Week of March 13th 2023
This was the eleventh week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Because it is late in the session, much of the week was spent deciding whether to concur with any changes made to House bills by the Senate or to invite…
Week of February 27th 2023
This was the ninth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. The deadline for House committees to report general bills originating from the Senate occurred Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Any Senate bills that did not make it out of…
Week of February 20th 2023
This was the eighth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Wednesday, Feb. 22 marked the deadline for original floor action on House appropriations and revenue bills. While most of these bills were taken up last week, a few were discussed…
Week Of February 13th 2023
This was the seventh week of the 2023 Legislative Session. With general bills out of the way, representatives began working on appropriations and revenue bills. The appropriations bills will determine how much money is given to various state agencies. The…
Week of February 6th 2023
This was the sixth week of the 2023 Legislative Session, and it proved to be the busiest thus far. TheHouse met as a whole throughout the week to discuss bills that made it out of committee and onto the calendar.…
Week of January 30th 2023
Donnie Scoggin Meeting with Future Leaders of Jones County The fifth week of the 2022 Legislative Session proved to be the busiest thus far. Committee meetings todiscuss House bills wrapped up early in the week because of Tuesday’s general bills…
Week of January 23rd 2023
Committees met frequently during the fourth week of the legislative session, as next Tuesday’s deadline to have House Bills out of their corresponding committees quickly approaches. After Tuesday, Jan. 31, no additional general bills will be added to the House…
Week of January 16 2023
House Bill 1125, or the Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act, would regulate
transgender procedures and surgeries on children under 18.
Week of January 9th 2023
This is the second week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Even though it is early in the session, there were several bills discussed on the House floor. One bill that caused some debate was House Bill 370. The bill would…
Week of January 2nd, 2023
Week of January 2, 2023 On January 3, 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature began the fourth and final session in its four-year term. Though it is early in the session, there were three resolutions taken up on the House floor.…