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HB570 - Habitual offender law; exclude drug and nonviolent offenses when computing prior offenses under.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81 And 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Under The Habitual Offender Sentencing Law Any Conviction For A Drug Offense Or A Nonviolent Crime Shall Not Be Utilized In Computing Whether A Person Has Two Prior Convictions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB547 - ARPA Expenditures Ombudsman; establish to oversee all expenditures of ARPA funds.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Establish The Position Of The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Expenditures Ombudsman, Who Shall Be Appointed By The Governor For A Term That Expires On December 31, 2026; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Oversee All Expenditures Of Arpa Funds Made By The Legislature, The Governor And All State Agencies And Solicit Feedback From The Public About The Ongoing Expenditure Of Arpa Funds In The State; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Prepare An Annual Report On How Arpa Funds Are Being Expended, Who The Funds Are Helping, And What Improvements Can Be Made In The Allocation Of The Funds, And The Report Shall Be Provided To The Governor And The Legislature And Shall Be Made Available To The Public; To Provide That The Annual Compensation Of The Ombudsman For The Performance Of His Or Her Duties Shall Be Paid From Arpa Funds That Are Appropriated By The Legislature For That Purpose; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB548 - Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Mississippi Community College Board And The State Workforce Investment Board To Work Jointly To Develop A Plan To Be Known As The "career Pathways Initiative"; To Require The Initiative To Increase The Access Of Low-income Parents And Other Individuals To Education Credentials That Qualify Them For Higher-paying Jobs In Their Local Areas, Improve The Preparedness Of The Mississippi Workforce For High-skill And High-wage Jobs, Develop Training Courses And Educational Credentials After Consulting Local Employers And Local Workforce Boards To Identify Appropriate Job Opportunities And Needed Skills And Training To Meet Employers' Needs, Provide Resources On The Basis Of Performance Incentives, Including Participants Enrolling In Courses, Completing The Courses, Obtaining Jobs In The Targeted Job Categories, And Staying Employed In The Targeted Job Categories; To Require The Initiative To Use Available Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Funds For Participants Who Have Custody Or Legal Responsibility For A Child Under Twenty-one Years Of Age And Whose Family Income Is Less Than Two Hundred Fifty Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Contract For The Providing Of Education And Training That Will Result In Job Training Certificates Or Higher Education Degrees For Low-income Adults With State Agencies, Two-year Colleges, Local Governments Or Private Or Community Organizations; To Authorize Tanf Funds To Be Combined With Other Federal, State And Local Funds In Ways Consistent With Federal Laws And Regulations In Order To Provide More Funding For The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB577 - Essential health care workers premium pay; Department of Health to create program with Coronavirus Recovery Funds.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create A Hazard Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Grant Program, To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health, To Provide $1,500 In Premium Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Who Perform Jobs In Public Settings At Heightened Risk Of Exposure To Covid-19; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Department To Establish A Procedure For Employers Of Essential Health Care Workers To Apply For Grant Funds; To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Report On The Program To The Legislative Budget Committee; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB574 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase monthly benefit amount for.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monthly Benefit Amount For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB359 - Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).
Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligible For Child Care Services Under The Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) And To Provide For An Appeal By A Child Care Provider Or The Child's Parent Or Primary Caregiver To The Attorney General Of The Denial Or Revocation Of Eligibility For A Child Care Certificate; To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Implement The Provisions Of The Plan Amendment In The Ccpp After The Amendment Is Approved; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB356 - School bus drivers; require to be trained and certified in first aid and CPR.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Bus Drivers To Be Trained And Certified In First Aid And Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (cpr); And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HC12 - Senator Hiram Revels and Fannie Lou Hamer; request joint committee on Library of Congress to approve replacement of current statues with statues of.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 4 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Formally Requesting The Joint Committee On The Library Of Congress To Approve The Replacement Of The Statues Of James Zachariah George And Jefferson Davis That Are Displayed In Statuary Hall In The United States Capitol With A Statue Of Both Civil Rights Icon, Fannie Lou Hamer, And Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels, The First African American To Serve As A United States Senator.
STATUS
Failed
HB546 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act; repeal.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Repeal Sections 43-12-1 Through 43-12-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Medicaid And Human Services Transparency And Fraud Prevention Act; 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 7 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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-098
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Daryl L. Porter is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 6. He was elected to the chamber in 2020. Porter is a former chief executive officer of Converse College. He previously worked as a vice president at several other colleges in South Carolina, including Limestone College and Spartanburg Community College. Porter holds a B.A. in psychology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Ph.D. in counseling and student personnel services from the University of Georgia. His doctoral dissertation was titled "Chief student affairs officers' perceptions of their status in southern colleges and universities."read less
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