Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2611
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Imputation Of Income Shall Not Be Based Upon A Standard Amount In Lieu Of Fact-gathering; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2612
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The "mississippi Fair Housing Act"; To Define Certain Terms As Used In The Act; To Make Legislative Declaration That The Opportunity To Obtain Housing And Other Real Estate Without Discrimination Is A Civil Right; To Prohibit Certain Conduct In Real Estate Transactions With Exception; To Prohibit Certain Conduct In Real Estate Financing With Exception; To Prohibit Certain Representations In Real Estate Transactions; To Prohibit Retaliation; To Provide A Civil Remedy For Violations Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2613
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Verification By The Registrar Of A Person's Eligibility To Be An Elector; To Provide That Those Rules And Regulations Shall Also Prescribe The Procedure For Verifying A Person's Citizenship In The United States; To Amend Sections 23-15-33 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2614
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Mississippi Statutory Thresholds For Settlements Involving Minors Law; To Provide When A Person Having Legal Custody Of A Minor May Enter Into A Settlement Agreement With A Person Against Whom The Minor Has A Claim; To Provide How Monies Shall Be Paid; To Provide Liability Protection For Certain Persons Acting In Good Faith; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2615
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Strengthen The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Enforcement Of Child Support Obligations; To Create New Section 75-76-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Gaming Commission To Coordinate With The Department Of Human Services To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Providing For The Withholding Of Payments Of Progressive Slot Machine Annuities And Cash Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages As Reported To The Gaming Commission, For Any And All Payments For Which An Entity Licensed Or Permitted Under The Gaming Control Act Is Required To File Form W2-g, Or A Substantially Equivalent Form, With The United States Internal Revenue Service; To Authorize Any Licensed Or Permitted Gaming Entity To Deduct An Administrative Fee From Each Payment Of A Progressive Slot Machine Annuity, Beginning With The Second Annuity Payment, Or Cash Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages Or Owe Child Support Overpayments Per Singular Or Periodic Payment, Not To Exceed $35.00; To Require The Gaming Commission To Adopt Procedures Designed To Prevent Employees From Willfully Failing To Withhold Payments Of Progressive Slot Machine Annuities Or Cash Gaming Winnings From Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages Or Child Support Overpayments, Based On The Information Provided By The Department Of Human Services That Allows The Licensee To Identify Such Persons; To Require The Gaming Commission And The Department Of Human Services To Institute Procedures For Exchanging Information For Effectuating The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Section 75-76-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Statement Of Legislative Intent In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Collaborate With The Treasurer To Intercept Unclaimed Property To Satisfy A Child Support Arrearage; To Amend Section 89-12-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Treasurer To Cooperate With The Department Of Human Services To Determine If A Claimant Of Unclaimed Property Owes A Child Support Arrearage; To Require The Treasurer To Transfer To The Department Of Human Services Any Portion Of A Claim To Satisfy The Child Support Arrearage; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Subject Unclaimed Property To Interception Or Seizure Without Regard To The Entry Of The Judgment On The Judgment Roll Of The Situs District Or Jurisdiction To Satisfy Child Support Arrearages; To Create New Section 43-19-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Insurers To Cooperate With The Department To Enforce Child Support Obligations; To Require Insurers To Provide Certain Information To The Department Or Other Enforcing Authority; To Require Insurers To Withhold Funds In The Amount Of A Child Support Arrearage From Insurance Disbursements Over A Certain Amount With Enumerated Exceptions; To Provide A Limitation Of Liability For Insurers Operating In Good Faith In Compliance With The Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2616
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/10/22
An Act To Create New Section 75-76-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Gaming Commission To Coordinate With The Department Of Human Services To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Providing For The Withholding Of Payments Of Progressive Slot Machine Annuities And Cash Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child-support Arrearages As Reported To The Gaming Commission, For Any And All Payments For Which An Entity Licensed Or Permitted Under The Gaming Control Act Is Required To File Form W2-g, Or A Substantially Equivalent Form, With The United States Internal Revenue Service; To Authorize Any Licensed Or Permitted Gaming Entity To Deduct An Administrative Fee From Each Payment Of A Progressive Slot Machine Annuity, Beginning With The Second Annuity Payment, Or Cash Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child-support Arrearages Or Owe Child-support Overpayments Per Singular Or Periodic Payment, Not To Exceed $35.00; To Require The Gaming Commission To Adopt Procedures Designed To Prevent Employees From Willfully Failing To Withhold Payments Of Progressive Slot Machine Annuities Or Cash Gaming Winnings From Persons Who Have Outstanding Child-support Arrearages Or Child-support Overpayments, Based Upon The Information Provided By The Department Of Human Services That Allows The Licensee To Identify Such Persons; To Require The Gaming Commission And The Department Of Human Services To Institute Procedures For Exchanging Information For Effectuating The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Section 75-76-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Statement Of Legislative Intent In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2617
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Require The State Of Mississippi And Political Subdivisions Thereof To Compensate Law Enforcement Officers Who Are Nonexempt Employees Under The Fair Labor Standards Act (flsa) By Mandating At Least The Regular Hourly Rate Be Paid, Or Hour-for-hour Compensatory Time, For The First 43 Hours In A Week, 86 Hours In A Two-week Period Or 171 Hours In A 28-day Period; To Require Compliance With The Flsa For Hours Worked In Excess Of Those Stated Amounts; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2618
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act Enact The Mississippi Residential Landlord Tenant Act; To Create New Section 89-8-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Short Title; To Create New Section 89-8-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 89-8-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Application Of The Chapter; To Require A Duty Of Good Faith And A Duty Of Mitigation; To Create New Section 89-8-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Rental Agreements Shall Be Conscionable At Their Inception; To Provide For A Judicial Remedy For Unconscionable Rental Agreements; To Create New Section 89-8-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Notice Under The Chapter; To Create New Section 89-8-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Tenancy For A Fixed Term And A Periodic Tenancy; To Specify Certain Provisions As Unconscionable; To Create New Section 89-8-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Landlord To Make Certain Disclosures To A Tenant Before Accepting An Application Fee; To Require A Landlord To Specify Certain Information To A Tenant Before The Commencement Of A Rental Agreement; To Create New Section 89-8-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Disclosures Of The Tenant; To Create New Section 89-8-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Adoption And Enforcement Of Use And Occupancy Rules; To Create New Section 89-8-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Landlord To Deliver Physical Possession Of A Dwelling Unit At The Commencement Of The Rental Agreement And Provide A Remedy For Failure To Do So; To Create New Section 89-8-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Rent Payment Terms; To Create New Section 89-8-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Proscribe Landlord Duties Under The Chapter; To Create New Section 89-8-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Tenant To Deliver Notice To The Landlord Of Breach And Offer An Opportunity To Remedy; Authorize The Tenant To Immediately Terminate The Rental Agreement If The Condition Of The Dwelling Unit Is A Serious Threat To The Health Or Safety Of The Tenant; To Create New Section 89-8-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Tenant To Repair The Defects In A Dwelling Unit; To Create New Section 89-8-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Actions By The Tenant If The Landlord Fails To Provide An Essential Service Upon A Period Of Notice Of The Failure; To Create New Section 89-8-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Landlord's Reasonable Access To A Dwelling Unit And A Remedy For The Unreasonable Denial Of Entry; To Create New Section 89-8-135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Proscribe A Tenant's Duties; To Create New Section 89-8-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Landlord To Deliver Notice To The Tenant Of Breach Of The Rental Agreement Or The Tenant's Duties And Of The Fact That The Rental Agreement Or Tenancy Will Terminate If The Breach Is Not Cured Within A Certain Timeframe; To Authorize The Landlord To Deliver Notice To The Tenant Of Nonpayment Of Rent And States That The Landlord Will Pursue A Civil Action If The Rent Is Not Paid Within A Certain Timeframe; To Create New Section 89-8-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Abolish Distraint For Rent; To Create New Section 89-8-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Procedure For The Tenant's Abandonment Of The Rental Agreement; To Require A Landlord To Mitigate The Landlord's Damages If The Landlord Elects To Treat A Tenant's Abandonment Of A Rental Agreement As A Breach Of The Rental Agreement; To Create New Section 89-8-143, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Rights Of Landlord And Tenants At The Expiration Of A Term Rental Agreement; To Create New Section 89-8-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Rights Of Landlord And Tenants At The Expiration Of A Periodic Tenancy; To Create New Section 89-8-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Penalize A Tenant Who Fails To Vacate A Dwelling Unit At The Expiration Of A Term Rental Agreement That Has Not Become A Periodic Tenancy; To Create New Section 89-8-149, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Landlord To Return A Tenant's Security Deposit And Unearned Rent By A Certain Day; To Authorize A Landlord To Retain A Portion Of The Security Deposit Under Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 89-8-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Eviction In Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 89-8-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Self-help Eviction; To Create New Section 89-8-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Procedure For Commencing An Eviction; To Create New Section 89-8-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Summons For An Eviction; To Create New Section 89-8-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Judgment For The Landlord Shall Not Exceed The Relief The Landlord Requested In The Landlord's Complaint; To Authorize The Tenant To Appear And Defend; To Authorize A Claim For Rent Reduction Or For Diminution In Value; To Create New Section 89-8-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Continuances; To Create New Section 89-8-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Judgment Of Possession To Require The Tenant To Vacate The Premises By A Date Certain; To Provide For A Warrant Of Removal; To Provide That After The Execution Of The Warrant Of Removal The Tenant Shall Have 72 Hours To Remove The Tenant's Personal Property; To Create New Section 89-8-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Remedy Against A Tenant Who Willfully Damages The Dwelling Unit; To Create New Section 89-8-167, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Tenant Management Organizations; To Create New Section 89-8-169, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reenact The Derick Beard Act Which Is A Provision That Relates To The Termination Of A Rental Agreement; To Create New Section 89-8-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Appellate Review; To Repeal Sections 89-8-1, 89-8-3, 89-8-5, 89-8-7, 89-8-9, 89-8-11, 89-8-13, 89-8-15, 89-8-17, 89-8-19, 89-8-21, 89-8-23, 89-8-25, 89-8-27 And 89-8-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2619
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create New Section 43-19-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Aid The Department Of Human Services To Comply With Federal Law; To Provide That Child Support Obligations Shall Be Suspended By Operation Of Law For Persons Ordered To Pay Child Support Who Are Incarcerated Or Involuntarily Institutionalized For More Than 180 Days, With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Child Support Obligation Will Resume 60 Days After The Noncustodial Parent Is Released From Incarceration, And The Noncustodial Parent's Child Support Order And Obligation Will Become Enforceable On That Date; To Authorize The Department Of Human Services When Enforcing A Child Support Order To Administratively Adjust The Arrears Balance For An Order For Child Support That Was Suspended Because Of Incarceration Or Institutionalization Under Certain Conditions; To Amend Sections 93-11-65, 93-11-71 And 93-5-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2620
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/8/22
Refer
2/10/22
Enrolled
4/4/22
Passed
4/18/22
An Act To Amend Section 25-61-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Court To Award Attorney's Fees For A Third Party's Costs In Seeking Additional Protective Orders For Public Record Requests That Are The Subject Of Existing Protective Orders; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2621
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Codify Article 3, Section 17a, Of The Mississippi Constitution In The Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide That No Property Acquired By The Exercise Of The Power Of Eminent Domain Under The Laws Of The State Of Mississippi Shall, For A Period Of Ten Years After Its Acquisition, Be Transferred Or Any Interest Therein Transferred To Any Person, Non-governmental Entity, Public-private Partnership, Corporation, Or Other Business Entity; To Provide Certain Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2622
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create A New Section Within Title 25, Chapter 34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Remote Online Notarization Act; To Define Terms; To Provide For Remote Notarization Using Communication Technology; To Proscribe Certain Restrictions; To Provide A Procedure For A Certificate Of The Notarial Act; To Provide For The Retention Of Records; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules; To Amend Sections 25-34-7, 25-34-9, 25-34-15, 25-34-31, 25-34-37 And 25-34-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2623
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/8/22
Refer
2/10/22
Failed
3/30/22
An Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Financial Responsibility Of The Board Of Supervisors For Payment Of Treatment Costs Needed By Certain Mentally Ill County Residents Under Order Of Commitment Who Are Indigent To A Negotiated Discounted Fee Or, In The Absence Of A Negotiated Fee Schedule, To The Medicaid Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Section 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2624
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/8/22
Failed
3/1/22
An Act To Create The Mississippi Architects And Engineers Good Samaritan Act; To Provide Immunity From Liability For Any Civil Actions Arising From Work Performed By Architects Or Engineers At The Request Of An Elected Official During A State Of Emergency; To Provide That The Immunity Provided By This Act Shall Only Apply To Safety Assessment Services; To Bring Forward Section 11-46-9, Which Exempts Governmental Entities From Liability Under Certain Circumstances For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2625
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Establish The "mississippi Pay Equity Act" To Provide That No Employer Shall Pay An Employee A Wage At A Rate Less Than The Rate At Which An Employee Of A Different Gender Is Paid For Equal Work; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court; To Prohibit Retaliatory Discharge; And For Related Purposes