Mississippi 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 38)
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1499
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 45-33-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Persons From The Requirement To Register As A Sex Offender If The Person Is Relieved Of The Duty To Register As A Sex Offender In Another Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 45-33-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Provide An Exemption To Register As A Sex Offender For Certain Permanently Disabled Persons Who Are Exempt From Registration In Another Jurisdiction; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB15
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/26/25
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Natchez, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Development Of The U.s. Colored Troops Monument And Natchez National Historic Park; Lighting Of The Mississippi River Bridge; Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To Morgantown Road And Related Drainage Improvements; Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To The Natchez-adams County Airport And Construction Of A New Loading Dock At The Port Of Natchez-adams County; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB150
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Engrossed
2/10/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
3/10/25
Passed
3/12/25
An Act To Amend Section 63-5-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Allowable Gross Weight Requirements For Vehicles Transporting Concrete And Vehicles Transporting Solid Waste To 64,000 Pounds For Vehicles With Three Axle Configurations And Establish A Maximum Gross Weight Limitation Of 72,000 Pounds For Vehicles With Four Axle Configurations; To Provide For The Maximum Weight Allowable For Axle Distribution For Vehicles With Two And Three Axle Tandems; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1500
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 73-59-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person Licensed By The State Board Of Contractors As A Residential Builder Or Remodeler To Submit, Upon Request, An Itemized Statement To A Customer Within 15 Days Of Completing A Job; To Require The State Board Of Contractors To Establish An Acceptable Range Of Fees For Large And Small Projects; To Subject A Person Who Violates These Requirements To Disciplinary Action By The Board; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Act Of Charging Fees In Excess Of The Acceptable Rate To Be Considered An Unfair Method Of Competition Or Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practice Under The Consumer Protection Laws; To Bring Forward Section 73-59-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1501
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/12/25
An Act To Amend Section 17-25-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of An Economic Development Project To Also Include Qualified Projects, As Defined In The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; And To Authorize A Board Of Supervisors Of A County And/or The Governing Authority Of A Municipality To Enter Into An Agreement With A Qualified Business Enterprise To, Either Individually Or Cooperatively, Fund Or Reimburse The Qualified Business Enterprise For Certain Qualified Project Costs Incurred In Connection With A Qualified Development Or Redevelopment Project Solely Using Revenues Derived From The Project; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1502
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
4/3/25
An Act To Amend Section 69-25-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act" As The "mississippi Hemp Act", And To Expand Its Purpose To Regulating The Manufacture, Production, Distribution And Sale Of Consumable Hemp Products Other Than Beverages; To Amend Section 69-25-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Amend Section 69-25-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer The Administration Of The Mississippi Hemp Act From The Commissioner And Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To The State Health Officer And The State Department Of Health; To Amend Section 69-25-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce, From A Concentration Of More Than 0.5% To A Concentration Of More Than 0.3%, The Threshold For Violations Of Producing Cannabis Sativa L. With A Certain Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Concentration On A Dry Weight Basis; To Amend Section 69-25-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Sale, Or Manufacture Or Production For Sale, In Mississippi Or To Mississippi Consumers, Of Products Derived From Any Cannabis Plant, Except As Authorized Under The Mississippi Hemp Act, The Light Alcoholic Beverage Statutes, Or The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Prohibit The Manufacture, Production Or Sale Of Any Hemp Product Containing An Artificially Derived Cannabinoid; To Prohibit The Sale Of Any Consumable Hemp Product To Any Person Under The Age Of 21 Years; To Create New Code Sections To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Be Responsible For Licensing Retailers, Wholesalers, Manufacturers And Processors Of Consumable Hemp Products; To Set The Annual License Fees To Be Collected By The Department And To Direct That Such Fees Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Require That Labels For Hemp Products Be Approved By The Department; To Require That A Finalized Sample Of Finished Hemp Products Have A Certificate Of Analysis; To Require All Products Containing Cannabidiol (cbd) To Be Tested In A Facility With A United States Drug Enforcement Administration (dea) Certification; To Provide Certain Requirements For Consumable Food Manufacturing Distributors; To Require A Licensed Entity To Provide A Quarterly Report To The Department; To Require The Department To Implement An Electronic Reporting System; To Provide That Any Consumable Food Manufacturing Distributor Or Consumable Hemp Manufacturer, Processor, Wholesaler Or Retailer That Fails To Timely Report Hemp Products Purchased Or Sold In Mississippi, Or That Purchases Or Sells Any Unlawful Hemp Product, Shall Be Subject To A Fine As Prescribed By The Department, And To Direct That Such Fines Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Impose A 3% Excise Tax On Consumable Hemp Products And To Direct That Proceeds Of Such Tax Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 69-25-211, 69-25-215, 69-25-219, 69-25-221 And 69-25-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 41-137-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person Or Entity To Sell Or Transfer Products Derived From Any Cannabis Plant To Individuals In The State Of Mississippi, With Certain Exceptions; To Provide Penalties For A Person Or Business Entity That Unlawfully Sells Cannabis-derived Products; To Create New Code Sections To Require Every Manufacturer Of A Consumable Hemp Product That Is Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi To Execute And Deliver To The Department Of Revenue A Certification Form That Separately Lists Each Brand Name, Category, Product Name And Flavor For Each Consumable Hemp Product That Is Sold In Mississippi; To Direct The Department Of Revenue To Maintain And Make Publicly Available On Its Official Website A Directory That Lists All Consumable Hemp Product Manufacturers, Brand Names, Categories, Product Names And Flavors For Which Certification Forms Have Been Submitted And Approved By The Department Of Revenue, And To Update The Directory At Least Monthly To Ensure Accuracy; To Provide That Consumable Hemp Products Not Listed In The Directory And Intended For Retail Sale In Mississippi Shall Be Subject To Seizure, Forfeiture And Destruction, And May Not Be Purchased Or Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi; To Provide A Penalty For The Retail Sale Of Consumable Hemp Products Not Included In The Directory And To Direct That Such Penalties Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Require That Consumable Hemp Products May Not Be Sold Or Offered For Sale Unless Certain Clearly Visible Notice Is Posted At The Location Where The Consumable Hemp Product Is Available For Purchase; To Provide Fines For Selling Or Offering To Sell Consumable Hemp Products Without Such Notice And To Direct That Such Fines Shall Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 67-3-1, 67-3-3, 67-3-5, 67-3-7, 67-3-9, 67-3-13, 67-3-15, 67-3-17, 67-3-19, 67-3-22, 67-3-25, 67-3-27, 67-3-28, 67-3-29, 67-3-41, 67-3-45, 67-3-46, 67-3-48, 67-3-48.1, 67-3-49, 67-3-51, 67-3-52, 67-3-53, 67-3-54, 67-3-55, 67-3-57, 67-3-59, 67-3-61, 67-3-63, 67-3-65, 67-3-67, 67-3-69, 67-3-70, 67-3-73, 67-3-74, 67-1-5, 67-1-18, 67-1-51, 67-1-51.1, 67-1-72, 67-7-3, 67-7-5, 67-7-7, 67-7-9, 67-7-11, 67-9-1, 27-65-241, 27-71-301, 27-71-303, 27-71-307, 27-71-311, 27-71-315, 27-71-317, 27-71-325, 27-71-327, 27-71-333, 27-71-335, 27-71-345, 27-71-349, 27-71-509, 45-9-101 And 97-5-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Legalize The Manufacture And Sale Of Hemp Beverages, To Be Regulated In The Same Manner As Beer, Light Wine And Light Spirit Products, Collectively To Be Referred To As "light Intoxicating Beverages"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1503
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Sections 77-3-11 And 11-27-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Electrical Utilities To Exercise The Right To Immediate Possession For The Purpose Of Acquiring Rights-of-way For Facilities To Provide Public Utility Service; To Bring Forward Section 11-27-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1504
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The "freedom Of Speech Protection Act"; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That; To List The Governmental Entities That The Act Does And Does Not Apply To; To Provide Timelines For Responding To Any Cause Of Action; To Authorize The Moving Party To Appeal; To Bring Forward Section 95-1-5, Which Provides For Civil Actions For Defamation Of Publication, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1505
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/10/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
Passed
4/17/25
An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Construction Manager At Risk Method Of Project Delivery To Provide That The Construction Manager For Projects For Institutions Of Higher Learning And Individual Community And Junior Colleges Shall Not Be Required To Solicit Bids For Construction On The Project Using The Public Purchasing Law; To Provide How Such Construction Manager Shall Obtain Proposals From Contractors And Vendors And Enter Into Contracts; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1506
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Reenact And Amend Section 41-29-176, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law On July 1, 2018; To Provide Administrative Forfeiture Procedures For Certain Seized Property Under The Uniform Controlled Substances Law That Has A Value Of Less Than Twenty Thousand Dollars; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-154, 41-29-155, 41-29-157, 41-29-159, 41-29-160, 41-29-161, 41-29-163, 41-29-165, 41-29-167, 41-29-168, 41-29-169, 41-29-171, 41-29-173, 41-29-175, 41-29-176.1, 41-29-177, 41-29-179, 41-29-181, 41-29-183, 41-29-185, 41-29-187 And 41-29-189, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Forfeiture Of Drug Paraphernalia And Personal Property As Result Of Crimes Related To Controlled Substances, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1507
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Tennessee Valley Authority (tva) Service Area Utilities Grant Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Direct The Office Of Energy At The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Establish The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Program To Provide Grants To Local Utilities Service Providers In The Tva Service Area In Mississippi; To Provide That Eligible Entities Shall Apply To Mda's Office Of Energy For Grant Funding; To Provide For The Distribution Of $25,000,000.00 In The Special Fund Derived From The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds Under This Act; To Provide For The Distribution Of Future Monies In Excess Of The First $25,000,000.00 As Determined By The Mda; To Provide That No Monies May Be Provided To The Okolona Electric Department, Unless It Signs An Agreement Committing To Spending From Other Sources An Amount Equal To Half The State Grant To Improve Distribution Lines Outside The City Of Okolona; To Direct The Mda To Declare By Resolution, As Soon As Practicable, The Necessity For Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $25,000,000.00 For The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; To Authorize The Mda To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement This Act; To Direct The Mda To File An Annual Report With The Governor And The Legislature Describing All Assistance Provided Under This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $25,000,000.00 To Provide Monies For The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; To Amend Section 27-37-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Of The Payments To Be Received By The State Of Mississippi And Its Counties From The Tennessee Valley Authority In Lieu Of Taxes Under The Tennessee Valley Authority Act Of 1933, After The Principal, Redemption Premium And Interest On The General Obligation Bonds Issued Under Section 65-26-15 Have Been Paid In Full, The 10% That Has Been Paid Into The State General Fund Shall Hereafter Be Paid Into The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1508
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Mississippi Heroes Act; To Create The Mississippi Heroes Support Fund For The Purpose Of Providing Supplemental Compensation To Municipal, County And State Law Enforcement Officers Based On Years Of Continuous Service; To Provide Restrictions For Qualifications Of Law Enforcement Officers; To Amend Sections 99-19-73, 41-29-181, 99-19-307 And 63-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Assessments To Be Deposited Into The Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1509
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/18/25
Enrolled
4/3/25
Passed
4/17/25
An Act To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Salary Of The District Attorney Shall Be A Certain Percentage Of The Salary Provided To Circuit And Chancery Judges Of The State; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB151
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Regulate The Operation Of Utility-type Vehicles (utvs) Or Side-by-sides On Public Nonstriped And Gravel Roads Within The State Of Mississippi; To Define Terms Used In This Act; To Require The Registration Of Utvs With The Department Of Revenue In The Same Manner As Passenger Motor Vehicles; To Require Owners Of Utvs And Side-by-sides To Obtain A License Plate And Registration From The Department Of Revenue Upon Presenting Proof Of Ownership And Liability Insurance For The Utv And Payment Of An Annual Fifty Dollar Registration Fee; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Determine The Color And Design Of The License Tags; To Exempt Owners From The Payment Of Ad Valorem Property Taxes To The County Where The Vehicle Is Registered; To Provide For The Deposit And Distribution Of The Registration Fees By The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer; To Provide That The Funds Distributed To Counties Shall Be Used For The Maintenance Of Roads And Bridges Therein; To Require Operators Of Utvs And Side-by-sides To Be At Least Sixteen Years Old And Possess A Valid Driver's License; To Require Operators Of Utvs To Have Their Driver's License And Proof Of Financial Responsibility At All Times While Operating Utvs And Side-by-sides On The Public Roads Of The State; To Limit The Operation Of Utvs And Side-by-sides On Public Nonstriped And Gravel Roads By A Sixteen-year-old With Only A Conditional Driver's License To Operating The Utv During Daylight Hours While Accompanied With A Licensed Adult Driver Over The Age Of Eighteen; To Prescribe The Specific Safety Features A Utv Or Side-by-side Must Be Equipped With To Be Registered With The Department Of Revenue For Purposes Of Operating On Public Roads; To Amend Sections 63-2-1, 63-3-103, 63-15-3, 63-21-5, 63-21-9, 27-19-3, 27-19-31, 27-51-5 And 27-51-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 63-15-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1510
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 9-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Jurisdiction Of Justice Courts; And For Related Purposes.