2017 Legislator Business & Jobs Report Card

voted for business/jobs position
voted against business/jobs position
NV = Not Voting or Absent
LoA = Leave of Absence
P = Present

* Points were not deducted for those voting Present (P) or for those with a Leave of Absence (LoA). Points were deducted for those Not Voting or Absent (NV).


Representatives / Senators

Grade Office Holder▼ Party District
HB 1426Asbestos Litigation Transparency Legislation will require plaintiffs in asbestos suits to file their trust claims before proceeding to trial. This simple change will discourage fraud and prevent abusive "double dipping." The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1426 Amendment 1This was an attempt to weaken the Asbestos Litigation Transparency Legislation by adding to the intent and findings of the legislature in section 2 with slanted and unverifiable information. The business vote was in opposition to the amendment.
SB 2689Will prohibit personal use of campaign money. It prohibits personal spending of campaign money including: mortgage, rent or utility payments for any residential property of a candidate or family member, clothing, automobiles, travel expenses not related to a campaign or holding office, admission to entertainment events and non-documented loans. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 3033Allocated $45 million in bonds for capital improvements and upgrades to the state-owned shipyard occupied by Ingalls Shipbuilding, the largest private employer in the state. Other initiatives in legislation include: The Mississippi Site Development Grant Program to improving the marketability of publicly owned industrial property for industrial economic development purposes ($2 Million); MDA's ACE Fund to provide economic development grants ($10 Million); and the Mississippi Business Investment Act to provide local government's funding for infrastructure upgrades ($7 Million). The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 2939Would have allowed county boards of supervisors and municipal authorities to enter into fee-in-lieu agreements for ad valorem taxes for projects totaling over $60 million. The current threshold is $100 million, which prohibits local authorities from offering a very useful incentive to potential projects that could have a significant impact on local economies. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1340Reduces the allowable annual fluctuation, up or down, in the value of farm land from 10% to 4%. The valuation of agricultural land is determined by a complex formula that considers soil types, productivity and other criteria set forth in the land appraisal manual compiled by the DOR. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1596Increases by $50 million the statewide total income tax inventory credit for small businesses. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 3021Exempts from ad valorem taxation vessels that are used for the exploration for, or production of, oil, gas and other minerals while in the possession of the manufacturer or builder. It also exempts from sales tax the sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuels engaged in the conversion of natural sand into proppants used in oil and gas exploration. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 686This legislation allows a taxpayer three years to request a revision of their state income tax return. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1601Allows a first-time home buyer to deduct up to $2,500 from state adjusted gross income annually and for couples to set aside $5,000 annually from their state adjusted gross income for the purpose of creating a savings account for a home purchase down payment or other related expenses. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 2445This legislation will reduce unnecessary and repetitive paperwork imposed on financial institutions when responding to DOR-issued tax levies by creating a new, voluntary “data match” system designed to make the process or responding to levies more efficient.
Grade Office Holder Party District
HB 1426Asbestos Litigation Transparency Legislation will require plaintiffs in asbestos suits to file their trust claims before proceeding to trial. This simple change will discourage fraud and prevent abusive "double dipping." The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1426 Amendment 1This was an attempt to weaken the Asbestos Litigation Transparency Legislation by adding to the intent and findings of the legislature in section 2 with slanted and unverifiable information. The business vote was in opposition to the amendment.
SB 2689Will prohibit personal use of campaign money. It prohibits personal spending of campaign money including: mortgage, rent or utility payments for any residential property of a candidate or family member, clothing, automobiles, travel expenses not related to a campaign or holding office, admission to entertainment events and non-documented loans. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 3033Allocated $45 million in bonds for capital improvements and upgrades to the state-owned shipyard occupied by Ingalls Shipbuilding, the largest private employer in the state. Other initiatives in legislation include: The Mississippi Site Development Grant Program to improving the marketability of publicly owned industrial property for industrial economic development purposes ($2 Million); MDA's ACE Fund to provide economic development grants ($10 Million); and the Mississippi Business Investment Act to provide local government's funding for infrastructure upgrades ($7 Million). The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 2939Would have allowed county boards of supervisors and municipal authorities to enter into fee-in-lieu agreements for ad valorem taxes for projects totaling over $60 million. The current threshold is $100 million, which prohibits local authorities from offering a very useful incentive to potential projects that could have a significant impact on local economies. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1340Reduces the allowable annual fluctuation, up or down, in the value of farm land from 10% to 4%. The valuation of agricultural land is determined by a complex formula that considers soil types, productivity and other criteria set forth in the land appraisal manual compiled by the DOR. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1596Increases by $50 million the statewide total income tax inventory credit for small businesses. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 3021Exempts from ad valorem taxation vessels that are used for the exploration for, or production of, oil, gas and other minerals while in the possession of the manufacturer or builder. It also exempts from sales tax the sales of electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuels engaged in the conversion of natural sand into proppants used in oil and gas exploration. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 686This legislation allows a taxpayer three years to request a revision of their state income tax return. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
HB 1601Allows a first-time home buyer to deduct up to $2,500 from state adjusted gross income annually and for couples to set aside $5,000 annually from their state adjusted gross income for the purpose of creating a savings account for a home purchase down payment or other related expenses. The business vote was in support of the legislation.
SB 2445This legislation will reduce unnecessary and repetitive paperwork imposed on financial institutions when responding to DOR-issued tax levies by creating a new, voluntary “data match” system designed to make the process or responding to levies more efficient.
C
Juan Barnett Democrat 34
F
Barbara Blackmon Democrat 21
A
Kevin Blackwell Republican 19
D
David Blount Democrat 29
NV
A
Jenifer B. Branning Republican 18
NV
NV
A
Nickey Browning Republican 3
D
Hob Bryan Democrat 7
A
Terry C. Burton Republican 31
D
Albert Butler Democrat 36
A
Videt Carmichael Republican 33
A
Chris Caughman Republican 35
A
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican 14
A
Eugene S. Clarke Republican 22
F
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins Democrat 48
P
A
Bob M. Dearing Democrat 37
B
Dennis DeBar Republican 43
A
Sally Doty Republican 39
A
Joey Fillingane Republican 41
D
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat 27
B
Tommy A. Gollott Republican 50
NV
A
Josh Harkins Republican 20
D
Angela Burks Hill Republican 40
P
P
A
W. Briggs Hopson, III Republican 23
D
John Horhn Democrat 26
A
Billy Hudson Republican 45
A
Gary Jackson Republican 15
D
Robert L. Jackson Democrat 11
NV
B
Sampson Jackson, II Democrat 32
D
Russell Jolly Democrat 8
NV
F
David Jordan Democrat 24
NV
NV
A
Dean Kirby Republican 30
A
Chris Massey Republican 1
D
Chris McDaniel Republican 42
P
P
B
Chad McMahan Republican 6
NV
A
J. Walter Michel Republican 25
A
Philip Moran Republican 46
F
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat 28
A
David Parker Republican 2
A
Rita Potts Parks Republican 4
A
John A. Polk Republican 44
C
Joseph M. Seymour Republican 47
D
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat 12
D
Willie Simmons Democrat 13
F
Bill Stone Democrat 10
A
Sean J. Tindell Republican 49
A
Gray Tollison Republican 9
F
Angela Turner-Ford Democrat 16
D
Michael Watson Republican 51
P
A
Brice Wiggins Republican 52
A
J. P. Wilemon Democrat 5
D
Tammy Witherspoon Democrat 38
P
A
Charles Younger Republican 17
Results: 52