Taking a look at laws that went into effect on July 1st
Jackson, Miss. (WXXV)- New laws have gone into effect across the Magnolia State, ranging from the grocery tax, gas tax to the seafood labeling law. Frank Corder with the…
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Senate passes Trump tax bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their…
Bill to establish Purple Alert for missing with cognitive disabilities passes
A bill that will establish a Purple Alert for missing people with cognitive disabilities has passed the Legislature. House Bill 873 passed the House 121-0 with one person absent and passed the Senate 50-2 with two absent on Monday. Once…
Legislature passes bill to create registry of people convicted of misusing public funds
Sen. Jeremy England’s bill to create a public registry of people convicted of embezzlement or misappropriation of public funds is headed to the governor. "This is a bill I campaigned on when I first decided to run for this position,…
Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill. It's the “final piece” of the president's pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost…
Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated…
Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill. That potentially tees up congressional passage this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress’s response to mass shootings in Texas and…
Governor Reeves signs bill to allow non-violent inmates to work in the community
Signed into law today in Mississippi is an expansion of a program allowing non-violent inmates to take on jobs during the final year…
Mississippi lawmakers pass largest-ever state income tax cut
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation with perpetually underfunded schools and struggling rural hospitals, had its largest-ever tax cut passed by lawmakers Sunday. The Republican-controlled state House and Senate…
Mississippi teacher pay raise bill headed to governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves would give the state’s public school teachers their largest pay raise in years. The House voted 118-4 Tuesday to pass the final version of House…
Mississippi Senate passes $230M teacher, teacher assistant pay raise plan
The Mississippi Senate unanimously advanced a $230 million teacher pay raise plan today, according to a press release from Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann. This is the third time senators have sent legislation proposing a significant raise for teachers to the…
Mississippi Senate advances 1 tax cut plan, another awaits
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate voted 40-11 Wednesday to pass a bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue by phasing out part of the income tax and reducing…
Mississippi proposal to expand hate-crimes law fizzles
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi House committee has ignored — and killed — a bill to expand the state hate crimes law. House Bill 1467 would have created enhanced penalties for crimes motivated by a victim’s disability, sexual orientation or…
Mississippi bill sets religious exemption on COVID vaccine
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi government entities could not withhold services or refuse jobs to people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill that passed the Republican-controlled state House on Thursday. That…
Lawmakers working to complete medical marijuana bill draft
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawmakers working on a proposal to bring a medical marijuana program to Mississippi plan to have a draft of the legislation ready later this summer, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday. “I think…
Conservation Trust Fund bill heads to Legislature for consideration
Legislation creating an outdoor conservation trust fund has cleared committee work in the Mississippi Senate, and now heads to the body for consideration. House Bill 1231 creates a 12-member Board of Trustees (with seven voting) appointed by the Governor and…
Senate discusses 908 billion-dollar COVID aid proposal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is optimistic about the prospects for a mid-sized COVID-19 relief bill and a separate $1.4 trillion government-wide spending bill. After months of a partisan impasse, Pelosi says Democrats are ‘excited’ about a $908…
Local family becomes face of Mississippi bill banning abortion based on race, sex, or genetic anomaly
Mississippi legislators are advancing a bill to ban abortion based on the race, sex, or genetic anomalies of a fetus. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill Wednesday. The House is expected to send the bill soon to Republican Governor Tate…
Mississippi bill could ban abortion based on race and sex
Mississippi legislators are advancing a bill to ban abortion based on the race, sex, or genetic anomalies of a fetus. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill Wednesday. The House is expected to send the bill soon to Republican Governor Tate…
Fetal heartbeat abortion bill moves forward
One of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bills is headed to Governor Phil Bryant’s desk for approval. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves thanked legislators today for helping to strengthen Mississippi’s abortion laws. The State Senate sent legislation to Gov. Bryant that…
TEACHER PAY RAISE PASSES SENATE
The State Senate is staying true to their word in making education a priority. A pay increase was passed for teachers, teacher assistants, librarians, and counselors. More than 35- thousand educators would be paid $1000 more yearly if the bill…
Gov. Bryant Vetoes Bill
Governor Phil Bryant vetoed a criminal justice bill because of a typographical error that he says could have unintended consequences. House bill 1033 would have allowed employed parolees to schedule online interviews with probation officers instead of missing work. It…
Equal Pay Bills Die In Legislature
Bills that would have required employers to pay women equal pay for the same jobs as their male counterparts have died again. Members of the democratic caucus tried to maneuver the bill out of committee by suspending house rules. That…
Gang Bill Dies In Committee
Prosecutors across the state today are disappointed after a bill aimed to help combat gang violence dies in committee. The senate bill backed by Governor Bryant would have better defined what a gang is, created a separate crime for gang…