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SB2628 - Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; enact.
David Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; To Establish The Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Authority; To Provide For The Appointment Of A President And A Board Of Directors For Such Authority; To Clarify The Powers And Duties Of Such Board; To Ensure Access To Safe, Clean And Reliable Water And Wastewater Systems For The Citizens Of Central Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR82 - Commend Northwest Community College Women's Soccer Team on winning NCJAA Region 23 Championship.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell, David Parker
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2023-2024 Northwest Community College Women's Soccer Team And Head Coach James Beattie Upon Winning The National Community And Junior College Athletic Association (ncjaa) Region 23 Women's Soccer State Championship.
STATUS
Passed
SB2727 - Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force; create and provide membership and duties.
Nicole Akins Boyd, David Parker
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Establish The Mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force Drawing On Available Data To Determine Challenges In Mississippi As It Relates To The Mental Health Of Students Ranging From K-12 Through The Community College And University Systems, Assess The Public And Private Resources Currently Available To Youth Suffering From Depression, Trauma And Suicidal Ideation, And Determine Where Gaps Exist In Service Delivery And Treatment; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Review And Make Recommendations To The Legislature Regarding Available Resources And Gaps In Resources To Address This Crisis; To Provide For The Goals And Responsibilities Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations For Proposed Legislation To The Legislature On Or Before October 1, 2024; To Reconstitute The Early Intervention Task Force With A Goal To Collaborate With The State Agency Coordinating Part C Of Idea To Design A New Service Delivery Model And Make Changes To The Early Intervention Program; To Set The Task Force's Duties; To Require The Task Force To Prepare A Final Report To The Legislature; To Require The State Agency Coordinating Part C Of Idea To Prepare And Deliver A Report That Provides For Possible Solutions; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2716 - Commission on Mississippi Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) and Vision Benefits Manager (VBM) Issues; establish.
David Parker
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The "commission On Mississippi Pharmacy Benefits Manager (pbm) And Mississippi Vision Benefits Manager (vbm)licensure Issues" To Study And Develop Recommendations To The Legislature On Comprehensive Licensure Revisions And Oversight; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Commission And Authorize The Commission To Organize, Hold Hearings And Make Its Report; To Prescribe Issues For The Commission To Consider; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2713 - Regional health authorities; create the Delta Regional Health Authority.
David Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Rural Regional Health Authorities Act Of 2024; To Declare The Legislative Intent Regarding The Purpose Of Regional Health Authorities; To Create The Delta Regional Health Authority; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Governing Board Of Such Authority; To Provide For Participation Agreements Between The Regional Health Authority And The Owners Of Community Hospitals For The Hospitals To Participate In The Regional Health Authority; To Provide That Participating Community Hospitals Will No Longer Be Governed By The Community Hospital Laws But Will Be Governed By The Authority Board; To Provide That The Authority Board May Appoint A Chief Executive Officer Of The Authority; To Specify The Powers And Duties Of The Chief Executive Officer; To Provide That The Authority Board Shall Have All Of The Powers, Authority, Rights, Privileges And Immunities Conferred On The Owners And The Boards Of Trustees Of Community Hospitals; To Prescribe Additional Powers And Duties Of The Regional Health Authority; To Provide That The Authority Shall Be Deemed A "governmental Entity" And "political Subdivision" For The Purpose Of The Tort Claims Act; To Authorize The Authority To Participate In The Public Employees' Retirement System As A Political Subdivision; To Provide That The Regional Health Authority Shall Be Treated As A Nonstate Governmental Hospital And Shall Have All Rights, Privileges And Entitlements Of A Nonstate Governmental Hospital For Purposes Of The Mississippi Medicaid Program; To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Create And Implement A Supplemental Payment Program To Support The Essential Services And Operations Of The Delta Regional Health Authority; To Provide That Any Consolidation Or Collaboration Involving A Regional Health Authority And Other Public, Private Or Nonprofit Hospitals, Health Care Facilities Or Providers Shall Be Immune From Liability Under The Federal And State Antitrust Or Competition Laws To The Fullest Extent Allowed By Law; To Amend Sections 11-46-1, 41-7-173, 41-13-11, 41-13-15, 41-13-19, 41-13-35, 41-13-47 And 41-13-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2718 - ARPA; allow funds deobligated from existing ARPA grants to be reallocated to existing subgrantees.
David Parker
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-153-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-153-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Note Major Workforce Shortages Which Impact The Quality Of Patient Care And Availability Of Health Care, To Note The Availability Of Federal Funds To Maximize The Use Of Technology To Improve Patient Care And Address Workforce Shortages, And To Note That The Legislature Intends To Provide Funding For Equipment And Training Necessary To Implement Virtual Nursing And Other Programs Necessary To Improving Patient Care And Addressing Workforce Shortages; To Amend Section 37-153-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/allied Health Grant Program To Provide Grants To Hospitals For Equipment And Training Necessary To Implement Virtual Nursing And Other Programs, To Define Terms, To Remove Certain Definitions, To Designate Scholarships For Tuition An Eligible Expense, To Clarify What Information Should Be Included On An Application For Funds, And To Remove The Stipulation That 75% Of The Funds Provided Shall Be Reserved For Community And Junior Colleges; To Amend Section 37-153-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Redefine The Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency And Fellowship Start-up Grant Program And Its Responsibilities And To Stipulate That Applicants Agreeing To Commit A Portion Of Any Funds As Supplemental Matching Funds To Offset The Total Cost Of The Approved Program Will Be Prioritized For Approval; To Repeal Section 37-153-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-153-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Office Minimize Any Expense Of Administrative Funds By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Utilizing Other Federal And State Funds; To Amend Section 37-153-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Note That Federal Grant Funds Through The American Rescue Plan Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Fund Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2770 - Ballot initiative process; revise statutory implementation.
David Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 23-17-1, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 And 23-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Initiative Measure Process To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Shall Have The Right To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; To Create New Section 23-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Submit Any Proposed Initiative Measure That It Receives To The Legislative Budget Office For The Preparation Of A Fiscal Analysis; To Create New Section 23-17-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Duties Of A Petition Circulator; To Repeal Sections 23-17-31, 23-17-33 And 23-17-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For A Legislative Alternative To An Initiative Measure; To Bring Forward Sections 23-17-3 And 23-17-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2830 - Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; revise definition and annual report due date, and correct agency reference.
David Parker
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 57-114-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "qualified Business Or Industry" To Make It Conform To The Definition Of "qualified Economic Development Project"; To Amend Section 57-114-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Date On Which An Annual Report By A Qualified Business Or Industry Is Due To Be Filed With The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-114-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Correct A Reference To The Department Of Revenue To Conform To The Applicable Reference To The Department Of Employment Security; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2775 - Insurance; include prepaid plans for low-income individuals sponsored by not-for-profit organizations as health care ministry.
David Parker
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That A Plan That Provides Health Care Services To Low-income Individuals On A Prepaid Basis Shall Not Be Deemed To Be Health Insurance But Instead Shall Be Considered A Health Care Sharing Ministry; To Provide That Such Plan Shall Not Be Considered To Be Engaging In The Business Of Insurance For Purposes Of This Title 83; To Set Certain Plan And Eligibility Requirements; To Provide That Operations Consistent With The Standards Of This Act Shall Create A Presumption That The Operating Entity Satisfies The Requirements Of Certain Federal Law; To Amend Section 83-77-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2802 - Public Procurement Review Board; bring forward.
David Parker
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Public Procurement Review Board, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-002
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Mississippi Senate
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