Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.
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HB 1497 — Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.
Last action — Died In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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The bill HB 1497 underwent some changes between its introduction and the version that was passed in the House. Specifically, new lines were added to clarify certain provisions, while some lines from the original version were removed. These updates are important because they help to make the bill's intentions clearer and ensure that it aligns better with the current needs and understanding of the issue it addresses.
HB1497 (As Introduced)Passed the House) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Smith, Bounds, Faulkner, Miles, Reynolds, Sykes House Bill 1497 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF $10,000,000.00 OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE SMALL MUNICIPALITIES AND LIMITED POPULATION COUNTIES FUND;
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Action History
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Died In Committee
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Referred To Finance
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Transmitted To Senate
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Passed
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Ways and Means
Sponsors
- C. Scott Bounds · Cosponsor
- John G. Faulkner · Cosponsor
- Miles · Cosponsor
- Reynolds · Cosponsor
- Sykes · Cosponsor
- Troy Smith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Troy Smith Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- C. Scott Bounds Republican
- John G. Faulkner Democrat
- Miles
- Reynolds
- Sykes
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 55 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 114 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 3% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (121)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Baria | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Calhoun | — | Yea |
| Corley | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Nay |
| Denny | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Dortch | — | Yea |
| Gipson | — | Yea |
| Henley | — | Yea |
| Holland | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| McNeal | — | Yea |
| Mettetal | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| Perkins | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Shirley | — | Nay |
| Snowden | — | Yea |
| Staples | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Sykes | — | Yea |
| Touchstone | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williams-Barnes | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| Wooten | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Yeas--Aguirre | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Bell (65th) | — | Yea |
| Bell (21st) | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (36th) | — | Yea |
| Holloway | — | Yea |
| Huddleston (15th) | — | Yea |
| Huddleston (30th) | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson (87th) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (94th) | — | Yea |
| Rogers (14th) | — | Yea |
| Rogers (61st) | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Nays--Bomgar | — | Nay |
| Absent or those Myers | — | Not Voting |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Randy P. Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1497?
- HB 1497 is sponsored by C. Scott Bounds (Republican), John G. Faulkner (Democrat), Miles, Reynolds, Sykes, and Troy Smith (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1497?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 1497?
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