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Senate advances a package of bills; parking, court maps and mental-health oversight among measures approved
Summary
The Senate passed a series of bills during its Feb. 12 session, approving an array of measures after debate on several items including judicial redistricting, community mental-health performance audits and a change to parking rules near government buildings.
The Mississippi Senate passed multiple bills during its Feb. 12 floor session, approving measures that range from criminal-justice clarifications to procurement changes while debating judicial redistricting and expanded oversight of community mental-health centers.
Why it matters: Several of the measures approved could change how state and local government oversee courts, mental-health providers and downtown parking programs, and the session included one of the more contested debates of the legislative year over judicial redistricting.
Most consequential actions - Judicial redistricting (Senate Bill 27-68): The chamber took up the redistricting plan the Senate advanced last year and rejected a last-minute amendment to freeze current court districts. The bill will go to conference with the House; senators argued about population shifts, caseload and the number of judges in delta counties. - Community mental-health performance audits…
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