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This podcast serves as an informational forum for the Mississippi Association of Supervisors and their membership constituents.
Episodes
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
This week's episode highlights the following:
* Potential New Revenue Stream for Infrastructure Through Mobile Sports Betting
* Weight Limit Increase Measure Introduced
* Opposition to House Bill 180
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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!
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
This week's episode highlights the following:
* Potential staff alerts regarding conference weekend
* Conferees named to major legislative that MAS is advocating or opposing
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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)
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
This week's episode highlights the following:
* 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