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SB2142 - Designate American Quarter Horse as the Official State Horse and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle as Official Sea Turtle of Mississippi.
Rod Hickman, Neil S. Whaley, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The American Quarter Horse As The "official State Horse Of The State Of Mississippi"; To Designate The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle As The "official Sea Turtle Of The State Of Mississippi"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2453 - Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality's certificate to provide service upon findings of.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 77-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commission To Cancel A Municipality's Certificate To Provide Service Greater Than One Mile Outside Its Corporate Boundaries Upon A Finding That The Municipality Did Not Provide Reasonably Adequate Service; To Amend Section 77-3-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Municipally Owned Or Operated Electric Utilities Providing Service Greater Than One Mile Outside Of Municipal Boundaries; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2481 - Income tax; increase amount of credit for approved reforestation practices.
Walter Michel, Jeff Tate, Jason Barrett
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Income Tax Credit Authorized For Approved Reforestation Practices; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2519 - Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create.
Tyler McCaughn, Charles A. Younger, Andy Berry
Last updated 7 months ago
25 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
Passed
SB2561 - Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarian Scholarship Program; establish.
Brian Rhodes, Andy Berry, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 37-113-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarian Scholarship Program At Mississippi State University To Provide Scholarships To Assist Residents Of The State Of Mississippi In Pursuing Degrees In Veterinary Medicine; To Create New Section 37-113-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Program; To Create New Section 37-113-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Applicant Eligibility And Program Preference; To Provide For Membership Of The Program's Scholarship Selection Committee; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Enter Into A Contract With The Program To Provide Full-time Veterinary Medicine Services As A Food Supply Animal Veterinarian Or In A Rural Mixed Animal Veterinary Practice For Four Years In One Or More Communities Approved By The Program; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Remain In Good Academic Standing To Continue To Receive A Scholarship; To Provide That Scholarship Priority Shall Be Given To Residents Of The State; To Authorize The Program To Adopt Additional Provisions, Requirements Or Conditions To Participate In The Program As Are Practicable And Appropriate To Accomplish The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 37-113-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Subject To The Availability Of Funds, Each Student Entering Into A Program Agreement May Receive Assistance In An Amount Not To Exceed The Amount Of In-state Tuition Charged At The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Per Year For Not More Than Four Years For Tuition And Fees Incurred By The Student In Pursuing A Veterinary Medicine Degree; To Create New Section 37-113-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Reasons For When A Scholarship Recipient May Be Released From The Program; To Provide That If A Veterinarian Is Released From His Or Her Contract, The Program May Recover A Portion Of Or All Of The Payments Made To Such Veterinarian; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3075 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Marshall County for certain infrastructure projects.
Neil S. Whaley
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To Marshall County For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Certain Infrastructure Projects For Fiscal Year 2025; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3071 - Income tax; authorize credit for certain costs of land conversion to pasture suitable for agriculture.
Andy Berry, Charles A. Younger, Joey Fillingane
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers Who Incur Costs For Certain Practices To Convert Various Kinds Of Land Into Pasture Land Suitable For Agricultural Production; To Limit The Amount Of Such Income Tax Credit; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC540 - Recognize legacy of Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Bolivar County Circuit Clerk.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Legacy Of Rosie S. Simmons As The First African American Since Reconstruction To Serve As Circuit Clerk Of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
SB2753 - SAFER Act; enact.
Josh Harkins, Jeremy England, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Public Education Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Single-sex Or Family Use Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Single-sex Or Family-use At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "female," "male" And "sex"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR82 - Commend Northwest Community College Women's Soccer Team on winning NCJAA Region 23 Championship.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell, David Parker
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A 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) Region 23 Women's Soccer State Championship.
STATUS
Passed
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