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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 12, 2024 | MS | SB 2725 | Establishes a University System Efficiency Task Force | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 12) |
March 27, 2023 | MS | HB 1671 | Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12) |
April 5, 2022 | MS | HB 1353 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (110 - 3) |
March 27, 2022 | MS | HB 531 | Reduces Income Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10) |
March 27, 2022 | MS | HB 531 | Reduces Income Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 24) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | MS | HB 1439 | Amends Tax Laws to Eliminate Sales Tax and Income Tax for Certain Income Brackets | Bill Passed - House (85 - 34) |
June 26, 2020 | MS | SB 3051 | Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3) |
March 11, 2019 | MS | SB 2770 | Increases Public School Teacher Salaries | Bill Passed - House (112 - 2) |
March 25, 2018 | MS | HB 1593 | Appropriates Funds for Educational Television | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16) |
March 2, 2016 | MS | SB 2238 | Prohibits the Appropriation of Funds to Planned Parenthood | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 17) |
Feb. 25, 2015 | MS | HB 1629 | Repeals State Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 32) |
Feb. 11, 2015 | MS | SB 2389 | Authorizes Joining Interstate Compact for a Balanced Federal Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
Feb. 25, 2013 | MS | HB 844 | Exempts Certain Sales Taxes for Agricultural Businesses | Bill Passed - House (75 - 43) |
Feb. 15, 2012 | MS | HCR 33 | Amends the State Budget Process | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
Feb. 13, 2012 | MS | HCR 33 | Amends the State Budget Process | Bill Passed - House (72 - 48) |
March 27, 2011 | MS | SB 3100 | Issuance of State Bonds for Improvements in Higher Learning Institutions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 10) |
March 27, 2011 | MS | SB 3100 | Issuance of State Bonds for Improvements in Higher Learning Institutions | Conference Report Adopted - House (91 - 27) |
Feb. 18, 2010 | MS | SB 2688 | Restoring 2009-2010 Budget Cuts | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
Feb. 11, 2010 | MS | SB 2688 | Restoring 2009-2010 Budget Cuts | Bill Passed - House (106 - 14) |
Feb. 3, 2010 | MS | HB 959 | Sale of State Plane | Bill Passed - House (65 - 55) |
Jan. 19, 2010 | MS | HB 392 | Limiting Gubernatorial Budget Reductions | Bill Passed - House (70 - 49) |
Jan. 29, 2009 | MS | HB 364 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 7) |
Jan. 14, 2009 | MS | HB 364 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (81 - 39) |
Jan. 7, 2009 | MS | HB 290 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
June 27, 2008 | MS | HB 17 | Medicaid Funds Bill | Bill Passed - House (68 - 44) |
May 29, 2008 | MS | HB 17 | Medicaid Funds Bill | Bill Failed - House (55 - 53) |
May 28, 2008 | MS | SB 2013 | Hospital Tax for Medicaid Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7) |
May 28, 2008 | MS | SB 2011 | Increasing Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (87 - 33) |
May 22, 2008 | MS | SB 2011 | Increasing Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3) |
April 15, 2008 | MS | SB 2497 | Increasing Unemployment Compensation | Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 10) |
March 26, 2008 | MS | SB 2188 | Attorney General-Private Attorney Contract Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (95 - 25) |
March 24, 2008 | MS | HB 859 | Salary Adjustments for State Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 3) |
March 18, 2008 | MS | SB 2497 | Increasing Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (71 - 48) |
March 6, 2008 | MS | HB 1601 | Medicaid Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (74 - 41) |
Feb. 21, 2008 | MS | HB 1013 | Altering Medicaid and Medicare Eligibility and Increasing Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - House (75 - 41) |
Feb. 14, 2008 | MS | HB 859 | Salary Adjustments for State Officials | Bill Passed - House (61 - 60) |
Jan. 31, 2008 | MS | HB 513 | Funding for K-12 Education and Related Activities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 26) |
Jan. 25, 2008 | MS | SB 2188 | Attorney General-Private Attorney Contract Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
Feb. 15, 2007 | MS | HB 247 | Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease | Bill Passed - House (91 - 27) |
March 22, 2006 | MS | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Veto Override Failed - Senate (28 - 22) |
March 8, 2006 | MS | SB 2400 | Salary Fixes for Certain Elected State and District Officials | Bill Passed - House (78 - 40) |
March 6, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41) |
March 3, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 19) |
Feb. 24, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | MS | HB 1638 | Funding for Wireless Communications and Cooperative Data Systems | Bill Passed - House (80 - 42) |
Feb. 21, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | HB 638 | Executive Branch Salaries | Bill Passed - House (64 - 55) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | HB 1115 | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 47) |
Feb. 2, 2006 | MS | SB 2604 | Mississippi Adequate Education Program Revisions | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
Feb. 1, 2006 | MS | SB 2602 | Mississippi Education Reform Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
Jan. 11, 2006 | MS | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 30) |
Jan. 6, 2006 | MS | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15) |
Jan. 5, 2006 | MS | HB 206 | Bonds for Economic Development | Bill Passed - House (77 - 40) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
3/12 | SB 2725 | Establishes a University System Efficiency Task Force | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 12) |
3/27 | HB 1671 | Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12) |
4/05 | HB 1353 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (110 - 3) |
3/27 | HB 531 | Reduces Income Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10) |
3/27 | HB 531 | Reduces Income Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 24) |
2/23 | HB 1439 | Amends Tax Laws to Eliminate Sales Tax and Income Tax for Certain Income Brackets | Bill Passed - House (85 - 34) |
6/26 | SB 3051 | Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3) |
3/11 | SB 2770 | Increases Public School Teacher Salaries | Bill Passed - House (112 - 2) |
3/25 | HB 1593 | Appropriates Funds for Educational Television | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16) |
3/02 | SB 2238 | Prohibits the Appropriation of Funds to Planned Parenthood | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 17) |
2/25 | HB 1629 | Repeals State Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 32) |
2/11 | SB 2389 | Authorizes Joining Interstate Compact for a Balanced Federal Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
2/25 | HB 844 | Exempts Certain Sales Taxes for Agricultural Businesses | Bill Passed - House (75 - 43) |
2/15 | HCR 33 | Amends the State Budget Process | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
2/13 | HCR 33 | Amends the State Budget Process | Bill Passed - House (72 - 48) |
3/27 | SB 3100 | Issuance of State Bonds for Improvements in Higher Learning Institutions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 10) |
3/27 | SB 3100 | Issuance of State Bonds for Improvements in Higher Learning Institutions | Conference Report Adopted - House (91 - 27) |
2/18 | SB 2688 | Restoring 2009-2010 Budget Cuts | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
2/11 | SB 2688 | Restoring 2009-2010 Budget Cuts | Bill Passed - House (106 - 14) |
2/03 | HB 959 | Sale of State Plane | Bill Passed - House (65 - 55) |
1/19 | HB 392 | Limiting Gubernatorial Budget Reductions | Bill Passed - House (70 - 49) |
1/29 | HB 364 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 7) |
1/14 | HB 364 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (81 - 39) |
1/07 | HB 290 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
6/27 | HB 17 | Medicaid Funds Bill | Bill Passed - House (68 - 44) |
5/29 | HB 17 | Medicaid Funds Bill | Bill Failed - House (55 - 53) |
5/28 | SB 2013 | Hospital Tax for Medicaid Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7) |
5/28 | SB 2011 | Increasing Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (87 - 33) |
5/22 | SB 2011 | Increasing Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3) |
4/15 | SB 2497 | Increasing Unemployment Compensation | Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 10) |
3/26 | SB 2188 | Attorney General-Private Attorney Contract Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (95 - 25) |
3/24 | HB 859 | Salary Adjustments for State Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 3) |
3/18 | SB 2497 | Increasing Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (71 - 48) |
3/06 | HB 1601 | Medicaid Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (74 - 41) |
2/21 | HB 1013 | Altering Medicaid and Medicare Eligibility and Increasing Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - House (75 - 41) |
2/14 | HB 859 | Salary Adjustments for State Officials | Bill Passed - House (61 - 60) |
1/31 | HB 513 | Funding for K-12 Education and Related Activities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 26) |
1/25 | SB 2188 | Attorney General-Private Attorney Contract Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
2/15 | HB 247 | Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease | Bill Passed - House (91 - 27) |
3/22 | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Veto Override Failed - Senate (28 - 22) |
3/08 | SB 2400 | Salary Fixes for Certain Elected State and District Officials | Bill Passed - House (78 - 40) |
3/06 | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41) |
3/03 | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 19) |
2/24 | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
2/22 | HB 1638 | Funding for Wireless Communications and Cooperative Data Systems | Bill Passed - House (80 - 42) |
2/21 | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
2/09 | HB 638 | Executive Branch Salaries | Bill Passed - House (64 - 55) |
2/09 | HB 1115 | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 47) |
2/02 | SB 2604 | Mississippi Adequate Education Program Revisions | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
2/01 | SB 2602 | Mississippi Education Reform Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
1/11 | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (90 - 30) |
1/06 | SB 2310 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15) |
1/05 | HB 206 | Bonds for Economic Development | Bill Passed - House (77 - 40) |