Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law4
City of Byram; authorize governing authorities to levy parks and recreation tax on restaurants.
Real property owned by school districts; allow to be sold for development.
"Secretary of State Eric Clark Coastal Preserve" and "Gollott Island/Godfather Point"; Department of Marine Resources designate.
Mississippi State Asylum Records; provide procedures and exempt from confidentiality and privilege requirements.
Passed the Senate2
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; revise provisions of.
Tax-forfeited land certified to state; authorize Secretary of State to withhold 10% for the cost of tree removal.
Out of committee1
Income tax; exclude forgiven, cancelled or discharged federal student loan debt from definition of "gross income."
In committee14
Tobacco tax; define tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices for purposes of 15% excise tax.
Higher Education Legislative Plan; revise eligibility and repeal MTAG and Eminent Scholars Grant Program.
Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.
Mississippi Gaming Commission certified law enforcement officers; authorized to retain sidearms upon retirement.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victims.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Geographical critical teacher shortage area; provide such teachers with salary supplement.
Initiative measure; create procedures for qualified elector to propose amendment to the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Jackson Water Reimbursement Grant Program; establish.
General Fund; FY2024 City of Jackson Water Reimbursement Grant Program.
General Fund; FY2024 appropriation to University of Mississippi Medical Center for fire protection.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.
Flood and drainage control districts; revise number of directors for certain municipalities.
Homestead; provide full exemption for unremarried surviving spouse of U.S. military member killed on active duty or training.
Passed the Senate · 1
School attendance officers; revise to increase the minimum base salary.
Out of committee · 1
Pharmacy Benefit Manager; revise certain requirements of.
In committee · 14
Elections; state and counties must equally share the cost of prepaid postage for return mail-in ballots.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Charter school funding; revise funding formula.
Open Meetings law; amend to include Legislature and provide judicial enforcement of.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Confederate Memorial Day; remove from list of legal holidays.
National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Jackson State University; create program to construct new football stadium.
Department of Human Services; require to transfer at least 30% of TANF block grant to Child Care and Development Fund.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; revise provisions of and lower eligibility for certain scholarship programs.
General Fund; FY2024 appropriation to Jackson Revival Center's Little Ambassadors Developmental Learning Center.
General Fund; FY2024 appropriation to Brooks Williams Stewart Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9832 for infrastructure.
General Fund; FY2024 appropriation to Jackson Redevelopment Authority for Union Station Transit Hub.
General Fund; FY2024 appropriation to be administered by Community Foundation of MS for rehab of the planetarium.