Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2445
"Strengthening Troop Retention for Our National Guard (STRONG) Act"; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "STRENGTHENING TROOP RETENTION FOR OUR NATIONAL GUARD (STRONG) ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS, TO INCREASE THE INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES MEMBERS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FEES, TO PROVIDE A CREDIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAG FEES FOR MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS; TO CREATE A PROGRAM WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI MILITARY DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE COST OF TRICARE RESERVE SELECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING MEDICAL READINESS AND IMPACTING RECRUITING AND RETENTION WITHIN THE NATIONAL GUARD; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 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 action3 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Veterans and Military AffairsJan 20 to Feb 415 days
FinanceFeb 4 to Feb 4 · stopped0 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Veterans and Military Affairs and on Finance
- Feb 4Reported from VM to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;FinanceSenate
- Feb 4DR - TSDP: VM To FISenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate