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HC49 - Locke Ward; commend for efforts to revitalize our capital city and honor for galvanizing others to do the same.
Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Commending Locke Ward, A Life Long Resident Of Jackson, Mississippi, For His Determination And Amazing Efforts To Revitalize Our Capital City And Honor Him For Galvanizing Others To Do The Same.
STATUS
Passed
HB1210 - The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Vince Mangold, Shane Aguirre, Brent Anderson
Last updated 8 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
HB430 - Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipment of certain wines to residents in this state.
Henry B. Zuber, Shanda M. Yates, Brent Powell
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize A Person Who Is The Holder Of Class 1 Or Class 2 Manufacturer's Permit Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Or Who Is Licensed Or Permitted Outside Of The State To Engage In The Activity Of Manufacturing Wine And/or Distilled Spirits To Sell And Ship Wine And Distilled Spirits Directly To Residents In This State, If The Person Obtains A Direct Shipper's Permit From The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Issuance Of Direct Shipper's Permits And The Issuance Of Wine And Distilled Spirits Fulfillment Provider Permits; To Require The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Require The Holder Of A Wine And Distilled Spirits Fulfillment Provider Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Light Wine, Light Spirit Products Or Beer Or Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine Or Distilled Spirits; To Limit The Amount Of Wine And Distilled Spirits That A Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit May Sell Or Ship To An Individual Each Year; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Wine Or Distilled Spirits That Is Available Through The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Annual Renewal Of Direct Shipper's Permits; To Provide That Persons Purchasing Or Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine Or Distilled Spirits From A Direct Shipper Must Be At Least Twenty-one Years Of Age; To Provide That Persons Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine And/or Distilled Spirits From A Direct Shipper Shall Use The Wine Or Distilled Spirits For Personal Use Only And May Not Resell It; To Impose Certain Requirements Relating The Shipment Of Wine And Distilled Spirits Into This State; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Adopt Any Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Carry Out This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-71-5, 27-71-7, 27-71-15 And 27-71-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Direct Shipper's Permit And For The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Wine And Distilled Spirits Fulfillment Provider Permit; To Levy A Tax Upon The Sales And Shipments Of Wine And Distilled Spirits Made By A Direct Shipper; To Require A Certain Amount Of The Taxes Levied To Be Deposited Into The Mental Health Programs Fund; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-45, 67-1-51, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57, 67-1-73, 97-31-47 And 97-31-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB329 - Alcoholic beverages; authorize local authorities of wet jurisdiction to permit package retail sales on Sunday.
Brent Powell, Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any County, Municipality, Tribe Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State That Is Wet Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Authorize Permitted Package Retailers To Engage In Package Retail Sales During Certain Hours On Sunday; To Provide That Any County, Municipality Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State That Has Authorized Permitted Package Retailers To Engage In Package Retail Sales During Certain Hours On Sunday May Prohibit Such Sales By An Election As Provided For In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1303 - Fresh Start Act; revise certain provisions of.
Shanda M. Yates, Otis L. Anthony, Jeffrey Hulum
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 73-77-1, 73-77-3, 73-77-5, 73-77-7 And 73-77-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fresh Start Act; To Provide That The Fresh Start Act Shall Supersede Any Other Provision Of Law To The Contrary; To Make Technical, Nonsubstantive Changes; To Amend Sections 19-5-353, 45-4-9, 45-6-11, 73-1-13, 73-9-61, 73-11-57, 73-14-35, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-25-29, 73-25-101, 73-27-13, 73-29-13, 73-29-31, 73-31-21, 73-34-109, 73-39-77, 73-42-9, 73-42-11, 73-53-8, 73-55-19, 73-65-13, 73-71-33, 73-73-7, 73-75-19, 75-76-35, 75-76-131, 83-7-207, 83-39-15, 9-13-109, 21-27-131, 21-27-151, 27-109-5, 37-3-2, 41-29-303, 51-5-3, 67-3-19, 73-2-7, 73-3-2, 73-3-25, 73-4-17, 73-5-1, 73-5-11, 73-5-21, 73-6-13, 73-9-23, 73-11-51, 73-13-23, 73-13-77, 73-17-9, 73-17-11, 73-19-17, 73-21-85, 73-21-87, 73-21-111, 73-23-47, 73-23-51, 73-24-19, 73-24-21, 73-25-3, 73-25-14, 73-25-32, 73-26-3, 73-27-5, 73-27-12, 73-27-16, 73-29-19, 73-30-9, 73-31-13, 73-33-1, 73-38-9, 73-39-67, 73-39-71, 73-53-13, 73-54-13, 73-63-27, 73-67-21, 73-71-19, 75-27-305, 75-57-49, 75-60-31, 75-60-33, 75-76-67, 81-18-9, 83-17-75, 83-39-9, 73-34-14, 73-35-10, 73-69-7, 73-69-11, 75-15-11, 75-67-323, 75-67-421, 75-67-509, 75-67-609, 27-115-55, 37-13-89, 37-9-17, 37-29-232, 73-3-41, 73-4-25, 73-5-25, 73-6-19, 73-7-27, 73-17-15, 73-23-59, 73-30-21, 73-35-21, 73-38-27, 73-53-17, 73-60-31, 73-67-27, 73-75-13, 75-15-9, 75-60-19, 75-76-137, 77-8-25, 83-1-191, 83-17-71, 83-17-421, 83-17-519, 83-21-19, 83-49-11 And 97-33-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 73-15-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-15-29, 73-3-339, 73-15-19 And 73-15-21, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1284 - Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create to prohibit acquisition of forestry and agricultural lands.
Bill Pigott, Brent Anderson, Donnie Bell
Last updated 9 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
HB1389 - Divorce; authorize when marriage is deemed irretrievably broken.
Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement Of Willful And Obstinate From The Ground Of Divorce For Desertion; To Provide An Additional Ground Of Divorce Where When The Court Finds There Has Been An Irretrievable Breakdown Of The Marriage And That Further Attempts At Reconciliation Are Impractical Or Futile And Not In The Best Interests Of The Parties Or Family; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1381 - Licensure; revise reciprocity requirements for out-of-state attorneys.
Dana Underwood McLean, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Rodney Hall
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 73-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Lawyer From Another State Who Establishes Residency In Mississippi For Twelve Consecutive Months And Who Has Practiced For Not Less Than Five Years In A State Where He Or She Is Admitted And In Good Standing And Active Status And Shall Be Admitted To Practice In This State Without Being Required To Take An Examination; To Amend Section 73-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1388 - Divorce and alimony; bring forward statutes relating to.
Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 93-5-1 Through 93-5-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern Divorce And Alimony In The State Of Mississippi, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1665 - Capitol Complex Improvement District; authorize incentive for development of property in.
John Thomas Lamar, Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Incentive Payments For Developers To Develop Property In The Capitol Complex Improvement District And To Place Such Property Into Use Which Will Increase The Value Of The Property And Promote Economic Development And The Public Interest Within The District; To Define Certain Terms For The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide An Application Process For Developers Who Desire To Participate In The Incentive Program; To Provide That When Property Is Developed According To A Development Plan And Placed Into Use, The City Of Jackson And Hinds County Shall Remit To The Department Of Finance And Administration For A Certain Period Of Time, The Revenue Derived From The Applicable Municipal Or County Ad Valorem Tax Levied For General Fund Purposes On A Portion Of The Increase In The Assessed Value Of The Property; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Deposit Such Remitted Amounts Into A Special Fund Created In This Act And Expend Monies In The Fund, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Incentive Payments To Such Developers; To Provide For The Amount Of The Incentive Payments And Period Of Time That Incentive Payments Will Be Made To Developers; To Provide That After Incentive Payments Have Been Made To A Developer For The Time Provided In This Act, The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Deposit Funds Received From Payments Remitted By The City Of Jackson And Hinds County Into The Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund For A Certain Period Of Time; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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