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Senate floor: quick roundup of bills passed by morning roll call
Summary
The Senate used the morning roll call to pass several bills with limited floor debate, including measures increasing tourism rebate thresholds, expanding the capital improvements revolving loan program, and raising the cap on small-municipality grants.
The Mississippi Senate advanced several bills by use of the morning roll call during the February floor session. The items listed below were taken up with committee explanations and were ultimately passed.
SB2854 (tourism rebate for hotels and resorts): Senator Johnson explained a committee substitute that raises the private investment thresholds and changes the percentage of private investment that may be spent on retail from 40% to 30% for certain resort definitions. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed by morning roll call.
SB2856 (capital improvements revolving loan…
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