In the 11th week of the 2025 Mississippi legislative session, the Senate passed several bills, mostly local and private, and passed a Rules Committee calendar saluting commendable Mississippians.
The Senate amended and passed House Bill 1, to eliminate the income tax, reduce the grocery tax, invest in infrastructure, and stabilize the Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (PERS) $26.5 billion unfunded liability while not raising sales tax.
House Bill 1897 allows the boards of supervisors of Tate, Panola, Lafayette and Yalobusha counties to create the Northwest Regional Alliance (NWRA), a partnership for economic development purposes. Their alliance would allow them to levy taxes or issue bonds for the purpose of engaging in economic development projects of the NWRA, including land acquisition, road construction or improvements, and infrastructure development.
House Bill 1896 imposes a 15% excise tax on kratom products.
House Bill 733 establishes a “Property Cleanup Revolving Fund,” from which money could be taken to clean up or demolish dilapidated properties.
Senate Bill 3273 authorizes Sebastapol Natural Gas to expand territory.
House Bill 1801 allows Sunflower County to increase contributions made to the Sunflower County Ministerial Alliance Counseling Service, Inc.
Senate Bill 2729 creates the “Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund,” to support public health programs funded from medical cannabis taxes.
The Senate met a Tuesday, March 18, deadline for original floor action on appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House; a Wednesday, March 19, deadline for reconsideration and passage of appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House; a Thursday, March 20, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider appropriation and revenue bills originating in the House; and a Friday, March 21, deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from the House to appropriation and revenue bills, and deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are revenue bills.
This week, the Senate faced a Monday, March 24, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider concurrence or nonconcurrence in appropriation and revenue bills; and a Thursday, March 27, deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from the House to general bills and constitutional amendments.
The Senate also faces a Friday, March 28, deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are not revenue bills, and a Saturday, March 29, deadline for conference reports on appropriation and revenue bills to be filed, and deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider concurrence or nonconcurrence on general bills and constitutional amendments.
