l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1656

Strengthening Troop Retention for our National Guard (STRONG) Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 28, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE STRENGTHENING TROOP RETENTION FOR OUR NATIONAL GUARD (STRONG) ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES MEMBERS; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES A CREDIT AGAINST MOTOR VEHICLE AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE AD VALOREM TAXES FOR ONE OR MORE MOTOR VEHICLES TITLED IN THE NAME OF A SERVICE MEMBER, AND THE SPOUSE OF DEPENDENT THEREOF; TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION OF SERVICE MEMBER; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TRICARE PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM TO AWARD GRANTS TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE COST OF PREMIUMS FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT HEALTH CARE PLANS; TO PROVIDE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE PROGRAM TO THE LEGISLATURE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-19-51, 27-51-41, 27-19-5, 27-19-43, 27-19-53 AND 27-33-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

94 co-sponsors

Jeffrey Hulum III, Shane Aguirre, Brent Anderson, Otis Anthony, William Tracy Arnold, Willie Bailey, Earle S. Banks, Shane Barnett, Manly Barton, Donnie Bell, Christopher M. Bell, Richard Bennett, Lawrence Blackmon, Charles Blackwell, Andy Boyd, Elliot Burch, Cedric Burnett, Tamarra Butler-Washington, Larry Byrd, Billy Adam Calvert, Carolyn Crawford, Ronnie C. Crudup, Becky Currie, Oscar Denton, Clay Deweese, Jim Estrada, Dan Eubanks, Casey Eure, John G. Faulkner, Jimmy Fondren, Jill Ford, Stephanie Foster, Karl Gibbs, Justis Gibbs, Zachary Grady, Jeffrey S. Guice, Jeff Hale, Rodney Hall, Greg Haney, Jeffery Harness, W.I. "Doc" Harris, Josh Hawkins, John W. Hines, Sr., Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Kenji Holloway, Joey Hood, Celeste Hurst, Timaka James-Jones, Kabir Karriem, Justin Keen, Timmy Ladner, John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III, Jonathan Ray Lancaster, Steve Lott, Vince Mangold, Clay Mansell, Steve Massengill, Brad Mattox, Kent McCarty, Hester Jackson McCray, Missy McGee, Jay McKnight, Dana McLean, Jonathan McMillan, Carl Mickens, Ken Morgan, Fabian Nelson, Gene Newman, Karl Oliver, Jansen Owen, Orlando Paden, Bill Pigott, Brent Powell, Kimberly Remak, Rob Roberson, Tracey T. Rosebud, Randy Rushing, Robert L. Sanders, Noah Sanford, Donnie Scoggin, Troy Smith, Jody Steverson, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh Taylor, Rickey Thompson, Joseph Tubb, Mark Tullos, Lance Varner, Beth Luther Waldo, Price Wallace, Percy W. Watson, Shanda Yates, Henry Zuber III, Kevin Felsher

Its course

January 30 to February 28, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Feb 1112 days

Ways and MeansJan 30 to Feb 45 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Feb 28 · stopped17 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 30 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 30Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Steverson and Lamar)
  2. Feb 28Died on the calendar in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Steverson, Lamar)House of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives