Rep Beth Luther Waldo (HD-015)
Mississippi Housesince 8 months
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HB647 - School athletic events; require local school boards to adopt policy granting free admission to veterans of U.S. Armed Forces.
William Tracy Arnold, Beth Luther Waldo
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Local School Board Of Public School Districts To Provide Veterans And Certain Other Military Service Members Of The United States Armed Forces Free Admission Into All School-sponsored And Mississippi High School Activities Association Governed Extracurricular Athletic Events Hosted By The District; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1235 - Ad valorem tax; revise exemption for university, college, community or junior college foundation property.
Larry Byrd, Timaka James-Jones, Robert L. Sanders
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-31-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Property Belonging To University, College, Community College And Junior College Foundations Applies To Property That Is Used Exclusively And Directly For Educational And Outreach Purposes And Is Not Leased Or Otherwise Used To Generate Revenue; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1428 - "SAFER Act"; create to regulate public buildings.
Celeste Hurst, Randal Rushing, Mark K. Tullos
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Unisex Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Unisex At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Governmental Entities To Establish Regulations With Disciplinary Procedures In Conformity With This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Willfully Enters A Space In Violation Of This Act Shall Be Committing The Offense Of Trespass; To Create New Section 29-18-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Governmental Entities To Provide A Report To The Speaker, Lieutenant Governor And Governor With Certain Information; To Create New Section 29-18-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Disaggregation Of State Or Local Governmental Data; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Female, Male And Certain Other Terms; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1371 - Law enforcement officers and firefighters; certain shall receive one additional year of creditable services in PERS for every 5 years of service.
Jonathon McMillan, Josh Hawkins, Jeffrey Hulum
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A First Responders Retirement Incentive Under Which Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Who Became Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After July 1, 2011, And Who Have At Least Four Years Of Membership Service Credit Shall Be Entitled To Receive One Additional Year Of Creditable Service For Every Five Years Of Service As A First Responder In The State Of Mississippi, At No Cost To The Member; To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed As A Law Enforcement Officer With A Law Enforcement Department That Has A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Law Enforcement Officers And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1367 - State Health Plan; require co-pay for certain services under.
Beth Luther Waldo, Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State And School Employees' Life And Health Insurance Plan Shall Provide That, Regardless Of The Type Of Coverage An Employee Has, An Employee Shall Only Be Required To Pay A Co-payment Of Thirty Five Dollars Or Less, Which Shall Not Be Subject To That Employee's Deductible, At An Initial Visit With Any Type Of In Network Doctor, Specialist Or Other Type Of Visit Other Than A Primary Care Doctor, A Telehealth Minor Care Medical Visit Or A Telehealth Dietician Services Visit; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1372 - Retirees; may be employed full time in critical need or shortage position with PERS employer and draw full benefits.
Jonathon McMillan, Gregory Holloway, Edward Blackmon
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed In A Position For Which The Employer Has A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retiree's Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; To Provide That Before A Retiree May Be Employed In Such A Position, The Employer Must Provide Satisfactory Evidence With Quantifiable Numbers To The Retirement System Of The Existence Of A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees In The Employer's Agency, Department, Institution Or Political Subdivision, And Satisfactory Evidence That The Employee Has The Education And Experience Necessary For The Position For Which There Is A Critical Need Or Shortage And In Which He Or She Will Be Employed; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1284 - Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create to prohibit acquisition of forestry and agricultural lands.
Bill Pigott, Brent Anderson, Donnie Bell
Last updated 6 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act To Limit The Ability Of Nonresident Aliens To Maintain Ownership Of Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Land If They Are From A Country That Is Considered A Foreign Adversary By The United States Secretary Of Commerce; To Define Terms; To Limit Nonresident Aliens From Countries That Are Labeled Adverse To The United States From Exercising Ownership Of Mississippi Lands Past A Prescribed Amount Of Time; To Outline Situations For Which This Act Shall Not Apply; To Create Procedures For The Attorney General And Mississippi Secretary Of State To Follow To Penalize Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-1-23 And 29-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1322 - Broadband; revise the defintion of "equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies" for certain purposes.
Larry Byrd, Timaka James-Jones, Robert L. Sanders
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 57-87-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "equipment Used In The Deployment Of Broadband Technologies" For Certain Purposes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1378 - Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans 90 years of age or older.
Kimberly Remak, William Tracy Arnold, Earle S Banks
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Qualified Homeowner Who Is An Honorably Discharged American Veteran And Has Reached 90 Years Of Age On Or Before January 1 Of The Year For Which Homestead Exemption Is Claimed, Shall Be Allowed An Exemption From All Ad Valorem Taxes On The Assessed Value Of The Homestead Property; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1472 - Historical monuments; counties and municipalities fined $10,000 per month for certain violations regarding.
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Violation Relating To The Relocation, Removal, Disturbing, Altering, Renaming Or Rededicating Of A Historical Monument By A County Or Municipality Is Punishable By A Fine Of $10,000.00 Per Month On Such County Or Municipality Until The Violation Is Fully Corrected; To Provide That Monies Collected From Such Fines Shall Be Distributed To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History; To Provide That Any Individual Or Group Of Individuals That Disturbs, Alters, Or Causes Any Damage To Any Statue, Monument, Memorial Or Nameplate As Provided In This Section Is Guilty Of Malicious Mischief And Shall Be Responsible For All Costs To Repair And Restore Such Damaged Property; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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