SB2391 - Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act; enact.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brice Wiggins, Mike Thompson
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Uniform Civil Remedies For Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images Act; To Define Terms; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action; To Provide That A Depicted Individual Suffers Harm From A Person's Intentional Disclosure Or Threatened Disclosure Of An Intimate Image Has A Cause Of Action Against The Person If The Depicted Individual Did Not Consent To The Disclosure, The Intimate Image Was Private, And The Depicted Individual Was Identifiable; To Provide Certain Exceptions To Civil Liability; To Provide Certain Privacy Protections For A Plaintiff Filing A Cause Of Action Authorized By This Act; To Provide That A Plaintiff Shall Be Entitled To (1) The Greater Of Economic And Noneconomic Damages Or Statutory Damages Not To Exceed A Certain Sum, (2) An Amount Equal To Any Monetary Gain Made By The Defendant From Disclosure Of The Intimate Image, And (3) Punitive Damages Under Section 11-1-65; To Authorize The Award Of Attorney's Fees To A Prevailing Plaintiff Under This Act; To Prescribe A Period Of Limitation For The Cause Of Action Authorized In This Act; To Provide That This Act Must Be Construed Consistently With Certain Federal Law; To Provide That In Applying And Construing This Uniform Act, Consideration Must Be Given To The Need To Promote Uniformity Of The Law With Respect To Its Subject Matter Among States That Enact It; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3196 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the City of Paris for paving and street improvements.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Paris For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Paving And Street Improvements For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3212 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the City of Coffeeville for paving and street improvements.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Coffeeville For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Paving And Street Improvements For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3201 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the City of Pontotoc for the construction of the Pontotoc Farmers Market building.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Pontotoc For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Construction Of The Pontotoc Farmers Market Building For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2505 - Mississippi Airport Critical Needs Grant Program; create.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bart Williams
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Mississippi Airport Critical Needs Grant Program; To Provide That The Mississippi Legislature Shall Deposit $10,000,000.00 Into The Mississippi Airport Critical Needs Grant Program Fund; To Provide That Such Funds Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Transportation; To Proscribe Certain Conditions For Allocations From The Fund; To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Transportation Shall Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Implementation Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2748 - State Grand Jury Act; amend certain provisions and extend repealer on.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Extend The Repealer On Sections 13-7-1 Through 13-7-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Grand Jury Act And Provide For The Operation Of The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Reenacted Section 13-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Subject Matter Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury; To Remove The Requirement That The Crimes Must Occur Within More Than One Circuit Court District Or Have Transpired Or Have Significance In More Than One Circuit Court District Of This State; To Authorize The Attorney General To Notify The Panel Judge Instead Of Petitioning The Judge; To Require The Panel Judge To Impanel A Jury Within 30 Days Of Receiving Notice From The Attorney General; To Remove The Authority Of Panel Judge To Limit The Authority Of The Investigation Of The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Qualifications Of Jurors For The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Panel Judge To Deny Request To Amend The Notice And Order Impaneling The Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Department Of Public Safety And The Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics To Provide Space For The State Grand Jury; To Require Local Government Officials And Law Enforcement Shall Cooperate To Assist In Providing Accommodation Of The State Grand Jury; To Repeal Section 13-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Nothing In The State Grand Jury Act Shall Be Construed As Amending, Repealing Or Superseding Any Other Law Of This State Governing The Powers And Duties Of County Grand Jurors, District Attorneys Or Law Enforcement Agencies Or Other Officials With Regard To Their Authority To Investigate, Indict Or Prosecute Offenses That Are Prescribed By This Chapter As Within The Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury; To Create New Section 13-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The State Grand Jury Act; To Amend Section 99-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Relating To Venue For Indictments By The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 27, Chapter 553, Laws Of 1993, As Last Amended By Chapter 526, Laws Of 2014, To Delete The Repealer, Which Is Being Codified In New Section 13-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, From The Effective Date Section Of The Enabling Legislation That Created The State Grand Jury Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2661 - Unmanned aerial vehicle; allow for use in agriculture.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create A New Section In Title 69, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Farmers To Utilize Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In Agricultural Practices; To Require The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Regarding Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Specifications, Drone Operator Licensing And Drone Usage In Agriculture; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2640 - Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; expand to nine members.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joseph M. Seymour, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 49-4-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Nine Members; To Require Four Of Such Members To Meet Certain Education Or Experience Qualifications; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2664 - Fund Rural Education Evenly Act (FREE) Act; enact.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Fund Rural Education Evenly Act Or Free Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Fund Rural Education Evenly Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Ensuring Rural Schools Receive The Necessary Funds To Construct, Upgrade Or Renovate Campus Buildings; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Free Act Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2734 - Mississippi Employment Protection Act; revise penalties and authorize regulations for enforcement.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bart Williams
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of The Mississippi Employment Protection Act To Include Administrative Dissolution Or Revocation Of The Offending Entity; To Provide That The Department Of Employment Security, Department Of Revenue, Secretary Of State, Department Of Human Services And The Attorney General May Draft Regulations Implementing Enforcement; To Amend Sections 79-4-14.20, 79-4-15.30, 79-29-821 And 79-29-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2704 - Texting; require software companies to utilize encryption software.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bart Williams
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Concerning Encryption Of Text Messages; To Define Terms; To Require That Software Providers For Wireless Devices Encrypt Text Messages Sent And Received Using The Provider's Wireless Service And Text Messaging Software; To Determine When This Act Is Applicable; To Allow The Attorney General To Bring An Action Against Violators Of This Act; To Bar Liability Of The Network Provider Over Which The Text Message Is Sent; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2785 - Mississippi Bullion Depository; establish in State Treasury.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Kathy L. Chism
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Bullion Depository In The Office Of The State Treasurer; To Provide For The Appointment And Duties Of The Administrator And Deputy Administrator; To Provide That Deposits May Not Be Considered Part Of The State General Fund Or Certified As Available For Appropriation; To Provide For The Deposit Of Certain Monies To The State General Fund; To Provide For The Receipt Of Deposits; To Specify Procedures; To Specify Certain Duties Of The State Treasurer; To Require The Promulgation Of Rules; To Establish Standards For Testing And Authenticity; To Provide For The Delivery And Shipping Of Deposits Held By Or On Behalf Of The Depository; To Provide For The Issuance Of A Debit Card To The Depository Account Holder; To Provide Procedures For The Transfer Of Accounts; To Provide For Accounting Of Depository Account Balances; To Specify Procedures For The Establishment Of Depository Accounts; To Require Contracts And Specify Terms; To Provide For Contract Amendments; To Specify When A Cause Of Action For Denial Of Deposit Liability May Accrue; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Establish Fees And Penalties; To Provide For Pledges And Transfers Of Depository Accounts; To Prohibit Certain Payments; To Provide For Liens On Depository Accounts And Payments Of Certain Obligations; To Provide For Investments By Certain Persons And Entities; To Provide For Credit Against Certain Tax; To Provide For Governance Of Certain Laws; To Allow The Pledge Or Transfer Of Jointly Held Accounts; To Provide That Ownership Not Be Severed Thereby; To Allow The Depository Or Depository Agent To Accept Accounts In The Name Of A Fiduciary; To Provide Procedures In Cases Of Persons Claiming To Be Trustees; To Provide That The Depository Not Have Further Liability; To Require The Depository To Recognize Certain Authority Upon Notice; To Require The Depository To Enter Into Certain Transactions And Relationships; To Prohibit Certain Acts; To Void Certain Actions To Control Accounts; To Provide Procedures For The Depository In Such Instances; To Require The State Treasurer To Establish Exchange Rate References And Accounting And Reporting Requirements; To Require An Annual Report; To Provide Procedures To Conduct Retail Transactions; To Provide For The Licensing And Appointment Of Depository Agents; To Specify Requirements Applicable To Depository Agents; To Provide For Depository Agent Services; To Prohibit Certain Acts By Unlicensed Persons; To Prohibit Licensure Of Certain Persons; To Specify The Circumstances Under Which A Person May Engage In The Business Of Depository Agent Services; To Provide For Application For A Depository Agent License; To Require Certain Security; To Allow Temporary Licensure; To Specify The Liability, Duties And Prohibited Acts Of A Depository Agent License Holder; To Provide For The Revocation Of Licenses; To Prohibit The Consideration Of Deposits As Assets In Certain Proceedings; To Require The Furnishing Of Certain Information In Connection With Transactions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2756 - State and School Employees' Health Insurance Board; require board to determine applicable insurance benefits and exclusions.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Walter Michel
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State And School Employees Health Insurance Board Shall Determine All Benefits And Exclusions Provided Under The State And School Employees' Health Insurance Plan; To Repeal Section 25-15-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Services Not Included In The State Employees Health Insurance Plan; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2520 - Elections; nonbinding ballot initiative concerning potential Medicaid expansion.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chad Mcmahan
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create A Ballot Initiative Regarding The Potential Of Medicaid Expansion; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2208 - Voter fraud; increase penalties.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Punishment For The Crime Of Vote Fraud To A Fine Not Less Than $1,000.00 And A Term Of Imprisonment In The Penitentiary For Not Less Than One Year; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed