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SB2698 - Cyber Security Review Board; create.
Bart Williams, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Cyber Security Review Board; To Stipulate That The Board Shall Be Responsible For Ensuring A Collaborative Effort To Address Cybersecurity Threats To The State Of Mississippi; To Name The Voting Members Of The Board; To Name The Ex Officio Nonvoting Members Of The Board; To Allow The Voting Members Of The Board To Add Ex Officio Nonvoting Members Of The Board As Necessary; To Allow The Board To Adopt Rules Which Govern The Time And Place Of Meetings According To Certain Requirements; To Require The Board To Produce A Cybersecurity Report And Present It To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And Chairmen Of Technology Committees Of The Mississippi Senate And The Mississippi House Of Representatives; To Require The Board To Create A List Of Best Cybersecurity Practices For Distribution; To Create The Cyber Security Review Board Fund; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2326 - Compulsory school attendance law; require of kindergarten-age children.
Sollie B. Norwood, Gary Brumfield, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; To Require Such Kindergarten-age Children To Attend Licensed Public, Parochial, Nonpublic Or Homeschool Kindergarten Programs; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2327 - Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Supplementary State Food Stamp Program For Elderly Recipients; To Provide That Recipients Must Be At Least 65 Years Old; To Provide That Recipients May Receive One Hundred Dollars Per Month; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2328 - Personal care homes; require licensure and regulations of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Sollie B. Norwood, Gary Brumfield, Albert Butler
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Care Homes Must Be Licensed And Regulated By The State Department Of Health If They Provide Individual Or Group Living Arrangements For One Or More Persons Who Are Unrelated To The Operator; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2344 - Jackson State University; provide for the construction of a six hundred room student housing project.
Derrick T. Simmons, Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 37-125-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jackson State University Shall Construct A Six Hundred Room Student Housing Project For All Eligible Students; To Provide That Students May Be Housed In Such Housing Project On A First-come, First-served Basis Or By Any Other Legal Procedure Established By Jackson State University; To Provide That The Project Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Contracting, Bidding Or Other Restrictions Currently Existing In Statute Or Any Rule Or Regulation Adopted By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Pertaining To Such Construction; 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 8 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
SB2363 - Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act; enact.
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act To Prohibit The Purchase Of A Firearm By A Minor; To Define Terms; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Minor To Purchase A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Sell A Minor A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide That The Sale Of A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition Shall Comply With All Standards As Provided By Federal And State Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties For A Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2365 - Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Sollie B. Norwood, Albert Butler, Rod Hickman
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Restoration Of Voting Rights Act; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For Commission Of Certain Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence And Following A Two-year Waiting Period; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2378 - Cyberstalking; authorize injunction when criminal charges filed.
Sollie B. Norwood, Rod Hickman, Gary Brumfield
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require A Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Issue An Injunction Where A Plaintiff Demonstrates The Violation Of A Social Media Company's Community Standards Or Policies By A Defendant's Communications On The Social Media Company's Platform; To Authorize The Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Enjoin The Defendant, Any Social Media Company That Distributes, Hosts Or Disseminates The Defendant's Communication, Or Any Corporate Sponsor Of The Defendant; To Authorize The Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Consider The Filing Of Criminal Charges Related To The Communications To Be Enjoined As A Factor In Determining Whether The Defendant Has Violated A Social Media Company's Community Standards Or Policies; To Provide That A Criminal Conviction Related To The Communications That Are The Subject Of The Petition Shall Be Sufficient Evidence To Merit The Issuance Of A Permanent Injunction Under This Section; To Amend Section 97-45-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "harass"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2362 - Grocery items; prohibit cost-plus pricing without public notice.
Sollie B. Norwood, Gary Brumfield, Albert Butler
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Prohibit Retail Food Establishments From Imposing Cost-plus Pricing Formulas Without Publicly Posting Notice Of The Cost-plus Pricing Formula; To Provide A Penalty For The Crime; To Provide That A Violation Of The Section Shall Constitute An Unlawful Trade Practice; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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