UPDATED: Bills to watch for the 2019 Legislative Session

Here is a list of bills Y’all Politics is watching for you during the 2019 Legislative Session. They’re listed by chamber.

*This list is subject to change throughout Session.

HOUSE BILLS: 

HB 571 – Human Trafficking Bill-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0571.xml

• Referred to Judiciary B committee
• Passed House Judiciary B Committee, with committee substitute
• Passed House floor (117-0), held on a motion to reconsider
• Motion to reconsider tabled
• Transmitted to the Senate
• Referred to Judiciary A
• Title stuff do pass as amended
• Amended
• Passed as amended
• Held on a motion to reconsider
• Motion to reconsider tabled
• Returned for Concurrence
• Concurred
• Enrolled bill signed by House and Senate
• Bill sent to Governor

HB 366 – Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0366.xml

• Referred to House Public Utilities Committee
• Passed the House Public Utilities Committee
• Passed the House floor (115-3)
• Transmitted to the Senate Energy Committee
• Passed Senate Energy Committee
• Passed in the Senate, bill heads to the Governor (52-0)
• Governor Bryant has signed into law (1/30/2019)

HB 1283 – The “Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019”- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB1283.xml

• Referred to Education
• Passed from the House Education committee
• Passed on the House Floor (114-3)
• Transmitted to Senate
• Referred to Education and Appropriations
• Title sufficient do pass: Education to Appropriations
• Amended
• Passed as Amended
• Motion to reconsider
• Motion tabled
• Returned for Concurrence
• Concurred and amended in Senate
• Motion to reconsider
• Motion tabled
• Enrolled bill signed by House and Senate

HB 1352 – Criminal Justice Reform Act – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/PDF/history/HB/HB1352.xml

• Referred to Judiciary B
• Title stuff do pass Committee Substitute
• Committee substitute adopted
• Passed
• Transmitted to the Senate
• Referred to Judiciary A
• Title stuff do pass as amended
• Amended
• Passed as amended
• Returned for Concurrence
• Concur declined, Conference invited

SENATE BILLS:

SB 2770 – Teachers’ salaries; provide for $1,000.00 increase phased in over two years – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2116.xml

• Referred to Education
• Title stuff do pass
• Amended
• Passed as amended
• Transmitted to the House
• Referred to Education/Appropriations
• Title stuff do pass as amended: Education and Appropriations
• Amended
• Passed as amended
• Motion to reconsider entered
• Motion to reconsider tabled
• Returned for concurrence
• Concurred in House
• Enrolled bill signed by House and Senate
• Bill approved by Governor (1/21/2019)

SB 2835 – Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act; create- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2835.xml

• Referred to Insurance/Appropriations
• Passed in Committee
• Committee Substitute Adopted
• Bill amended
• Passed in the Senate (50-1)
• Transmitted to the House
• Referred to Insurance/Appropriations
• Title stuff do pass as amended: Insurance to Appropriations
• Read the third time
• Amended
• Passed as amended
• Returned for Concurrence
• Concur declined, Conference invited

SB 2141 – Terroristic threat; create offense of-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2141.xml

• Referred to Judiciary A
• Passed out of Committee
• Passed on the Floor
• Transmitted to the House
• Referred to Judiciary A
• Title stuff do pass
• Passed
• Returned for enrolling
• Enrolled bill signed by House and Senate
• Approved by Governor

SB 2901 – Landowners Protection Act; create – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2901.xml

• Referred to Business and Financial Institutes
• Passed Committee Substitute
• Passed in the Senate
• Held on a motion to reconsider
• Motion to reconsider tabled
• Transmitted to House
• Referred to Judiciary A
• Amended, passed as amended
• Held on a motion to reconsider
• Reconsidered
• Amended, passed as amended
• Held on a motion to reconsider
• Motion to reconsider tabled
• Returned for Concurrence
• Concurred in the Senate
• Enrolled bill signed by House and Senate

SB 2116 – Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2116.xml

• Referred to Public Health and Welfare
• Bill passed in Committee
• Amendment failed
• Passed in the Senate
• Transmitted to the House
• Referred to Public Health and Welfare
• Title stuff do pass as amended
• Read the Third time
• Amended
• Passed as amended
• Motion to reconsider entered
• Motion to reconsider tabled
• Returned for Concurrence
• Concurred in the Senate
• Enrolled bill signed by House and Senate
• Approved by Governor 

Dead Bills

HB 732 – Prevent abortion when a heart beat is detected – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0732.xml

• Referred to Public Health and Human Services
• Bill passed in committee
• Read the third time
• Passed as amended
• Transmitted to the Senate
• Referred to Public Health and Welfare
• Title stuff do pass as amended
• Died on Calendar

HB 867 – Heroin and fentanyl; add penalties for possession, or death resulting from use of – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0867.xml

• Referred to Judiciary B
• Passed in Committee
• Amended
• Point of Order raised
• Set aside, pending a ruling from the Chair
• Point of order, not well taken
• Tabled subject to call
• Died on the Calendar 

HB 475 –  Hybrid vehicle tax; repeal section of law authorizing – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0475.xml

• Referred to Ways and Means
• Died in Committee 

HB 78 – DPS highway patrol trooper training class-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0078.xml

• Referred to Appropriations
• Died in Committee

HB 337 – The Landowners Protection Act; create – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0337.xml

• Referred to Judiciary B
• Referred to Judiciary A
• Passed Committee Substitute
• Died on the Calendar

SB 2149 – Death penalty; eliminate for persons with certain intellectual disabilities-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2149.xml

• Referred to Judiciary A
• Died in Committee

SB 2888 – Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; authorize housing of state offenders in- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2888.xml

• Referred to Corrections/Appropriations
• Passed in Corrections, referred to Appropriations
• Died in Committee 

SB 2029 – Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; prescribe standards for participation- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2029.xml

• Referred to Education
• Died in Committee

SB 2168 – Federal Affordable Care Act; prohibit implementation of ACA and prohibit expansion of Medicaid program.-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2168.xml

• Referred to Medicaid
• Died in Committee

SB 2075 – Common Core National Education Standards; State board of Ed. Shall replace with ELA Standards in 2019-2020 school year.-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2075.xml

• Referred to Education
• Died in Committee

SB 2255 – Vaccination required for school attendance; authorize exemption upon objection of parent or parental, philosophical, or religious belief.-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2255.xml

• Referred to Education
• Died in Committee

SB 2027 – School Safety Grant Program under State Dept. of Education-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2027.xml

• Referred to Education/Appropriations
• Died in Committee

SB 2227 – Teachers’ salaries; provide for $2,500 increase starting in 2019-2020-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2227.xml

• Referred to Education/Appropriations
• Died in Committee

HB 1371 – Medical Marijuana Act of 2019; create – http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB1371.xml

• Referred To Drug Policy; Public Health and Human Services
• Died in Committee

HB 267 – Teacher salary; $4,000 increase over four years beginning in 2019-2020 term-                               http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0267.xml

• Referred to Education/Appropriations
• Died in Committee

HB 257 – Medicaid: require Gov. and Div. of Medicaid to negotiate to obtain federal waiver to expand Medicaid-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0257.xml

• Referred to Medicaid/Rules/Et Al
• Died in Committee

HB 31 – Certified nurse practitioners; no physician supervision required for certain with over 3,600 hours of clinical practices-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0031.xml

• Referred to Public Health and Human Services
• Died in Committee

HB 77 – Trooper Training Class, require Legislature to appropriate funds in 2019 and 2020 to defray expenses-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0077.xml

• Referred to Appropriations
• Died in Committee

HB 15 – Commission to redesign the Mississippi State Flag-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0015.xml

• Referred to Rules
• Died in Committee

• Second by Rep. Baria: HB 18- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0018.xml
•  Referred to Rules
• Died in Committee

HB 9 – Department of Corrections; provide certain education programs for adult offenders-http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0009.xml

• Referred to Corrections/Appropriations
• Died in Committee

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