SEE LATEST
SPONSORED LEGISLATION
SB2984 - Jackson County & City of Pascagoula; extend repealer on LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, & authorize increased contribution.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Chapter 904, Local And Private Laws Of 2011, As Last Amended By Chapter 908, Local And Private Laws Of 2021, To Extend The Repealer From July 1, 2025, To July 1, 2028, On The Provision Of Law Authorizing The Board Of Supervisors Of Jackson County, Mississippi, And The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Pascagoula, Mississippi, To Join Together To Create The Lapointe-krebs Foundation, Inc., For The Preservation, Maintenance, Upkeep And Operation Of The Lapointe-krebs House; To Increase The Amount The Jackson County Board Of Supervisors May Contribute Annually To The Lapointe-krebs Foundation, Inc., From $50,000.00 To $75,000.00; 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
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
SB2610 - Mississippi Clean Slate Act; enact.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Clean Slate Act To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of Certain Misdemeanor Convictions And Misdemeanor Records; To Provide For The Effect Of The Expungement; To Provide For The Reinstatement Of Certain Convictions; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2733 - Pharmaceuticals; authorize the Division of Medicaid to establish a wholesale prescription drug importation program.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Mississippi Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Establish The Program To Provide Prescription Drugs Available Outside Of The United States To Consumers In The State At A Lower Cost; To Require The Division To Contract With One Or More Prescription Drug Wholesalers And Canadian Suppliers To Import Prescription Drugs; To Require The Division To Develop A Registration Process For Health Benefit Plans; To Require Providers And Pharmacies To Obtain And Dispense Such Drugs; To Require The Division To Comply With Certain Federal Laws Regulating Such Programs; To Provide That A Prescription Drug May Be Imported Into The State Only If The Drug Meets F.d.a. Standards And Does Not Violate Federal Patent Laws, Among Other Requirements; To Require The Division To Monitor Any Potential Anticompetitive Activities Affected By The Program; To Authorize The Division To Impose A Fee On Each Prescription Drug Sold Under The Program; To Require The Director Of The Division To Develop Auditing Procedures; To Require The Division To Submit A Report On The Program To The Legislature And Governor Each Year; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Drug Manufacturer To Submit A Quarterly Report To The Commissioner Of The Department Of Insurance With The Current Wholesale Acquisition Cost Information For The Prescription Drugs Sold In The State By That Manufacturer; To Set Certain Other Reporting Requirements, Including The Name Of The Drug And Aggregate Rebate Amounts; To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers Providing Services For A Health Care Plan And Each Health Insurer To Submit Certain Reports To The Commissioner; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2773 - Medicaid provisions; extend date of repeal on certain provisions and bring forward for possible amendments.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Medicaid Beneficiary Eligibility For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Medicaid Services, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On Certain Provisions; To Amend Section 43-13-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Medicaid Hospital Assessment, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On Certain Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC525 - Constitution; amend Section 26 to expand the jurisdiction of the state grand jury.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 26 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Expand The Subject Matter Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury; To Remove The Requirement That The Crimes Must Occur Within More Than 1 Circuit Court District Or Have Transpired Or Have Significance In More Than 1 Circuit Court District Of This State.
STATUS
Failed
SB2748 - State Grand Jury Act; amend certain provisions and extend repealer on.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Extend The Repealer On Sections 13-7-1 Through 13-7-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Grand Jury Act And Provide For The Operation Of The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Reenacted Section 13-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Subject Matter Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury; To Remove The Requirement That The Crimes Must Occur Within More Than One Circuit Court District Or Have Transpired Or Have Significance In More Than One Circuit Court District Of This State; To Authorize The Attorney General To Notify The Panel Judge Instead Of Petitioning The Judge; To Require The Panel Judge To Impanel A Jury Within 30 Days Of Receiving Notice From The Attorney General; To Remove The Authority Of Panel Judge To Limit The Authority Of The Investigation Of The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Qualifications Of Jurors For The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Panel Judge To Deny Request To Amend The Notice And Order Impaneling The Grand Jury; To Amend Section 13-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Department Of Public Safety And The Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics To Provide Space For The State Grand Jury; To Require Local Government Officials And Law Enforcement Shall Cooperate To Assist In Providing Accommodation Of The State Grand Jury; To Repeal Section 13-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Nothing In The State Grand Jury Act Shall Be Construed As Amending, Repealing Or Superseding Any Other Law Of This State Governing The Powers And Duties Of County Grand Jurors, District Attorneys Or Law Enforcement Agencies Or Other Officials With Regard To Their Authority To Investigate, Indict Or Prosecute Offenses That Are Prescribed By This Chapter As Within The Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury; To Create New Section 13-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The State Grand Jury Act; To Amend Section 99-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Relating To Venue For Indictments By The State Grand Jury; To Amend Section 27, Chapter 553, Laws Of 1993, As Last Amended By Chapter 526, Laws Of 2014, To Delete The Repealer, Which Is Being Codified In New Section 13-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, From The Effective Date Section Of The Enabling Legislation That Created The State Grand Jury Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2792 - Foster care and adoption; revise provisions related to per recommendations of task force.
Brice Wiggins, Daniel H. Sparks, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Waive The Adoption Filing Fee For Cases Involving The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Summons To Be Issued And Served On A Child Who Is 12 Years Of Age Or Older In An Involuntary Termination Of Parental Rights Proceeding; To Provide That The Minor Child Shall Be Represented By Counsel Throughout The Proceedings; To Require The Court To Consider The Child's Preferences, If Any, If The Child Is 14 Years Of Age Or Older At The Time Of The Hearing; To Provide That The Style Of The Case Shall Not Include The Child's Name; To Require A Court To Hold A Hearing On The Petition Within A Certain Period Of Days; To Authorize The Court To Continue The Hearing Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 93-15-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Court To Accept A Parent's Written Voluntary Release Terminating Parental Rights If Certain Requirements Are Met; To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Youth Court Judge To Appoint Counsel For An Indigent Custodial Parent Or Guardian Who Is A Party In An Abuse, Neglect Or Termination Of Parental Rights Proceeding; To Authorize A Youth Court Judge To Appoint Counsel For An Indigent Noncustodial Parent If The Youth Court Judge Determines That The Parent Has Demonstrated A Significant Custodial Relationship With The Child; To Clarify The Duty Of An Attorney Under The Section; To Require A Financially Able Parent To Pay For Court-appointed Representation Or Some Portion Thereof; To Require Monies Collected To Be Deposited Into A Special Fund To Be Known As The "juvenile Court Representation Fund"; To Provide That Monies In The Fund May Be Used By The Court To Cover The Costs Of Counsel In Indigent Cases; To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Have The Right To Hire Agency Counsel To Represent The Department And Be Represented By Counsel From The Attorney General's Office At All Stages Of The Proceedings Involving A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Of Or May Be Awarded Custody Of; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "neglected Child" And "reasonable Efforts"; To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jurisdiction Of The Youth Court Shall Attach At The Time Of The Offense, Or At The Time Of The Allegation Of Abuse, Neglect Or Exploitation; To Create A New Section Within Title 93, Chapter 15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Noncomprehensive List Of Reasons That Would Constitute Compelling And Extraordinary Reasons Why Termination Of Parental Rights Would Not Be In The Child's Best Interests; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Timeline For And Frequency Of Permanency Hearings; To Amend Section 93-15-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify A Ground For The Termination Of A Parent's Parental Rights; To Amend Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Section To The Revised Definition Of "neglected Child"; To Define "torture" For The Purposes Of Felony Child Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-651, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Right Of Appeal From Youth Court; To Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Youth Court Intake Officers To Receive Training On Mycids; To Require The Mississippi Judicial College, In Conjunction With The Administrative Office Of Courts, To Develop Training Materials On Mycids; To Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Youth Court Judges To Receive At Least One Hour Of Annual Continuing Education Concerning Oversight Of Youth Court Intake Officers And Mycids; To Amend Sections 43-21-301, 43-21-303 And 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 89-2-3 And 89-2-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Cycling To The Activities Exempt From Liability For Recreational Landowners; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SC529 - Constitution; amend to define appropriation bill subject to Governor's partial veto power.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 73 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That The Governor Shall Not Veto A Condition Set Forth In An Appropriation Bill And To Provide That The Governor's Partial Veto Power Is Only Applicable To Appropriation Bills That Fix A Definite Maximum Sum To Be Paid From The State Treasury And Continue To Be In Force Withdrawing Money From The State Treasury For Up To Two Months After The Expiration Of The Fiscal Year Ending After The Meeting Of The Legislature At Its Next Regular Session.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-052
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
--
OFFICES HELD
Mississippi Senate from Mississippi
NEXT ELECTION
