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MS HB876
Bill
Status
3/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Charles Beckett
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AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi Code Section 71-5-11 to exclude landwork performed by petroleum landmen on a contractual basis from the definition of "employment" under the state's unemployment compensation law.
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Defines "landwork" to include negotiating mineral rights acquisitions, business agreements for exploration/development, ownership research, title review and curing, rights management, and unitizing or pooling of mineral interests.
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Defines "minerals" to include oil, gas, related hydrocarbons, coal, lignite, uranium, and base, industrial, precious or strategic minerals without limitation.
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Defines "other energy sources" to include wind, geothermal, solar, and hydrogen energy without limitation.
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Effective date: July 1, 2022.
Legislative Description
Mississippi Employment Security Law; revise to exclude services of petroleum landman from definition of "employment."
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/1/2022