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News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
February 3, 2023

Prominent healthcare bills survive committee deadline in Mississippi Legislature

From a nurse student loan repayment program to restricting minor gender transitioning, see what legislation is still alive. Tuesday was the deadline for committees to pass general bills and amendments out to the floor in their respective chamber in the Mississippi Legislature. While a fair number of bills survived, others died a quiet death. Among…
News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
February 3, 2023

Patriotic Education Grant Program, incentives for modified school calendars among education legislation still alive

After Tuesday’s deadline, 531 bills remained alive, which was 35.5% of total bills filed. Earlier this week marked the deadline for committees to report general bills and constitutional amendments originating in their respective chambers. Any bill that did not pass the committee to which it was referred died. According to Mississippi Statewatch, after the first…