Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 11 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 2822 — "Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2022. Enacted.

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The bill has undergone a significant name change and some structural updates in its provisions. It is now titled the "Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022," which clarifies that it focuses on municipalities and counties rather than including rural water associations. Additionally, the revised version specifies the use of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds more clearly and adds provisions allowing municipalities to receive a grant even if a customer is a medical marijuana licensee. These changes matter because they streamline the focus of the program and ensure that more communities can access crucial funding for water-related projects, ultimately improving public health and infrastructure.

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Appropriations Frazier, Parks, Williams, McLendon, Branning, Boyd, McMahan, Parker, Seymour, Sparks, Hill, England, Barrett, Moran, Caughman COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
Appropriations Frazier, Parks, Williams, McLendon, Branning, Boyd, McMahan, Parker, Seymour, Sparks, Hill, England, Barrett, Moran, Caughman SENATE BILL NO.
2822 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM ACT OF 2022" ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY UTILIZING CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA);
2822 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPALITY AND COUNTY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM ACT OF 2022" ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY UTILIZING CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA);
TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONS AND UTILITY AUTHORITIES ON A ONE-TO-ONE MATCHING BASIS AND TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL GRANT TO SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES BASED ON CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS;
TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES AND CERTAIN UTILITIES ON A ONE-TO-ONE MATCHING BASIS AND TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL GRANT TO SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES BASED ON CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS;
TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ADMINISTER THE MCWI AND RWI GRANT PROGRAMS AND RETAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS;
TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ADMINISTER THE MCWI GRANT PROGRAM AND RETAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS;
TO CREATE IN THE STATE TREASURY SPECIAL FUNDS DESIGNATED AS THE "MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL-COUNTY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE (MCWI) GRANT PROGRAM FUND" AND THE "MISSISSIPPI RURAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE (RWI) GRANT PROGRAM FUND";
TO EXEMPT DEQ FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES LAW IN PROMULGATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS AND FROM OVERSIGHT BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD WHEN ENTERING INTO NECESSARY CONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES;
TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-2-9 AND 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY;
TO PROVIDE THAT A UTILITY MAY NOT DENY WATER SERVICE SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT THE CUSTOMER IS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA LICENSEE;
TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY;
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022." (2) There is hereby established within the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) Grant Program under which municipalities and counties may apply for reimbursable grants to S.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022." (2) There is hereby established within the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality the Mississippi Municipality S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 1 make necessary investments in water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure to be funded by the Legislature utilizing Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds made available under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 1 and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) Grant Program under which municipalities, counties and certain public utilities not regulated by the Public Service Commission may apply for reimbursable grants to make necessary investments in water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure to be funded by the Legislature utilizing Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds made available under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).
Such grants shall be made available to municipalities and counties to be matched with the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded to them under ARPA on a one-to-one matching basis.
Such grants shall be made available to municipalities and counties to be matched with the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded or to be awarded to them under ARPA on a one-to-one matching basis.
Any Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds that a county transfers to a municipality will also be matched on a one-to-one matching basis.
Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds that a county transfers to a municipality or that a county or municipality transfers to a public utility not regulated by the Public Service Commission are eligible on a one-to-one matching basis.
Municipalities that received less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the total allocation of Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds shall be provided a two-to-one match only on the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded to them under ARPA.
Municipalities that received less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the total allocation of Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are eligible for a two-to-one match only on the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded or to be awarded to them under ARPA.
The total funds provided for all two-to-one matches shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) of the funds provided to the MCWI Grant Program.
The total funds provided for all two-to-one matches shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00).
None of the grants provided to municipalities and counties by the MCWI Grant Program shall be used for the reimbursement of professional fees.
The dollar amount for professional fees that can be allocated as a part of a county's, municipality's or public utility's matching share is not to exceed four percent (4%) of the total project cost.
(3) There is hereby established within the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the Mississippi Rural Water Infrastructure (RWI) Grant Program under which rural water associations and utility authorities with two hundred fifty (250) residential meters or more may apply for reimbursable grants to make necessary investments in water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure to be funded by the Legislature utilizing S.
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 2 Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds made available under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 2 (3) For purposes of this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
Such grants shall be made available to rural water associations and utility authorities to be matched on a one-to-one matching basis from any funds available.
(a) "MCWI Grant Program" means the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program.
Any Coronavirus Local Recovery Funds that a county transfers to a rural water association or utility authority shall also be matched on a one-to-one matching basis.
(b) "ARPA" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, which amends Title VI of the Social Security Act.
The maximum allowable amount of funds awarded to any rural water association or utility authority shall be Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00).
(c) "State Recovery Funds" means Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded through Section 602 of Title VI of the Social Security Act amended by Section 9901 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2.
None of the grants provided to a rural water association or utility authority shall be used for the reimbursement of professional fees.
(d) "Local Recovery Funds" means Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded through Section 603 of Title VI of the Social Security Act amended by Section 9901 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2.
(4) For purposes of this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
(e) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.
(a) "MCWI Grant Program" shall mean the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program.
(f) "Professional fees" means fees for the services of attorneys and engineering, surveying, and environmental studies.
(b) "RWI Grant Program" shall mean the Mississippi Rural Water Infrastructure Grant Program.
(g) "Project" means the infrastructure improvements defined in an application that (i) complies with all requirements of ARPA, and (ii) is eligible for a grant award under this section.
(c) "ARPA" shall mean the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, which amends Title VI of the Social Security Act.
(d) "State Recovery Funds" shall mean Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded through Section 602 of Title VI of S.
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 3 the Social Security Act amended by Section 9901 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2.
(e) "Local Recovery Funds" shall mean Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded through Section 603 of Title VI of the Social Security Act amended by Section 9901 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2.
(f) "Department" shall mean the Department of Environmental Quality.
(g) "Professional fees" shall mean fees for the services of attorneys, engineering, surveying, and environmental studies.
(5) On or before July 1, 2022, the Department of Environmental Quality shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the MCWI and the RWI Grant Program prescribed under this act, including application procedures and deadlines.
The Department of Health shall advise the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality regarding all such rules and regulations as related to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
(6) Funding under the MCWI and the RWI Grant Programs shall be allocated to projects certified by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality as eligible for federal funding including, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Construction of publicly owned treatment works;
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 4 (b) Projects pursuant to the implementation of a nonpoint source pollution management program established under the Clean Water Act (CWA);
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 3 (4) (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the Department of Environmental Quality shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the MCWI Grant Program prescribed under this act, including application procedures and deadlines.
The department is exempt from compliance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law in fulfilling the requirements of this section.
(b) The Department of Health shall advise the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality regarding all such rules and regulations as related to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
(5) Funding under the MCWI Grant Program shall be allocated to projects certified by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality as eligible for federal funding, including, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Construction of publicly owned treatment works;
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(b) Projects pursuant to the implementation of a nonpoint source pollution management program established under the Clean Water Act (CWA);
(f) Development and implementation of a conservation and management plan under the CWA;
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2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 4 (f) Development and implementation of a conservation and management plan under the CWA;
(n) Purchase of water systems and interconnection of systems;
(o) New community water systems;
(p) Culvert repair, resizing, and removal, replacement of storm sewers, and additional types of stormwater infrastructure;
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 5 (n) Purchase of water systems and interconnection of systems;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 5 (q) Dam and reservoir rehabilitation, if the primary purpose of dam or reservoir is for drinking water supply and project is necessary for the provision of drinking water;
(o) New community water systems;
(p) Culvert repair, resizing, and removal, replacement of storm sewers, and additional types of stormwater infrastructure;
(q) Dam and reservoir rehabilitation, if the primary purpose of dam or reservoir is for drinking water supply and project is necessary for the provision of drinking water;
and (s) Any eligible drinking water, wastewater or stormwater project through ARPA guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury.
and (s) Any eligible drinking water, wastewater or stormwater project through ARPA guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury.
(7) The governing authorities of a municipality, county, rural water association or utility authority may submit an application for grant funds under this act.
(6) The governing authority of a municipality, county or public utility that is not regulated by the Public Service Commission may submit an application for grant funds under this act if the applicant is an operator-member of Mississippi 811, Inc., as defined in Section 77-13-3.
Applicants shall certify to the department that each expenditure of the funds awarded to them under this act is in compliance with ARPA guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the State S.
Applicants shall certify to the department that each expenditure of the funds awarded to them under this act is in compliance with ARPA guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the State Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Subsequent submissions will be due by the dates established by the department.
(7) An application for a grant under this act shall be submitted at such time, be in such form, and contain such information as the department prescribes.
Each application for S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 6 Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 6 grant funds shall include the following at a minimum:
Subsequent submissions will be due by the dates established by the department.
(a) applicant contact information;
(8) An application for a grant under this act shall be submitted at such time, be in such form, and contain such information as the department prescribes.
(b) project description and type of project;
Each application for grant funds shall include the following at a minimum:
(c) project map;
applicant contact information;
(d) estimate of population affected by the project;
project description and type of project;
(e) disadvantaged community criteria (population, median household income, unemployment, current water/sewer rates);
project map;
(f) estimated project cost;
estimate of population served by the projects;
(g) list of match funds of direct Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds received and to be received from the federal government, a certification that such funds have been or will be used for the project detailed in the application, and documentation of commitment;
disadvantaged community criteria (population, median household income, unemployment, current water/sewer rates);
(h) estimated project schedule and readiness to proceed;
estimated project cost;
(i) engineering services agreement;
list of available match funds and documentation of commitment;
(j) engineering reports;
estimated project schedule and readiness to proceed;
and (k) information about status of obtaining any required permits.
engineering services agreement;
(8) The department must apply a system for use in ranking the grant applications received.
engineering reports;
When applying the ranking system, the department shall apply a greater weight to projects that have approved engineering/design, plans and permits if the department has deemed the project is ready to begin construction within six (6) months.
and information about status of obtaining any required permits.
(9) The department shall develop a system for use in ranking the grant applications received.
When developing the ranking system, the department shall apply a greater weight to projects that have approved engineering/design, plans, permits and the department has deemed the project is ready to begin construction within six (6) months.
the environmental impact of the proposed project;
(a) the environmental impact of the proposed project;
the proposed S.
(b) the proposed project's ability to address noncompliance with state/federal S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 7 project's ability to address noncompliance with state/federal requirements;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 7 requirements;
the extent to which the project promotes economic development;
(c) the extent to which the project promotes economic development;
the number of people served by the project (both new and existing users);
(d) the number of people served by the project and the number of communities the project serves;
impacts of the proposed project on disadvantaged/overburdened communities;
(e) impacts of the proposed project on disadvantaged/overburdened communities;
the grant applicant's prior efforts to secure funding to address the proposed project's objectives;
(f) the grant applicant's prior efforts to secure funding to address the proposed project's objectives;
the grant applicant's proposed contribution of other funds or in-kind cost-sharing to the proposed project;
(g) the grant applicant's proposed contribution of other funds or in-kind cost-sharing to the proposed project;
the grant applicant's long-term plans for the financial and physical operation and maintenance of the project;
(h) the grant applicant's long-term plans for the financial and physical operation and maintenance of the project;
the grant applicant's capacity to initiate construction in a timely manner and complete the proposed project by the deadline specified by the United States Department of Treasury rules for ARPA funds;
(i) the grant applicant's capacity to initiate construction in a timely manner and complete the proposed project by the deadline specified by the United States Department of Treasury rules for ARPA funds;
and any other factors as determined by the department.
(j) the extent to which the project benefits multiple political subdivisions in a regional manner;
(10) The grant program shall include a specific emphasis on addressing the needs of an economically disadvantaged community, including providing safe, reliable drinking water in areas that lack infrastructure, providing sewage treatment capacity in unsewered areas and providing regional development of infrastructure to serve multiple communities.
(k) the project's ability to enhance public service infrastructure, including transportation and emergency access;
(11) Applications shall be reviewed and scored as they are received.
and (l) any other factors as determined by the department.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality shall certify that each project submitted is a "necessary investment" in water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure as defined in the American Rescue Plan Act and all applicable S.
(9) The grant program shall include a specific emphasis on addressing the needs of an economically disadvantaged community, including providing safe, reliable drinking water in areas that lack infrastructure, providing sewage treatment capacity in unsewered areas and providing regional development of infrastructure to serve multiple communities.
(10) Applications shall be reviewed and scored as they are received.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 8 guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 8 shall certify whether each project submitted is a "necessary investment" in water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure as defined in the American Rescue Plan Act and all applicable guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury.
The Department of Environmental Quality shall review the lists of recommended water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure projects and issue its list of recommended projects to the Mississippi Department of Health for its advice.
The Department of Environmental Quality shall review the lists of recommended water infrastructure projects and issue its list of recommended projects to the Mississippi Department of Health for its advice.
Any funds awarded to the City of Jackson under this section shall be deposited in the Capital City Water/Sewer Projects Fund of the State Treasury.
(12) Grant requirements shall be used prospectively and grants shall not be available to cover the costs of debt incurred before the enactment of this program.
To ensure equitable treatment between the categories of projects, no less than twenty percent (20%) awarded under this section shall be allocated to each of the S.
The applicant shall agree to obtain all necessary state and federal permits, follow all state biding and contracting laws and fiscally sound practices in the administration of the funds.
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 9 (13) (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury two (2) special funds to be known as (a) the "Mississippi Municipal-County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) Grant Program Fund," and (b) the "Mississippi Rural Water Infrastructure (RWI) Grant Program Fund," which shall consist of funds appropriated by the Legislature from federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) monies or other available federal grant funds for the purposes of awarding grants under this act to be disbursed by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 9 three (3) categories of drinking water projects, wastewater projects and stormwater projects.
(b) All monies disbursed from the funds created in this act shall be in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, established by the American Rescue Plan of 2021.
In second or subsequent rounds, any funds not requested may be allocated to any category.
Unexpended amounts remaining in the funds at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund or the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the funds shall remain in the respective grant program funds.
(11) Grant funds shall be used prospectively;
(c) If there are unobligated Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund monies remaining in the funds created in this act, on the later of December 17, 2024, or fourteen (14) days prior to the fund obligation deadline provided by the federal government, the Department of Finance and Administration shall transfer these S.
however, grant funds may be used to reimburse expenses incurred before the enactment of this program if the costs are adequately documented and comply with applicable ARPA guidelines.
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An applicant must agree to obtain all necessary state and federal permits and follow all state biding and contracting laws and fiscally sound practices in the administration of the funds.
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(12) (a) Monies must be disbursed under this section in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, established by the American Rescue Plan of 2021.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 10 unobligated balances to the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund.
(b) The use of funds allocated under this program shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall then transfer the unobligated balance of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Fund for an amount not to exceed the lesser of Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000.00) or the amount of allowable ARPA expenditures, by no later than December 31, 2024, or on the date of the fund obligation deadline provided by the federal government.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall then transfer all remaining unobligated balances of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Unemployment Compensation Fund up to the ARPA allowable amount, by no later than December 31, 2024, or on the date of the fund obligation deadline provided by the federal government.
(d) The use of funds allocated under this program shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.
(14) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in the first fiscal year after the effective date of this act, forty percent (40%) of the funds appropriated to the (MCWI) Grant Program Fund S.
(13) The department shall submit to the Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, House and Senate Appropriations Chairmen, S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 11 and the (RWI) Grant Program Fund be obligated to projects that have completed plans and specifications, acquired all necessary land and/or easements, and are ready to proceed to construction.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 10 and the Legislative Budget Office quarterly reports and annual reports that are due by the dates established in the Compliance and Reporting Guidance by the United States Department of Treasury.
(15) The department shall submit to the Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, House and Senate Appropriations Chairmen, and the Legislative Budget Office quarterly reports and annual reports that are due by the dates established in the Compliance and Reporting Guidance by the United States Department of Treasury.
(16) Grant funds shall be available under this act through December 31, 2026, or on the date of the fund expenditure deadline provided by the federal government, whichever occurs later.
(14) Grant funds shall be available under this act through December 31, 2026, or on the date of the fund expenditure deadline provided by the federal government, whichever occurs later.
Each grant recipient shall certify for any project that a grant is awarded that in the event the project is not completed by December 31, 2026, and the United States Congress does not enact an extension of the deadline on the availability of ARPA Funds, then the grant recipient will complete the project through any other funds available.
Each grant recipient shall certify for any project for which a grant is awarded that if the project is not completed by December 31, 2026, and the United States Congress does not enact an extension of the deadline on the availability of ARPA funds, then the grant recipient will complete the project through other funds.
(17) The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality may retain an amount not to exceed two percent (2%) of the total funds allocated to the program to defray administrative costs.
(15) The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality may retain an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total funds allocated to the program to defray administrative costs.
(16) The department shall be exempt from provisions of the Public Procurement Review Board for any requirements of personal or professional service contracts or the pre-approval of the solicitation for such contracts used in the execution of its responsibilities under this act.
This subsection shall stand repealed on January 1, 2026.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 12 (18) The department shall be exempt from provisions of the Public Procurement Review Board for any requirements of personal or professional service contracts or the pre-approval of the solicitation for such contracts used in the execution of its responsibilities under this act.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 11 (17) The provisions of this section shall stand repealed on January 1, 2027.
(19) The provisions of this section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Section 49-2-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
A public utility as defined in Section 77-3-3(d)(iv) shall not deny or refuse services to any business entity solely on the basis that the entity is a licensee under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
49-2-9.
SECTION 3.
(1) Effective July 1, 1979, the commission shall have the following powers and duties:
Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended by Senate Bill No.
(a) To formulate the policy of the department regarding natural resources within the jurisdiction of the department;
2818, 2022 Regular Session, and House Bill No.
(b) To adopt, modify, repeal, and promulgate, after due notice and hearing, and where not otherwise prohibited by federal or state law, to make exceptions to and grant exemptions and variances from, and to enforce rules and regulations implementing or effectuating the powers and duties of the commission under any and all statutes within the commission's jurisdiction, and as the commission may deem necessary to prevent, control and abate existing or potential pollution;
1421, 2022 Regular Session, is amended as follows:
(c) To apply for, receive and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, devises, bequests or funds from any other source;
27-104-7.
(1) (a) There is created the Public Procurement Review Board, which shall be reconstituted on January 1, 2018, and shall be composed of the following members:
(i) Three (3) individuals appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(ii) Two (2) individuals appointed by the Lieutenant Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;
and (iii) The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, serving as an ex officio and nonvoting member.
(b) The initial terms of each appointee shall be as follows:
(i) One (1) member appointed by the Governor to serve for a term ending on June 30, 2019;
(ii) One (1) member appointed by the Governor to serve for a term ending on June 30, 2020;
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 13 (d) To commission or conduct studies designed to determine alternative methods of managing or using the natural resources of this state, in a manner to insure efficiency and maximum productivity;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 12 (iii) One (1) member appointed by the Governor to serve for a term ending on June 30, 2021;
(e) To enter into, and to authorize the executive director to execute with the approval of the commission, contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution located inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in connection with carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(iv) One (1) member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to serve for a term ending on June 30, 2019;
but this authority under this chapter and under any and all statutes within the commission's jurisdiction, except those statutes relating to the Bureau of Recreation and Parks, shall not include contracts, grants or cooperative agreements which do not develop data or information usable by the commission, or which provide goods, services or facilities to the commission or any of its bureaus, and shall exclude any monies for special interest groups for purposes of lobbying or otherwise promoting their special interests;
and (v) One (1) member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to serve for a term ending on June 30, 2020.
and (f) To discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
After the expiration of the initial terms, all appointed members' terms shall be for a period of four (4) years from the expiration date of the previous term, and until such time as the member's successor is duly appointed and qualified.
(2) The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology and Energy Resources shall be responsible for program management, procurement, development and maintenance of S.
(c) When appointing members to the Public Procurement Review Board, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall take into consideration persons who possess at least five (5) years of management experience in general business, health care or finance for an organization, corporation or other public or private entity.
Any person, or any employee or owner of a company, who receives any grants, procurements or contracts that are subject to approval under this section shall not be appointed to the Public Procurement Review Board.
Any person, or any employee or owner of a company, who is a principal of the source providing a personal or professional service shall not be appointed to the Public Procurement Review Board if the principal owns or controls a greater than five percent (5%) interest or has an ownership value of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the source's business, whichever is smaller.
No member shall be an officer or employee S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 14 the Mississippi Digital Earth Model, which should include the following seven (7) core data layers of a digital land base computer model of the State of Mississippi:
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 13 of the State of Mississippi while serving as a voting member on the Public Procurement Review Board.
(a) Geodetic control;
(d) Members of the Public Procurement Review Board shall be entitled to per diem as authorized by Section 25-3-69 and travel reimbursement as authorized by Section 25-3-41.
(b) Elevation and bathymetry;
(e) The members of the Public Procurement Review Board shall elect a chair from among the membership, and he or she shall preside over the meetings of the board.
(c) Orthoimagery;
The board shall annually elect a vice chair, who shall serve in the absence of the chair.
(d) Hydrography;
No business shall be transacted, including adoption of rules of procedure, without the presence of a quorum of the board.
(e) Transportation;
Three (3) members shall be a quorum.
(f) Government boundaries;
No action shall be valid unless approved by a majority of the members present and voting, entered upon the minutes of the board and signed by the chair.
and (g) Cadastral.
Necessary clerical and administrative support for the board shall be provided by the Department of Finance and Administration.
With respect to the cadastral layer, the authority and responsibility of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology and Energy Resources shall be limited to compiling information submitted by counties.
Minutes shall be kept of the proceedings of each meeting, copies of which shall be filed on a monthly basis with the chairs of the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and the chairs of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.
For all seven (7) framework layers, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology and Energy Resources shall be the integrator of data from all sources and the guarantor of data completeness and consistency and shall administer the council's policies and standards for the procurement of remote sensing and geographic information system data by state and local governmental entities.
(2) The Public Procurement Review Board shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
(3) The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality shall have as additional responsibilities, the administration of the Mississippi Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022 and shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations relating to the application of eligible municipalities, counties, rural water S.
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 15 associations and utility authorities for grant funds and the awarding of such grants.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 14 (a) Approve all purchasing regulations governing the purchase or lease by any agency, as defined in Section 31-7-1, of commodities and equipment, except computer equipment acquired pursuant to Sections 25-53-1 through 25-53-29;
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(b) Adopt regulations governing the approval of contracts let for the construction and maintenance of state buildings and other state facilities as well as related contracts for architectural and engineering services.
Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
The provisions of this paragraph (b) shall not apply to such contracts involving buildings and other facilities of state institutions of higher learning which are self-administered as provided under this paragraph (b) or Section 37-101-15(m);
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(c) Adopt regulations governing any lease or rental agreement by any state agency or department, including any state agency financed entirely by federal funds, for space outside the buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(1) (a) There shall be a State Department of Health.
These regulations shall require each agency requesting to lease such space to provide the following information that shall be published by the Department of Finance and Administration on its website:
(b) The State Board of Health shall have the following powers and duties:
the agency to lease the space;
(i) To formulate the policy of the State Department of Health regarding public health matters within the jurisdiction of the department;
the terms of the lease;
(ii) To adopt, modify, repeal and promulgate, after due notice and hearing, and enforce rules and regulations implementing or effectuating the powers and duties of the department under any and all statutes within the department's jurisdiction, and as the board may deem necessary;
the approximate square feet to be leased;
(iii) To apply for, receive, accept and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, trusts, devises, bequests, grants, endowments or funds from any other source or transfers of property of any kind;
the use for the space;
(iv) To enter into, and to authorize the executive officer to execute contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution located inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in S.
a description of a suitable space;
the general location desired for the leased space;
the contact information for a person from the agency;
the deadline date for the agency to have received a lease proposal;
any other specific S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 16 connection with carrying out the provisions of this chapter, if it finds those actions to be in the public interest and the contracts or agreements do not have a financial cost that exceeds the amounts appropriated for those purposes by the Legislature;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 15 terms or conditions of the agency;
(v) To appoint, upon recommendation of the Executive Officer of the State Department of Health, a Director of Internal Audit who shall be either a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor, and whose employment shall be continued at the discretion of the board, and who shall report directly to the board, or its designee;
and any other information deemed appropriate by the Division of Real Property Management of the Department of Finance and Administration or the Public Procurement Review Board.
and (vi) To discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
The information shall be provided sufficiently in advance of the time the space is needed to allow the Division of Real Property Management of the Department of Finance and Administration to review and preapprove the lease before the time for advertisement begins;
(c) The Executive Officer of the State Department of Health shall have the following powers and duties:
(d) Adopt, in its discretion, regulations to set aside at least five percent (5%) of anticipated annual expenditures for the purchase of commodities from minority businesses;
(i) To administer the policies of the State Board of Health within the authority granted by the board;
however, all such set-aside purchases shall comply with all purchasing regulations promulgated by the department and shall be subject to all bid requirements.
(ii) To supervise and direct all administrative and technical activities of the department, except that the department's internal auditor shall be subject to the sole supervision and direction of the board;
Set-aside purchases for which competitive bids are required shall be made from the lowest and best minority business bidder;
(iii) To organize the administrative units of the department in accordance with the plan adopted by the board and, with board approval, alter the organizational plan and reassign S.
however, if no minority bid is available or if the minority bid is more than two percent (2%) higher than the lowest bid, then bids shall be accepted and awarded to the lowest and best bidder.
However, the provisions in this paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the rejection of a bid when only one (1) bid is received.
Such rejection shall be placed in the minutes.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "minority business" means a business which is owned by a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is:
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 17 responsibilities as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the policies of the board;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 16 (i) Black:
(iv) To coordinate the activities of the various offices of the department;
having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa;
(v) To employ, subject to regulations of the State Personnel Board, qualified professional personnel in the subject matter or fields of each office, and such other technical and clerical staff as may be required for the operation of the department.
(ii) Hispanic:
The executive officer shall be the appointing authority for the department, and shall have the power to delegate the authority to appoint or dismiss employees to appropriate subordinates, subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board;
of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin regardless of race;
(vi) To recommend to the board such studies and investigations as he or she may deem appropriate, and to carry out the approved recommendations in conjunction with the various offices;
(iii) Asian-American:
(vii) To prepare and deliver to the Legislature and the Governor on or before January 1 of each year, and at such other times as may be required by the Legislature or Governor, a full report of the work of the department and the offices thereof, including a detailed statement of expenditures of the department and any recommendations the board may have;
having origins in any of the original people of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands;
(viii) To prepare and deliver to the Chairmen of the Public Health and Welfare/Human Services Committees of the S.
(iv) American Indian or Alaskan Native:
having origins in any of the original people of North America;
or (v) Female;
(e) In consultation with and approval by the Chairs of the Senate and House Public Property Committees, approve leases, for a term not to exceed eighteen (18) months, entered into by state agencies for the purpose of providing parking arrangements for state employees who work in the Woolfolk Building, the Carroll Gartin Justice Building or the Walter Sillers Office Building;
(f) Promulgate rules and regulations governing the solicitation and selection of contractual services personnel, including personal and professional services contracts for any form of consulting, policy analysis, public relations, marketing, public affairs, legislative advocacy services or any other contract that the board deems appropriate for oversight, with the exception of any personal service contracts entered into by any agency that employs only nonstate service employees as defined in S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 18 Senate and House on or before January 1 of each year, a plan for monitoring infant mortality in Mississippi and a full report of the work of the department on reducing Mississippi's infant mortality and morbidity rates and improving the status of maternal and infant health;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 17 Section 25-9-107(c), any personal service contracts entered into for computer or information technology-related services governed by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, any personal service contracts entered into by the individual state institutions of higher learning, any personal service contracts entered into by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, any personal service contracts entered into by the Department of Human Services through June 30, 2019, which the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services determines would be useful in establishing and operating the Department of Child Protection Services, any personal service contracts entered into by the Department of Child Protection Services through June 30, 2019, any contracts for entertainers and/or performers at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds entered into by the Mississippi Fair Commission, any contracts entered into by the Department of Finance and Administration when procuring aircraft maintenance, parts, equipment and/or services, any contract entered into by the Department of Public Safety for service on specialized equipment and/or software required for the operation at such specialized equipment for use by the Office of Forensics Laboratories, * * * any personal or professional service contract entered into by the Mississippi Department of Health and/or the Department of Revenue solely in connection with their respective responsibilities under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act from February 2, 2022, through June 30, 2023, any contract for attorney, accountant, S.
and (ix) To enter into contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution located inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in connection with carrying out the provisions of this chapter, if he or she finds those actions to be in the public interest and the contracts or agreements do not have a financial cost that exceeds the amounts appropriated for those purposes by the Legislature.
Each contract or agreement entered into by the executive officer shall be submitted to the board before its next meeting.
(2) The State Board of Health shall have the authority to establish an Office of Rural Health within the department.
The duties and responsibilities of this office shall include the following:
(a) To collect and evaluate data on rural health conditions and needs;
(b) To engage in policy analysis, policy development and economic impact studies with regard to rural health issues;
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 19 (c) To develop and implement plans and provide technical assistance to enable community health systems to respond to various changes in their circumstances;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 18 actuary auditor, architect, engineer, anatomical pathologist, utility rate expert services, * * * any personal service contracts approved by the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration and entered into by the Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility through June 30, 2022, any personal or professional services contract entered into by the State Department of Health in carrying out its responsibilities under the ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program through June 30, 2026, and any personal or professional services contract entered into by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in carrying out its responsibilities under the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022, through June 30, 2026.
(d) To plan and assist in professional recruitment and retention of medical professionals and assistants;
Any such rules and regulations shall provide for maintaining continuous internal audit covering the activities of such agency affecting its revenue and expenditures as required under Section 7-7-3(6)(d).
and (e) To establish information clearinghouses to improve access to and sharing of rural health care information.
Any rules and regulation changes related to personal and professional services contracts that the Public Procurement Review Board may propose shall be submitted to the Chairs of the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Chairs of the Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives at least fifteen (15) days before the board votes on the proposed changes, and those rules and regulation changes, if adopted, shall be promulgated in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act;
(3) The State Board of Health shall have general supervision of the health interests of the people of the state and to exercise the rights, powers and duties of those acts which it is authorized by law to enforce.
(4) The State Board of Health shall have authority:
(a) To make investigations and inquiries with respect to the causes of disease and death, and to investigate the effect of environment, including conditions of employment and other conditions that may affect health, and to make such other investigations as it may deem necessary for the preservation and improvement of health.
(b) To make such sanitary investigations as it may, from time to time, deem necessary for the protection and improvement of health and to investigate nuisance questions that affect the security of life and health within the state.
(c) To direct and control sanitary and quarantine measures for dealing with all diseases within the state possible to suppress same and prevent their spread.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 20 (d) To obtain, collect and preserve such information relative to mortality, morbidity, disease and health as may be useful in the discharge of its duties or may contribute to the prevention of disease or the promotion of health in this state.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 19 (g) Approve all personal and professional services contracts involving the expenditures of funds in excess of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), except as provided in paragraph (f) of this subsection (2) and in subsection (8);
(e) To charge and collect reasonable fees for health services, including immunizations, inspections and related activities, and the board shall charge fees for those services;
(h) Develop mandatory standards with respect to contractual services personnel that require invitations for public bid, requests for proposals, record keeping and financial responsibility of contractors.
however, if it is determined that a person receiving services is unable to pay the total fee, the board shall collect any amount that the person is able to pay.
The Public Procurement Review Board shall, unless exempted under this paragraph (h) or under paragraph (i) or (o) of this subsection (2), require the agency involved to submit the procurement to a competitive procurement process, and may reserve the right to reject any or all resulting procurements;
Any increase in the fees charged by the board under this paragraph shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65.
(i) Prescribe certain circumstances by which agency heads may enter into contracts for personal and professional services without receiving prior approval from the Public Procurement Review Board.
(f) (i) To establish standards for, issue permits and exercise control over, any cafes, restaurants, food or drink stands, sandwich manufacturing establishments, and all other establishments, other than churches, church-related and private schools, and other nonprofit or charitable organizations, where food or drink is regularly prepared, handled and served for pay;
The Public Procurement Review Board may establish a preapproved list of providers of various personal and professional services for set prices with which state agencies may contract without bidding or prior approval from the board;
and (ii) To require that a permit be obtained from the Department of Health before those persons begin operation.
(i) Agency requirements may be fulfilled by procuring services performed incident to the state's own programs.
If any such person fails to obtain the permit required in this subparagraph (ii), the State Board of Health, after due notice and opportunity for a hearing, may impose a monetary penalty not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.
The agency head shall determine in writing whether the price represents a fair market value for the services.
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When the procurements are made from other governmental entities, the S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 21 However, the department is not authorized to impose a monetary penalty against any person whose gross annual prepared food sales are less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 20 private sector need not be solicited;
Money collected by the board under this subparagraph (ii) shall be deposited to the credit of the State General Fund of the State Treasury.
however, these contracts shall still be submitted for approval to the Public Procurement Review Board.
(g) To promulgate rules and regulations and exercise control over the production and sale of milk pursuant to the provisions of Sections 75-31-41 through 75-31-49.
(ii) Contracts between two (2) state agencies, both under Public Procurement Review Board purview, shall not require Public Procurement Review Board approval.
(h) On presentation of proper authority, to enter into and inspect any public place or building where the State Health Officer or his representative deems it necessary and proper to enter for the discovery and suppression of disease and for the enforcement of any health or sanitary laws and regulations in the state.
However, the contracts shall still be entered into the enterprise resource planning system;
(i) To conduct investigations, inquiries and hearings, and to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and records at any hearing when authorized and required by statute to be conducted by the State Health Officer or the State Board of Health.
(j) Provide standards for the issuance of requests for proposals, the evaluation of proposals received, consideration of costs and quality of services proposed, contract negotiations, the administrative monitoring of contract performance by the agency and successful steps in terminating a contract;
(j) To promulgate rules and regulations, and to collect data and information, on (i) the delivery of services through the practice of telemedicine;
(k) Present recommendations for governmental privatization and to evaluate privatization proposals submitted by any state agency;
and (ii) the use of electronic records for the delivery of telemedicine services.
(l) Authorize personal and professional service contracts to be effective for more than one (1) year provided a funding condition is included in any such multiple year contract, except the State Board of Education, which shall have the authority to enter into contractual agreements for student assessment for a period up to ten (10) years.
(k) To enforce and regulate domestic and imported fish as authorized under Section 69-7-601 et seq.
The State Board of Education shall procure these services in accordance with the Public Procurement Review Board procurement regulations;
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 22 (5) (a) The State Board of Health shall have the authority, in its discretion, to establish programs to promote the public health, to be administered by the State Department of Health.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 21 (m) Request the State Auditor to conduct a performance audit on any personal or professional service contract;
Specifically, those programs may include, but shall not be limited to, programs in the following areas:
(n) Prepare an annual report to the Legislature concerning the issuance of personal and professional services contracts during the previous year, collecting any necessary information from state agencies in making such report;
(i) Maternal and child health;
(o) Develop and implement the following standards and procedures for the approval of any sole source contract for personal and professional services regardless of the value of the procurement:
(ii) Family planning;
(i) For the purposes of this paragraph (o), the term "sole source" means only one (1) source is available that can provide the required personal or professional service.
(iii) Pediatric services;
(ii) An agency that has been issued a binding, valid court order mandating that a particular source or provider must be used for the required service must include a copy of the applicable court order in all future sole source contract reviews for the particular personal or professional service referenced in the court order.
(iv) Services to crippled and disabled children;
(iii) Any agency alleging to have a sole source for any personal or professional service, other than those exempted under paragraph (f) of this subsection (2) and subsection (8), shall publish on the procurement portal website established by Sections 25-53-151 and 27-104-165, for at least fourteen (14) days, the terms of the proposed contract for those services.
(v) Control of communicable and noncommunicable disease;
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(vi) Chronic disease;
(vii) Accidental deaths and injuries;
(viii) Child care licensure;
(ix) Radiological health;
(x) Dental health;
(xi) Milk sanitation;
(xii) Occupational safety and health;
(xiii) Food, vector control and general sanitation;
(xiv) Protection of drinking water;
(xv) Sanitation in food handling establishments open to the public;
(xvi) Registration of births and deaths and other vital events;
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 23 (xvii) Such public health programs and services as may be assigned to the State Board of Health by the Legislature or by executive order;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 22 addition, the publication shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
and (xviii) Regulation of domestic and imported fish for human consumption.
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(b) The State Board of Health and State Department of Health shall not be authorized to sell, transfer, alienate or otherwise dispose of any of the home health agencies owned and operated by the department on January 1, 1995, and shall not be authorized to sell, transfer, assign, alienate or otherwise dispose of the license of any of those home health agencies, except upon the specific authorization of the Legislature by an amendment to this section.
The personal or professional service offered in the contract;
However, this paragraph (b) shall not prevent the board or the department from closing or terminating the operation of any home health agency owned and operated by the department, or closing or terminating any office, branch office or clinic of any such home health agency, or otherwise discontinuing the providing of home health services through any such home health agency, office, branch office or clinic, if the board first demonstrates that there are other providers of home health services in the area being served by the department's home health agency, office, branch office or clinic that will be able to provide adequate home health services to the residents of the area if the department's home health agency, office, branch office or clinic is closed or otherwise discontinues the providing of home S.
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An explanation of why the personal or professional service is the only one that can meet the needs of the agency;
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An explanation of why the source is the only person or entity that can provide the required personal or professional service;
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An explanation of why the amount to be expended for the personal or professional service is reasonable;
and 5.
The efforts that the agency went through to obtain the best possible price for the personal or professional service.
(iv) If any person or entity objects and proposes that the personal or professional service published under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph (o) is not a sole source service and can be provided by another person or entity, then the objecting person or entity shall notify the Public Procurement Review Board and the agency that published the proposed sole source contract with a detailed explanation of why the personal or professional service is not a sole source service.
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2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 24 health services.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 23 (v) 1.
This demonstration by the board that there are other providers of adequate home health services in the area shall be spread at length upon the minutes of the board at a regular or special meeting of the board at least thirty (30) days before a home health agency, office, branch office or clinic is proposed to be closed or otherwise discontinue the providing of home health services.
If the agency determines after review that the personal or professional service in the proposed sole source contract can be provided by another person or entity, then the agency must withdraw the sole source contract publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of the personal or professional service to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
(c) The State Department of Health may undertake such technical programs and activities as may be required for the support and operation of those programs, including maintaining physical, chemical, bacteriological and radiological laboratories, and may make such diagnostic tests for diseases and tests for the evaluation of health hazards as may be deemed necessary for the protection of the people of the state.
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(6) (a) The State Board of Health shall administer the local governments and rural water systems improvements loan program in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-16.
If the agency determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required personal or professional service, then the agency may appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board.
(b) The State Board of Health shall have authority:
The agency has the burden of proving that the personal or professional service is only provided by one (1) source.
(i) To enter into capitalization grant agreements with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or any successor agency thereto;
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(ii) To accept capitalization grant awards made under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended;
If the Public Procurement Review Board has any reasonable doubt as to whether the personal or professional service can only be provided by one (1) source, then the agency must submit the procurement of the personal or professional service to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
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No action taken by the Public Procurement Review Board in this appeal process shall be valid unless approved by a majority of the members of the Public Procurement Review Board present and voting.
(vi) The Public Procurement Review Board shall prepare and submit a quarterly report to the House of Representatives and Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees that details the sole source contracts S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 25 (iii) To provide annual reports and audits to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as may be required by federal capitalization grant agreements;
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 24 presented to the Public Procurement Review Board and the reasons that the Public Procurement Review Board approved or rejected each contract.
and (iv) To establish and collect fees to defray the reasonable costs of administering the revolving fund or emergency fund if the State Board of Health determines that those costs will exceed the limitations established in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended.
These quarterly reports shall also include the documentation and memoranda required in subsection (4) of this section.
The administration fees may be included in loan amounts to loan recipients for the purpose of facilitating payment to the board;
An agency that submitted a sole source contract shall be prepared to explain the sole source contract to each committee by December 15 of each year upon request by the committee;
however, those fees may not exceed five percent (5%) of the loan amount.
(p) Assess any fines and administrative penalties provided for in Sections 31-7-401 through 31-7-423.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the State Department of Health shall have the following specific powers:
(3) All submissions shall be made sufficiently in advance of each monthly meeting of the Public Procurement Review Board as prescribed by the Public Procurement Review Board.
The department shall issue a license to Alexander Milne Home for Women, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, for the construction, conversion, expansion and operation of not more than forty-five (45) beds for developmentally disabled adults who have been displaced from New Orleans, Louisiana, with the beds to be located in a certified ICF-MR facility in the City of Laurel, Mississippi.
If the Public Procurement Review Board rejects any contract submitted for review or approval, the Public Procurement Review Board shall clearly set out the reasons for its action, including, but not limited to, the policy that the agency has violated in its submitted contract and any corrective actions that the agency may take to amend the contract to comply with the rules and regulations of the Public Procurement Review Board.
There shall be no prohibition or restrictions on participation in the Medicaid program for the person receiving the license under this subsection (7).
(4) All sole source contracts for personal and professional services awarded by state agencies, other than those exempted under Section 27-104-7(2)(f) and (8), whether approved by an agency head or the Public Procurement Review Board, shall contain in the procurement file a written determination for the approval, using a request form furnished by the Public Procurement Review S.
The license described in this subsection shall expire five (5) years from the date of its issue.
The license authorized by this subsection shall be issued upon the initial payment by the licensee of an application fee of S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 26 Sixty-seven Thousand Dollars ($67,000.00) and a monthly fee of Sixty-seven Thousand Dollars ($67,000.00) after the issuance of the license, to be paid as long as the licensee continues to operate.
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 25 Board.
The initial and monthly licensing fees shall be deposited by the State Department of Health into the special fund created under Section 41-7-188.
The written determination shall document the basis for the determination, including any market analysis conducted in order to ensure that the service required was practicably available from only one (1) source.
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the State Department of Health shall have the following specific powers:
A memorandum shall accompany the request form and address the following four (4) points:
The State Department of Health is authorized to issue a license to an existing home health agency for the transfer of a county from that agency to another existing home health agency, and to charge a fee for reviewing and making a determination on the application for such transfer not to exceed one-half (1/2) of the authorized fee assessed for the original application for the home health agency, with the revenue to be deposited by the State Department of Health into the special fund created under Section 41-7-188.
(a) Explanation of why this service is the only service that can meet the needs of the purchasing agency;
(9) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the State Department of Health shall have the following specific powers:
(b) Explanation of why this vendor is the only practicably available source from which to obtain this service;
For the period beginning July 1, 2010, through July 1, 2017, the State Department of Health is authorized and empowered to assess a fee in addition to the fee prescribed in Section 41-7-188 for reviewing applications for certificates of need in an amount not to exceed twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent (.25 of 1%) of the amount of a proposed capital expenditure, but S.
(c) Explanation of why the price is considered reasonable;
and (d) Description of the efforts that were made to conduct a noncompetitive negotiation to get the best possible price for the taxpayers.
(5) In conjunction with the State Personnel Board, the Public Procurement Review Board shall develop and promulgate rules and regulations to define the allowable legal relationship between contract employees and the contracting departments, agencies and institutions of state government under the jurisdiction of the State Personnel Board, in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for federal employment tax purposes.
Under these regulations, the usual common law rules are applicable to determine and require that such worker is an independent contractor and not an employee, requiring evidence of lawful behavioral control, lawful financial S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 27 shall be not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) regardless of the amount of the proposed capital expenditure, and the maximum additional fee permitted shall not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 26 control and lawful relationship of the parties.
Provided that the total assessments of fees for certificate of need applications under Section 41-7-188 and this section shall not exceed the actual cost of operating the certificate of need program.
Any state department, agency or institution shall only be authorized to contract for personnel services in compliance with those regulations.
(10) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the State Department of Health shall have the following specific powers:
(6) No member of the Public Procurement Review Board shall use his or her official authority or influence to coerce, by threat of discharge from employment, or otherwise, the purchase of commodities, the contracting for personal or professional services, or the contracting for public construction under this chapter.
The State Department of Health is authorized to extend and renew any certificate of need that has expired, and to charge a fee for reviewing and making a determination on the application for such action not to exceed one-half (1/2) of the authorized fee assessed for the original application for the certificate of need, with the revenue to be deposited by the State Department of Health into the special fund created under Section 41-7-188.
(7) Notwithstanding any other laws or rules to the contrary, the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall not be applicable to the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport.
(11) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the State Department of Health shall have the following specific powers:
(8) Nothing in this section shall impair or limit the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System to enter into any personal or professional services contracts directly related to their constitutional obligation to manage the trust funds, including, but not limited to, actuarial, custodial banks, cash management, investment consultant and investment management contracts.
The State Department of Health is authorized and empowered, to revoke, immediately, the license and require closure of any institution for the aged or infirm, including any other remedy less than closure to protect the health and safety of the residents of said institution or the health and safety of the general public.
(9) Notwithstanding the exemption of personal and professional services contracts entered into by the Department of Human Services and personal and professional services contracts entered into by the Department of Child Protection Services from the provisions of this section under subsection (2)(f), before the S.
S.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS PAGE 28 (12) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the State Department of Health shall have the following specific powers:
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG PAGE 27 Department of Human Services or the Department of Child Protection Services may enter into a personal or professional service contract, the department(s) shall give notice of the proposed personal or professional service contract to the Public Procurement Review Board for any recommendations by the board.
The State Department of Health is authorized and empowered, to require the temporary detainment of individuals for disease control purposes based upon violation of any order of the State Health Officer, as provided in Section 41-23-5.
Upon receipt of the notice, the board shall post the notice on its website and on the procurement portal website established by Sections 25-53-151 and 27-104-165.
For the purpose of enforcing such orders of the State Health Officer, persons employed by the department as investigators shall have general arrest powers.
If the board does not respond to the department(s) within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the notice, the department(s) may enter the proposed personal or professional service contract.
All law enforcement officers are authorized and directed to assist in the enforcement of such orders of the State Health Officer.
If the board responds to the department(s) within seven (7) calendar days, then the board has seven (7) calendar days from the date of its initial response to provide any additional recommendations.
(13) The State Board of Health shall have as additional responsibilities the formulation of technical advice and recommendations to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality relative to the administration of the Mississippi Water Infrastructure Act of 2022 and recommendations for the approval of grant applications under said program.
After the end of the second seven-day period, the department(s) may enter the proposed personal or professional service contract.
The board is not authorized to disapprove any proposed personal or professional services contracts.
This subsection shall stand repealed on July 1, 2022.
2822 *SS36/R560CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R560CS ST:
2822 *SS26/R560SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R560SG ST:
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Conference Report Adopted

  5. Conference Report Adopted

  6. Conference Report Filed

  7. Conference Report Filed

  8. Recommitted For Further Conf

  9. Recommitted For Further Conf

  10. Reconsidered

  11. Conference Report Adopted

  12. Conference Report Filed

  13. Conference Report Filed

  14. Suspend from Deadlines by HC 89

  15. Conferees Named Read,Oliver,White

  16. Conferees Named Hopson,Polk,Michel

  17. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  18. Returned For Concurrence

  19. Passed As Amended

  20. Amended

  21. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  22. Referred To Appropriations

  23. Transmitted To House

  24. Passed

  25. Committee Substitute Adopted

  26. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  27. Referred To Appropriations

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Votes

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Passed 108 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53004
Democrat 25005
Unaffiliated 28005
Independent 2000
Total 1080014
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (122)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Wright — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Not Voting
Criswell — Not Voting
Hopkins — Not Voting
Williamson — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Not Voting
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Not Voting
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Not Voting
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Not Voting
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Not Voting
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Not Voting
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
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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Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56001
Democrat 27003
Unaffiliated 31002
Independent 2000
Total 116006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (122)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Not Voting
Criswell — Not Voting
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Not Voting
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Not Voting
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
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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Passage as Amended

Passed 120 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 57000
Democrat 30000
Unaffiliated 31200
Independent 2000
Total 120200
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (122)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
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
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
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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Passage

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 26000
Democrat 9000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2822?
SB 2822 is sponsored by J. Walter Michel (Republican), Polk, Hillman Terome Frazier (Democrat), Rita Potts Parks (Republican), Bart Williams (Republican), Michael McLendon (Republican), Branning, Chad McMahan (Republican), Parker, Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Jeremy England (Republican), Jason Barrett (Republican), Moran, Caughman, Nicole Boyd (Republican), and Albert Butler (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2822?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2022. Enacted.
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