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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Economic and Workforce Development - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 9:45 AM
Economic and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- our community colleges, but it is actually to help recruit, train, and prepare when one of these businesses
- our community colleges, but it is actually to help recruit, train, and prepare when one of these businesses
- our community colleges, but it is actually to help recruit, train, and prepare when one of these businesses
- A rise and motion to rise and report.
Committee:
Joint Economic and Workforce Development
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Ports and Marine Resources - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 11:00 AM
Ports and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:01:55.759><c> at</c> probable cause um and and do the same at probable cause um and and do the
- Um, and<00:03:49.680><c> and</c><00:03:50.080><c> that's</c><00:03:50.319><c> happening</c> and and that's
- And and look, if people don't know.
- And Mr.
- </c> and others for conservation and and others for conservation and restoration.<00:15:48.399><c> all
Committee:
Joint Ports and Marine Resources
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Business and Financial Institutions - Room 210; 28 January, 2026: 2:00 PM
Business and Financial Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, it requires it first to go to the department of banking, uh, and they review and approve and then
- </c><00:02:37.120><c> is</c> get filed and um and this bill is get filed and um and this bill is addressing
- then</c><00:05:14.240><c> it</c> general and they approve and then it general and they approve and then
- it</c><00:05:17.280><c> goes</c> governor and they approve and it goes governor and they approve and
- </c> and never comes back for advice and and never comes back for advice and consent. consent. consent
Committee:
Joint Business and Financial Institutions
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 3:30 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- um and and not interrupt their treatment um and and not interrupt their working working working uh<00
- </c><00:37:56.079><c> this</c> program and and we'd never done this program and and we'd never done this
- I know others have questions. soon we can u develop and and write the soon we can u develop and and write
- </c> >> and and all that is still in place. >> and and all that is still in place.
- </c><00:54:11.920><c> making</c> >> and and and you've supported making >> and and and you've
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 14 January, 2026; 3:15 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- And we had another witness who had been at the emergency room at the University of Mississippi Medical
- And we have Senator Boyd, who's a new member of the committee and she's absent.
- do and and do that talk about or want to do and and do that now<00:02:47.120><c> or</c><00:02:47.599
- It's from and after passage and session.
- And if there's nothing else, I'll entertain a motion to rise and report.
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, January 7, 2026; 10:30 AM
Public Health and Welfare
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Vet. and Military Affairs - Room 409, 8 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the things that we've identified in terms of helping to recruit and retain our soldiers and airmen
- The soldier and airman would have to pay for the Tricare, and mechanically, do we do that once a month
- </c> pay for triricare on the front end and pay for triricare on the front end and um<00:03:26.959><c
- airman would have to pay for the and airman would have to pay for the tryare<00:03:33.599><c> and</c
- and recruit.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2018, which would create a state-funded reimbursement program to pay Tricare premiums for eligible Mississippi National Guard members. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to improve quality of life, recruiting, and retention, especially for part-time Guardsmen who lack other medical coverage. General Chris Thomas testified that the proposal is a major priority for the Guard and would help address a significant gap in insurance coverage among soldiers and airmen.
Members asked how the reimbursement would work, when payments would be made, and whether the benefit would cover the full premium. Thomas said the mechanics were still being worked out, but the intent was to reimburse members fully for their monthly premium, likely through some recurring reimbursement process. He clarified the bill is aimed at traditional part-time Guard members, not full-time AGR or federal technicians who already have medical coverage.
Senators also asked whether the benefit would extend to families. Thomas said the current version covers only the service member, though a family plan option exists and the committee discussed the possibility of pursuing that later if the numbers work. The sponsor noted an appropriation bill would be needed to fund the program, with a fiscal note estimated at $4.6 million if all eligible members participated, though that amount would likely be lower because some already have insurance. The committee then adopted a do-pass motion, approved the bill, and reported it out.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 216, Oct. 23, 2025; 2:00 PM
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine opportunities to strengthen water infrastructure programs, focusing on the IIJA's successes. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Oswald and Ms.
- impacting water quality and affordability in the Bay and for this reason and many others there are ongoing
- They could, and they could refuse permission to the water system to come in and replace that, and we,
- And once we get out there and we can expose them to the IIJA capabilities and what they can do for the
- And I heard you mention workforce, and I think that is key as well, and the idea of apprenticeships,
Keywords:
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, water infrastructure, lead service lines, federal reauthorization, sustainability, cybersecurity
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on discussions surrounding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and its implications for local water systems. Various witnesses highlighted the transformative impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law, which has provided an unprecedented amount of funding to help address long-standing issues in drinking water infrastructure, particularly concerning lead service line replacements and sustainability in water management. The discussions emphasized the urgent need for federal reauthorization to continue supporting these initiatives, as many rural and disadvantaged communities still face substantial barriers in upgrading their water systems. Additionally, cybersecurity risks were noted, raising concerns over the vulnerability of water systems across the nation.
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North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Finance and Taxation Apr 16th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, good morning, everybody, and welcome back to Finance and Tax.
- That's the two pennies to the counties and six. and distribute two-thirds.
- And so we include those technical changes in there. And we're going to...
- And that is in, what section is that? That is in Sections 23 and 24.
- And it's just, they're just set up. And that was the programming challenge.
Bills:
SB2397
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation
Keywords:
oil and gas, tax exemption, development incentive wells, gross production tax, flaring, 908, all
Summary:
The Senate Finance and Tax Committee met and first took up House Bill 1382, the gas tax bill. Members explained an amendment to ensure that the proposed three-cent gas tax distribution would include all counties and townships in oil-producing counties, rather than excluding non-oil-producing counties as in the original draft. The committee adopted the amendment unanimously, but then held the bill for the time being because of related work on the Department of Transportation budget in the House.
The committee then turned to House Bill 1168, a large hoghouse amendment that combined the bill with the contents of House Bill 1176 and added technical corrections. The proposal would raise the primary residence property tax credit maximum from $1,250 to $1,650, keep the 75% cap with a $500 floor, and extend the credit to voter-approved levies while excluding special assessments. Other changes discussed included aligning the disabled veterans property tax credit with the $200,000 exemption level, adjusting budget and distribution dates so taxing districts are made whole sooner, exempting townships from a general-election vote requirement for levy increases, and modifying school funding formulas so schools are not shortchanged if mill levies are reduced under the cap.
Testimony from the Association of Counties and the State Supervisor of Assessments was generally supportive of the technical cleanup and implementation changes, but they raised concerns about the June 1 distribution date, application timing, and the practicality of some programming and administrative changes. Committee members also discussed the policy and messaging implications of the 75%/floor structure and the difficulty of applying the credit to certain voter-approved levies. No final action was taken on House Bill 1168; the committee agreed to continue working on amendments and recessed until later in the day.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210; 2 April, 2025: 9:30 AM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 31 March, 2025; 3:45 PM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Business and Financial Institutions - Room 409, 28 March, 2025; 10:30 A.M.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Business and Financial Institutions - Room 216, 27 March, 2025; 1:00 PM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210; 27 March, 2025: 1:30 PM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 26 March, 2025; 3:00 PM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Ports and Marine Resources - Room 210; 20 March, 2025: 10:30 AM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Ports and Marine Resources - Room 210; 13 March, 2025: 1:00 PM
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