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SR9 - Congratulate West Point "Green Wave" Football Team for record 12th state championship.
Angela Turner-Ford, Juan Barnett, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The West Point "green Wave" Football Team And Coach Chris Chambless For Winning Its State Record 12th Mhsaa Class 5a Championship.
STATUS
Introduced
SR15 - Recognize Sharon Nobles, CFO of North Mississippi Health Services, for "Top 25 CFOs of Mississippi" award.
Chad Mcmahan, Hob Bryan, Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 11 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Senate To Sharon Nobles, Chief Financial Officer At North Mississippi Health Services In Tupelo, Mississippi, As The Number One Recipient Of The "top 25 Cfos Of Mississippi Award For 2023" Honoring Her Commitment To Her Business Organization And To Her Community.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2089 - Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; enact.
Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; To Provide Certain Applicable Definitions; To Enable The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Administer And Implement This Act; To Entitle Covered Individuals The Right To Paid Leave; To Determine The Amount Of Family And Medical Leave Insurance Benefits For Covered Individuals; To Create The Family And Medical Leave Insurance Fund In The State Treasury; To Stipulate For The Determination Of Insurance Premiums By The State Treasurer; To Protect The Employment Of Covered Individuals While They Are On Leave; To Prohibit Employers From Violating Rights Protected In This Act; To Allow The Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Administer This Act And Hold Violating Employers Liable; To Provide That This Act Is To Be Construed Alongside Similar Provisions In The Federal Family And Medical Leave Act; To Require That Claims Be Made In Accordance With Regulations Prescribed By The Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security; To Disqualify Covered Individuals From Coverage Upon Fraud, Misrepresentation, Or Erroneous Payment; To Allow Covered Individuals To Elect For Initial Coverage Or Subsequent Coverage; To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Establish And Administer A Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program; To Outline Certain Requirements For The Formation And Administration Of A Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program; To Stipulate For Certain Actions By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security If The Insurance Benefits In This Act Are Subject To Federal Income Tax; To Allow Intermittent Or Reduced Leave; To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Make An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Require That The Department Of Employment Security Conduct A Public Education Campaign; To Encourage The Department To Collect Data For The Purpose Of Limiting The Cost Of The Program; To Require That An Employer Provide Written Notice Of The Program To Employees Upon Hiring And Annually Thereafter; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR2 - Commend 36-year career of Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy C. Ginn.
Daniel H. Sparks, W. Briggs Hopson, Hob Bryan
Last updated 12 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Commendation And Thanks Of The Mississippi Senate To Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy C. Ginn On The Occasion Of His Retirement Following 36 Years Of Outstanding And Effective Law Enforcement Service.
STATUS
Passed
SB2091 - Bonds; authorize to assist City of West Point in paying costs of street paving and Water & Light Dept Bldg renovation.
Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of West Point, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With Paving City Streets And Renovating The West Point Water And Light Department Building; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2087 - Mississippi Sick and Safe Leave Act; enact.
Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Sick And Safe Leave Act To Be Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security; To Provide Applicable Definitions; To Provide Guidelines For Accrual Of Earned Paid Sick Leave; To Establish Proper Uses Of Earned Paid Sick Leave; To Prohibit Employers From Violating Employee Rights Established In This Act; To Require Employers To Notify Employees Of Certain Aspects Of Paid Sick And Safe Leave Upon The Commencement Of Employment; To Require Employers To Retain Records Of Compliance With This Act; To Enable The Department Of Employment Security To Regulate And Enforce This Act; To Require Employers To Comply With Certain Confidentiality And Nondisclosure Standards; To Encourage And Allow More Generous Earned Paid Sick Leave Policies; To Provide A Legal Baseline For Paid Sick Leave; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2230 - Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Robert Jackson
Last updated 10 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legal Holidays By Removing Confederate Memorial Day And Designating The Nineteenth Day Of June As Juneteenth Freedom Day; To Clarify When A Legal Holiday Will Be Celebrated If The Holiday Falls On A Saturday Or Sunday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC519 - Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" 2023 Football Team for historic season and dominating Peach Bowl victory.
Walter Michel, Nicole Akins Boyd, Rod Hickman
Last updated 10 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Celebrating And Congratulating The University Of Mississippi "ole Miss Rebels" Football Team And Head Coach Lane Kiffin, Including The Athletes, Coaching Staff, Administration, Faculty, Students And Alumni, For Dominating Penn State 38-25 In The 2023 Peach Bowl, For Achieving Its First 11-win Season In Ole Miss' 129 Seasons Of College Football, And For Its Top 10 Final National Ranking.
STATUS
Passed
SB2231 - National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Robert Jackson
Last updated 10 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The National Statuary Hall Selection Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For The Selection Of Two New Historic Figures To Represent Mississippi In The National Statuary Hall Collection At The United States Capitol; To Provide That The Recommendations Shall Be Figures Who Bring Honor To All Mississippians And Reflect The Demographics Of The State As A Whole; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Commission And To Provide For Its Organization And Meetings; To Provide That The Commission Shall Make Written Recommendations To The Governor And The Legislature Not Later Than November 30, 2024; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2045 - Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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