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SB2681 - Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Jeremy England, Scott DeLano, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program By Making Certified Academic Language Therapists (calt) Eligible To Be Employed By School Districts To Provide Dyslexia Services; To Require The Department Of Education To Issue Licenses To Individuals Through Reciprocity If The Individual Meets Certain Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2652 - Wild turkey stamps; require for wild turkey hunters 16 years of age or older.
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require All Persons 16 Years Of Age Or Older To Procure A Wild Turkey Stamp Before Hunting Wild Turkeys In The State Of Mississippi; To Establish The Fee For Nonresident Hunters And Provide That There Shall Be No Fee For Resident Hunters; To Provide For The Furnishing Of The Stamp; To Set Penalties For Violations; To Provide The Purposes For Which Funds Raised From The Sale Of Stamps May Be Expended; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2660 - All-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles; allow tagging for operation on certain roads.
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 63-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow All-terrain Vehicles And Recreational Off-highway Vehicles To Operate On County Rural, Gravel Or Paved Roads; To Require, For Such Operation, Compliance With Licensing And Tagging Requirements And Other Motor Vehicle Regulations, Except Those Requiring Equipping With Windshield Wipers; To Specify That A License Tag Shall Not Authorize The Use Of An All-terrain Vehicle Or Recreational Off-highway Vehicle For Towing, Or For Operation On An Interstate Highway Or Any Other Road For Which The Speed Limit Exceeds 40 Miles Per Hour, Except For Crossing Certain Roads; To Amend Section 27-19-99, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Remitted Or Received As Registration Or Tag Fees From The Additional Rate Of $5.00 Shall, In The Case Of All-terrain Vehicles And Recreational Off-highway Vehicles, Be Paid To The County In Which The Vehicle Is Registered; To Amend Sections 27-19-3, 27-19-5, 27-19-43, 27-51-5, 63-3-103, 63-15-3 And 63-21-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2662 - Drones; allow use of for hunting, trapping and taking wild hogs.
Benjamin A. Suber, Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 49-7-31.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Wild Hogs May Be Hunted, Trapped And Taken With The Aid Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Or Drones, To The Extent Permitted By Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2661 - Unmanned aerial vehicle; allow for use in agriculture.
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 8 months ago
1 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
SR80 - Commend extensive judicial career and service of Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Jim Greenlee on occasion of his retirement.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Mike Thompson
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending The Extensive Judicial Career And Service Of Mississippi Court Of Appeals Judge Jim Greenlee Of Oxford, Mississippi, On The Occasion Of His Retirement.
STATUS
Passed
SC541 - Encourage further economic ties between Mississippi and Taiwan.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chad Mcmahan, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Further Economic Ties And Friendship Between The State Of Mississippi And The Republic Of China (taiwan).
STATUS
Passed
SB2708 - Department of Public Safety Headquarters; authorize DPS to sell or lease the land.
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety, To Sell And Convey Or Lease A Parcel Of Certain State-owned Real Property And Any Improvements Thereon Under The Possession And Control Of The Department Of Public Safety, Located In The City Of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi; To Stipulate The Conditions Under Which The Property May Be Sold Or Leased To Promote The Highest And Best Use For The State; To Provide That The Selling Or Leasing Entity Shall Entertain Requests For Proposals For The Sale And Purchase Or Lease Of The Property And Improvements And Accept The Proposal That Provides The Highest And Best Value For The State Which Shall Include, But Not Be Limited To, The Price, Use And Other Proposal Conditions As Required By The State; To Provide That The State Shall Retain All Mineral Rights To The Real Property Sold Or Leased Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2709 - Fees for county garbage collection; revise provision related to.
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 19-5-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A County Board Of Supervisors To Notify The County Tax Collector When Unpaid Fees Assessed Under Section 19-5-21 Are Past Due; To Require The Tax Collector To Index The Delinquency Notice Received From The Board Of Supervisors; To Require The Tax Collector To Commence A Tax Sale Three Years After Receiving The Delinquency Notice If The Amount Of The Delinquency Exceeds A Certain Amount; To Provide That A Person Who Did Not Generate The Garbage Or Own The Property Furnished The Service At The Time That The Garbage Was Generated Shall Not Be Considered Delinquent For Any Fees Under This Section; To Provide That Certain Fees Assessed Under This Section Shall Not Be Considered Liens; To Provide That Fees That Are Not Liens Upon The Real Property Offered Garbage Or Rubbish Collection Or Disposal Service Under This Subsection Shall Remain Recoverable Against The Generator Of The Garbage And The Owner Of The Property; To Amend Section 27-41-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2808 - Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area."
Benjamin A. Suber
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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