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Report Card 2012 Legislative Session HOUSE www.bipec.org www.bipec.org Jackson, MS 39225 MS Jackson, P.O. Box 23021 Box P.O. Jackson, MS 39202 MS Jackson, Economic Growth Issues Growth Economic 825 N. President Street President N. 825 Vote on Business, Jobs and Jobs Business, on Vote How Mississippi Legislators Mississippi How Legislative Session Legislative 2012 Report Card Report Legislator “Jobs” “Jobs” Legislator Economic Growth Issues Growth Economic Vote on Business, Jobs and Jobs Business, on Vote How Mississippi Legislators Mississippi How why it’s important — BIPEC 2012 Legislator “JOBS” Score Card details about the evaluation process bills and action card How to use the BIPEC Legislative Jobs Report Card? In 1980, the Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC) was founded by SELECTED LEGISLATIVE BILLS H ouse Mississippi’s buiness and professional leaders to supply needed political research information. Bill # vote S enate Business Founders wanted credible information to identify legislative candidates who understood needs and concerns of employers…these employers are the people who take risks to create jobs, Author Issue key Vote Total Vote stimulate our economy and give back to communities! Use this guide to determine and assess SB 2342 Freeport Warehouse Exemption; clarified the status of inventory temporarily (in transit) stored in MS A H 115-5-2 yea your legislator’s support of the employers who provide the jobs our state needs to thrive. Fillingane warehouses to qualify for the freeport warehouse tax exemption regardless of origin of manufacture AS 50-0-2 yea Our objective is to assist with the constituent/voters quest for legislative accountability and transparency. Please visit www.bipec.org for additional information and for links to various SB 2398 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; established a committee comprised of twelve members BH114-7-1 yea other resources that will help you to seek accountability from your elected officials. McDaniel from the business community to review current and proposed state regulations affecting small business BS 52-0 yea What are the five performance levels? Lawmakers are given one of five performance grades. Each grade indicates to business leaders SB 2439 Agritourism; provides liability protection for businesses engaged in agritourism by recognizing C H 84-33-5 yea how, in general, legislators support economic growth, jobs and other broad job-related issues. Hudson CS Business Champion A the inherent dangers to the participants of such activities and requiring participant warnings 51-0-1 yea Strong Business Support B Average Business Support C SB 2533 Residential Builders/Remodelers Act; establishes licensure requirement for any individual or D H 110-7-4-1 yea Below Average Business Support D Massey DS Failing Business Support F corporation building a home for sale to the public; also requires builders to have liability insurance 51-0-1 yea 4 What does a performance evaluation mean? SB 2576 Workers' Compensation Reform; strongly supported by MS employers, several reforms/revisions E H BIPEC’s performance evaluation is a measuring stick used to determine each legislator’s 59-58-4-1 yea F H business philosophy, attitude and effectiveness in supporting growth of jobs in Mississippi. Longwitz are enacted which employers view as restoring fairness and impartiality by allowing application of the 63-56-2-1 yea Over 50 business and professional leaders participate in the rating process. Key factors of the original intent of the law which had eroded from court and commission decisions; key provisions are: ES31-15-4-2 yea assessment are: Stronger measures against workplace drug/alcohol use, Medical records are now needed to • Legislator’s votes on clearly identified economic principles and employer issues substantiate contested claims by injured workers, Prevention of payment to attorneys • Leadership in committee and floor debates on job-related issues • Encouragement of other legislators to support economic growth and build coalitions of fees from benefits employers voluntarily pay to injured workers, Pre-existing conditions will now be apportioned allowing employers to forego liability concerns for the permanent effects of old What types of votes are used in the ratings? injuries to new-hires - NOTE: Final passage votes for both the House and Senate are counted ("F/E") plus It is important to note that no single issue dominated BIPEC’s ratings. A great deal of effort is made to ensure that the votes chosen represent a broach cross-section of employer-related ("E") which was a key House vote on a conference committee report that kept this measure alive issues. Votes impact operating costs and restriction of management choices are viewed as very SB 2934 G H important. Key subject areas include: Inventory Tax Relief; strongly supported by MS employers, this measure increases the income tax 108-14 yea • Government growth • Labor/management issues Fillingane credit authorized for the ad valorem tax paid on inventory; also considered an economic development FS 39-8-5 yea • Government regulation • Incentives for job growth tool in that previously, surrounding states have realized a significant tax advantage over MS businesses • Privatization of government services • Workers Compensation • Lawsuit reduction • Business taxation • Environmental protection • Government spending controls HB 211 Sunshine Act; strongly supported by MS employers, measure allows state agencies to hire attorneys H H 63-56-3 yea Gunn other than the MS Attorney General to represent them in lawsuits, requires the disclosure of attorney GS 34-18 yea The 2012 Bills and Action Card and Bills Vote Key contracts, and that contracted attorney fees are both transparent and appropriate The “Bills and Action Card” gives brief descriptions of the legislation, the vote totals, notations regarding the closeness (within 2/3rds margin) of the vote, and the “business” vote position (yea or nea). The Bills Vote Key provides the voting tally sheet for each of the legislators and HB 836 Landowner Protection Act; died in Senate Judiciary A committee; proposed measure that would have I H 69-52-1 yea their votes used for the scoring process. Turner protected personal and commercial landowners from civil liability for injuries from unauthorized users For additional information including direct links to the MS Legislature website, Bills and Action HB 1537 MS Healthcare Industry Zone Act; provides tax incentives for qualified businesses within zones JH 122-0 yea Cards and Voting Keys, please visit www.bipec.org. Smith(39) so designated, incentivizes healthcare businesses to relocate to these zones and to create a minimum HS 52-0 yea of 25 full-time jobs; oversight/zone development will be via MS Development Authority www.bipec.org www.bipec.org Jackson, MS 39225 MS Jackson, P.O. Box 23021 Box P.O. Jackson, MS 39202 MS Jackson, Economic Growth Issues Growth Economic 825 N. President Street President N. 825 Vote on Business, Jobs and Jobs Business, on Vote How Mississippi Legislators Mississippi How Legislative Session Legislative 2012 Report Card Report Legislator “Jobs” “Jobs” Legislator Economic Growth Issues Growth Economic Vote on Business, Jobs and Jobs Business, on Vote How Mississippi Legislators Mississippi How why it’s important — BIPEC 2012 Legislator “JOBS” Score Card details about the evaluation process bills and action card How to use the BIPEC Legislative Jobs Report Card? In 1980, the Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC) was founded by SELECTED LEGISLATIVE BILLS H ouse Mississippi’s buiness and professional leaders to supply needed political research information. Bill # vote S enate Business Founders wanted credible information to identify legislative candidates who understood needs and concerns of employers…these employers are the people who take risks to create jobs, Author Issue key Vote Total Vote stimulate our economy and give back to communities! Use this guide to determine and assess SB 2342 Freeport Warehouse Exemption; clarified the status of inventory temporarily (in transit) stored in MS A H 115-5-2 yea your legislator’s support of the employers who provide the jobs our state needs to thrive. Fillingane warehouses to qualify for the freeport warehouse tax exemption regardless of origin of manufacture AS 50-0-2 yea Our objective is to assist with the constituent/voters quest for legislative accountability and transparency. Please visit www.bipec.org for additional information and for links to various SB 2398 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; established a committee comprised of twelve members BH114-7-1 yea other resources that will help you to seek accountability from your elected officials. McDaniel from the business community to review current and proposed state regulations affecting small business BS 52-0 yea What are the five performance levels? Lawmakers are given one of five performance grades. Each grade indicates to business leaders SB 2439 Agritourism; provides liability protection for businesses engaged in agritourism by recognizing C H 84-33-5 yea how, in general, legislators support economic growth, jobs and other broad job-related issues. Hudson CS Business Champion A the inherent dangers to the participants of such activities and requiring participant warnings 51-0-1 yea Strong Business Support B Average Business Support C SB 2533 Residential Builders/Remodelers Act; establishes licensure requirement for any individual or D H 110-7-4-1 yea Below Average Business Support D Massey DS Failing Business Support F corporation building a home for sale to the public; also requires builders to have liability insurance 51-0-1 yea 4 What does a performance evaluation mean? SB 2576 Workers' Compensation Reform; strongly supported by MS employers, several reforms/revisions E H BIPEC’s performance evaluation is a measuring stick used to determine each legislator’s 59-58-4-1 yea F H business philosophy, attitude and effectiveness in supporting growth of jobs in Mississippi. Longwitz are enacted which employers view as restoring fairness and impartiality by allowing application of the 63-56-2-1 yea Over 50 business and professional leaders participate in the rating process.
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