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SB2980PassAn Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of Capital Expense Funds To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Corrections, Office Of Attorney General, And The Department Of Human Services For Fiscal Year 2020 And Fiscal Year 2021; And For Related Pu...
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2020-07-06
Approved by Governor
SB2947PassAn Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Mental Health For Fiscal Year 2021.
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2020-07-06
Approved by Governor
SB2847PassAn Act To Amend Section 57-26-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tourism Project" For Purposes Of The Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Program; To Amend Section 57-26-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend Until Jul...
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2020-07-03
Approved by Governor
SB2362PassAn Act To Amend Section 27-67-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Used To Provide Funds To Assist Municipalities In Paying Costs Associated With Road And Bridge Improvements And Water And Sewer Infra...
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2020-07-03
Approved by Governor
SB3048PassAn Act To Amend Section 27-31-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, If A Licensed Free Port Warehouse Failed To Submit The Inventory Required To Be Filed With The Tax Assessor By The March 31, 2020, Deadline, Due To A Required Or Voluntary C...
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2020-07-03
Approved by Governor
SB2807PassAn Act To Create A Study Committee To Investigate The Advisability Of The Creation Of A Mississippi Liquor Distribution Corporation To Assume Responsibility For The Sale And Distribution Of Alcoholic Beverages Currently Under The Purview Of The Alcoh...
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2020-07-03
Approved by Governor
SB2290PassAn Act To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Application For Homestead Exemption To Include The Name, Date Of Birth, Social Security Number, Phone Number And Email Address Of Both The Applicant And The Spouse; And For Rel...
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2020-07-03
Approved by Governor
SB2764PassAn Act To Create A New Section In Title 63, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Issuance By The Department Of Revenue, Through The County Tax Collectors, Of Special Decals To Be Placed On The License Plates And Front Left Windshield ...
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2020-07-03
Approved by Governor
SB2272FailAn Act To Amend Section 69-37-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repealer On The Deadline For The Annual Audit Of The Accounts Of The Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; And For Related Purposes.
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2020-07-02
Died On Calendar
SB2802FailAn Act To Require All Controlled Substance Prescriptions To Be Made By Electronic Prescription With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That No Pharmacist Is Required To Verify That A Written, Oral Or Fax Prescription Meets Any Of The Criteria For Exempti...
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2020-07-02
Died On Calendar
SB2982PassAn Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Marshall County, Mississippi, To Expend Annually, From County Funds, Local Matching Funds To Ics Head Start, A Federal Nonprofit Program, And Northeast Mississippi Community Services, Inc.; And For Rela...
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2020-07-02
Approved by Governor
SB2984PassAn Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Marshall County, Mississippi, To Contribute Annually, In An Aggregate Amount Not To Exceed $7,500.00, To Certain Qualified Charitable Organizations With Valid And Current 501(c)(3) Designations, For The...
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2020-07-02
Approved by Governor
SB2983PassAn Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Coahoma County, Mississippi, To Contribute Up To $15,000.00 Annually To But God Ministries; And For Related Purposes.
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2020-07-02
Approved by Governor
SB3036PassAn Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, To Designate By Ordinance The Roads And Streets, Together With Sidewalks And Bicycle Paths And Lanes, Upon Which Motor-assisted Scooters May Be Operated; And For Relat...
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2020-07-02
Approved by Governor
SC548FailA Concurrent Resolution Proposing To Amend The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 By Amending Section 140 And Repealing Sections 141, 142 And 143 To Provide That The Person Receiving The Majority Of Votes For The Office Of Governor And All State Electe...
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2020-07-02
Died On Calendar
SB2215FailAn Act To Create New Section 27-104-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Conduct A Biennial Review Of The State's Commodities And Personal Services Contracting Process; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mis...
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2020-07-02
Died On Calendar
SC585PassA Concurrent Resolution Commending The Distinguished Career And Meritorious Service Of Dr. Vernon Clyde Muse As President Of Hinds Community College And Congratulating Him Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement On June 30, 2020, After 42 Years Of Outsta...
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2020-07-02
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SB2906PassAn Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Warren County, Mississippi, To Contribute To The Warren, Washington, Issaquena, Sharkey Community Action Agency, The Women's Restoration Shelter Of Mountain Of Faith Ministries, We Care Community Servic...
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2020-07-02
Approved by Governor
SB3010PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 928, Local And Private Laws Of 2004, As Amended By Chapter 934, Local And Private Laws Of 2007, As Amended By Chapter 919, Local And Private Laws Of 2012, To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Tunica County, Mississippi, To...
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2020-07-02
Approved by Governor
SB2553PassAn Act To Create The "uniform Partition Of Heir Property Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide For Applicability And Relation To Other Law; To Establish The Procedures To Be Followed By The Courts In Partitioning Real Property That Is Determined ...
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2020-07-01
Approved by Governor
SB2545PassAn Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Festival Wine Permit To Authorize Wine Manufacturers And Native Wine Producers To Transport Their Products To Festivals Held Within The State, To Sell Sealed, Unopened Bottles To ...
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2020-07-01
Approved by Governor
SC579PassA Concurrent Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating Jackson State University Viral Star Thomas "snacks" Lee For Winning The Espy Award For The "can't-stop-watching-moment Of The Year."
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2020-07-01
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A Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating Ole Miss Head Baseball Coach Mike Bianco For Being Named "2020 National Coach Of The Year" By Collegiate Baseball.
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2020-07-01
Immediate Release
SC580PassA Concurrent Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating Ashley Robinson, Vice President And Director Of Athletics At Jackson State University, As The First African American Selected As President Of The Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athl...
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2020-07-01
Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2333PassAn Act To Amend Section 67-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Prescribe And Charge A Fee To Defray The Costs Of Shipping Alcoholic Beverages Through Its Alcoholic Beverage Control (abc) Division; To Amend Sectio...
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2020-07-01
Approved by Governor
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A Resolution Commending The Ripley High School Lady Tigers Basketball Team And Coach Steve Willey Upon Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4a State Basketball Championship.
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2020-07-01
Immediate Release
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A Resolution Commending The 2019-2020 Pine Grove High School Lady Panthers Basketball Team And Coach Katie Bates Upon Winning The 2020 Mhsaa Class 1a State Basketball Championship And The Team's Fourth Consecutive Class 1a State Basketball Championsh...
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2020-07-01
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A Resolution Mourning The Passing Of Emma Sanders, Lifelong Member Of The Democratic Party State Executive Committee, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Senate To Her Surviving Family.
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2020-07-01
Immediate Release
SB2674PassAn Act To Amend Section 41-26-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Continuing Education For Community Public Water System Board Members; And For Related Purposes.
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2020-07-01
Approved by Governor
SB2150PassAn Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Walnut Grove, Mississippi, To Allow The Operation Of Low-speed Vehicles And Golf Carts On Certain Public Roads And Streets Within The Town Of Walnut Grove; To Require Individuals Operating ...
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2020-06-30
Approved by Governor
SB2626PassAn Act To Amend Section 41-99-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "service Grant"; To Define "primary Care Physician," "care Grant" And "physician Grant"; To Amend Section 41-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Purpose ...
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2020-06-30
Approved by Governor
SB2225PassAn Act To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Disabled Veteran Shall Only Be Required To Provide A United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Health Services Identification Card In Order To Obtain A Concealed Weapons...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2885PassAn Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 940, Local And Private Laws Of 2009, As Last Amended By Chapter 922, Local And Private Laws Of 2016, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2020, To July 1, 2024, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Board...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB3033PassAn Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Gautier, Mississippi, To Allow The Operation Of Low-speed Vehicles And Golf Carts On Certain Public Roads And Streets Within The City; To Require Individuals Operating A Golf Cart Or Low-sp...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2985PassAn Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Belmont, Mississippi, To Expand And Operate Its Natural Gas Distribution System Within A Certain Area Outside The Corporate Limits In Order To Provide Gas Service To Underserved Areas Of It...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2851PassAn Act To Revise Mississippi Law Governing Trusts And Estates; To Create The Mississippi Real Property Transfer-on-death Act; To Create New Section 91-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Short Title; To Create New Section 91-27-3, Mississippi...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2856VetoAn Act To Allow Certain Municipalities To Adopt Rules And Procedures Authorizing Accounting System Accommodation Of Certain Uncollectible Indebtedness Owed By A Customer For Water And Sewer Services; To Amend Sections 31-19-27 And 31-19-29, Mississip...
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2020-06-29
Vetoed
SB2183PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 917, Local And Private Laws Of 2015, As Amended By Chapter 960, Local And Private Laws Of 2016, Which Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Houston, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax Upon The Gross Sales Of Hotels And M...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2212PassAn Act To Create An Advisory Committee To Promote Transparency By Promulgating Criteria To Facilitate The Availability Of Comparable And Uniform County Jail Census Data; And For Related Purposes.
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2720PassAn Act To Amend Section 49-15-78, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of A Haul Seine Net For The Taking Of Fish In Marine Waters Within One-half Mile Of The Shoreline Of Cat Island; To Provide The Definition For The Phrase "like Contrivanc...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2921PassAn Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, To Designate By Ordinance The Roads And Streets, Together With Sidewalks And Bicycle Paths And Lanes, Upon Which Motor-assisted Scooters May Be Operated; And For Rel...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2595PassAn Act To Provide That A Governmental Entity May Not Prohibit An Individual From Wearing Traditional Tribal Regalia Or Objects Of Cultural Significance At A Public Event; And For Related Purposes.
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2909PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 871, Local And Private Laws Of 1991, As Amended By Chapter 856, Local And Private Laws Of 1992, Which Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of Jackson County, Mississippi, To Establish Lighting Districts, To Provide For The Exp...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB3008PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 938, Local And Private Laws Of 2011, As Last Amended By Chapter 921, Local And Private Laws Of 2014, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of The City Of Oxford Municipal Reserve And Trust Fund To Invest The Fund In Accordance With...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2680PassAn Act To Amend Section 19-25-74, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A County Sheriff To Record On An Annual Basis Certain Information Related To Meals Served To Prisoners In The Custody Of The County Jail; And For Related Purposes.
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2725PassAn Act To Authorize And Legalize The Cultivation, Processing And Transportation Of Hemp; To Define Certain Terms; To Develop A State Plan To Monitor And Regulate The Cultivation, Transportation And Processing Of Hemp In This State And Comply With All...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2924PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 952, Local And Private Laws Of 2016, To Extend The Repeal Date From July 1, 2020, To July 1, 2024, On The Law That Authorizes The City Of Winona To Impose A Tax Upon The Gross Proceeds Of The Sales Of Restaurants; And For Rela...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2271PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 958, Local And Private Laws Of 2016, Which Authorizes The Board Of Supervisors Of Wayne County, Mississippi, To Levy An Assessment, In Addition To Any Other Assessments And Court Costs, For Civil Cases Filed And Misdemeanor Co...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
SB2125PassAn Act To Amend Section 35-3-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Recordation Without Charge Of Any Veterans Form Dd-214 With The Chancery Clerk, To Provide That Such Form Is Not A Public Record And To Authorize Copies To Be Made Only On Th...
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2020-06-29
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SB2908PassAn Act To Amend Chapter 957, Local And Private Laws Of 2012, As Amended By Chapter 939, Local And Private Laws Of 2016, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2020, To July 1, 2024, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Governing Authorities...
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2020-06-29
Approved by Governor
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