The mssupervisor’s Podcast

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 11)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

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

* Legislative measures currently in Conference Committee

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 10)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* Omnibus bond bill measure passes Senate Finance Committee

* Legislation addressing public notice via electronic devices dies

* Key measures impacting county government still alive

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 9)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* 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

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 8)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* 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

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 7)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* Senate Finance Committee passes its version of Tax Reform

* Senate Chamber passes Homestead Exemption Reimbursement measure

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 6)

This week's update highlights the following:

 

* 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

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 5)

This week's update highlights the following:

 

* 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! 

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 4)

This week's update highlights the following:

 

* 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

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 3)

This week's  update highlights the following:

 

* 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

2025 Regular Legislative Session (Week 2)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

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

* Weight limit measure introduced in House chamber