The Mississippi Association of Supervisors
Weekly Legislative Update
2015 Regular Legislative Session, Mar. 6, 2015
The 2015 Regular Legislative Session
Bond Legislation
Week Nine of the 2015 Regular Legislative
Session has ended. The deadline for
original floor action on appropriations and
revenue bills originating in other house is
March 17, 2015.
House Bill 38: This bill authorizes the
issuance of $5,000,000.00 of state general
obligation bonds to provide for the Small
Municipality and Limited Population
Counties fund. (NOTE: This bill is now is
Senate Finance)
Senate keeps House Version of
Court Reporters Pay Raise Alive
On March 5, 2015, the Mississippi State
Senate voted 45 to 6 to keep House Bill
1049 (court reporters pay raise) alive. This
measure was amended with a reverse
repealer, which will automatically send
this measure to conference. MAS will
inform its membership of the conferees,
once they are assigned to the bill. (NOTE:
Visit the MAS website to see the vote)
House Bill 1463: This bill authorizes the
issuance of $5,000,000.00 of state general
obligation bonds for the purpose of
providing funds for the Mississippi
Community Heritage Preservation Grant
Fund. (NOTE: This bill is now in Senate
Finance) HB1463 helps with county
courthouse restorations.
Save the Date
The MAPDD Annual Conference
Mississippi House Kills Bill that
would put Tuberculosis Patients
in County Jails
On March 5, 2015 the Mississippi House of
Representative voted 70 nays to 39 yeas to
kill Senate Bill 2585. This measure could
have allowed tuberculosis patients who
refused treatment to be jailed in the local
county jail. If passed into law, this could
have been a potential liability of epic
proportions to local county governments.
(NOTE: Visit the MAS website to see the
vote)
When: April 21 – 24
Where: Beau Rivage Convention
Center; Biloxi, MS
NEXT WEEK’S COUNTIES PDD CAPITOL
VISIT
The eighth of ten PDD County Capitol visits
begins next week with the Southwest PDD
on Tuesday March 10, 2015. Supervisors
will meet MAS staff on the first floor of the
Capitol at 9:00 am to receive handouts
(talking points).
Executive Director: Derrick Surrette
dsurrette@massup.org
Office Phone 601.353.2741
Dir. Gov. Affairs: Steve A. Gray
sgray@massup.org
Fax 601.353.2749
www.mssupervisors.org