* Municipal Inmate in County Jail Facility Final Outcome

* Governor's Veto of Local Emergency Disaster Relief Loan Program Revived

* Special Projects Measure

* Funding for Special Projects Measure

* Homestead Reimbursement Measure

* Measure Addressing Updates to PERS

* Fire Services Funding Measure

* Conferees Named for Municipal Inmate in County Jail Facility Measure

* Other Measures In Conference Committee Along with Named Conferees 

* Special Meetings Measure Signed By The Governor

* Senate Names Conferees for Municipal Inmate in County Jail Legislation

* Potential Special Projects Legislation Measures

* Homestead Exemption Reimbursement Legislation 

* Special Call Meetings Legislation 

* Consolidation of Fire Funds Legislation

* Legislation Still Alive That Will Impact PERS

* Disaster Legislation Due From The Governor 

* Municipal Inmates in County Jail Facilities

* Potential Special Projects Legislation

* Homestead Exemption Reimbursement

* Special Call Meetings Legislation

* Fire Funds Consolidation Legislation

* Opposition to Proposed Legislation to Send Non-Compliance Taxpayers   

   Ad Valorem up to the State Level 

* Municipal Inmate In County Jail Facility

* Group Purchase

* Homestead Exemption Reimbursement

* Mississippi Video Service Act

* Numerous Measures Impacting County Government Dying On Deadline Day

* Measure To Continue to Monitor With Caution

* Municipal Inmates in County Jails

* Group Purchasing

* Homestead Exemption Reimbursement

* Local Fee-In-Lieu Distribution Measure

* Winter Storm Recovery Zone Legislation

* Proposed Increased Tax Credit/Ad Valorem Reduction

* Senate Local Improvement Project Claw back measure

* Comprehensive Purchasing Measure

* Ad Valorem Tax Notice Legislation 

* Mississippi Video Service Act

* Municipal inmates in county jail issue

* Group Purchasing

* Homestead Exemption Reimbursement

* Comprehensive purchasing measure

* Mississippi Video Service Act

* Senate Local Improvement Project Claw back Measure

* Ambulance patient protection measure

* Legislative measures addressing disaster recovery

* Ad valorem Tax Notice Legislation

* Rural Fire Truck Funding Reform measure

* Proposed Increase Tax Credit/Ad valorem Reduction measure

* Municipal inmate in county jail facilities

* Group Purchasing

* County Radar

* Comprehensive purchasing measure

* Mississippi Video Service Act

* Local Improvement Project Clawback Measure

* Mississippi Emergency Communication Authority Act

* 16th Section Land Issue

* Ambulance Patient Protection Issue

* The Peoples Access Act

* Legislation Addressing Disaster Recovery

* Ad Valorem Tax Notice Legislation 

* Comprehensive Rural Fire Truck Reform Legislation 

* Municipal inmates in county jail facilities

* Group purchasing measures

* County radar

* Mississippi Video Service Act

* Local Improvement Project claw-back measure

* Mississippi Emergency Communication Authority Act

* 16th Section Land Issue

* Measure seeking to improve ambulance patient protection

* The Peoples Access Act

* Reverse auction measure

* Municipal inmates in county jail measure

* PERS Tier 5 COLA Account

* County radar

* Local fee-in-lieu distribution 

* Property tax elimination & replacement study committee

* Local Improvement Project Fund (claw back measure)

* Mississippi Emergency Communication Authority Act measure

* 16th Section Land issue

* Mississippi Video Service Act measure 

* Latest update on both House and Senate "School Choice" measures

* Annexation residing in the House Chamber

* Infrastructure (public/private partnership) legislation 

* Creation of the Mississippi Health Information Exchange

* Measure impacting fire truck ratings and the selling of a fire truck

* Measure introduced aligned with MAS's Policy Agenda

* ALERT regarding a potential negative impact to county government (House Bill 830)  

* House Chamber passes the "Mississippi Education Freedom Act"

* Senate Chamber passes the "Mississippi PERS Stability Act"

* Measures introduced potentially impacting county government

* Most recent MS Legislative Budget Office Update regarding State Revenue

* Senate Chamber passing "School Choice" measure Senate Bill 2002

* House Chamber providing a hearing for their proposed version of "School Choice" House Bill 2

* 2025 Regular Legislative Session SINE DIEs Prematurely

* Key measures that will survive the premature SINE DIE

* Governor signs broadband exemption measure into law

* Governor signs House Bill 1 into law (The Build Up Mississippi Act)

* Measures Due and Signed by the Governor

* Key Measures In Conference Committee

* House Chamber concurs on Senate's "Tax Reform Strike All" language

* Legislative measures currently in Conference Committee

* Omnibus bond bill measure passes Senate Finance Committee

* Legislation addressing public notice via electronic devices dies

* Key measures impacting county government still alive

* Measure providing additional funding for county and municipal fire funds survives major deadline

* Comprehensive E-911 measure survives major deadline

* Broadband exemption measures continue to move through the legislative process

* Purchasing measure "fail" during major deadline week

* House chamber passes Homestead Exemption Reimbursement measure

* Proposed measures having a negative impact on county government dies

* Measure providing additional funding to county & municipal fire funds 

* Urgent support needed for purchasing measures 

* House chamber passes Homestead Exemption Reimbursement measure

* Senate Finance Committee passes its version of Tax Reform

* Senate Chamber passes Homestead Exemption Reimbursement measure

* Senate chamber passes Public Employee Retirement Systems Measure (PERS)

* Small Municipalities Limited Population Counties Grant Fund passes both chambers

* Purchasing measures passes Senate and House Chambers

* Comprehensive E-911 Measure passes Senate Chamber

* Measures introduced with the potential to have a negative impact to county government revenue

* Weight limit measure passes Senate Chamber

* Purchasing measure passes Senate Chamber

* Small Municipalities Limited Population Counties Grant Fund passes Senate Chamber

* Discretionary Reverse Auction measure passes House Chamber

* 2025 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference Special Thanks! 

* Purchasing Measures Passes House and Senate Committees

* Public Notice Measure Passes Senate Committee

* Emergency Road and Bridge Fund (funding thru Online Sports Betting)

* Weight Limit Measure Passes House and Senate Committees 

* Broadband Exemption Measure Passes House Chamber

* Discretionary Reverse Auction Measure Passes House Committee

* Small Muni Limited Population County Grant Passes House Committee 

* Measure Mandating Holding Car Tags for No Insurance Passes Committee

* The Mississippi Emergency Communication Act Introduced 

* Welcome Centers Grant Program 

* Measure Approving 16th Section Land Through Sec. of State Introduced

* Indigent Counsel Compensation

* Mental Health First Aid Training

* Public Notice Measure Introduced

* Purchasing Measure Introduced

* Measure Introduced Providing Use Tax to the State Highway Fund

* Introduction and passage of House Bill 1 "The Build Up Mississippi Act" (key components for counties)

* Weight limit measure introduced in House chamber

* The official gaveling in of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session

* December revenue collections reported by the state Legislative Budget Office

* Governor approves Senate Bill 2492 (Use Tax Expenditure Measure)

* College Foundation Ad Valorem Exemption Measure (Due From Governor)

* Senate suspends rules for the introduction of Senate Concurrent Resolution addressing PERS and Education Funding

* House and Senate adopts conference report for repealer extension of inmate medical cost measure

* MAS legislative items headed to the Governor

* MAS legislative items that are in conference (NOTE: Conferees named) 

* MAS measures that are in conference

* Important appropriation and revenue measures 

* College foundation ad valorem exemption measure

* Purchasing measure survives deadline

* County special meetings measure

* Potential rural fire truck funding

* Homestead exemption reimbursement measure moves forward

* Rally for Infrastructure at MDOT

* Omnibus bond measure introduced

* ARPA Rural Water Association Infrastructure Grant Program

* Hospital Sustainability Grant Program

* URGENT!! Both purchasing measures are in danger of failing

* MAS's current position regarding public policy addressing the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)

* Legislative measures assigned to opposite chamber committees 

* Measures that died on the calendar

* Senate passes purchasing legislation

* Senate passes limited college foundation ad valorem exemption measure

* Homestead exemption reimbursement measure introduced

* Measure addressing the Public Employees Retirement System Passes House Chamber

* Current status of both mental health measures

* Positive County Measures and MAS Legislative Priority Measures that Survived the First Major Deadline

* Measures Having a Potential Negative Impact to County Governments that also Survived the First Major Deadline 

* CALL-TO-ACTION (Defeat Bill 2901)

* Public Purchasing Measure Passes House AET Committee

* Limitation to College Foundation Ad Valorem Exemption Passes Senate           County Affairs Committee

*Legislative Repealer Addressing Housing State Inmates in County Jail Passes    House & Senate Corrections Committee

* Rural Fire Truck Legislation Continues to Move Through the Legislative             Process

* Mental Health Measure Passes House Public Health Committee

* Broadband Measure Needs Support!

* Bill Numbers Assigned to MAS Legislative Priority Issues

* House Passes Measure Regarding Electronic Law Books in County             

   Courthouses

* Senate Accountability, Efficiency, & Transparency Passes Sheriff Supplement

   Measure

* House Chamber Passes Indigent Council Pay Increase

* Comprehensive Mental Health Measure Introduced

* Statewide Youth Court Measure Introduced

* Reimbursements to Local Government from Secretary of State

* Measures with the Potential to have a Fiscal Negative Impact to County

   Government

* Important Memorandum from Representative Shane Barnett and Senator         Rita Parks

* Unfunded Mandate Passes Out of House Judiciary B Committee

* Measure Introduced Seeking to Provide Broadband Technology Standards for Broadband Companies Receiving Ad       Valorem Exemptions

* Measure Introduced Providing Public Notice Flexibility for Local Governments

* Measures Introduced Creating A Potential Negative Impact to County Government 

* House Chamber Passes Measure Giving Local Governments Discretion Over Construction Permitting

* Effort to Remove Restrictions with Acquiring Rural Fire Trucks Passes House County Affairs Committee

* Request to Continue to Support House Bill 774

* Explanation of Weight Limit Measure Introduced

* Potential New Revenue Stream for Infrastructure Through Mobile Sports Betting

* Weight Limit Increase Measure Introduced

* Opposition to House Bill 180 

* The Second Special Session Call for the Second Major Economic Development Project

* A Ballot Initiative Measure that Passed the House Chamber

* Measures Introduced That Impact Mississippi County Government 

* The final actions taken on House Bill 1111

* The final actions taken on the Homestead Exemption Reimbursement in Senate Bill 3022

* Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund final outcome in Senate Bill 3120

* Diverse use of the "use tax" created in House Bill 1734

* The available rural fire truck funding available in House Bill 1605

* Funding for the Beaver Control Assistance Program (BCAP) in Senate Bill 3013

* Payment increases to counties for housing state inmates in Senate Bill 2495

* Updates to the construction permitting law in Senate Bill 2612

NOTE: THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE HAS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED SINE DIE! 

* Potential staff alerts regarding conference weekend

* Conferees named to major legislative that MAS is advocating or opposing

* Governor signs measure into law allowing counties to expend ARPA funding during last 6 months of term

* Updated information regarding House Bill 1111 (statewide county court system)

* Important legislation that's headed to conference committee

* Most recent changes the Collaborative Response to Mental Health Act legislation

* The current status of legislation allowing counties to expend ARPA funding during last 6 months of the term

* CALL-TO-ACTION regarding the Senate strike all language in House Bill 1111

* The latest update regarding legislation that increases a percentage of the diversion of the use tax to county

   government for LSBP and State Aid Road Construction 

* Legislation addressing The Collaborative Response to Mental Health Act

* Updated status on the following key MAS measures:

         - Homestead Exemption Reimbursement

         - Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF)

         - Potential increase in the Use Tax Diversion

         - Beaver Control Assistance Program (BCAP) 

* Legislation addressing the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF)

* Legislation addressing "new" revenue being added to the use tax diversion

* Legislation addressing the county boards of supervisors being able to expend American Rescue Plan Act Funds

   (ARPR) during the last 6 months of the term

* Legislation addressing funding for the Homestead Exemption Reimbursement

* Legislation addressing funding for the Beaver Control Assistance Program (BCAP) 

* Legislation addressing funding for struggling hospitals 

* Call-To-Action to DEFEAT Senate Bill 2392

* Latest update regarding the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)

* Numerous measures impacting elections passing this week

* Legislation addressing campaign finance reporting

* Legislation addressing the State ARPA Water Grant Programs

* Legislation addressing per diem payments to counties that house state inmates

* Legislation introduced to halt PERS's ability to increase the Employers Contribution Rate

* Legislation allowing counties to spend ARPA funding in the last 6 month of the term passing both chambers

* Legislation mandating the MS Department of Corrections to pay counties more per day for housing state inmates

* Legislation creating a 2023 Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund

This week's episode also highlights additional measures that MAS is monitoring. 

*  House Floor Action regarding a measure that allows the spending of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding     during the last 6 months of the term

* Legislation impacting county poll managers

* Legislation with the intent to incentivize volunteer fire fighters,

* Legislation that takes a comprehensive/transformative approach towards addressing the State's mental health crisis