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SB2771 - Judicial redistricting; bring forward code sections related to.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 9-7-1, 9-7-3, 9-7-5, 9-7-7, 9-7-9, 9-7-11, 9-7-13, 9-7-14, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-27, 9-7-29, 9-7-30, 9-7-31, 9-7-32, 9-7-33, 9-7-34, 9-7-35, 9-7-37, 9-7-39, 9-7-41, 9-7-42, 9-7-43, 9-7-44, 9-7-45, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-51, 9-7-53, 9-7-54, 9-7-55, 9-7-57, 9-7-63 And 9-7-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Circuit Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty-three, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Number Of Legal Assistants In Each Circuit Court District, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Number Of Full-time Criminal Investigators In Each Circuit Court District, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2772 - Securities; apply local law of entitlement holder's jurisdiction and revise priority for security interests.
Brice Wiggins, Walter Michel
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 75-8-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Choice Of Law Governing Investment Securities To Provide That The Local Law Of The Entitlement Holder's Jurisdiction Governs; To Amend Section 75-8-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Priority Among Security Interests And Entitlement Holders To Provide That If A Securities Intermediary Does Not Have Sufficient Interests In A Particular Financial Asset To Satisfy Both Its Obligations To Entitlement Holders Who Have Security Entitlements To That Financial Asset And Its Obligation To A Creditor Of The Securities Intermediary Who Has A Security Interest In That Financial Asset, The Claims Of Entitlement Holders, Other Than The Creditor, Have Priority Over The Claim Of The Creditor; To Amend Sections 75-9-305 And 75-8-503, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2780 - Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases located on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify.
David Blount, Mike Thompson, Brice Wiggins
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Define State Jurisdiction Over Public Trust Tidelands And The Authority Of The Secretary Of State To Approve Leases Located On Public Trust Tidelands; To Amend Sections 7-11-11, 29-1-107, 29-15-1, 29-15-3, 29-15-5, 29-15-9, 29-15-10 And 29-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Codify Section 29-15-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare Legislative Intent Relative To Public Trust Tidelands, To Clarify The Requirement Of A Separate Lease From The Secretary Of State To Rent Land On Public Trust Tidelands Property, To Clarify That The Lease Needed To Move On Shore Is One With The State Or The State Port At Gulfport, To Revise Definitions, To Provide That State-held Tidelands Subject To Public Trust Are Prescribed In Tidelands Maps And Boundary Agreements And Court Orders Confirming The Maps, To Confirm All Authority Over Tidelands In The State Unless Specifically Severed Or Given To A Specific State Agency Or Political Subdivision, To Confirm Authority, Management And Administrative Control Over Tidelands In The Secretary Of State, To Clarify That Only Specific Action By The Legislature Can Divest The Secretary Of State Of Such Management And Control, To Provide That All Uses Of Public Trust Tidelands For Any Gaming Purposes By A Person Possessing Or Applying For A Gaming License Shall Require A Tidelands Lease From The State Through The Secretary Of State And Be Subject To Annual Rent, To Further Clarify That The Secretary Of State Is The Trustee Of The Public Trust Tidelands, To Further Clarify That A Tidelands Lease With The Secretary Of State Is Required For Use Of The Tidelands And That State Agencies And Political Subdivisions Exercising Littoral Or Riparian Rights Also Require A Tidelands Lease, To Provide That These Sections Control All Other Statutes, To Confirm State Ownership And Control Of Tidelands In The Secretary Of State Unless Clear Title Or Control Was Divested, To Provide That Administrative Costs, Legal Fees And Lost Ad Valorem Taxes Shall Be Paid Out Of The Public Trust Tidelands Fund, To Clarify The Need For A Tidelands Lease Even If Rent Exempt, To Clarify That The Use Of Tidelands For Municipal Harbors Requires A Tidelands Lease With The Secretary Of State, And In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Sections 59-7-405 And 59-15-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Use Of The Public Trust Tidelands Is To Construct, Own, Hold, Maintain, Equip, Use, Control And Operate At Seaports Or Harbors, Wharves, Piers, Docks, Warehouses, Cold Storage Facilities, Water And Rail Terminals, Airplane Landing Fields And Strips, And Other Structures And Facilities Needful For The Convenient Use Of The Same In The Aid Of Commerce Navigation And Land, Including The Dredging Of Channels And Approaches To The Facilities, The Local Municipal Governing Authority Shall Have Exclusive Control Of The Leased Premises, And All Revenues Generated Therefrom Shall Be Used To Maintain, Repair Or Improve The Leased Property, To Provide That The Local Governing Authority Shall Not Lease, Sublease, Rent Or Provide Access For Any Gaming Purposes Under This Authority And To Provide That If The Use Of Public Trust Tidelands Is To Acquire, Purchase, Install, Rent, Lease, Mortgage, Incumber, Construct, Own, Hold, Maintain, Equip, Use, Control And Operate Recreational Parks And Harbors For Small Water Craft, The Local Municipal Governing Authority Shall Have Exclusive Control Of The Leased Premises And All Revenues Generated Therefrom Shall Be Used To Maintain, Repair Or Improve The Leased Property; To Amend Sections 75-76-67, 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define And Clarify The Authority Of The Mississippi Gaming Commission In Determining Legal Gaming Sites And Preliminary Site Approval And To Clarify Areas Authorized For Gaming Casino Operations And The Authority Of The Commission To Regulate Minimum Size, Minimum Improvements And Other Project Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2774 - Statewide Uniform Youth Court System; establish.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-101, 43-21-103, 43-21-105, 43-21-107, 43-21-109, 43-21-111, 43-21-113, 43-21-115, 43-21-117, 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-125 And 43-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Organization, Administration And Operation Of The Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-151, 43-21-153, 43-21-155, 43-21-157 And 43-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Jurisdiction Of Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Court Costs And Fees For Youth Court, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Disclosure Of Certain Records, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-351, 43-21-353, 43-21-354, 43-21-355 And 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Intake Into Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-651, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Appeals From Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-701 And 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Teen Court Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Youth Court Support Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-5-255, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Family Masters, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-9-14, 9-9-16, 9-9-17, 9-9-18, 9-9-18.1, 9-9-18.2, 9-9-18.3, 9-9-18.5 And 9-9-18.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Additional County Court Judges In Certain Counties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Additional County Court Judges In Overcrowded Dockets, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of County Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2744 - Community mental health centers; rename and require certain oversight measures by Department of Mental Health.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Jeremy England, Scott DeLano
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Promulgate A Rating Scale With Performance Indicators For Community Mental Health Authorities; To Require The Department To Perform A Performance Review Audit At Least Once Every Two Years; To Provide That The Department May Place Regional Commissions Or Community Mental Health Centers On Probationary Status; To Provide That If The Community Mental Health Center Does Not Achieve A Passing Score On The Performance Audit After The Probationary Period, The Regional Commission Shall Replace The Community Mental Health Center's Executive Director And Any Other Officers Identified By The Department With Contractors; To Provide That The Contractor Shall Remain In Place Until The Department Determines That The Community Mental Health Center Has Attained Sustained Compliance With The Performance Standard; To Provide That No Rules, Regulations, Operational Standards, Performance Standards, Or Other Standards Promulgated By The State Board Of Mental Health Or The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Be Construed To Create A Cause Of Action; To Amend Section 41-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Certain Requirements Of Regional Commissions Establishing Community Mental Health Centers; To Require Community Mental Health Centers To Provide A Report To The Board Of Supervisors Of Each County In Its Region; To Require Community Mental Health Centers To Provide Certain Mental Health Services; To Establish Procedures Related To Pre-affidavit Screenings For Civil Commitments; To Set Certain Reporting Requirements Of Community Mental Health Centers To The Department Of Mental Health, Including Salary Data And Cash Balances; To Provide That The Department May Direct Control Of The Community Mental Health Center's Excess Cash Balance In Certain Circumstances Where The Authority Is Not In Compliance; To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Mental Health Regional Commissions To Be Established With A Set Composition Of Members If Each Board Of Supervisors Of The Counties Participating In A Particular Regional Commission Agrees To Such Composition As Evidenced By Resolutions Adopted By Each Board; To Amend Section 41-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Interested Person Shall Be Directed To The Community Mental Health Center For A Pre-affidavit Screening Prior To Filing An Affidavit For Commitment Of An Individual; To Require An Affidavit For Commitment Of An Individual To State That Less Restrictive Alternative Treatment Was Considered And Specify Why Treatment Less Restrictive Than Involuntary Commitment Is Not Appropriate; To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Required Pre-affidavit Screening To Be Conducted By The Community Mental Health Center In The County Of Financial Responsibility; To Require The Investigation To Include Certain Components; To Provide That The Screening Team Shall Have Access To All Relevant Medical Records Of The Proposed Patient; To Require The Pre-affidavit Screener To Provide Written Notice To Certain Entities; To Authorize An Interested Person To Make Direct Petition To A Chancellor Where The Pre-affidavit Screener Does Not Recommend Commitment; To Provide That A Jail Or Other Detention Center May Not Be Used For Custody Unless Certain Conditions Are Met; To Prohibit Law Enforcement Or Any Other Person From Bringing Criminal Charges Against A Person Who Is Mentally Ill And In Need Of Treatment Pursuant To This Chapter Solely Or Primarily Because The Person Is Mentally Ill Or Because Of The Unavailability Of A State Hospital Bed; To Amend Section 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit Commitment In A State-operated Facility; To Provide That If A Person Is Receiving Treatment For A Mental Illness Or An Intellectual Disability In A Treatment Facility At The Time Of The Hearing, The Person May Not Be Committed To A State-operated Facility Unless Certain Facts Are Established By Clear And Convincing Evidence; To Prohibit A Person Who Has Been Judicially Committed Under This Section From Being Held In A Jail Or Other Detention Facility While Awaiting Admission To A State-operated Facility; To Provide That The County Of Residence Of Any Such Person Shall Pay The Cost Of Interim Treatment; To Amend Section 41-21-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Jail Or Detention Center May Not Be Used For Persons Who Are Awaiting Admission Unless The Community Mental Health Center Has Exhausted The Availability Of Other Appropriate Facilities, The Chancellor Specifically Authorizes It, And The Respondent Is Actively Violent; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Section 41-21-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows Regional Mental Health Commissions To Establish Regional Holding Facilities For Those Held By Civil Commitment; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The Public Procurement Review Board Any Personal Or Professional Services Contract Entered Into By The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health In Contracting For Staff Of Community Mental Health Centers That It Is Replacing In Accordance With This Act; To Require Peer And The Department Of Mental Health To Report Certain Information To The Legislature Each Year; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2854 - Interlocal agreements; require county tax collector as party to certain agreements.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 17-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The County Tax Collector Shall Be A Party To Certain Local Agreements Between A Municipality And The County; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2864 - Healthcare professionals; set certain advertising standards, require disclosure of collaboration agreements.
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 41-121-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Certain Advertising Standards For Healthcare Professionals; To Define Collaborating Physician; To Include Certain Titles For Healthcare Professionals; To Amend Section 41-121-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Non-physician Health Care Practitioners That Practice Under A Collaborative Agreement To Display, Disclose And Post A Statement That Identifies The Name Of The Collaborating Physician; To Require A Health Care Practitioner Who Practices Under A Collaboration Agreement To Include The Name Of The Collaborating Physician On Any Referral Made For Any Patient; To Amend Section 41-121-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Applicable Article; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SB2918 - Kemp's ridley sea turtle; designate as official state turtle.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Charles A. Younger, Joey Fillingane
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 3-3-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle As The Official State Turtle Of The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
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Failed
SR108 - Commend Siobhan Cochran of Trent Lott Academy for "Extraordinary Educator for 2024."
Brice Wiggins, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Siobhan Cochran Of Trent Lott Academy In Pascagoula, Mississippi, For Being Named An "extraordinary Educator For 2024" By Curriculum Associates.
STATUS
Passed
SR99 - Extend sincerest sympathy of the Mississippi Legislature to surviving family of former State Senator Gary Jackson.
Bart Williams, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator Gary Jackson On His Passing And Commending His Service To His Community And His State.
STATUS
Passed
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