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HB385 - Retirement; county board attorneys and city attorneys shall be members of PERS regardless of hours/week worked.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Are Employed Or Retained As County Board Attorneys And Municipal Attorneys Shall Be Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Regardless Of Whether They Are Paid Regular Periodic Compensation Or A Retainer For Those Services And Regardless Of The Number Of Hours Per Week Or Hours Per Month That They Perform Those Services And Receive Compensation Or A Retainer For Those Services; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB399 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with removal and demolition of certain dilapidated and blighted properties.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Acquisition, Removal And Demolition Of Dilapidated And Blighted Properties Located In Close Proximity To Certain State Grounds And Lands And Such Properties Located Within Or In Close Proximity To The Farish Street Historic District; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB383 - Counties and municipalities; prohibit use of automated recording equipment to enforce automobile insurance requirements.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 17-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County Or The Governing Authority Of Any Municipality From Enacting Or Enforcing Ordinances Authorizing The Use Of Automated Recording Equipment Or Systems To Enforce Compliance With Automobile Insurance Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB353 - Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; repeal.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Repeal Section 61-3-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; To Amend Sections 61-3-3 And 61-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB410 - Mississippi Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-555, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Prison Industries To Pay Wages At The Federal Minimum Wage Rate To Inmates Who Are Used For Labor; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB625 - Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Jeffery Harness, Robert L Johnson, John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 19-9-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Distribution Of Payments Made By A Nuclear Generating Plant In-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In-lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-35-309, Which Relates To The Methods Of Assessing Certain Public Service Corporation Property For The Purposes Of Ad Valorem Taxation And The Taxation Of Nuclear Generating Plants, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB396 - Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Eligible Offender Who Has Committed A Nonviolent Crime Or Violent Crime On Or After July 1, 1995, Rather Than July 1, 2014, Shall Not Be Released By The Department Of Corrections Until After He Or She Has Served No Less Than Twenty-five Percent Of His Or Her Sentence For A Nonviolent Crime Or Fifty Percent For A Crime Of Violence; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB351 - Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The "land Bank Act" To Facilitate The Conversion Of Vacant, Abandoned Or Land Struck Off To The State Property Into Productive Use; To Authorize The Creation Of Municipal And County Land Bank Authorities And To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Create Joint Land Bank Authorities; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of Such Authorities; To Authorize Such Authorities To Acquire And Dispose Of Property; To Provide An Expedited Procedure To Confirm And Quiet Title To Property Acquired By Such Authorities; To Authorize Authorities Created Under This Act To Enter Into Intergovernmental Agreements For Certain Purposes; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Create Local Land Bank Authorities To Borrow Money And Issue Bonds And Notes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB400 - Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Earle S Banks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
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
HB492 - Electronic notary; clarify authority of the Secretary of State to regulate.
Jeffrey Hulum, Christopher Bell, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-34-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Authority Of A Notarial Officer To Perform Acts Electronically; To Amend Section 25-34-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Secretary Of State To Create Rules Which Allow A Notarial Officer And A Remotely Located Signatory To Electronically Complete A Notarial Act; To Bring Forward Section 25-34-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Secretary Of State To Adopt Rules And Regulations Regarding Notarial Acts; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-067
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Earle S. Banks was born in Virginia. He graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in 1967 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. He served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve, retiring after 20 years at the rank of Major. Banks worked as an engineer at Westinghouse, Philip Morris USA, and Altria. He served on the Petersburg School Board from 1986 to 2006.read less
OFFICES HELD
Mississippi House from Mississippi
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