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SB2617 - DUI suspension; clarify how the 120 days are counted.
Juan Barnett, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 63-11-23 And 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The 120-day Suspension For Dui Violations Begins On The Date The Judge Signs The Order For Suspension; To Provide An Aggravated Dui Penalty For Persons Who Are Under The Legal Age For Purchasing Alcoholic Beverages; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Ignition Interlock For Dui Violations, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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
SB2597 - MS Department of Corrections; prescribe specific data to be collected by the department relative to inmates and facilities.
Juan Barnett, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Specific Data To Be Collected By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections Relative To Inmate Offense, Inmate Sentencing, Correctional Facility Inmate Population And Staffing, And Probation And Parolee Identification; To Direct The Department To Publish Datasets On A Confidential Basis; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2356 - Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr.
Albert Butler, Rod Hickman, Barbara Blackmon
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Edward Carter, Sr., Of Claiborne County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Failed
SC536 - Extend congratulations of Legislature to Blues Legend Bobby Rush for winning 3rd Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album."
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Saluting And Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Legislature To 90-year-old Blues Legend Bobby Rush For Winning A 2024 Grammy Award For "best Traditional Blues Album" At The 66th Grammy Awards For His Album Entitled All My Love For You.
STATUS
Passed
SB2790 - Appointed counsel; require in Justice Court for certain criminal defendants.
Juan Barnett, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 99-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Appointment Of Counsel For Criminal Defendants In Justice Court Who Are Indigent; To Amend Section 99-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set A Certain Amount As The Maximum Compensation For An Appointed Attorney In Justice Court; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2835 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the K.L. Simmons Technology 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 K.l. Simmons Technology Building At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2778 - Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.
Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 75-99-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Short Title For The Mississippians' Right To Name, Likeness And Voice Act; To Create New Section 75-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 75-99-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Every Individual Has A Property Right In Their Own Name, Likeness, And Voice; To Create New Section 75-99-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Liability For Persons Or Entity Who Infringe On An Individual's Rights Under This Act; To Create New Section 75-99-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A First Amendment Defense To Civil Actions Brought Under This Act; To Create New Section 75-99-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Liability For The Commercial Use Of An Individual's Name, Voice, Or Likeness; To Create New Section 75-99-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To State The Relationship Of The Act To Other Law; To Provide That The Act Is Severable; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2535 - Divorce; authorize a court to grant when it is determined that a marriage is irretrievably broken.
Brice Wiggins, Nicole Akins Boyd, Brian Rhodes
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement Of Willful And Obstinate From The Ground Of Divorce For Desertion; To Provide An Additional Ground Of Divorce When The Court Finds There Has Been An Irretrievable Breakdown Of The Marriage And That Further Attempts At Reconciliation Are Impractical Or Futile And Not In The Best Interests Of The Parties Or Family; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2833 - Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Hydroponics Research and Teaching Greenhouse 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 Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Hydroponics Research And Teaching Greenhouse At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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