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SB3166 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Town of Goodman for purchase of a building to be used as multipurpose complex.
Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Goodman For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Purchase Of A Building To Be Used As A Multipurpose Complex For The Fiscal Year 2025.
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
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
SB2200 - Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Criminal Conviction Upon Completion Of Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-47 And 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; 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
SR34 - Celebrate the legacy and memory of former Public Service Commissioner-Southern District Samuel F. (Sam) Britton.
Chris Johnson, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 8 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Celebrating The Legacy And Memory Of Former Public Service Commissioner-southern District Samuel F. (sam) Britton And Extending The Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Surviving Family.
STATUS
Passed
SB2776 - Immediate possession; authorize for certain public agencies for roads & public utilities for an economic development project.
Walter Michel, Hob Bryan, Barbara Blackmon
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 11-27-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Exercise The Right To Immediate Possession Of Easements Or Rights-of-way For Public Highways And Roads, And For Water Utilities, Sewer Utilities, Drainage Utilities And Other Public Utility Purposes In Connection With A Project Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxiii); And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2834 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Walter Washington Administration And Classroom Building At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2851 - Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Walter Michel, Derrick T. Simmons, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
40 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 83-1-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations From Insurance Regulation; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization May Provide Coverage For Healthcare Benefits Or Services For Its Members And Their Families Pursuant To Contracts Between Members And The Organization Or Its Affiliates; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization Or Its Affiliate Shall Have A Designated Individual Who, In Consultation With The State Insurance Department, Operates As An Ombudsman To Address Concerns From Insured Members Regarding The Namo Plan; To Provide That The State Insurance Department Shall Have The Authority To Review And Comment On The Complaint, Provided That All Complaints Shall Be Investigated And Resolved Solely By The Ombudsman And Namo Or Its Designee; To Provide Certain Requirements For Namo Plans; To Provide That Healthcare Benefits Or Services May Be Sold Or Solicited Only By An Insurance Producer Who Is Both Appointed By An Organization Meeting The Requirements Of This Act And Licensed As An Insurance Producer To Sell Or Solicit Accident And Health Insurance In This State; To Amend Section 83-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2601 - Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Joel Carter, Albert Butler
Last updated 7 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Define The Terms "governmental Entity", "utility Service" And "appliance"; To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Enacting Or Enforcing Any Resolution, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Code, Or Policy To Take Any Action That Restricts Or Prohibits, Or Has The Effect Of Restricting Or Prohibiting, Any Person Or Entity From Using Any Appliance Based On The Type Of Utility Service Required To Operate The Appliance; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-3 And 77-3-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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