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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
SC523 - Constitution; amend to revise ballot intiative process.
Tyler McCaughn, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature.
STATUS
Failed
SB2521 - Ballot initiative measure process; revise the statutory provisions of.
Tyler McCaughn, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 23-17-1, 23-17-3, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-37, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 And 23-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Initiative Measure Process To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Shall Have The Right To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; To Create New Section 23-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Submit Any Proposed Initiative Measure That It Receives To The Chief Legislative Budget Officer For The Preparation Of A Fiscal Analysis; To Create New Section 23-17-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Duties Of A Petition Circulator; To Repeal Sections 23-17-31 And 23-17-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For A Legislative Alternative To An Initiative Measure; To Bring Forward Section 23-17-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2561 - Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarian Scholarship Program; establish.
Brian Rhodes, Andy Berry, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 9 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
SB2559 - 16th section land; remove board of supervisors from having to approve leases and substitute Secretary of State.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 29-3-1, 29-3-29, And 29-3-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Changes Related To The Leasing And Sale Of 16th Section Land; To Substitute The Secretary Of State For Boards Of Supervisors For The Leasing And Sale Of 16th Section Land; To Delete Certain Provisions Related To The Board Of Supervisors Of Counties Approving Such Leases Or Sales; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2536 - Nonprofit corporations which receive public funds; require reporting to Secretary of State.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require Nonprofit Corporations To File An Annual Report With The Secretary Of State By A Certain Date; To Require The Report To Contain Certain Information; To Provide That Information In The Annual Report Must Be Current As Of The Date The Annual Report Is Executed On Behalf Of The Nonprofit Corporation; To Require The Secretary Of State To Notice A Nonprofit Corporation Of Any Deficiencies In An Annual Report; To Provide That Failure To File An Annual Report May Subject The Nonprofit Corporation To Dissolution Or Revocation; To Amend Section 79-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "public Funds" Within The Provisions Of The Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act; To Amend Sections 79-11-107, 79-11-347 And 79-11-385, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; 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
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
SC519 - Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" 2023 Football Team for historic season and dominating Peach Bowl victory.
Walter Michel, Nicole Akins Boyd, Rod Hickman
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Celebrating And Congratulating The University Of Mississippi "ole Miss Rebels" Football Team And Head Coach Lane Kiffin, Including The Athletes, Coaching Staff, Administration, Faculty, Students And Alumni, For Dominating Penn State 38-25 In The 2023 Peach Bowl, For Achieving Its First 11-win Season In Ole Miss' 129 Seasons Of College Football, And For Its Top 10 Final National Ranking.
STATUS
Passed
SC515 - Mourn the passing and recognize legal career of former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Robertson.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Passing And Recognizing The Significant Judicial Career Of Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Robertson.
STATUS
Passed
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