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SB2522 - Initiative measure; create procedures for qualified elector to propose amendment to the Mississippi Code of 1972.
David Blount
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide Procedures By Which Qualified Electors Of This State May Initiate Proposed Amendments To The Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Be Approved By The Electorate At The Next Statewide General Election; To Provide For The Manner And Time For Filing Initiative Petitions With The Secretary Of State; To Prescribe The Duties And Powers Of The Secretary Of State With Regard To Receiving, Filing And Certifying Initiative Measures And Petitions; To Prescribe The Form Of Initiative Petitions And The Forms Of Such Measures For The Ballots; To Authorize Appeals From Adverse Findings Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Initiative Measures And Petitions; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Certain Conduct Prescribed As Unlawful Under The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC516 - Recognize Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice Leslie D. King for "60 Courageous Judges Award."
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice And Former Representative Leslie D. King Upon His Receipt Of The Prestigious "60 Courageous Judges Award" By The National Judicial College.
STATUS
Passed
SC515 - Mourn the passing and recognize legal career of former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Robertson.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Passing And Recognizing The Significant Judicial Career Of Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Robertson.
STATUS
Passed
SB2332 - MAEP; revise funding formula.
Dennis L. DeBar, Michael W. McLendon, David Blount
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Adequate Education Program Funding Formula To Provide That For Each Fiscal Year Between The Recalculation Of The Base Student Cost, The Base Student Cost Shall Be Increased By An Amount Equal To 25% Of The Base Student Cost For The Previous Fiscal Year, Multiplied By The 20-year Average Annual Rate Of Inflation Rounded Up To The Nearest Tenth Of A Percent For The State Of Mississippi As Determined By The State Economist, Plus Any Adjustments For Additional State Requirements Such As, But Not Limited To, Teacher Pay Raises And Health Insurance Premium Increases; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Certify To Each School District That 28 Mills, Less The Estimated Amount Of The Yield Of The School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund Grants As Determined By The State Department Of Education, Shall Be The Millage Rate Required To Provide The District Required Local Effort For That Year, Or 29.5% Of The Basic Adequate Education Program Cost For Such School District, Whichever Is A Lesser Amount; To Require 90% Of State Contributions To The Adequate Education Program Funds Be Spent On Teacher Salaries, Classroom Resources, Add-on Program Costs And Expenses Other Than Salaries For Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, And Assistant Principals, Or Equivalent Heads Of District Or School In Charter Schools; To Provide That If Any Charter Student Returns To The School District In Which The Public Charter School Is Located, The Charter School Shall Return A Prorated Share Of Adequate Education Program Payments For The Student; To Provide That The Methodology For The Required State Effort In Support Of The Adequate Education Program Shall Be Determined By Subtracting The Sum Of The Required Local Tax Effort And The Other Local Revenue Sources In An Amount Not To Exceed 29.5% Of The Total Projected Adequate Education Program Cost From The Total Projected Adequate Education Program Cost; To Delete Certain Outdated Language; To Provide That In Fiscal Year 2025, Subject To Appropriations, No School District Shall Receive Less Than A District Received In Said State Contribution In Fiscal Year 2024; To Amend Section 37-57-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3145 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to expand art education statewide.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Robin Robinson, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of Expanding Art Education Statewide For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3147 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Jackson for Thalia Mara renovations and improvements to ensure ADA compliance.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Robin Robinson, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses And Costs Associated With Renovations And Improvements To Thalia Mara Hall To Ensure Ada Compliance For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2631 - State property; amend MDAC ability to expend funding for the Ag Museum and clarify the location of state fairgrounds.
Neil S. Whaley, Charles A. Younger, W. Briggs Hopson
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 69-1-48, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Agriculture's Authority To Budget For Improvements To Department Property And Marketing And Promotion Programs Shall Be At The State Fairgrounds And The Mississippi Agriculture And Forestry Museum In Jackson, Mississippi, Upon Appropriation Of The Legislature And For Purposes As Otherwise Appropriated By The Legislature; To Require The Department To Obtain The Written Approval Of Certain Persons Prior To Entering Into A Lease Providing For Naming Rights Of Property Under This Section; To Delete The Authority Of The Department To Escalate Certain Funds; To Amend Sections 69-5-3, 69-5-7, 69-5-8, 69-5-11, 69-5-13, 69-5-27, 69-5-31, 39-17-5, 39-23-3, 39-23-5, 45-1-19, 25-3-25, 29-5-81, 27-19-56.489, 29-5-2, 27-104-7 And 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2989 - Taxation; freeze phase-in of income tax cuts and phase out of corporation franchise tax.
David Blount, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Freeze The Phase-in Of Income Tax Cuts; To Amend Sections 27-13-5 And 27-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Freeze The Phase-out Of The Corporation Franchise Tax; To Repeal Section 5, Chapter 499, Laws Of 2016, Which Provides That The Corporation Franchise Tax Law Is Repealed From And After January 1, 2028; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC536 - Extend congratulations of Legislature to Blues Legend Bobby Rush for winning 3rd Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album."
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Saluting And Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Legislature To 90-year-old Blues Legend Bobby Rush For Winning A 2024 Grammy Award For "best Traditional Blues Album" At The 66th Grammy Awards For His Album Entitled All My Love For You.
STATUS
Passed
SR45 - Commend Jackson Prep "Patriots" Boys Soccer Team for winning MAIS Class 6A State Championship.
Dean Kirby, Josh Harkins, David Blount
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Jackson Prep "patriots" Boys Soccer Team And Head Coach Jon Marcus Duncan For Winning The 2024 Mais Division I Class 6a State Soccer Championship.
STATUS
Passed
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