Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB32
Introduced
1/3/23
Refer
1/3/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 55-3-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Permanently Exempt Veterans And Those Who Are Active Duty From Paying The Fee Or Fees For Entry And Use Of State Parks And Recreational Facilities; To Require The Department To Provide A Discount Of One-half Of The Regular Fee Or Fees For Any Campsite Or Cabin Rental Within State Parks And Recreational Facilities To Veterans And Those Who Are Active Duty; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB320
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Authorize Court-ordered Support For Pregnant Women Out Of Lawful Matrimony; To Amend Section 93-9-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court To Award Support To Pregnant Women Out Of Matrimony; To Define Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Obligations Of The Father Extend To The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Petitions For The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Limitation On Recovery Of Support From A Father; To Amend Section 93-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Limitation On Recovery Of Support From A Father's Estate; To Amend Section 93-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition That Pregnancy Halts The Custody Or Support Hearings; To Amend Section 93-9-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedures For Voluntary Acknowledgement Of Paternity; To Amend Section 93-9-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Court Order May Include The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child As A Responsibility Of The Father Of The Child; To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Expenses To The Pregnant Mother In The Custody Provisions; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Order Of Child Support Can Include Support Of The Pregnant Mother; To Amend Sections 93-11-101 And 93-11-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Support Of The Pregnant Mother In The Order Of Support; To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Child Support Unit To Include The Support Of Pregnant Women; To Amend Section 43-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Stipulated Agreement Between A Father And The Pregnant Woman Of His Unborn Child May Include The Support Of The Mother; To Amend Section 43-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Pregnant Mothers Who Receive Governmental Assistance Under The Jurisdiction Of The Child Support Unit; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court To Consider The Expenses To The Pregnant Mother For Child Support; To Bring Forward Section 93-9-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of The Courts To Provide Remedies For Support Orders Including Pregnancy, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 93-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Blood Tests For Paternity Testing, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB321
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
2/22/23
An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB322
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
2/22/23
An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers Who Incur Child Care Expenses For A Dependent Child To Attend A Child Care Center That Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Authorize A Refundable Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Authorize A Refundable Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Is Employed As A Teacher Or Director With A Child Care Center That Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB323
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB324
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics And Community Mental Health Centers Are Considered To Be Billable At The Same Face-to-face Encounter Rate Used For All Other Medicaid Reimbursements To Those Centers Under The Prospective Payment System; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB325
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Convert The Three Restitution Centers In The State To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Provide That The Post-release Reentry Centers Shall Be For Individuals Who Are Eligible For Release, Including Those Eligible For Parole And Early Release Supervision, If Such Individuals Do Not Have Immediate Access To Housing Upon Release; To Require The Department To Administer Services In The Post-release Reentry Centers As Well As Other Facilities That Provide Post-release Reentry Services; To Require The Department To Assist Residents Of The Centers In Obtaining Certain Reentry Necessities Such As Housing, Job Skills Training And Driver's Licenses; To Amend Section 45-33-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Residence Restrictions Shall Not Apply To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Amend Section 45-33-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB326
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Convert The Three Restitution Centers In The State To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Provide That The Post-release Reentry Centers Shall Be For Individuals Who Are Eligible For Release, Including Those Eligible For Parole And Early Release Supervision, If Such Individuals Do Not Have Immediate Access To Housing Upon Release; To Require The Department To Administer Services In The Post-release Reentry Centers As Well As Other Facilities That Provide Post-release Reentry Services; To Require The Department To Assist Residents Of The Centers In Obtaining Certain Reentry Necessities Such As Housing, Job Skills Training And Driver's Licenses; To Amend Sections 45-33-35 And 47-5-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Repeal Section 99-37-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Corrections To Operate Restitution Centers; To Repeal Section 99-37-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Certain Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Corrections And The Department Of Human Services Regarding Restitution Centers; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB327
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create A Corrections Inspection Council; To Provide The Membership Of The Council; To Provide That The Council Shall Serve In A Certain Advisory Capacity; To Require The Council To Inspect Each State, Private Or Regional Correctional Facility As Well As Technical Violation Centers, Restitution Centers Or Other Correctional Institutions; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Council; To Require The Council To Submit Certain Reports Regarding Such Inspections; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB328
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Mississippi Community College Board And The State Workforce Investment Board To Work Jointly To Develop A Plan To Be Known As The "career Pathways Initiative"; To Require The Initiative To Increase The Access Of Low-income Parents And Other Individuals To Education Credentials That Qualify Them For Higher-paying Jobs In Their Local Areas, Improve The Preparedness Of The Mississippi Workforce For High-skill And High-wage Jobs, Develop Training Courses And Educational Credentials After Consulting Local Employers And Local Workforce Boards To Identify Appropriate Job Opportunities And Needed Skills And Training To Meet Employers' Needs, Provide Resources On The Basis Of Performance Incentives, Including Participants Enrolling In Courses, Completing The Courses, Obtaining Jobs In The Targeted Job Categories, And Staying Employed In The Targeted Job Categories; To Require The Initiative To Use Available Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Funds For Participants Who Have Custody Or Legal Responsibility For A Child Under Twenty-one Years Of Age And Whose Family Income Is Less Than Two Hundred Fifty Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Contract To Provide Education And Training That Will Result In Job Training Certificates Or Higher Education Degrees For Low-income Adults With State Agencies, Two-year Colleges, Local Governments Or Private Or Community Organizations; To Authorize Tanf Funds To Be Combined With Other Federal, State And Local Funds In Ways Consistent With Federal Laws And Regulations In Order To Provide More Funding For The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB329
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create "the Juvenile Offender Parole And Rehabilitation Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adult", "juvenile", "minor" And "youthful" Under The Probation And Parole Law; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person Was Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time He Or She Committed An Offense And Such Person Is Not Otherwise Eligible For Parole At An Earlier Date, Then The Person Shall Be Eligible For Parole After Serving Twenty Years Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB33
Introduced
1/3/23
Refer
1/3/23
Engrossed
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Amend Section 45-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Investigate The Death Of Any Former Or Sitting Local, Municipal, County Or State Official Under Certain Circumstances; To Name The Provisions Of This Act The "representative Ashley Henley Investigative Authority Act"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB330
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Establish The Position Of The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Expenditures Ombudsman, Who Shall Be Appointed By The Governor For A Term That Expires On December 31, 2026; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Oversee All Expenditures Of Arpa Funds Made By The Legislature, The Governor And All State Agencies And Solicit Feedback From The Public About The Ongoing Expenditure Of Arpa Funds In The State; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Prepare An Annual Report On How Arpa Funds Are Being Expended, Who The Funds Are Helping, And What Improvements Can Be Made In The Allocation Of The Funds, And The Report Shall Be Provided To The Governor And The Legislature And Shall Be Made Available To The Public; To Provide That The Annual Compensation Of The Ombudsman For The Performance Of His Or Her Duties Shall Be Paid From Arpa Funds That Are Appropriated By The Legislature For That Purpose; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB331
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
2/22/23
An Act To Create The Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; To Make An Appropriation From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services; To Define Terms As Used In The Act; To Require The Department Of Information Technology Services, In Conjunction With The Wireless Communication Commission, To Create A Program For The Purpose Of Providing Financial Assistance To Eligible Households To Purchase Broadband Services; To Provide Financial Assistance To Providers In Order To Reduce Broadband Costs To Households; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB332
Introduced
1/9/23
Refer
1/9/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Cease The Administration Of All Statewide Testing; To Require The Determination As To Whether Or Not A Student Is Eligible For Promotion To The Next Grade Or Graduation To Be Based Solely On The Student's Academic Performance As Reflected By The Student's Cumulative Grades; To Repeal Section 37-16-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Primary Purpose And Goals Of The Statewide Testing Program; To Repeal Section 37-16-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Penalties For Violations Of Test Security Procedures Relating To Mandatory Uniform Statewide Tests; To Repeal Section 37-16-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Modification Of State Testing Instruments And Procedures For Students With Identified Handicaps Or Disabilities; To Amend Sections 37-16-3, 37-16-5, 37-16-7, 37-16-15, 37-16-17, 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-17-6, 37-35-3, 37-177-1, 37-177-3, 37-177-5, 37-177-7, 37-177-9, 37-177-11 And 37-177-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.