In the 16th week of the Legislative Session, the Senate met a Tuesday, April 16, 2024, deadline for original floor action on appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House, a Wednesday, April 17, 2024, deadline for reconsideration and passage of appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House, a Thursday, April 18, 2024, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House, and a Friday, April 19, 2024, deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from the House to appropriation and revenue bills, and a deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are revenue bills.
The Senate faced a Monday, April 22, 2024, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider concurrence or nonconcurrence in appropriation and revenue bills, a Thursday, April 25, 2024, deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from other house to general bills and constitutional amendments, a Friday, April 26, 2024, deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are not revenue bills, and a Saturday, April 27, 2024, deadline for conference reports on appropriation and revenue bills to be filed, and deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider concurrence or nonconcurrence on general bills and constitutional amendments.
The Senate advised and consented to appointments to boards and agencies.
The Senate concurred in House changes to several measures including:
Senate Bill 2425 defines ballot harvesting and gives exceptions for when persons can receive assistance in voting and by whom they can be helped.
Senate Bill 2858 allows patients with life-threatening or debilitating illnesses to receive individualized investigative treatment.
Senate Bill 2727 creates and provide membership and duties for a Mississippi Youth Mental Health Task Force.
House Bill 1471 prohibits officers and employees of the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM), from accepting or receiving “any gratuity, gift, gift in-kind, money, emolument, or any other pecuniary benefit, either directly or indirectly, from any broadband service provider, vendor, contractor, subcontractor, nonprofit organization or association that does business with or contracts with BEAM, or any designee, employee, agent, officer, or representative of such broadband service provider, vendor, contractor, subcontractor, nonprofit organization or association.”
Senate Bill 2196 provide additional five-year prison term for persons convicted of making terroristic threats to an airport.
House Bill 1984 authorized tax credits for “persons, firms, or corporation operating a refinery for the refining of oil, gas or petroleum products and owning oil, gas, or petroleum products.
House Bill 1378 increases homestead exemption; for honorably discharged veterans 90 years of age or old
