March 24, 2023 The House and Senate wrapped up the week preparing for “Conference Weekend.” This is the time of the session where the House and Senate negotiate any differences between bills and the components of the budget are finalized. With two weeks left in the 2023...
March 17, 2023 Today marked the 74th calendar day of the 2023 Legislative Session and we are quickly approaching the end of the session. The House and Senate spent the early week debating bills from the other chamber and the later part of the week was...
March 10, 2023 Today marked the 67th calendar day of the 2023 Legislative Session and another major deadline (floor action for bills originating in the other chamber) has passed. The House and Senate spent the early week debating bills from the other chamber. This week MAR saw...
March 3, 2023 Today marked the 60th calendar day of the 2023 Legislative Session and another major deadline (committee deadline for bills from the other chamber) has passed. Most of the action was in Senate and House Committees considering bills from the other chamber. At this...
February 24, 2023 Today marked the 53rd calendar day of the 2023 Legislative Session and another major deadline (revenue and appropriations bills) has passed. Much of the week was spent considering revenue and appropriations bills from their original chamber; however, some general bills saw floor action-...
February 17, 2023 Thursday, February 16, 2023 marked day 45 in the Legislative Session and the midpoint of the 90 day session. The main focus of each chamber was the introduction and consideration of Revenue and Appropriation bills. These bills are not subject to the General...
February 9, 2023 Thursday, February 9, 2023 marked a critical deadline for the session-- the deadline for action on general bills in their original chamber. This means that the House needed to pass House Bills and the Senate needed to pass Senate Bills in order for...
February 3, 2023 Watch the Legislative Update here. View MAR's bullet points on the PCDS legislation here....
January 27, 2023 This week at the Mississippi Capitol was bustling with committees passing legislation in advance of Tuesday’s deadline for General Bills. As of Friday, Jan. 27, 959 Senate Bills and 1,464 House Bills have been referred. Including Resolutions from both chambers, the total count...
The Legislature adjourned until Monday, Jan. 23. This week, hundreds of bills were referred to committee and more bills are likely to be referred, up until the next deadline, Jan.31, which marks the deadline for bills to be reported out of their respective committees. At...