The mssupervisor’s Podcast

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 7)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* 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

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 6)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* 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

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 5)

This week's episode highlights the following:

 

* 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. 

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 4)

This week's episode highlights the following:

*  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 

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 3)

This week's episode highlights action taken in the House County Affairs Committee, measures introduced that can provide significant funding to the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF), potential flexibility with issuing public notices, and a measure introduced to make mandated construction permitting optional. 

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 2)

This week's episode highlights Senate Bill 2017 which removes the mandated ad valorem tax exemption for community college/universities foundations. In addition, a potential unfunded mandate is highlighted with Senate Bill 2081, which creates a statewide county court system. Lastly, we highlight a rural fire truck measure being introduced with Senate Bill 2041.

2023 Regular Legislative Session (Week 1)

This week's episode highlights the beginning of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session. In addition, information regarding the Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee's 2024 Budget Recommendation is also provide, along with a few measures introduced that impact county government. 

2022 Regular Legislative Session (Week 13)

This Week's Episode Highlights a Key Legislative Rules Suspension to Extend the Legislative Session by way of House Concurrent Resolution 89 (HCR-89); Innovative Legislative with House Bill 451 to Provide Funding for Rural Fire Trucks and the Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act; Purchasing Threshold Legislation; Update on Revenue/Appropriations and Revenue Measures.  

2022 Regular Legislative Session (Week 12)

This Week's Episode Highlights Measures in Conference Committee and a Significant Change to the House's Tax Plan. 

2022 Regular Legislative Session (Week 11)

This week's episode highlights Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Funding Update; Both the House and Senate Tax Plan Update; Important MAS Legislative Items Moving Through the Legislative Process; Update on Cash-in-Legislation.