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SB2362 - Grocery items; prohibit cost-plus pricing without public notice.
Sollie B. Norwood, Gary Brumfield, Albert Butler
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Prohibit Retail Food Establishments From Imposing Cost-plus Pricing Formulas Without Publicly Posting Notice Of The Cost-plus Pricing Formula; To Provide A Penalty For The Crime; To Provide That A Violation Of The Section Shall Constitute An Unlawful Trade Practice; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2387 - The CROWN Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Angela Turner-Ford, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Hairstyles Or Protective Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2388 - Applicants for TANF benefits; repeal section that requires drug testing as condition of eligibility.
Derrick T. Simmons, Albert Butler, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Repeal Section 43-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Applicants For Tanf Benefits To Undergo Drug Testing As A Condition For Eligibility; To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2369 - Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after thirty-day cutoff but before election day.
Rod Hickman, Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Individuals To Vote By Affidavit On Election Day, If The Individual Registered After The Thirty-day Qualifying Cutoff, But Before Election Day; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2244 - Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges.
Rod Hickman, Nicole Akins Boyd, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 37-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Boards Of Trustees Of The Community And Junior Colleges To Adopt Policies Requiring Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning, Community Or Junior College To Provide Free Transcripts To Foster Care Children And Children Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; To Create New Section 55-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any State Park In This State; To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any Publicly Funded Museum In This State; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2397 - Sales tax; 1.5% rate for retail sales of cattle trailers and fencing materials to farmers for agricultural purposes.
Charles A. Younger, Andy Berry, Neil S. Whaley
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Retail Sales Of Fencing Materials And Cattle Trailers To Farmers For Agricultural Purposes, As Well As Parts And Labor Used To Maintain And/or Repair Such Cattle Trailers, Shall Be Taxed At A Rate Of 1.5%; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2403 - Audit; perform every 50 years to compare appropriations to Alcorn and Mississippi State University.
Albert Butler, John Horhn, Robert Jackson
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The Office Of The State Auditor To Perform A 50-year Comparative Review Of The Legislative Appropriations To The State's Two Land Grant Institutions; To Require The State Auditor To Submit A Report To The Legislature Detailing All Appropriations During The Review Period To Alcorn State University And Mississippi State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR71 - Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Women's Basketball Team and Coach Tomekia Reed for winning SWAC Championship for 5th straight year.
Sollie B. Norwood, Hillman Terome Frazier, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Jackson State University "lady Tigers" Women's Basketball Team And Award-winning Coach Tomekia Reed For Winning The Swac Championship For The Fifth Straight Season.
STATUS
Passed
SR72 - Commend Shuqualak Rodeo Competitor Roveskey "Fatty" Hickman for fame on the national TV show Ultimate Cowboy Showdown: All Stars.
Rod Hickman, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Professional Rodeo Competitor Roveskey "fatty" Hickman From Shuqualak, Mississippi, For His Success And Fame In Representing Mississippi On The Second Season Of The National Tv Show Ultimate Cowboy Showdown: All-stars.
STATUS
Passed
SB2415 - Schools; require carbon monoxide detectors in all.
Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson, Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Public And Nonpublic Schools In Mississippi; To Authorize And Direct The State Fire Marshal To Provide Requirements For Testing And Inspecting Carbon Monoxide Detection And Warning Equipment Installed In Public Or Nonpublic School Buildings; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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