The Legislature adjourned until Monday, January 16 — which is also the deadline for bills to be introduced. This week, legislators worked to request bills to be drafted by their respective chambers. The Mississippi REALTORS® have two bills that were submitted for drafting, the Software as...
January 6, 2023, marked the conclusion of the first week of the 2023 Legislative Session. At this point in the legislative process, Representatives and Senators are submitting drafts of legislation and filing bills with their respective chambers in advance of the January 11th deadline. Once...
After two separate Session extension resolutions, the Mississippi Legislature is expected to conclude its business and adjourn Sine Die this week. Originally, the Legislature was scheduled to adjourn Sine Die on April 3; however, after discussion over a compromise on the income tax elimination dragged...
Last week, the House and Senate spent time debating bills that originated from the other chamber. Since the income tax debate continues to linger and remain a sticking point for the House of Representatives, most of the Senate Bills that passed the House included reverse...
Today marks the 64th day of the 2022 Legislative Session and we are quickly moving toward Sine Die. The next major deadline is Wednesday, March 9, which is when general bills must be passed by the other chamber in order to remain alive (the House...
We have officially passed the midway point in the 2022 Legislative Session, and we are quickly approaching another critical deadline — the deadline for floor action on revenue/appropriation bills originating in their own chamber. This week, the House and Senate will likely be busy evaluating revenue...
Today marks the 42nd calendar day of the 2022 Legislative Session, and a week since the key deadline passed for bills to be reported out of their original chamber. Each chamber debated nearly 200 bills, and while many of them passed with little opposition, some...
February 4, 2022 Watch this week's Legislative Update from President Kris Davis and MAR's Vice President of Government Relations Clarke Wise. We are thrilled to report two of our Legislative Priorities have been signed into law! Watch the update here....
Two MAR Legislative Priorities Head to the Governor Last week at the Capitol, most days were filled with committees meeting to consider legislation and pass bills out of committee. Tuesday, February 1st is the deadline for Committees to report general bills out of their chamber of...
Friday, January 21, 2022 marked the conclusion of the third week of the 2022 Legislative Session and MAR’s Legislative priorities continue to move through the process! At this point, the deadline to introduce bills has passed and bills are being referred to their respective committee(s) in...