Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2732
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The Mississippi Golf Association Grant Program To Be Used To Make Grants For The Purpose Of Creating, Enhancing, And Revitalizing Mississippi Golf Courses; To Provide That Such Fund Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Prescribe Certain Conditions On The Allocations From The Fund; To Prescribe Eligible Costs For Which Monies From The Fund May Be Allocated; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2733
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 27-41-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The County To Retain In The County General Fund Any Excess In The Amount Bid For A Sale Of Land For Taxes, And To Prohibit The Landowner From Requesting Payment Thereof; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2734
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
3/8/23
Passed
3/14/23
An Act To Amend Section 19-11-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit County Boards Of Supervisors To Expend Federal Funds During The Last Term Of Office Of Such Board; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2735
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/15/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Amend Section 21-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Scope Of Mayoral Veto Power And Contract Power Under The Council Form Of Government; To Amend Section 21-8-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Scope Of Mayoral Veto Power And Contract Power Under The Mayor-council Form Of Government; To Amend Section 21-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2736
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Time Period In Which Income Tax Credits May Be Authorized Under The Endow Mississippi Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2737
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District Superintendent, Subject To The Ratification Of The Superintendent's School Board, May Consent To The Enrollment Of A Child From Another School Or Attendance Center Upon The Request Of The Child's Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Child Attending A School In This State May Transfer To Any School Offering Instruction At The Grade Level Of The Transferring Student In Any School District Subject To Available Capacity; To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Process By Which A Parent Or Legal Guardian May Petition A School For The Transfer Of Their Child; To Provide That The Petitioned District Shall Determine If There Is Capacity At The Desired School By Using Publicly Verifiable Data; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2738
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Sections 37-121-3 And 37-121-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Correct Outdated Language By Replacing The Name "alcorn Agricultural And Mechanical College" With "alcorn State University"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2739
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The Mississippi Tele-emergency Services Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Grant Program Shall Be Used By The Mississippi State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Promoting Rural Tele-emergency Services With An Emphasis On Tele-stroke, Tele-behavioral Health, And Tele-emergency Medical Services (tele-ems); To Allow An Administrative Set-aside To Cover Costs Of Administration; To Provide The Criteria That Must Be Submitted To The Department In Order For An Applicant To Be Eligible For A Grant; To Provide Reporting Requirements About The Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2740
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The "mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act Of 2023"; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide For The Public Funding Of The Program, Which Shall Be Available To Parents And Families On A Voluntary Participation Basis; To Prescribe The Minimum Standards Of Education Required To Be Offered To Children Enrolled In The Program; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Payments Will Be Made To Prekindergarten Programs, Whether Such Programs Are Offered Through The Public School District Of Residence, An Outside District Or Through A Prequalified Private Provider; To Establish The Minimum Standards Required For The Prequalification Of Private Providers; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Local School Districts Must Account For Students Enrolled In Prekindergarten Programs For Purposes Of Determining Average Daily Attendance; To Require The Program To Be Jointly Administered By The State Board Of Education And The Division Of Early Childhood Care And Development; To Provide For The Expansion Of School-based Prekindergarten Programs; To Require The Board And The Division To Establish A Process To Calculate The Annual Statewide Tuition Rate For Prekindergarten Education; To Provide For An Administrative Procedures Process For Entities Aggrieved By Actions Of The Board And Division; To Require Annual Reports On The Program And Any Recommendation For Improvement Or Discontinuation To The Legislature; To Bring Forward Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2741
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create New Section 37-125-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Program Within The Bureau Of Building, Grounds And Real Property Management Within The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purposes Of Constructing A New Football Stadium For The Use Of Jackson State University; To Require The University, In Coordination With The Bureau, To Construct A New Football Stadium; To Authorize The Bureau And The University To Purchase Land, Contract With Architects, Employ Surveyors, Contract With Construction Engineers And/or Contract With Construction Crews In Order To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Section; To Provide That The Project Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Contracting, Bidding Or Other Restrictions Currently Existing In Statute Or Any Rule Or Regulation Adopted By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Other State Authority Pertaining To Such Construction; To Require The Department To Cooperate With The University To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Section; To Provide That The Department Shall Maintain Ultimate Oversight And Administrative Authority Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2742
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act To Provide That The Governing Body Of A School, In Consultation With School Administrators And The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety, May Designate Employees To Participate In A School Safety Guardian Program Developed By The Department Of Public Safety By Which Designated And Trained School Employees May Carry Concealed Firearms For The Protection Of The Students, Employees And Others On The Campus Of The School; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School Safety Guardians Who Comply With The Act; To Exempt The Identity Of School Safety Guardians From Public Disclosure; To Provide A Training And Certification Process And To Enact Standards; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2743
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The School Safety Guardian Training Program Within The Office Of Homeland Security Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Governing Body Of A School To Establish A School Safety Guardian Program; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School Safety Guardians Who Comply With The Act; To Exempt The Identity Of School Safety Guardians From Public Disclosure; To Provide Minimum Requirement For The Training Program; To Enact Standards; To Amend Section 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Commissioner To Establish Guidelines For Active Shooter Situations; To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Instances Of Justifiable Homicide; To Amend Section 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Defenses To A Charge Of Unlawfully Carrying Of A Concealed Weapon; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2744
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Sections 41-7-173 And Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Psychiatric Hospitals, Chemical Dependency Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities For The Mentally Retarded And Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities From Those Facilities That Require A Certificate Of Need From The State Department Of Health; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2745
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program In The Department Of Finance And Administration To Provide Grants To Public Hospitals At High Financial Risk To Help Those Hospitals Be More Financially Viable So That They Can Continue To Operate And Be Available To Provide Health Care Services To The Communities In Which They Are Located; To Create A Special Fund To Be Known As The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Fund, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department And Expended For The Sole Purpose Of Providing Grants To Public Hospitals Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That To Be Eligible For A Grant, A Public Hospital Must Apply For The Grant And Include Such Documentation As Specified By The Department Showing That The Hospital Is At High Financial Risk; To Provide That The Amount Of Each Grant Shall Be Determined By The Department, With Priority For Larger Grants Being Given To Public Hospitals That Are At Immediate Risk Of Closing And Whose Survival Is Critically Essential To The Community In Which It Is Located; To Provide That Within Five Business Days After Receipt Of An Application With The Required Documentation Showing That The Public Hospital Is At High Financial Risk, The Department Shall Approve The Application And Distribute The Grant To The Hospital; To Require The Department To Make Annual Reports To The Joint Legislative Budget Committee About Each Grant Made Under This Act; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Allocate One Hundred And Fifty Million Dollars For The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2746
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act Entitled The "women's Economic Security Act Of 2023"; To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Human Services And/or Any State Agency Receiving And Administering The Federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Block Grant Annually Spend No Less Than $20,000,000.00 Of Federal Tanf Funds And/or State Maintenance Of Effort (moe) Funds On Direct Child Care Assistance Through The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) For Single Parents Under 200% Of The Federal Poverty Guidelines; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board To Include A Woman With Expertise In Assisting Women In Job Training And Securing Employment In Nontraditional Occupations; To Amend Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Achieve Gender Equity In The Workforce Investment Act Or Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Workforce Development System; To Require Certain Information To Be Included In An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Require Equal Pay Certificates Of Compliance; To Create Women In High-wage, High-demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program; To Establish The Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; To Establish A Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program For Single Mothers To Provide Financial Aid To Complete Two- And Four-year Degrees At Public Colleges And Universities Administered By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Bill; To Create The Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; To Provide For The Implementation Of A State Minimum Wage; To Amend Sections 17-1-51 And 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 23-15-239, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; 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 Comparable Work; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court For Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.