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SB2125 - State employees; authorize the state to offer health savings accounts to.
Chris Johnson
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 83-62-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State And School Employees Health Insurance Management Board Shall Allow State Employees To Participate In A Health Savings Account Program, Provided That The Employee Pays The Full Cost Of Such Program And Consents To A Payroll Deduction; To Bring Forward Sections 83-62-3 And 25-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2004 - Grain grading; require state or federal certification and compliance with Federal Grain Inspection Service standards.
Chris Johnson
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 69-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Provide For The Grading, By An Official Inspector, Of Any Grain Submitted For Sale At Any Elevator Or Grain Dealer By A Grain Producer; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules Governing The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain That Are Consistent With The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain Developed By The United States Department Of Agriculture; To Require The Department To Certify Grain Dealers And Courses Of Instruction In Sampling And Grading Grain; To Provide For The Issuance Of Certificate For Individuals Conducting Courses In Sampling And Grading Grain; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2234 - School attendance zones; allow students to transfer to other school districts subject to availability and approval.
Chris Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District Superintendent, Subject To The Ratification Of The Superintendent's School Board, May Consent To The Enrollment Of A Child From Another School Or Attendance Center Upon The Request Of The Child's Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Child Attending A School In This State May Transfer To Any School Offering Instruction At The Grade Level Of The Transferring Student In Any School District Subject To Available Capacity; To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Process By Which A Parent Or Legal Guardian May Petition A School For The Transfer Of Their Child; To Provide That The Petitioned District Shall Determine If There Is Capacity At The Desired School By Using Publicly Verifiable Data; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2288 - Images or audio altered or created by digitization; criminalize dissemination of in certain circumstances.
Chris Johnson, Joey Fillingane
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Criminalize The Unlawful Dissemination Or Publication Of An Intimate Or Nonintimate Image Or Audio Created Or Altered By Digitization Where The Image Or Audio Is Disseminated Or Published With Intent To Cause Harm To The Emotional, Financial Or Physical Welfare Of Another Person And The Actor Knew Or Reasonably Should Have Known That The Person Depicted Did Not Consent To Such Dissemination Or Publication; To Define Terms; To Provide That The Crimes Include The Use Of Images Or Audio Created Or Altered By Digitization, Where Such Person May Reasonably Be Identified From The Image Or Audio Itself Or From Information Displayed In Connection With The Image Or Audio; To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Provide Certain Exceptions To The Crime; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR23 - Commend Purvis High School "Tornadoes" Baseball Team and Head Coach Tony Farlow for winning Class 4A State Baseball Championship.
John A. Polk, Joey Fillingane, Chris Johnson
Last updated 11 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Purvis High School "tornadoes" Baseball Team And Head Coach Tony Farlow For Winning Its Fourth Mhsaa Class 4a State Baseball Championship.
STATUS
Passed
SC537 - Recognize outstanding accomplishments of Athletic Program at William Carey University.
Chris Johnson, Joey Fillingane, Juan Barnett
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Remarkable Growth And Success Of The Athletic Program At William Carey University And Commending These Higher Education Accomplishments.
STATUS
Passed
SB2298 - State Bond Attorney; revise minimum and maximum fee paid to.
Chris Johnson
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 31-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Minimum And Maximum Fee Paid To The State's Bond Attorney For The Validation And Issuance Of Bonds Issued Or Proposed To Be Issued By A County, Municipality, Or Other District Or Subdivision Of The State; To Amend Section 31-13-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Bond Attorney, When A Conflict Of Interest Arises, To Notify The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And Attorney General Of The Conflict Of Interest; To Authorize The Governor To Appoint A State Bond Attorney Pro Tempore; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2313 - Charitable organization filing and reporting requirements; no more stringent than other state agency requirements.
Chris Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 79-11-504, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Regulations Prohibiting The Imposition Of Annual Filing Or Reporting Requirements On Charitable Nonprofit Organizations Which Are More Stringent Than Those Requirements For State Agencies; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR34 - Celebrate the legacy and memory of former Public Service Commissioner-Southern District Samuel F. (Sam) Britton.
Chris Johnson, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 10 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Celebrating The Legacy And Memory Of Former Public Service Commissioner-southern District Samuel F. (sam) Britton And Extending The Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Surviving Family.
STATUS
Passed
SB2358 - Trespass after warning; increase criminal penalty.
Chris Johnson
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 97-17-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Criminal Penalty For Trespass After Warning; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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