Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, House.
Larry Byrd
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Boards of supervisors; may designate certain individuals to serve as hearing officer in disputes regarding delinquent solid waste fees.
Department of Corrections; authorize to enter into contract with Forrest County for the housing of state inmates.
Out of committee1
Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health.
In committee17
Sales tax; create diversion to counties.
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.
Ballot box; prohibit the opening of and counting of votes until all of the polling places have closed.
Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.
Appropriation; City of Petal for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Petal with wastewater infrastructure improvements.
Appropriation; City of Petal to assist Petal Area Chamber of Commerce to purchase and renovate a building to house the chamber.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with purchase and renovation of a building by The Petal Area Chamber of Commerce.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Mississippi Autism Scholarship Program Act; establish.
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.
ESA; authorize use of a diagnosis of dyslexia as a qualifier to determine eligibility for receipt of.
Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations.
"Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act"; revise definition of "eligible student" and "eligible school."
City of Petal; extend repealer on hotels, motels, bar and resturant tax.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Petal School District with improvements to Herrington Road.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for unremarried surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Passed the House · 1
Strengthening Troop Retention for our National Guard (STRONG) Act; create.
Out of committee · 1
Veterans; allow to park motor vehicle without charge at airports.
In committee · 5
Emergency licenses for out-of-state contractors; authorize counties and cities to issue in state of emergency.
Gender dysphoria; require school personnel to notify parents of student who request to be referred to as different gender or nonhuman.
Counties and municipalities; clarify use of manually operated automated recording equipment to enforce certain traffic violations.
Disruptive students; prescribe procedures for alternative placement and eventual reintegration into traditional school setting.
Pesticides approved for registration and labeling by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under FIFRA; exempt manufacture and sale from liability actions.