Senate Calendar

RULES

Bill Number Bill Description
1. SC 587
Resolution 		Suspend rules for drafting, introduction, etc; revise zoning provisions of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
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2. JR 201
Not Rated 		Mississippi State Senate; redistrict.
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3. HC 46
Resolution 		'Phillip Cameron Hendry Mississippi Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week'; designate April 11-17, 2022, as.
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4. SR 63
Resolution 		Recognize Jeff Rosamond for distinguished and outstanding legal service to the Mississippi Senate as Director of Legislative Services.
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LOCAL AND PRIVATE

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 1752
Bad Policy 		Marshall County; authorize contributions to the Byhalia Area Arts Council.
Analysis: “Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.”― James Madison................ “I will not go into argument to prove that Congress has no power under the Constitution to appropriate this money as an act of charity. Every member upon this floor knows it. We have the right, as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right so to appropriate a dollar of the public money.” Davy Crockett.

IN CONFERENCE - APPROPRIATIONS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 764
Bad Policy 		'Mississippi Health Care Workers Retention Act of 2022'; create.
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2. HB 778
Good Policy 		Appropriation; additional to DPS from Death Benefits Trust Fund to pay benefits covered under First Responder Act.
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3. HB 1522
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Community College Board for Community and Junior College Nursing Supplemental Funding Program.
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4. HB 1537
Neutral 		Appropriation; DEQ for ARPA Wastewater Infrastructure Grant Program.
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5. HB 1538
Neutral 		Appropriation; Department of Health for ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program.
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6. HB 1593
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
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7. HB 1599
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
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8. HB 1607
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Mississippi Broadband Commission.
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9. HB 1665
Neutral 		Appropriation; DFA - Bureau of Building for projects at agencies, institutions and colleges.
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10. SB 2862
Not Rated 		Appropriation; Child Protective Services, Department of-ARPA funds.
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11. SB 2863
Not Rated 		Appropriation; Mississippi Emergency Management Agency-ARPA funds.
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12. SB 2864
Good Policy 		Appropriation; National Guard,-ARPA funds.
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13. SB 3002
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; IHL - General support.
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14. SB 3024
Not Rated 		Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
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15. SB 3045
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Analysis: expands govt, increases spending
16. SB 3056
Neutral 		Appropriation; additional to Environmental Quality for the MS Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act-ARPA funds.
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17. SB 3057
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional to Accelerate MS for the ARPA Nurse/Health Science Workforce Programs-ARPA funds.
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18. SB 3058
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional to IHL SFA for the Nurse and Allied Health Loan Repayment Program-ARPA funds.
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19. SB 3059
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; additional to DFA for the COVID-19 DMO Grant Program, -ARPA.
Analysis: 30 million dollars for tourism promotion
20. SB 3061
Neutral 		Appropriation; additional to Public Safety, Department of; Coronavirus Death Benefits-ARPA funds.
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21. SB 3062
Not Rated 		Appropriation; additional to DFA-Bureau of Building,-ARPA Funds.
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22. SB 3063
Not Rated 		Appropriation; Additional to Public Safety, Department of; for operations-ARPA funds.
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23. SB 3064
Bad Policy 		Appropriation; to DFA for the MAICU and Ind K-12 Grant Program, - ARPA funds.
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IN CONFERENCE - FINANCE

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 833
Bad Policy 		Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law; prohibit direct sales by manufacturers except as provided.
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2. HB 1687
Neutral 		Children's Promise Act; revise certain provisions.
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IN CONFERENCE APPROPRIATIONS - GENERAL BILLS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 1353
Not Rated 		Budget process; bring forward various sections relating to.
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2. HB 1425
Bad Policy 		ARPA Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Programs; establish under DEQ and Department of Health.
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3. SB 2419
Bad Policy 		Hospital Nurse and Allied Health Professional Retention Loan Program; create.
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4. SB 2780
Not Rated 		Budget; provide for various transfers, create several special funds, and create Independent Schools Infrastructure Grant Program.
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5. SB 2822
Neutral 		'Mississippi Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022'; establish.
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IN CONFERENCE - GENERAL BILLS

Bill Number Bill Description
1. HB 1168
Not Rated 		Gifted education; require school districts to provide for students in Grades 7 and 8.
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2. HB 1240
Neutral 		MCOPS programs; authorize training for to provide at any approved training academy in the state.
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3. HC 39
Resolution 		Constitution; amend to provide that people have the right to propose new statutes and to amend or repeal existing statutes.
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4. SB 2849
Bad Policy 		COVID-19 Destination Marketing Organization Grant Program Fund; create.
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GENERAL

Bill Number Bill Description
1. SN 33
Not Rated 		MG Alben Norris (Al) Hopkins, Sr., Gulfport, Mississippi, Gaming Commission as Chairman, four year term effective October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2025.
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