SB2767 - Juries; prohibit peremptory challenges based on certain factors.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Prohibit A Party From Using A Peremptory Challenge To Remove A Prospective Juror On The Basis Of The Prospective Juror's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Or Religious Affiliation, Or The Perceived Membership Of The Prospective Juror In Any Of Those Groups; To Authorize A Party, Or The Trial Court On Its Own Motion, To Object To The Use Of A Peremptory Challenge Based On These Criteria; To Require The Party Exercising The Challenge, Upon Objection, To State The Reasons The Peremptory Challenge Has Been Exercised; To Require The Court To Evaluate The Reasons Given And, If The Court Grants The Objection, Authorize The Court To Take Certain Actions, Including, But Not Limited To, Starting A New Jury Selection, Declaring A Mistrial At The Request Of The Objecting Party, Seating The Challenged Juror, Or Providing Another Remedy As The Court Deems Appropriate; To Provide For A De Novo Standard Of Review By An Appellate Court Reviewing The Denial Of An Objection; To Provide That The Act Applies To Criminal Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2025; To Provide That The Act Applies To Civil Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2027; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3138 - Capital Expense Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Town of Benoit for water and sewer improvement project.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Benoit, Mississippi, To Defray Expenses For The Town's Water And Sewer System For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2056 - Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David Blount
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Establish A Secure Website To Enable Student Voters To Submit Electronic Absentee Ballot Applications; To Establish The Documents Which Must Be Submitted By The Student To Approve Such Applications; To Provide That Upon Approval, Student Absentee Voters May Be Automatically Mailed Absentee Ballots For All Elections That Occur For A Certain Period Of Time; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-715 And 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2842 - Office of Disaster Assistance Coordination and Advocacy; establish in the Department of Finance and Administration.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Hob Bryan
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 33-15-401 And 33-15-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish An Office Of Disaster Assistance Coordination And Advocacy In The Department Of Finance And Administration; To Prescribe The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Office Relative To Support Activities For Disaster Survivors; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR100 - Congratulate Starkville for being named "Best Small Town in the South" by USA Today.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bart Williams, Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Congratulating The City Of Starkville, Mississippi, Upon Its Designation As The "best Small Town In The South" By Usa Today.
STATUS
Passed
SB2729 - Rural Physicians Scholarship Program and Rural Dentists Scholarship Program; revise certain provisions of.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-144-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program To Allow Students From All Areas Of The State; To Amend Section 37-144-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Physician Appointed By The Mississippi Psychiatric Association As A Member Of The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission; To Amend Section 37-144-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission To Produce An Annual Report To The Legislature Providing Certain Statistics; To Include The Mississippi Psychiatric Association Among The Organizations From Which The Commission Shall Seek Input Regarding The Implementation Of The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; To Amend Section 37-144-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Child Psychiatry Students In The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Residency Program; To Amend Sections 37-144-13 And 37-144-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Conforming Revisions Thereto; To Amend Section 37-146-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program To Allow Students From All Areas Of The State; To Provide That Such Program Shall Be Known And May Be Cited As The Dr. G. Norris Howell Rural Dentists Scholarship Program; To Amend Section 37-146-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Commission To Produce Annual Reports To The Legislature Providing Various Statistics; To Amend Section 37-146-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Revisions Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3215 - Lafayette County; authorize to provide funding to Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Nicole Akins Boyd, Benjamin A. Suber, Neil S. Whaley
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Lafayette County, Mississippi, To Provide Funding To The Oxford-lafayette Economic Development Foundation, In An Amount Not To Exceed $250,000.00 In Any Fiscal Year, For Economic Development Projects In The County And For Administrative Needs Of The Foundation; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3170 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Town of Mize for certain infrastructure projects.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brian Rhodes
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Mize For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of Certain Infrastructure Projects For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2327 - Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 10 months ago8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Supplementary State Food Stamp Program For Elderly Recipients; To Provide That Recipients Must Be At Least 65 Years Old; To Provide That Recipients May Receive One Hundred Dollars Per Month; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3136 - Capital Expense Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Town of Beulah for water and sewer improvement project.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Beulah To Defray Expenses For The Improvement Of The Town's Water And Sewer System For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2956 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Quitman County for construction of a new jail facility.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson
Last updated 9 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To Quitman County For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Of Construction Of A New County Jail Facility For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2009 - Elections; public official's qualification as candidate deemed resignation of current office.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That An Elected Official's Qualification As A Candidate For A Public Office Shall Be Deemed A Resignation And Vacancy Of The Official's Office If The Term Of The Public Office That Is Sought Begins During The Term For Which The Elected Official Currently Serves; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2077 - School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Angela Burks Hill
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2512 - Assistant district attorneys; authorize additional in 6th circuit.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jason Barrett, Albert Butler
Last updated 10 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys In The Sixth Circuit Court District; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2099 - Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2025 appropriation to Village of Eden for improvement of water and sewer system.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation Of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds To The Village Of Eden In Yazoo County To Defray Expenses For The Improvement Of The Village's Water And Sewer System For Fiscal Year 2025; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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