The Mississippi Legislature has returned to Jackson for the 2022 Legislative Session. Y’all Politics has compiled a list of bills that we anticipate to be pertinent to discussions throughout this year’s session.
This compilation will be updated, changed and added to as lawmakers continue their work under the dome.
HOUSE
Top Picks:
| HB 530 | The “Strategically Accelerating the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers (START) Act of 2022”; create. 1 01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations 2 01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 3 01/12 (H) Passed {Vote} 4 01/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate 5 01/20 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations 6 03/01 (S) DR – TSDPAA: ED To AP 7 03/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 8 03/02 (S) Amended 9 03/02 (S) Passed As Amended {Vote} 10 03/02 (S) Immediate Release 11 03/02 (S) Returned For Concurrence 12 03/03 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 13 03/04 (H) Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,Read 14 03/04 (H) Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,Felsher 15 03/07 (S) Conferees Named DeBar,Bryan,Hopson 16 03/16 (S) Conference Report Filed 17 03/16 (H) Conference Report Filed 18 03/17 (S) Conference Report Adopted {Vote} 19 03/22 (H) Conference Report Adopted {Vote} 20 03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 21 03/24 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 22 03/24 Due From Governor 03/30/22 |
| HB 531
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Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2022; create. 1 01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means 2 01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 3 01/12 (H) Amended 4 01/12 (H) Passed As Amended {Vote} 5 01/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Lamar, Steverson) 6 01/13 (H) Reconsidered 7 01/13 (H) Amended 8 01/13 (H) Passed As Amended {Vote} 9 01/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate 10 01/28 (S) Referred To Finance 11 03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 12 03/15 (S) Amended 13 03/15 (S) Motion to Reconsider Lost 14 03/15 (S) Passed As Amended {Vote} 15 03/16 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered 16 03/17 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 17 03/17 (S) Returned For Concurrence 18 03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 19 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Massengill 20 03/24 (S) Conferees Named Harkins,Hopson,Johnson |
| HB 512 | Alcoholic beverages; remove DOR from being wholesale distributor, authorize issuance of wholesaler’s permits. 1 01/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means 2 01/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/02 (H) Passed {Vote} 4 02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate 5 02/17 (S) Referred To Finance 6 02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 7 03/08 (S) Amended 8 03/08 (S) Passed As Amended {Vote} 9 03/09 (S) Returned For Concurrence 10 03/17 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 11 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Zuber 12 03/24 (S) Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,Carter |
| HB 384 | Mississippi Congressional district; reapportion. PASSED 1 01/05 (H) Referred To Rules 2 01/05 (H) Title Stuff Do Pass 3 01/06 (H) Passed {Vote} 4 01/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Roberson, Currie) 5 01/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 6 01/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate 7 01/10 (S) Referred To Rules 8 01/11 (S) Title Suff Do Pass 9 01/12 (S) Amendment Failed 10 01/12 (S) Passed {Vote} 11 01/13 (S) Returned For Enrolling 12 01/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 13 01/17 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 14 01/24 Approved by Governor |
Law Enforcement/Corrections:
| HB 130 | Capitol police; authorize transfer of compensatory leave from previous agency. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 210 | Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Corrections;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 233 | Mississippi Highway Patrol and MBN officers; increase salaries of. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 419 | Mississippi Highway Patrol; increase pay. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 434 | Appropriation; additional to DPS from Death Benefits Trust Fund to pay benefits covered under First Responder Act. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To Appropriations DEAD |
| HB 211 | DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Corrections;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 217 | Commutation of sentences; require for certain nonviolent offenders. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Corrections;Judiciary BDEAD |
| HB 225 | Workforce training, certain; provide for nonviolent offenders in regional correctional facilities. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To CorrectionsDEAD |
Healthcare:
| HB 299 | Medicaid; provide continued eligibility for eligible women for up to 12 months postpartum. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 454 | Medicaid; increase reimbursement rate for providers of assisted living services. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 108 | Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 764 | “Mississippi Health Care Workers Retention Act of 2022”; create. 1 01/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations 2 01/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 02/02 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted 4 02/02 (H) Amended 5 02/02 (H) Passed As Amended {Vote} 6 02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate 7 02/15 (S) Referred To Appropriations 8 03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 9 03/15 (S) Amended 10 03/15 (S) Passed As Amended {Vote} 11 03/16 (S) Returned For Concurrence 12 03/17 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 13 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Read,Oliver,White 14 03/22 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,Polk,Michel |
Education:
| HB 412 | Postsecondary educational institutions; require 50% in-person instruction as condition of receiving legislative appropriation. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 415 | State Superintendent of Public Education; align salary of to no more than 150% of Governor’s salary. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To Education;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 449 | State Parks; provide funding from net proceeds of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;AppropriationsDEAD |
| HB 31 | Charter schools; reconstitute authorizer board and require formula to ensure equitable distribution of local funds. DEAD 1 01/04 (H) Referred To Education 2 01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 02/08 (H) Read the Third Time 4 DEAD |
| HB 78 | Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To EducationDEAD |
| HB 437 | The Teaching Racial and Universal Equality (TRUE) Act: enact to prohibit critical race theory from inclusion in public school curriculum. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To EducationDEAD |
General:
| HB 225 | Workforce training, certain; provide for nonviolent offenders in regional correctional facilities. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To CorrectionsDEAD |
| HB 178 | Marijuana possession; revise as civil penalty. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary BDEAD |
| HB 367 | Prostitution; penalize procurement of as a felony. DEAD 01/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary BDEAD |
| HB 206 | Minimum Wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Workforce Development;Judiciary ADEAD |
| HB 627 | Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; create. DEAD 01/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means DEAD |
| HB 231 | COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorize employee exemptions from. DEAD 01/04 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesDEAD |
SENATE
Top Picks:
| SB2001 | Mississippi congressional districts; reapportion. DEAD 01/04 (S) Title Stuff Do PassDEAD |
| SB2033 | Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months. DEAD 1 01/06 (S) Referred To Medicaid 2 01/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/02 (S) Passed {Vote} 4 02/02 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered 5 02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 6 02/07 (S) Transmitted To House 7 02/08 (H) Referred To Medicaid 8 03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended DEAD |
| SB2095 | Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create. 1 01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare 2 01/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass 3 01/13 (S) Amended 4 01/13 (S) Passed As Amended {Vote} 5 01/13 (S) Immediate Release 6 01/13 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered 7 01/17 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 8 01/18 (S) Transmitted To House 9 01/19 (H) Referred To Drug Policy 10 01/19 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 11 01/19 (H) Amended 12 01/19 (H) Passed As Amended {Vote} 13 01/20 (H) Returned For Concurrence 14 01/25 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 15 01/25 (S) Immediate Release 16 01/25 (S) Conferees Named Bryan,Blackwell,Wiggins 17 01/25 (H) Conferees Named White,Mims,Yancey 18 01/25 (S) Conference Report Filed 19 01/25 (H) Conference Report Filed 20 01/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted {Vote} 21 01/26 (S) Immediate Release 22 01/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted {Vote} 23 01/27 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 24 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 25 02/02 Approved by Governor |
ARPA Funds:
S. B. No. 2862: |
Appropriation; Child Protective Services, Department of-ARPA funds.
1 01/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations |
S. B. No. 2863: |
Appropriation; Mississippi Emergency Management Agency-ARPA funds.
1 01/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations |
| S. B. No. 2864: | Appropriation; National Guard,-ARPA funds.
1 01/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations |
| S. B. No. 2865: | Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of-ARPA funds
1 01/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations |
Law Enforcement/Corrections:
| SB2120 | Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers. 1 01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations 2 01/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 02/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 4 02/10 (S) Amended 5 02/10 (S) Passed As Amended {Vote} 6 02/15 (S) Transmitted To House 7 02/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations 8 02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 9 03/08 (H) Amended 10 03/08 (H) Passed As Amended {Vote} 11 03/09 (H) Returned For Concurrence 12 03/16 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 13 03/21 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,Blackwell,Thompson 14 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Read,Oliver,Cockerham |
| SB2166 | Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of. DEAD 01/13 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;AppropriationsDEAD |
Education:
| SB2089 | State Superintendent of Education; provide limitation on salary. DEAD 01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyDEAD |
| SB2113 | Critical Race Theory; prohibit. 1 01/12 (S) Referred To Education 2 01/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 01/21 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 4 01/21 (S) Passed {Vote} 5 01/24 (S) Transmitted To House 6 02/24 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges 7 02/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 8 03/01 (H) Read the Third Time 9 03/03 (H) Passed {Vote} 10 03/03 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hines, Huddleston, Scoggin) 11 03/09 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 12 03/09 (H) Returned For Enrolling 13 03/11 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 14 03/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 15 03/14 Approved by Governor |
| SB2171 | “Critical race theory”; prohibit teaching of and expenditure of public funds for. DEAD 1 01/12 (S) Referred To Education DEAD |
General:
| SB2045 | Anti-Covid Vaccine Mandate Act; create. DEAD 01/06 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyDEAD |
| SB2046 | Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create. DEAD 01/06 (S) Referred To Labor;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyDEAD |
| SB2111 | Transgender 21 Act; enact. DEAD 01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyDEAD |
| SB2159 | Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; create. 1 01/13 (S) Referred To Finance;Economic and Workforce Development 2 02/01 (S) DR – TSDPCS: FI To EC 3 02/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 4 02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 5 02/03 (S) Passed {Vote} 6 02/07 (S) Transmitted To House 7 02/08 (H) Referred To Ways and Means 8 03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| SB2175 | Child Protection Services social worker interviews with parents or children; require video and audio recordings. DEAD 01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and WelfareDEAD |
| SB2495 | Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create. DEAD 1 01/17 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks 2 01/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 02/02 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 4 02/02 (S) Passed {Vote} 5 02/03 (S) Transmitted To House 6 02/16 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Ways and Means 7 02/24 (H) DR – TSDPAA: WI To WM 8 03/01 (H) DR – TSDPAA: WM To WI 9 03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended DEAD |
| SB2515 | State parks; transfer jurisdiction from WFP Department and Commission to Mississippi Department of Tourism. DEAD 1 01/17 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks 2 02/01 (S) Title Suff Do PassDEAD |
About the Author(s)
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah is a Mississippi native, born and raised in Madison. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she studied Communications, with an emphasis in Broadcasting and Journalism. Sarah’s experience spans multiple mediums, including extensive videography with both at home and overseas, broadcasting daily news, and hosting a live radio show. In 2017, Sarah became a member of the Capitol Press Corp in Mississippi and has faithfully covered the decisions being made by leaders on some of the most important issues facing our state. Email Sarah: sarah@magnoliatribune.com
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