MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE |
REGULAR SESSION 2021 |
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44th LEGISLATIVE DAY |
MARCH 5, 2021 |
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60th CALENDAR DAY |
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HOUSE CALENDAR |
FOR CONCURRENCE OR NONCONCURRENCE
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Optometry; Board shall define practice of, and authorize to perform certain procedures and use and prescribe certain drugs. |
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H. B. No. 374: |
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Mississippi Theatre Association, Inc. |
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MOTION TO RECONSIDER
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Depositories; revise bid process for selection by counties and municipalities. |
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RULES
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Representative Gary Chism; commend dedicated legislative career and public service upon his retirement. |
1/18 |
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Remember the legacy of former Governor William F. Winter and extend deepest sympathy of the Legislature on his passing. |
2/9 |
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Pay tribute to the memory of former State Senator and Representative Nolan Mettetal. |
2/9 |
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APPROPRIATIONS
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Department of Health; allow charges between agencies for services provided under the medical marijuana program. |
2/25 |
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Department of Revenue; allow to use tag revenue to cover tag program expenses. |
3/2 |
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MDH; revise appropriation for FY2021 to allow purchase of accumulated compensatory time incurred before June 30, 2021. |
3/2 |
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WAYS AND MEANS
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S. B. No. 2435: |
Alcoholic beverages; revise various provisions relating to distilleries. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2437: |
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for Wildlife Mississippi. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2477: |
Mississippi Home Corporation; remove reverter on statute granting authority to issue negotiable bonds and notes. |
3/2 |
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Mississippi Development Authority; allow businesses located on tribal lands to be eligible for certain discretionary programs. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2804: |
Alcoholic beverage; create delivery service permit. |
3/2 |
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Department of Revenue; bring forward code sections relating to ABC Division and authority to contract for services. |
3/2 |
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7. |
Alcoholic beverages; restore provision restricting areas in which manufacture, sale and distribution are authorized. |
3/2 |
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8. |
S. B. No. 2830: |
New Markets Tax Credit; extend MDA's ability to allocate by one year. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2831: |
Historic structure income tax credit; cap per taxpayer and authorize sale or transfer. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2832: |
Upholstered household furniture manufacturing job tax credit; extend repealer from 2022 to 2026. |
3/2 |
11. |
SMART Business Act; create SMART Business Accelerate Initiative and distinguish from SMART Business Rebate. |
3/2 |
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12. |
Tax; phase out June 25 deadline for taxpayers with average liability of at least $50,000 to remit 75% of June liability. |
3/2 |
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13. |
Certificate of title; allow application without usual documents for vehicles at least 30 years old on oath of ownership. |
3/2 |
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14. |
Qualified resort areas; include certain municipalities. |
3/2 |
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15. |
Alcoholic beverages; remove election requirement for designation of area in Rankin County as a qualified resort area. |
3/2 |
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16. |
Residential and commercial contractors; require sales tax permit from Department of Revenue for pulling building permit. |
3/2 |
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17. |
S. B. No. 2765: |
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create. |
3/2 |
GENERAL
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County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes. |
2/25 |
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2. |
Service of tax sale notices; revise to allow service by a constable. |
2/25 |
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3. |
Firearms; prohibit local governments and state agencies from restricting possession. |
2/25 |
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4. |
Autopsies; provide for confidentiality of photographs and recordings of. |
2/25 |
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5. |
Pretrial Intervention Program; prohibit eligibility for persons charged with public embezzlement over a certain amount. |
2/25 |
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Arrest warrants; authorize issuance for sex offenses against children upon oral testimony. |
2/25 |
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S. B. No. 2419: |
State Medical Examiner fees; extend repealer on. |
2/25 |
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Temporary license for social workers; authorize to practice in nonprofit facilities. |
2/25 |
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9. |
Hudson's Law; require healthcare providers to provide information to parents who receive a postnatal diagnosis of down syndrome. |
2/25 |
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10. |
Pharmacy practice; revise definition of "written guideline or protocol" regarding location of delegated prescribing functions. |
2/25 |
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11. |
S. B. No. 2751: |
Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; provide new requirements and extend the repealer thereon. |
2/25 |
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount. |
2/25 |
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13. |
"Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; enact. |
3/1 |
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14. |
Parole and earned release; criminalize absconding. |
3/1 |
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15. |
Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act; allow athletes to be compensated for name, image and likeness. |
3/1 |
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S. B. No. 2606: |
Mississippi Native Spirit Law; create. |
3/1 |
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Department of Tourism; create. |
3/1 |
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18. |
County port and harbor commission; provide for holdover of appointees. |
3/1 |
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19. |
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification. |
3/1 |
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Cemetery owners; authorize to disinter dead human remains for reinterment, reburial or delivery to a carrier for transportation. |
3/1 |
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21. |
Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement; extend repealer on. |
3/1 |
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22. |
Task Force; establish to study domestic law matters. |
3/1 |
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23. |
Concealed carry weapons permit; combine with driver's license or identification card. |
3/1 |
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24. |
Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; authorize sales and purchase of certain products containing without a prescription. |
3/1 |
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25. |
Department of Archives and History; revise appointing authority for members of the board of trustees. |
3/1 |
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26. |
State agencies; require annual reporting of pass-through money from line-item appropriation by the Legislature. |
3/1 |
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27. |
Motor vehicle insurance; extend repealer on Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act. |
3/1 |
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28. |
Health insurance; revise mandated coverage for telemedicine services. |
3/1 |
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29. |
Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program; extend repealer on development and implementation of program. |
3/1 |
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30. |
Salvage or abandoned vehicles; authorize disposition by auction firms on behalf of insurers. |
3/1 |
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31. |
MS First Responders Health and Safety Act; delay effective date of. |
3/1 |
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32. |
Veterans Service Officers; revise certain qualifications and requirements. |
3/2 |
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33. |
Veteran Driver's License Designation; allow proof of military service in person. |
3/2 |
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34. |
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish pilot program using administrative hearing officers. |
3/2 |
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35. |
Motor Vehicle Commission Law; provide obligations of manufacturers, distributors & dealers regarding rates for parts and labor. |
3/2 |
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36. |
Birth certificate; adoptee may obtain certified copy of original after 18 years. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2627: |
Home inspector license; require applicants to undergo certain background checks. |
3/2 |
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Electronic documents; provide recording procedure for counties without electronic-recording capability. |
3/2 |
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39. |
Mississippi Fair Commission; remove repealer and revise advisory council composition. |
3/2 |
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40. |
Central Market Board; abolish and transfer functions to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. |
3/2 |
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41. |
Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating. |
3/2 |
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42. |
S. B. No. 2124: |
Mississippi Department of Employment Security; revise various provisions regarding authority of. |
3/2 |
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Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; revise definition of "new direct job" for incentive applicants from and after July 1, 2010. |
3/2 |
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44. |
Public purchases; specify prequalification process for construction manager at risk soliciting bids for projects. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2689: |
State Auditor; increase fee which may be charged for performing audits and other services. |
3/2 |
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Public officials and employees; allow Department of Revenue appraisers to receive same pay increases as county tax assessors. |
3/2 |
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47. |
Intimate visual material; criminalize disclosure of. |
3/2 |
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48. |
Urine; create the crime of selling or tampering with urine. |
3/2 |
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49. |
Fresh Start Act of 2019; expand. |
3/2 |
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50. |
DUI law; revise fourth offense of and require all expunctions to be confidentially registered. |
3/2 |
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51. |
Youth detention; raise minimum age for youth commitment to state training school and secure detention. |
3/2 |
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52. |
Capitol police; transfer to Department of Public Safety. |
3/2 |
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53. |
Juvenile offenders; provide alternative sentencing and parole options. |
3/2 |
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54. |
Department of Public Safety; implement uniform reporting standards for jail census data & create & maintain a centralized database. |
3/2 |
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55. |
Revised LLC Act and MS Registered Agents Act; require listing of registered agent's email address. |
3/2 |
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56. |
MS Business Corporation Act; amend to allow corporations to hold annual or special shareholder meetings remotely. |
3/2 |
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57. |
Nonadmitted insurer policy fee; divert certain amount to fund fire trucks and fire apparatus/protection grants. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2018: |
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on provision requiring deposit of fees to State General Fund. |
3/2 |
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Memorial highways; designate various segments. |
3/2 |
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60. |
Motor carrier safety improvements; prohibit consideration of use in evaluation of employment status. |
3/2 |
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61. |
Electric bicycles; classify as bicycles and not as motor vehicles, and regulate. |
3/2 |
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62. |
Department of Public Safety; revise licensing. |
3/2 |
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63. |
Driver's license requirements; exempt military members, spouses and dependent children under certain conditions. |
3/2 |
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64. |
Radar speed detection; revise provisions concerning use by Highway Patrol and municipal law enforcement in certain cities. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2825: |
Mississippi Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021; create. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2605: |
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles; authorize municipalities to permit operation on municipal streets. |
3/2 |
67. |
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park." |
3/2 |
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68. |
University of Mississippi Medical Center property; revise leasing authority by removing provision requiring mixed-use development. |
3/2 |
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69. |
Surplus property; clarify current policy to conform with federal regulations for the Department of Finance and Administration. |
3/2 |
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70. |
Counties and municipalities; authorize to offer Medicare-eligible employees supplemental compensation if employees secure Medicare. |
3/2 |
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71. |
Motor fuel sales; provide immunity for damages caused by the use of incompatible fuel upon certain conditions. |
3/2 |
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72. |
MS Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act; Oil and Gas Board shall have jurisdiction to enforce provisions of. |
3/2 |
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Energy efficiency contracts; extend repeal date on use of. |
3/2 |
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74. |
Hunting; allow air guns, air bows and pre-charged pneumatic weapons, and authorize special seasons for CWD sample collection. |
3/2 |
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75. |
Broadband services; provide for the participation of rate-regulated electric utilities in the expansion of. |
3/2 |
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76. |
Perpetual cemetery law; revise notice and maintenance provisions for counties and municipalities. |
3/2 |
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77. |
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance. |
3/2 |
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78. |
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state. |
3/2 |
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Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; prescribe standards and benchmarks. |
3/2 |
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S. B. No. 2799: |
Mississippi Medicaid Program; make technical amendments to reimbursements and administration. |
3/2 |
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Special Care Facility for Paroled Inmates; authorize parole for medically frail inmates, licensure and Medicaid reimbursement. |
3/2 |
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82. |
Claims by veterans under consumer protection law; Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board offers service free of charge. |
3/2 |
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LOCAL AND PRIVATE
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Town of Byhalia; authorize transfer of certain funds for infrastructure improvements. |
3/3 |
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H. B. No. 1453: |
City of Booneville; extend date of repeal on city's hotel, motel and restaurant tax. |
3/3 |
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H. B. No. 1465: |
Town of Mize; authorize a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation. |
3/3 |
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Oxford Municipal Reserve and Trust Fund; make technical correction concerning certain internal reference within. |
3/3 |
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