Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law1
Business Improvement District Act; technical amendments.
Passed the Senate5
Ad valorem tax; designate the authority of certain counties to levy up to seven mills for garbage collection.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases located on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify.
MS Deferred Comp; allow Roth and other after-tax accounts, and comply with qualified domestic relations orders.
PERS; require any terminated plan to pay unfunded actuarial accrued liability to board in a lump sum before termination.
Out of committee1
Dietitian Licensure Compact; enact.
In committee15
Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Medicaid; provide for presumptive eligibility for pregnant women.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; revise provisions of.
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victims.
Tobacco tax; define tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices for purposes of 15% excise tax.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to University of Mississippi Medical Center to build a fire station.
Initiative measure; create procedures for qualified elector to propose amendment to the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; revise and update provisions related thereto.
TANF; require DHS to spend maximum allowable amount on child care vouchers.
Tax-forfeited land certified to state; authorize Secretary of State to withhold 10% for the cost of tree removal.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Hinds County for repair and renovation of the Circuit Court courthouse.
Taxation; freeze phase-in of income tax cuts and phase out of corporation franchise tax.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Jackson International Airport for certain infrastructure projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 8 to William Forrest Winter.
Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Passed the Senate · 2
MAEP; revise funding formula.
State property; amend MDAC ability to expend funding for the Ag Museum and clarify the location of state fairgrounds.
In committee · 9
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Department of Human Services; require to transfer at least 30% of TANF block grant to Child Care and Development Fund.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Jackson State University; provide for the construction of a six hundred room student housing project.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to DFA for the 2024 IHL Capital Improvements Fund.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to expand art education statewide.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Jackson for Thalia Mara renovations and improvements to ensure ADA compliance.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Boys and Girls Club for replacing roof.