Mississippi 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 2)

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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2901

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Greenwood Cemetery Association For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Restoration And Repair Of The Cemetery For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2912

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation Of General Funds To Alcorn State University To Defray Expenses To Upgrade Roadways And Sidewalks For Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR29

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
A Resolution Joining Women For Progress Of Ms, Inc., In Honoring Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones For 25 Years Of Law Enforcement Leadership.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR26

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Our Lady Academy (ola) Lady Crescents Volleyball Team From Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, And Head Coach Emily Corley For Winning Their Third-consecutive Class 3a State Championship.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2915

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation From The Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund To The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of Disbursing Funds To Small Municipalities Which Receive Discretionary Federal Funds, For The Period Beginning On July 1, 2025, And Ending June 30, 2026; To Provide The Intent Of The Legislature To Use The Funds Appropriated In The Act As Matching Funds To Pull Down Federal Funds For Certain Municipalities; To Require The Department To Set A Match Rate Of Twenty Percent (20%) Local Funds Contributed By The Small Municipality To Eighty Percent (80%) Federal Funds Received.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2883

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Engrossed
2/12/25  
Refer
2/17/25  
An Act To Amend Section 57-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority To Enter Into Contracts And Other Agreements With County Boards Of Supervisors For The Purpose Of Staffing Mississippi Welcome Centers; To Create The Mississippi Welcome Centers Staff Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Create The Mississippi Welcome Centers Staff Grant Fund To Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2850

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
An Act Relating To The Sale Of Cigarettes In Mississippi; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Each Cigarette Manufacturer Whose Cigarettes Are Sold In Mississippi To File An Annual Certification With The Commissioner Of Revenue Containing Specified Information About The Manufacturer And Its Cigarettes; To Require The Commissioner To Maintain A State Cigarette Directory Available To The Public On The Department Of Revenue's Website; To Prohibit The Sale Of A Manufacturer's Cigarettes If The Manufacturer Is Not Listed On The Directory; To Give Retailers And Importers, Distributors And Wholesalers An Opportunity To Dispose Of Their Cigarette Inventory That Is Not Authorized To Be Sold In The Directory Before The Inventory Is Seized; To Establish Civil Penalties For Retailers And Other Entities Selling Cigarettes That Are Not Included In The Directory; To Require Manufacturers To Have A Registered Agent In The State For Service Of Process; To Require Unannounced Compliance Checks By The Department Of Revenue; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Promulgate Rules And Regulations, And To Use Fees And Penalties Collected, For The Administration And Enforcement Of This Act; To Require Annual Reports To The Legislature On The Status Of The State Cigarette Directory And Enforcement Activities; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Confiscation Of Cigarettes Not Having Stamps Affixed To The Package As Required Under The Tobacco Tax Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Procedures For The Seizure Of Certain Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Search And Seizure Of Illegally Sold Tobacco Products, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Provide That, No Later Than September 1, 2025, Every Manufacturer Of An Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ends) Product That Is Sold For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi Shall Execute And Deliver To The Commissioner Of Revenue A Certification That The Manufacturer Is Compliant With This Act And Federal Law; To Provide That The Information Submitted By The Manufacturer Is Considered Confidential Commercial Or Financial Information For Purposes Of The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Provide That, Beginning On October 1, 2025, The Commissioner Shall Maintain And Make Publicly Available On The Department Of Revenue's Official Website A Directory That Lists All Ends Product Manufacturers, Brand Names, Categories, Product Names, And Flavors For Which Certification Forms Have Been Submitted And Approved By The Commissioner And Shall Require The Update Of The Directory At Least Monthly To Ensure Accuracy; To Require The Commissioner To Establish A Process To Provide Manufacturers, Licensed Retailers, Distributors, And Wholesalers Notice Of The Initial Publication Of The Directory And Changes Made To The Directory In The Prior Month; To Provide That Neither A Manufacturer Nor Its Ends Products Shall Be Included Or Retained In The Directory If The Commissioner Determines That The Manufacturer Failed To Provide A Complete And Accurate Certification And Provide Payment; To Provide That, After 30 Calendar Days Following Removal From The Directory, The Ends Product Of A Manufacturer Identified In The Notice Of Removal And Intended For Sale In Mississippi Are Subject To Seizure, Forfeiture, And Destruction, And Shall Not Be Purchased Or Sold For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi; To Provide That, Beginning On October 1, 2025, Or On The Date That The Commissioner First Makes The Directory Available For Public Inspection On The Department Of Revenue's Website, Whichever Is Later, Ends Products Not Included In The Directory, Shall Not Be Sold For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi, Either Directly Or Through An Importer, Distributor, Wholesaler, Retailer, Or Similar Intermediary Or Intermediaries; To Provide That Each Retailer Shall Have 60 Days From The Date That The Commissioner First Makes The Directory Available For Inspection On The Department's Website To Sell Products That Were In Its Inventory And Not Included In The Directory Or Remove Those Products From Inventory; To Provide That, After 60 Calendar Days Following Publication Of The Directory, Ends Products Not Listed In The Directory And Intended For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi Are Subject To Seizure, Forfeiture, And Destruction, And May Not Be Purchased Or Sold For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi Except As Otherwise Provided; To Provide That A Manufacturer, Retailer, Distributor, Wholesaler, Or Importer Who Sells Or Offers For Sale An Ends Product For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi That Is Not Included In The Directory Shall Be Subject To A Criminal Penalty Of Not More Than $500.00 Per Day For Each Individual Ends Product Offered For Sale In Violation Of This Act, Which Shall Be Increased To At Least $750.00, But Not More Than $1,000.00, Per Product Per Day For A Second Violation In A 12-month Period, And To At Least $1,000.00, But Not More Than $1,500.00, Per Product Per Day For A Third Violation In A 12-month Period; To Provide That, For Subsequent Violations, The Attorney General Or District Attorney May Bring An Action In State Court To Prevent A Manufacturer, Retailer, Distributor, Wholesaler, Or Importer From Selling Or Offering To Sell An Ends Product That Is Not Included In The Directory; To Provide For Treble Penalties, Plus Any Other Penalty Provided By Law For The Sale, Possession, Or Furnishing Of A Controlled Substance, If The Ends Product Contains Any Controlled Substance That Causes The Recipient To Require Emergency Medical Care; To Provide That A Manufacturer Whose Ends Products Are Not Listed In The Directory And Who Causes The Products That Are Not Listed To Be Sold For Retail Sale Or Sale To A Consumer In Mississippi, Is Subject To A Civil Penalty Of $2,500.00 For Each Individual Ends Product Offered For Sale In Violation Of This Act; To Require A Manufacturer Located Outside Of The United States To Cause Each Of Its Importers Of Any Of Its Products To Be Sold In Mississippi To Appoint, And Continually Engage Without Interruption, The Services Of An Agent In The State; To Require A Manufacturer To Provide Written Notice To The Commissioner 30 Calendar Days Prior To The Termination Of The Authority Of An Agent; To Provide That Each Retailer, Distributor, And Wholesaler That Sells Or Distributes Ends Products In This State Shall Be Subject To At Least Two Unannounced Compliance Checks By The Department Of Revenue; To Provide That The Attorney General's Office Shall Also Have The Authority To Conduct Random, Unannounced Inspections At Locations Where Ends Products Are Sold To Ensure Compliance With This Act; To Provide That, Beginning On January 31, 2026, And Annually Thereafter, The Commissioner Shall Provide A Report To The Legislature That Contains Certain Information Related To The Registry; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2905

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation Of State General Funds To Claiborne County To Defray Expenses For The Improvement And Construction Of Ball Fields, Basketball Courts, Other Playground Equipment And A Multipurpose Community Center For Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2913

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation Of General Funds To Alcorn State University To Defray Expenses For Stem-related Programs For Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2902

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi School Of The Arts For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Paying Cost-of-living Increases For Support Staff Wages For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2906

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To Franklin County For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To Bridge, Road And Culvert Construction And Repair For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2904

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To Claiborne County For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Enhancing Education And Infrastructure Projects Within The County For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2908

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To Hancock County, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Planning, Design, Site Preparation, Construction And Equipment Of A Live Fire Burn Building For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2900

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To Claiborne County For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of Certain Infrastructure Projects For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2916

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Grant Program For The Fiscal Year 2026.