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HB370 - Hunting and fishing; reduce license fees for certain disabled veterans.
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Shane Barnett, Billy Adam Calvert
Last updated 10 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 49-7-5, 49-7-9, And 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fees Charged For Hunting And Fishing Licenses Issued To Persons Who Are Rated As Having At Least Seventy Percent Nonpermanent Service-connected Disability By The Veterans' Administration Or United States Department Of Veterans Affairs; To Provide That The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks May Not Collect An Additional Fee For The Purpose Of Recouping Administrative Costs Incurred By The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks For Issuing A License Sold To Such A Person; To Bring Forward Sections 49-7-3, 49-7-8, 49-7-12, 49-7-22 And 49-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of Law Regulating Hunting And Fishing In Mississippi, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR17 - Texas state sovereignty and the Mexican boarders; express Mississippi's support of Governor Abbott.
Karl Oliver, Shane Aguirre, Donnie Bell
Last updated 7 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott In His Efforts To Restore The Sovereignty Of Texas And The Integrity Of The Mexican Border By Transporting Illegal Noncitizens Across The Texas Border Where They Illegally Crossed.
STATUS
Failed
HB317 - EMS Memorial; Health Dept. shall design and construct to honor EMS personnel who died in line of duty.
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Lester Carpenter
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Design And Cause To Be Constructed And Maintained An Emergency Medical Services Memorial To Honor Those Emergency Medical Services Personnel Who Have Given Their Lives In The Performance Of Their Official Duties And Those Who Have Made A Dramatic Impact On Or Substantial Contribution To Emergency Medical Services In Mississippi; To Provide That The Department Shall Form, Establish And/or Collaborate With A Private Foundation Or Nonprofit Corporation To Maintain The Memorial In Perpetuity And Determine The Eligibility Of Those Persons To Be Included On The Memorial; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 9 months ago
124 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
HB1 - Project Atlas Fund; create.
John O. Read, Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 11 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Project Atlas Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Grants Or Loans To Fund Certain Data Processing Facility Projects, As Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxiii), Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs And Engineering Expenses Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority Up To A Certain Amount; To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File A Report On The Fund To Certain Public Officials; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer Funds Out Of The Capital Expense Fund To The Project Atlas Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB995 - EMS Memorial; Health Department shall design and construct to honor EMS personnel who died in line of duty.
Lester Carpenter, Justin Keen, Brad Mattox
Last updated 10 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Design And Cause To Be Constructed And Maintained An Emergency Medical Services Memorial To Honor Those Emergency Medical Services Personnel Who Have Given Their Lives In The Performance Of Their Official Duties And Those Who Have Made A Dramatic Impact On Or Substantial Contribution To Emergency Medical Services In Mississippi; To Provide That The Department Shall Form, Establish And/or Collaborate With A Private Foundation Or Nonprofit Corporation To Maintain The Memorial In Perpetuity And Determine The Eligibility Of Those Persons To Be Included On The Memorial; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB977 - State Veterans Affairs Board; revise composition of.
Lester Carpenter
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 35-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The State Veterans Affairs Board; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB978 - State Veterans Affairs Board; revise provisions regarding processing of claims.
Lester Carpenter
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 35-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Veterans Affairs Board Shall Have Thirty Days After Receiving Written Notice Of A Claim Through Power Of Attorney On Behalf Of A Veteran In Order To Process The Claim; To Provide That If The Appeal Time Is Less Than Thirty Days The State Veterans Affairs Board May Only Advise The Veteran With The Claim; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1003 - Homestead exemption; revise time within which certain homeowners may apply for.
Lester Carpenter, Jeffrey Hulum, Rodney Hall
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision Of Law That Allows A Homeowner Who Is A Totally Disabled Veteran And The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of Such A Person, As Well As A Qualified Homeowner Who Is The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of A Member Of The United States Armed Forces Who Was Killed Or Died On Active Duty, Or Of A Member Of A Reserve Component Of The United States Armed Forces Or Of The National Guard Who Was Killed Or Died On Active Duty For Training, To Apply For Homestead Exemption Within 30 Calendar Days Of The Closing Date For A Homestead Purchase, But Not Later Than December 31 Of The Year Of Purchase; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1001 - Veterans cemeteries; authorize interments in under federal Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act.
Lester Carpenter, Rodney Hall
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 35-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Veterans Affairs Board To Provide Interments In The Veterans Cemeteries Under The Federal Burial Equity For Guards And Reserves Act; To Specify The Individuals Who Are Eligible For Internment Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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