Mississippi House Bill 521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 17 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Insurance Department To Create The Mississippi Length-of-service Award Program (losap) For The Recruitment And Retention Of Volunteer Firefighters; To Provide That The Program Will Provide Paid Length-of-service Awards To Eligible Volunteer Firefighters; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Losap Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Length-of-service Award Program Board Of Trustees And To Provide The Members Who Will Serve On The Board; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Losap Board Of Trustees; To Create The "mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-service Awards Program Fund" (losap Fund) Maintained By The State Treasurer And To Provide What Monies In The Fund May Be Used For; To Provide That The Mississippi Insurance Department Shall Notify The State Fire Marshal And The Losap Board Of Trustees Of Any Volunteer Fire Department Member Who Is Ineligible To Receive The Losap Funds; And For Related Purposes.

Length of Service Award Program; authorize for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.

Rep. Donnie Scoggin [R]	Rep. Randal Rushing [R]	Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]	Rep. Ken Morgan [R]
Rep. Otis Anthony [D]	Rep. Stephen Horne [R]	Rep. Larry Byrd [R]	Rep. Jody Steverson [R]
Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Bob Evans [D]	Rep. Carolyn Crawford [R]	Rep. De Stamps [D]
Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]	Rep. Thomas Reynolds [D]	Rep. Brady Williamson [R]	Rep. Tom Miles [D]

2023-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 114 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-07 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House Passed (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-17		Approved by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-04-05	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-29		Suspend from Deadlines by HC 61
2023-03-27	Senate	Conferees Named Michel,McLendon,Hopson
2023-03-25	House	Conferees Named Zuber,Ford (54th),Busby
2023-03-14	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-07	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: AP To IN
2023-02-23	Senate	DR - TSDP: IN To AP
2023-02-13	Senate	Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
2023-02-10	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-09	House	Passed
2023-02-09	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-02-07	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-31	House	DR - TSDPCS: AP To IN
2023-01-26	House	DR - TSDPCS: IN To AP
2023-01-13	House	Referred To Insurance;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
83	1	37	Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	1	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0521.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0521IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0521CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0521PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0521SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB0521_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB0521_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0380032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0640048.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0870035.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0880005.pdf