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HB72 - Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise to prohibit licensing authority from requiring the disclosure of certain information and allow individual to offer certain information.
Carl Mickens, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Revise The Fresh Start Act Of 2019; To Amend Section 73-77-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Licensing Authority From Requiring An Individual To Disclose An Arrest That Was Not Followed By A Conviction, A Nonviolent Misdemeanor, A Conviction That Was Sealed, Annulled, Dismissed, Expunged, Pardoned, Overturned Or Vacated, Or A Conviction That Occurred More Than Three Years Ago; To Amend Section 73-77-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Individual May Offer Evidence Of Rehabilitation To A Licensing Authority When That Individual Petitions The Licensing Authority Regarding Whether His Or Her Criminal Record Will Disqualify The Individual From Obtaining A License; To Require The Licensing Authority To Make The Application For The Petition And Information About The Process Available Online; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB71 - Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Carl Mickens
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB357 - Conditions for parole eligibility and State Parole Board; revise repealers regarding.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Pertaining To The Conditions For Parole Eligibility; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2025, To July 1, 2027, On The Creation Of The State Parole Board; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB363 - Secretary of State; require to provide election officials training on disenfranchising crimes.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Be Responsible For Ensuring That The Public Can Access, Through The Secretary Of State's Website And Through A Telephone Number, An Up-to-date List Of Those Crimes, Identified By The Code Section Number, That Are Disenfranchising And Those That Are Not; To Require The Secretary Of State To Ensure That All Officials Responsible For Registering Voters Have Up-to-date Internet Based Electronic Means Of Determining Whether A Person Has Been Convicted Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Amend Sections 23-15-213 And 23-15-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Training Required Of Election Commissioners And Registrars Shall Include Adequate Training, Including On An Up-to-date Database, To Ensure That Persons Are Not Denied The Right To Register To Vote And Cast A Ballot Based On A Conviction That Is Not A Disenfranchising Crime, According To The Code Section Number; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB355 - Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First Forty Million Dollars Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB75 - Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 45 in Macon, MS as the "Sgt. Travis S. Cooper Memorial Highway."
Carl Mickens
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 45 Located Within The Incorporated City Limits Of Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, As The "sergeant Travis S. Cooper Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB179 - Right to vote; restore automatically once a person has completed all sentencing requirements.
Carl Mickens
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB70 - Corporal punishment; prohibit in public and charter schools.
Carl Mickens
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Public And Charter Schools; To Provide That Any Employee Who Violates The Corporal Punishment Prohibition Shall Be Held Liable For Civil Damages Suffered By A Student As A Result Of The Administration Of Corporal Punishment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB360 - Emergency communications districts; require to implement text-to-911 services by a certain date.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create A New Section To Require Emergency Communications Districts To Implement A System To Allow Text-to-911 Services; To Amend Section 19-5-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "text-to-911"; To Amend Section 19-5-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB361 - "The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act"; enact.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create "the Juvenile Offender Parole And Rehabilitation Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adult", "juvenile", "minor" And "youthful" Under The Probation And Parole Law; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person Was Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time He Or She Committed An Offense And Such Person Is Not Otherwise Eligible For Parole At An Earlier Date, Then The Person Shall Be Eligible For Parole After Serving Twenty Years Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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