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Here are a list of bills we are currently watching:
HB 32, School superintendents; require appointment of in the event of vacancy in elected office of before January 1, 2019.
- Passed House and Senate
- Signed by Governor
HB 228, Pre-election day voting; authorize.
- Passed the House
- Held on a motion to reconsider, tabled
- Received in the Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Elections
- Also referred to committee on Senate Accountability and Transparency.
HB 293, School calendar; reduce number of days in scholastic year to 170.
- Passed to the House Floor
- Died on House Floor
HB 480, Use tax; revise definition of certain terms for purposes of, distribute revenue collected from certain out-of-state sellers.
- Passed the House Floor
- Motion to reconsider, tabled
- Received in the Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance
HB 711, Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; extend authority of Department of Revenue to approve applications for certain rebates under.
- Passed to the House Floor
- Received in the Senate but not referred
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance
HB 926, Relating to creating the Health Care Collaboration Act of 2017.
- Passed in the House
- Received in the Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance
- Revered to committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare.
HB 974, Personnel Board; certain agencies shall be exempt from rules, regulations and procedures of for three years.
- Passed in the House
- Passed 62 to 54
- Held on a motion to reconsider
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Appropriations
HB 928, Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement Act; create.
- Passed Committee and House Floor
- Passed 117 to 2
- Moving to the Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance.
HB 1226, Capitol Complex Improvement District; create and fund improvement projects within.
- Passed the House floor
- Held on a motion to reconsider
- Passed 104 to 12
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Accountability and Transparency
HB 1322, Light wine or beer; authorize small craft breweries to sell light wine or beer they produce on the premises of the brewery.
- Passed Committee and House Floor
- Moving to Senate
- Passed to 93 to 23
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate
HB 638, Death penalty; revise methods by which may be carried out.
- Passed in the House Floor
- Passed 75 to 43
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary A
- Passes with amendments from Senate Judiciary A
HB 511, Prohibit travel in outermost left lane except under certain conditions.
- Passed the House Floor
- Passed 86 to 32
- Referred to Senate committee on Senate Highways and Transportation, and Judiciary B.
- Passes committee after amendment was made
HB 1089, DUI and Uniformed Controlled Substances arrests of persons under 21; provide requirements before release from imprisonment.
- Passed the House Floor
- Passed 121 to 0
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Universities and Colleges
- Referred to Senate Judiciary A
HB 1090, Act to Restore Hope Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE); create.
- Passed the House Floor
- Amended
- Passed 76 to 46
- Referred to Senate Medicaid
- Referred to Senate Appropriations
- Passes committee after amendments
HB 1425, Occupational Board Compliance Act of 2017; create.
- Passed on the House Floor
- Passed 60 to 58
- Held on a motion to reconsider
- Motion tabled
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Accountability and Transparency
HB 1039, “The Sexual Assault Response for Students in Universities and Community and Junior Colleges Act”; create.
- Passed on the House Floor
- Passed 117 to 2
- Referred to Senate Committee Universities and Colleges, and Judiciary A
HB 1224, School districts; exempt those with “A” and “B” accountability ratings from certain duties.
- Passed on the House Floor
- Passed 79 to 40
- Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Education
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