SB2748 - State Grand Jury Act; amend certain provisions and extend repealer on.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 10 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 10 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
SB2734 - Mississippi Employment Protection Act; revise penalties and authorize regulations for enforcement.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bart Williams
Last updated 10 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 10 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
SB2447 - Local governments; prohibit from imposing penalties or fines on security companies when false security alarm occurs.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bart Williams
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Prohibit Any Municipality, County Or Other Political Subdivision From Adopting An Ordinance, Resolution, Rule Or Regulation That Imposes A Civil Penalty Or Fine On A Security Business If Such Business Receives A False Security Alarm Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Sections 19-3-40 And 21-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2205 - Expunction; allow after 20 years of good behavior with certain exceptions.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court Of Conviction To Expunge The Record Of Certain Felonies After 20 Years; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2520 - Elections; nonbinding ballot initiative concerning potential Medicaid expansion.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chad Mcmahan
Last updated 10 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 10 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
SC526 - Constitution; amend to provide that the people have the right to propose new statutes and amend or repeal existing statutes.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jeremy England
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2997 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the City of Cleveland for North Industrial Site Flood Mitigation Project at municipal airport.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Cleveland For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To The North Industrial Site Flood Mitigation Project At The Municipal Airport For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2432 - Firearms; criminalize discharge of within limits of or into municipality.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Charles A. Younger, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 10 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Criminalize The Discharge Of A Firearm Within Or Into The Limits Of Any Municipality; To Provide That A Person Convicted Of Discharging A Firearm Within Or Into The Limits Of Any Municipality May Be Sentenced To A Term Of Imprisonment Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide For A Civil Penalty Imposed By The Municipality In Certain Circumstances; To Provide Exceptions To The Crime; To Define Terms; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2593 - Labor; create study committee to study labor force participation rates.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jason Barrett
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish A "task Force To Study Mississippi's Labor Force Participation Rates"; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Task Force And Provide For Its Organization; To Provide For A Report By The Task Force; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3066 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to VFW Post 4057 in Tupelo for renovations.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chad Mcmahan
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Vfw Post 4057 In The City Of Tupelo, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Associated With Repairs And Renovations To The Post For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3051 - Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Walter Michel
Last updated 8 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The State Treasurer's Office For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB2693 - Failing schools and districts of transformation; revise certain provisions related thereto.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
W. Briggs Hopson, Joseph C. Thomas, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Procedure By Which The State Board Of Education May Place A Failing School Or School District Into A District Of Transformation; To Establish Relevant Criteria For Schools Or School Districts To Be Placed Into Such Districts; To Delete Certain Provisions Related To Mississippi Recovery School Districts, School Boards Of Failing Schools And Elections Of Members Of Failing School Boards; To Provide That Districts That Are Placed Into District Transformation Shall Be Eligible To Return To Local Control When The District Has Attained A "c" Rating Or Higher For Three Consecutive Years; To Create New Section 37-17-6.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To The Mississippi Achievement School District Which Includes The Yazoo City Municipal School District And The Humphreys County School District; To Provide Certain Timelines On The Transition Of Such Districts Into Districts Of Transformation; To Provide That The Board Of Education Shall Have The Authority To Determine When Such District Is Ready To Be Reconstituted, Reorganized And Returned To Local Control; To Delete Certain Outdated Language; To Amend Section 37-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Date Of Repeal On The Section; To Delete Certain Provisions Related To Failing Schools; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Repeal Section 37-17-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Mississippi Achievement School District, On July 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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