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HB1109 - Regional correctional facilities; require Department of Corrections to utilize for housing of state offenders before utilizing private facilities.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Kabir Karriem, Solomon Osborne
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create A Section To Provide That No Contract For Private Incarceration Shall Be Entered Into By The Department Of Corrections For The Private Incarceration Of State Offenders Unless The Department First Utilizes All Regional Correctional Facilities For The Housing Of Such Offenders; To Provide That Contracts May Only Be Entered Into By The Department For The Private Incarceration Of State Offenders Once An Eighty Percent Capacity Rate Has Been Reached For The Housing Of State Offenders In All Regional Correctional Facilities; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 And 47-5-1213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1115 - Federal funds; Governor can not return to federal government as long as there is still a demonstrable need for those funds in Mississippi.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Robert L. Sanders, Kabir Karriem
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That Whenever The State Receives Any Federal Funds That Are Required Or Authorized To Be Used For A Particular Program Or Purpose As Specified In Federal Law Or Regulations, The Governor Or State Agency Executive Director Having Control Of The Funds Shall Not Return Any Of Those Funds To The Federal Government As Long As There Is Still A Demonstrable Need For Those Funds In The Program Or For The Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided, Unless Federal Government Requires The State To Return The Funds; To Provide That If The Governor Or State Agency Executive Director Having Control Of The Funds Determines That The Program Or Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided Could Be Better Administered By Nonprofit Entities Or Other Nongovernmental Entities Than By The State, The Funds May Be Transferred To Such Entities To Administer The Program Or Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided, If Allowed By Federal Law And Regulations And Only In Accordance With The Federal Law And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1114 - Practice of medicine or dentistry; allow persons convicted of certain crimes to practice after license reinstatement.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Robert L. Sanders, Kabir Karriem
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Persons Who Are Convicted Of Certain Crimes To Practice Medicine Or Dentistry Again After The Person's License Has Been Reinstated By The State Board Of Medical Licensure Or The State Board Of Dental Examiners; To Amend Section 73-9-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Nonissuance Or Denial Of Dental Licenses, To Make Some Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; To Bring Forward Section 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Nonissuance Or Denial Of Medical Licenses For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1110 - Workforce training, certain; provide for nonviolent offenders in regional correctional facilities.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Kabir Karriem, Solomon Osborne
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require Each Community College District That Has An Affiliated District Workforce Development Council And Each Work Force Development Center To Provide Training With Its Mobile Training Units At Regional Correctional Facilities For Eligible Nonviolent Inmates; To Amend Sections 37-153-9 And 37-153-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1113 - Nonviolent offenders, certain; require Department of Corrections to house within a 100 mile radius of offenders' release residences.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Kabir Karriem, Solomon Osborne
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To House Any Nonviolent Offender Within A One Hundred Mile Radius Of His Or Her Release Residence If The Offender Has A Sentence Of Ten Years Or Less Or Has Ten Years Remaining On His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-4-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR25 - Dr. Portia E. Ellis; commend service as State Director of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Rickey W. Thompson, Robert L. Sanders, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Laudable Service And Zeal Of Dr. Portia E. Ellis As The Visionary And Intrepid State Director Of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., For Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
HR83 - Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre; commend esteemed service as 24th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Christopher Bell, Tamarra Butler-Washington
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending The Service And Dedication Of Mrs. Cynthia M.a. Butler-mcintyre Provided To Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., During Her Term As The Organization's 24th National President, In Observance Of Women's History Month.
STATUS
Passed
HB687 - The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
Orlando Paden, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
30 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 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
HB1210 - The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Vince Mangold, Shane Aguirre, Brent Anderson
Last updated 5 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Establish The "dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program At Mississippi State University" For The Purpose Of Providing Scholarships To Qualifying Students Pursuing A Degree In Veterinary Medicine, Who Will Then Commit To The Practice Of Veterinary Medicine In Rural Areas Of The State; To Provide That The Dean Of The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Shall Administer The Scholarship Program; To Cap The Number Of Scholarships Awarded Annually; To Limit To Four Years Duration For Which A Student May Receive Scholarship Funds; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Authorize The Dean Of The College Of Veterinary Medicine To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Program With The Advice And Consent Of The President Of Mississippi State University And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Eligibility For Receipt Of Scholarship, Continued Maintenance Of The Scholarship And Post Program Completion Obligations And Penalties For Failure To Perform The Contractual Obligation Of The Scholarship Agreement; To Authorize The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Is Authorized To Accept Gifts, Donations, Bequests, Grants And Any Other Monies From Any Source Whatsoever To Be Used For The Purposes Of Administering The Program; To Require The Dean To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature With Information About Who Received Scholarships Under The Program And How Much Each Person Received, And The Amount Of Any Gifts, Donations And Other Funds Received And How Those Funds Were Used For The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1289 - Voting rights; restore to all felons after satisfying all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.
William Tracy Arnold, Robert L. Sanders, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
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 A Felony 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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-038
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Cheikh A. Taylor is from Seattle. He earned his BA in Political Science at Hampton University in 2011 and his JD from Seattle University School of Law in 2016. After law school, Cheikh worked at the King County Department of Public Defense representing those unable to afford legal counsel. He now runs his own law firm focused on criminal defense, civil rights, and police accountability.read less
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Mississippi House from Mississippi
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