chemist; To Require That All Containers Or Similar Receptacles, Whenever Containing Wood Pellets Used For Fuel For Sale Or Delivery, Be Marked Or Labeled As To Plainly Show The Weight Of Its Contents; To Provide That The Commissioner And The State Chemist Have Joint Authority For Setting Specifications Of Wood Pellets Used For Fuel And Shall Have The Authority To Establish Rules And Regulations In Connection With The Enforcement Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1533 - Bioenergy; considered carbon neutral when produced from biomass.
Ken Morgan
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That Bioenergy Produced From Biomass Is Considered Renewable And Carbon Neutral; To Provide That When The Bioenergy Produced From Biomass Is Paired With Bioenergy With Carbon Capture And Storage, The Bioenergy Is Carbon Negative; To Provide That Bioenergy Produced From Agricultural Harvesting Is Considered Renewable And Carbon Neutral; To Provide That When The Bioenergy Produced From Agricultural Harvesting Is Paired With Bioenergy With Carbon Capture And Storage, The Bioenergy Is Carbon Negative; To Bring Forward Sections 49-33-7, 57-39-45 And 75-79-5, Which Relate To The Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Activity Act, Compilation Of Data Related To Energy Resources, And Pulpwood Scaling And Practices, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1532 - Harvest reporting program for white-tailed deer; establish.
Ken Morgan
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Develop An Electronic Harvest Reporting Program For White-tailed Deer; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1899 - Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Board for interment of certain persons in the veterans cemeteries.
Lester Carpenter, Rodney Hall, Josh Hawkins
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Veterans Affairs Board For The Purpose Of Paying For Interments In The Veterans Cemeteries Of Persons Authorized In House Bill No. 1001, 2024 Regular Session, For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 6 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Fourth Thursday Of March As Tuskegee Airmen Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from Mississippi district HD-100
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Mississippi House
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