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Tyler McCaughn, Legislative update: Busy week concludes for Senate

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On Fri, 02/12/2021 - 05:00 AM

This week at your Mississippi Senate proved to be a busy one as we moved through the committee deadline on Tuesday directly into floor action. This phase of the process will last through February 11. In legislation, Senate Bill 2429 was passed which would create a study committee to look at how state vehicles are used and managed.

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Tyler McCaughn, Legislative update: Senate to address COVID-19 issues in session, Lackey offers vaccination site for area citizens

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On Tue, 02/02/2021 - 11:17 AM

Your Senate began the week by passing House Concurrent Resolution 21 that allowed a joint session of the House and Senate on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 to hear Gov. Tate Reeves’ State of the State address.

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Tyler McCaughn, Legislative update: Senate approve bills for teacher pay raises and dyslexia awareness training

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On Wed, 01/27/2021 - 05:00 PM

This week in your Mississippi Senate, committee action began following the legislation filing deadline on Monday.

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Tyler McCaughn, Legislative update: Senate approves new flag, takes up issues for mental health

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On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 05:00 AM

Your 2021 Mississippi Senate conveyed on Jan. 5, 2021 at noon. This session is set for 90 days barring any unforeseen problems. With the new session came new appointments. The Lt.

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Tyler McCaughn, Legislative update: Senate finishes 2020 session

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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 05:00 AM

Your Mississippi Senate returned to the Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 to complete appropriation of CARES Act funds.

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Tyler McCaughn, Legislative update: Senate joins House in passing K-12 funds

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On Tue, 08/18/2020 - 03:18 PM

Your Senate returned to work on Monday, August 10th for several urgent matters. At the mutual request of the Lt. Governor and the Speaker of the House, the legislature returned under strict CDC guidelines.

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Veto makes special session necessary

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On Thu, 07/16/2020 - 04:00 PM

Your Senate concluded work at the Capitol late on July 1, 2020. This concludes legislative work until the federal government releases additional COVID-19 funding or until the governor calls the legislature back into special session. The legislature sent nearly 200 individual bills to the governor for his signature.

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Senate passes bill to allow mail-in votes for COVID-19 patients

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On Fri, 06/26/2020 - 01:00 PM

This week at your Senate, the deadline passed for floor action on general bills. One major piece of legislation was the passage of House Bill 1521 would change voting laws to accommodate those who fear COVID-19 exposure from waiting in long lines. The bill would allow those with concerns about the virus to vote absentee in person and would all

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Senate works to train students; protect fraud victims

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On Fri, 06/19/2020 - 06:00 AM

Your Senate continued work through the committee process this week as the deadline approached. At the conclusion of the committee deadline, there were approximately 191 items on the Senate calendar to be taken up. In floor action this week, we passed House Bill 1387, that would create the Mississippi Workforce Incentive Act of 2020 by transfer

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Senate works to send support to those hit by Covid-19

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On Sat, 06/13/2020 - 06:00 AM

Your Senate returned to session on Monday for another week of committee work. To begin the week, our longtime colleague Senator Gary Jackson resigned, effective June 30, due to continued health challenges that make service difficult. He and wife Dianne were given a long and heartfelt standing ovation.

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