2021 Regular Session
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HB 3 Neutral |
Outdoor advertisement signs; revise height requirements for. | Dead | ||
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HB 72 Good Policy |
Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill encourages charity which provides voluntary support of individuals in need. This bill preserves civil liability in incidents resulting from the dentist's gross negligence or willful misconduct. | ||||
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HB 87 Bad Policy |
MDHS fraud investigators; provide they shall be law enforcement officers. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill expands the size and scope of government, decreases government accountability and transparency, and reduces individual freedom. This bill creates a new executive, law enforcement department by changing requirements for MDHS fraud investigators and expands government authority and power beyond its proper role. This bill goes far beyond the confines of simply investigating fraud by granting MDHS fraud investigators pre-emptive authority. (See line 20) | ||||
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HB 277 Good Policy |
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification. | Alive | ||
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HB 286 Bad Policy |
Cemeteries; authorize to disinter and reinter dead human remains for next of kin instructions. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill interferes in our free market by inhibiting consumers’ ability to seek redress through a civil action in cases of negligence. Paragraph 6 of Section 1 (lines 72-78) of this bill removes all liability of cemetery owners in cases involving errors made by the cemetery owners during original interment that result in disinterment and reinterment of loved ones except in cases of intentional misconduct or malice. Furthermore, this bill specifically provides government sanctioned concealment of possible evidence in cases of negligence that may be obtained during a disinterment and/or reinterment by specifically allowing cemetery owners to disinter and reinter loved ones five days before notifying next of kin of the already completed action. (See paragraph 5 of Section 1, lines 63-68) | ||||
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HB 299 Good Policy |
Property interest; conveyance to married individuals considered to create joint tenancy with right of survivorship. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill clarifies legal status as it pertains to property rights of married individuals. A core function of government is the protection of the most basic and yet most fundamental unit of government, the family unit. In addition, government must support the institution of marriage through good policy that reduces unnecessary burdens on marriage couples, as statistics consistently prove that the stability of marriages within a population determines the overall stability of that population. | ||||
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HB 300 Neutral |
Bail procedures; bring forward provisions for purposes of amendment. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill in its current form only brings forward code sections for amendment. Ideally, bills will present at least the nature of proposed changes when they are presented on the House floor. The process of passing bills that do nothing for the sole purpose of making the intended changes at the last possible minute near the end of session in conference committees, which have limited access for participation of our elected representatives provides little to no transparency nor accountability. Therefore, the rating of this bill is subject to change as it moves through the legislative process. | ||||
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HB 341 Not Rated |
Motor carrier safety improvements; prohibit consideration of deployment of in determining an individual's employment status with motor carrier. | Alive | ||
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HB 354 Bad Policy |
Municipal judges; authorize to order a defendant to remedy real property ordinance violations within a reasonable time period. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill reduces individual liberty and increases government authority. This bill subverts the very nature of our justice system by eliminating an accused's ability to appeal in municipal cases involving code violations and granting local government entities immediate authority following the lapse of a specified time frame without regard to circumstance or any other applicable variables. | ||||
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HB 356 Bad Policy |
Child abuse; expand immunity for good faith reports. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill establishes immunity for a new classification of individuals working with/alongside government agencies. This new language is vague to say the least. The disclosure of sensitive information, especially information regarding children, must not be separated from our founding principle of personal privacy. Government's proper role is to protect individuals’ God-given rights not to grant its quasi-governmental partners immunity from liability when said partners’ actions abridge those rights. Lines 103-104 of this bill grants immunity to an individual employed outside of a government agency and/or department who “releases or uses information for the purpose of protecting a child.” This language has no limit, no foundation, and no place in our state’s law. | ||||
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HB 550 Good Policy |
Intermediate driver's license; delete all references to. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill increases government efficiency and reduces unnecessary regulations on activities of individuals by eliminating the absolutely unnecessary, recently created, intermediate driver's license. The government should eliminate all unnecessary restrictions and regulations. The proper role of government is to preserve individual freedom to the fullest extent possible while insuring the safety of its citizens. | ||||
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HB 695 Neutral |
State Domestic Violence Fund; remove the matching funds requirement for. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill neither expands nor reduces the size of government. This bill removes the requirement for matching funds at the local level for grants made at the state level to domestic shelters. Domestic shelters are registered at the state level. Ideally services such as domestic violence shelters should be provided by charity organizations, non-profits, and philanthropy. | ||||
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HB 932 Neutral |
Child support withholding orders; revise provisions to comply with the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill makes only the required changes to existing law to bring state law into compliance with federal law. | ||||
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HB 951 Not Rated |
Department of Human Services; authorize to use additional methods of communication to send notices relating to child support to financial institutions. | Dead | ||
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HB 1012 Good Policy |
Charitable solicitations; revise provisions relating to notice, demand and service of process. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill reduces government power and authority to review previous donors to charitable organizations in determining their status as such in the state of Mississippi. In addition, this bill increases government accountability by eliminating vague language that could result in, whether intentional or not, application of statutory definitions that are not consistent with the original intent of the legislation. Government should continually work to clarify existing statutes to prevent inconsistent interpretation of law and always be extremely cautious and proactive when drafting new legislation to ensure it is written using clear and concise language. | ||||
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HB 1077 Good Policy |
Open account; revise definition and require account creditor to send demand to current address of account debtor through certain means. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill clarifies existing statute concerning the manner in which an individual or entity obtains a debt owed. This bill prescribes the manner in which notice must be given, which ensures consistency of not only the process but also in civil actions resulting from non-payment. This bill preserves the free exchange of goods and services and does not expand government authority. | ||||
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HB 1078 Good Policy |
Perpetual care and preneed cemetery and funeral laws; unlawful to make false or misleading statements in records under. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill enables the government to more effectively perform one of its primary functions, public safety. The bill provides a statutory mechanism to insure those entrusted with the most sacred of duties, honoring our past loved ones, are held accountable in the event they betray the public trust through either false or misleading statements or omissions that lead to the representation of false or misleading information. | ||||
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HB 1195 Neutral |
Electric bicycles; regulate. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: While this bill does create new regulations, this bill as a whole restricts government authority regarding the use of electric bicycles. Government should reduce regulations and limit intrusion in and restrictions on activities of individuals. | ||||
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SB 2009 Not Rated |
Rural water associations; owner of rental property shall not be liable for his tenant's unpaid water bill. | Dead | ||
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SB 2020 Neutral |
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification. | Dead | ||
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SB 2022 Not Rated |
Justice courts; required to accept electronic filing. | Dead | ||
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SB 2084 Not Rated |
Child support; allow restricted driver's license for work. | Dead | ||
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SB 2085 Not Rated |
Jurors; expand pool to citizens with driver's license who have filed state income taxes. | Dead | ||
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SB 2086 Bad Policy |
Child advocacy centers; immunity from civil liability. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill removes all civil recourse for individuals, both adults and children, and families harmed by the actions, whether willful or negligent, of a child advocate or a child advocacy center. These centers and their employees are not government employees and should be held to the same standards for civil action as private and non-profit entities. | ||||
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SB 2087 Bad Policy |
Cemetery owners; authorize to disinter dead human remains for reinterment, reburial or delivery to a carrier for transportation. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: Initially, this bill provides an avenue for next of kin to directly request certain actions be taken by cemetery owners regarding the disinterment and reinterment of their loved ones. This particular section of the bill represents good policy. Unfortunately, Section 5 of this bill removes all liability of cemetery owners in cases involving errors made by the cemetery owners during original interment that result in disinterment and reinterment of loved ones except in cases of intentional misconduct or malice. This bill interferes in our free market by inhibiting consumers’ ability to seek redress through a civil action in cases of negligence. Furthermore, this bill specifically provides government sanctioned concealment of possible evidence in cases of negligence that may be obtained during a disinterment and/or reinterment by specifically allowing cemetery owners to disinter and reinter loved ones five days before notifying next of kin of the already completed action. | ||||
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SB 2088 Not Rated |
Eminent domain; provide compensation for the loss of a business's goodwill. | Dead | ||
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SB 2089 Not Rated |
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2090 Not Rated |
Female genital mutilation; prohibit and create civil cause of action. | Dead | ||
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SB 2091 Not Rated |
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protection order. | Dead | ||
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SB 2092 Not Rated |
Birth certificate; adoptee may obtain certified copy of original after 18 years. | Dead | ||
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SB 2093 Not Rated |
Local government; prohibit ordinances authorizing camping on public property and sidewalks. | Dead | ||
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SB 2096 Not Rated |
Subdivision plats; revise effectiveness. | Dead | ||
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SB 2097 Not Rated |
Criminal procedure; allow interlocutory appeal by prosecution of certain adverse rulings. | Dead | ||
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SB 2100 Not Rated |
Charitable organization; revise definition of and service of process on. | Dead | ||
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SB 2101 Not Rated |
Mississippi Pay Equity Act; prohibit wage discrimination based on gender. | Dead | ||
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SB 2205 Neutral |
Birth certificate; adoptee may obtain certified copy of original after 18 years. | Dead | ||
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SB 2206 Not Rated |
Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt. | Dead | ||
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SB 2207 Not Rated |
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation. | Dead | ||
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SB 2211 Not Rated |
Juries; prohibit peremptory challenges based on certain factors. | Dead | ||
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SB 2213 Not Rated |
Divorce; either or both parties may be determined an injured party. | Dead | ||
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SB 2220 Not Rated |
Child support; may continue past age of majority for a disabled child. | Dead | ||
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SB 2224 Not Rated |
Law enforcement officers; immunity under certain circumstances. | Dead | ||
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SB 2225 Not Rated |
False report of child abuse or neglect; provide for civil liability. | Dead | ||
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SB 2227 Not Rated |
Public Defenders Education Fund; establish education and training cost. | Dead | ||
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SB 2242 Not Rated |
Landlord-tenant law; revise. | Dead | ||
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SB 2247 Not Rated |
Concealed weapon permit; authorize Secretary of State to designate certain employees for. | Dead | ||
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SB 2253 Good Policy |
Concealed carry weapons permit; combine with driver's license or identification card. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill increases government efficiency and reduces unnecessary burdens on individuals. Government should continually work to find innovative ways to reduce inefficient bureaucratic red tape, costs, and waste. | ||||
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SB 2260 Not Rated |
Public official corruption; authorize prosecution by Attorney General upon request of the State Auditor. | Dead | ||
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SB 2262 Not Rated |
'Mississippi Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2021'; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2263 Good Policy |
Cemeteries and burial grounds; make misleading filings unlawful. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill enables the government to more effectively perform one of its primary functions, public safety. The bill provides a statutory mechanism to insure those entrusted with the most sacred of duties, honoring our past loved ones, are held accountable in the event they betray the public trust through either false or misleading statements or omissions that lead to the representation of false or misleading information. | ||||
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SB 2264 Not Rated |
Child support; add income of custodial spouse to criteria considered in rebutting presumption of fairness. | Dead | ||
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SB 2265 Not Rated |
Towing; limit charges. | Dead | ||
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SB 2266 Not Rated |
Retail sales; prohibit seller from refusing to accept cash as a form of payment for goods and services. | Dead | ||
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SB 2268 Not Rated |
Justice court; revise jurisdictional amount. | Dead | ||
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SB 2287 Not Rated |
Price gouging; create exemption for producers, growers or processors of food products. | Dead | ||
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SB 2316 Not Rated |
Paternity; clarify circumstances when putative father cannot contest. | Dead | ||
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SB 2317 Not Rated |
Landlords; prohibit discriminatory action against prospective or current tenant based on source of income. | Dead | ||
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SB 2319 Not Rated |
Tenth Circuit Court District; create subdistrict and additional judge. | Dead | ||
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SB 2320 Not Rated |
Open-box items; retailers required to prominently display exchange policies. | Dead | ||
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SB 2321 Not Rated |
Keyaurdra's Law; require unique identifying mark on bullet casings. | Dead | ||
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SB 2324 Neutral |
Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement; extend repealer on. | Alive | ||
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SB 2326 Not Rated |
Seized property; clarify purpose for which proceeds from forfeitures may be used. | Dead | ||
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SB 2328 Not Rated |
Public records; award attorney's fees for duplicative requests. | Dead | ||
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SB 2330 Not Rated |
Equal pay; prohibit paying state employees at rates less than those paid to employees of a different sex for equal work. | Dead | ||
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SB 2333 Not Rated |
Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2334 Not Rated |
Uninsured motorists; impose strict liability for traffic accidents. | Dead | ||
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SB 2349 Not Rated |
Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create. | Dead | ||
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SB 2350 Not Rated |
Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration for a felony. | Dead | ||
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SB 2351 Not Rated |
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create. | Dead | ||
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SB 2352 Not Rated |
Liquefied petroleum gas providers; provide affirmative defense in civil actions for damage or injury caused by certain circumstances. | Dead | ||
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SB 2353 Not Rated |
Circuit court; prohibit political candidates from addressing the public during court terms. | Dead | ||
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SB 2354 Not Rated |
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2355 Not Rated |
Age of majority; revise. | Dead | ||
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SB 2364 Not Rated |
Fresh Start Act; remove limitations on the applicability of. | Dead | ||
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SB 2370 Not Rated |
Kratom; authorize Department of Health to regulate. | Dead | ||
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SB 2374 Not Rated |
Violent or disorderly assemblies; criminalize. | Dead | ||
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SB 2389 Not Rated |
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds. | Dead | ||
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SB 2434 Neutral |
Department of Public Safety; authorize contract with counties for custody of certain offenders. | Alive | ||
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SB 2456 Bad Policy |
Open Meetings Law; allow executive sessions for certain discussions by public hospital boards. | Dead | ||
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SB 2482 Not Rated |
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2483 Neutral |
Electric bicycles; classify as bicycles and not as motor vehicles, and regulate. | Dead | ||
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SB 2508 Not Rated |
Open meetings; revise accessibility to information on meeting times, agenda and minutes. | Dead | ||
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SB 2522 Not Rated |
'Ban the Box'; facilitate post-incarceration employment opportunities for nonviolent felons. | Dead | ||
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SB 2550 Not Rated |
Department of Human Services; provide law-enforcement authority to. | Dead | ||
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SB 2566 Not Rated |
Youth court disposition hearings; require consideration of Department of Child Protection Services' report. | Dead | ||
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SB 2568 Not Rated |
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban. | Dead | ||
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SB 2595 Not Rated |
Marijuana; civil penalty for simple possession of small amount. | Dead | ||
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SB 2607 Not Rated |
Statewide county court system; create. | Dead | ||
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SB 2608 Not Rated |
Occupational license; revise judicial review related to suspension of. | Dead | ||
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SB 2610 Not Rated |
Liens; create statute of limitations for assessments by property owner's associations. | Dead | ||
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SB 2611 Not Rated |
Motor vehicles; do not require power of attorney for issuance of new certificate of title for out-of-state purchases. | Dead | ||
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SB 2612 Not Rated |
Mississippi Consumer Data Privacy Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2613 Not Rated |
Civil immunity; provide to participants of child-abuse investigations, evaluations or judicial proceedings. | Dead | ||
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SB 2614 Not Rated |
Appellate procedure; exempt constitutional challenges to ordinances from the filing deadline. | Dead | ||
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SB 2615 Not Rated |
Department of Human Services; authorize methods of communication for notices of encumbrance of assets for child support. | Dead | ||
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SB 2616 Not Rated |
Eminent domain and quick-take proceedings; require business damages for compensation. | Dead | ||
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SB 2617 Not Rated |
Stop Social Media Censorship Act; create. | Dead | ||
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SB 2618 Not Rated |
Gun Violence Intervention Grant Program and funding; earmark federal VOCA victim assistance funds. | Dead | ||
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SB 2620 Not Rated |
Cyberstalking; authorize injunction when criminal charges filed. | Dead | ||
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SB 2621 Neutral |
Task Force; establish to study domestic law matters. | Alive | ||
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SB 2632 Not Rated |
Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement; extend repealer on. | Dead | ||
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SB 2633 Not Rated |
Open-account suits; revise delivery of written demand. | Dead | ||
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SB 2634 Not Rated |
District attorneys; authorize appointment of additional legal assistants and criminal investigators for circuit court district. | Dead | ||
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SB 2636 Not Rated |
Mississippi Foster Care Fund; increase assessment and transfer to Attorney General. | Dead | ||
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SB 2638 Not Rated |
Electronic documents; provide recording procedure for counties without electronic-recording capability. | Alive | ||
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SB 2639 Not Rated |
Tax sales; create study committee to study solutions to unmerchantable and uninsurable titles resulting from. | Dead | ||
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SB 2640 Not Rated |
Alienation of affection; abolish cause of action. | Dead | ||
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SB 2641 Not Rated |
Vexatious Litigant Act of 2021; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2644 Not Rated |
Law enforcement officers; regulate payment for nonexempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). | Dead | ||
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SB 2730 Not Rated |
Homestead exemption; veterans exemption is based on 100% service-connected disability. | Dead | ||
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SB 2769 Not Rated |
Institutions of higher education; protect lawful expression and create cause of action for violation of free speech. | Dead | ||
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SB 2770 Not Rated |
Harassment in institutions of higher education; provide cause of action for discriminatory harassment. | Dead | ||
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SB 2771 Not Rated |
Price gouging; exempt certain raw agricultural products during declared emergencies. | Dead | ||
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SB 2792 Good Policy |
Fresh Start Act of 2019; expand. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill promotes individual liberty and removes unnecessary barriers and restrictions on individuals attempting to obtain employment in sectors of Mississippi ‘s economy that require occupational licenses under our state's current laws. | ||||
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SB 2875 Not Rated |
Child support; revise provisions of. | Dead | ||
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SN 26 Not Rated |
Andre-Louis Verloin (Andre) de Gruy, Jackson, Mississippi, State Defender in the Office of the State Public Defender, four year term effective immediately and ending June 30, 2024. | Alive | ||
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SN 39 Not Rated |
Stephen Charles (Steve) Edds, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Mississippi Tort Claims Board as Chairman, appointee shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor. | Alive | ||
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| KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
| $ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |