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HB687 - The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
Orlando Paden, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Or Protective Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1725 - Medicaid; seek federal waiver for plan to allow Medicaid coverage for persons described in the federal Affordable Care Act.
Jason M. White, Missy Warren McGee, Omeria Scott
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Enter Into Negotiations With The Federal Government To Obtain A Waiver Of Applicable Provisions Of The Medicaid Laws And Regulations To Create A Plan To Allow Medicaid Coverage In Mississippi For Individuals Described In The Federal Affordable Care Act, To Be Known As Healthy Mississippi Works (hmw); To Specify The Provisions That The Division Shall Seek To Have Included In The Waiver Plan, Which Include The Coverage Group, Copayments For Nonemergency Use Of The Emergency Room, Benefit Packages, Funding Of The Plan, And The Timing For Approval Of The Waiver; To Provide That The Coverage Group For Eligibility Under Hmw Shall Be Individuals Who Are 19 Through 64 Years Of Age Whose Income Is Not More Than 138% Of The Federal Poverty Level, And To The Extent Approved In The Waiver, Who Are Employed For At Least Twenty Hours Per Week In A Position For Which Health Insurance Is Not Provided By The Employer Or Enrolled As A Full Time Student In Secondary Or Post-secondary Education Or Enrolled Full Time In A Workforce Training Program; To Provide That The Coverage Group Shall Not Include Individuals Who Have Health Insurance Coverage Through Their Employer Or Private Health Insurance And Who Voluntarily Disenroll From That Health Insurance Coverage Until Twelve Months After The Ending Date Of That Coverage; To Provide That The Coverage Group Shall Not Include Non-united States Citizens Who Are Ineligible For Medicaid Benefits; To Provide That All Individuals In The Coverage Group Shall Be Enrolled In And Their Services Shall Be Provided By The Managed Care Organizations (mcos), Coordinated Care Organizations (ccos) Provider-sponsored Health Plans (pshps) And Other Such Organizations Paid For Services To The Medicaid Population On A Capitated Basis By The Division; To Provide That All Individuals In The Coverage Group Enrolled Under Hmw Must Pay A Copayment Of Ten Dollars For Nonemergency Use Of The Emergency Room, Which Copayment Will Be Waived Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That Individuals In The Coverage Group Enrolled Under Hmw Who Are 19 Or 20 Years Of Age Will Receive All Epsdt Benefits To Which They May Be Entitled Under Federal Law And Regulation; To Provide That Individuals Enrolled Under Hmw Who Are 21 Through 64 Years Of Age Will Have Access To The State Plan Benefit Package For Adults Eligible Under The Federal Affordable Care Act; To Provide That The Mcos, Ccos, Pshps And Other Such Organizations Shall Provide The Following Services To Assist Individuals Enrolled Under Hmw With Resources To Enhance Their Workforce Opportunities: Workforce Training And Skills-building To Assist The Individual With Finding A Job Or Advancing Their Career, And Financial Literacy Materials To Promote Wise Financial Decision-making; To Provide That If The Federal Matching Fund Proportion For Medical Services Provided To The Hmw Population Ever Falls Below 90%, The Waiver For Hmw Shall Be Discontinued To Coincide With The Effective Date Of Such A Decrease In The Federal Matching Fund Proportion; To Provide That The State Matching Funds For Hmw Shall Include Contributions From Hospitals That Are Generated Through An Assessment On Hospitals And Contributions From Mcos, Ccos, Pshps And Other Such Organizations In The Form Of An Assessment As Provided In This Act; To Provide If The Waiver As Described In This Act Is Not Substantially Approved Before September 30, 2024, Or If The Waiver Is Approved But Is Subsequently Terminated, Then The Division Shall Allow For Medicaid Coverage In Mississippi For Individuals Described In The Federal Affordable Care Act, To Be Known As The Healthy Mississippi Works (hmw) Category Of Eligibility, And Shall Move With All Deliberate Speed To Submit The Required State Plan Amendments To Effectuate Medicaid Coverage For Those Individuals; To Provide That The Coverage Group, Delivery Systems, Benefit Packages And Funding Of The Hmw Category Of Eligibility Will Be Substantially The Same As Those In The Waiver Plan; To Provide For The Levy Of An Assessment Upon Each Managed Care Organization, Coordinated Care Organization, Provider Sponsored Health Plan Or Other Organization Paid For Services On A Capitated Basis By The Division, In The Amount Of Four Percent On The Total Paid Capitation, Excluding Any Such Paid Amount That Is Attributable To Supplemental Payments; To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Provide That All Of The Provisions Of This Act Shall Stand Repealed On January 31, 2029; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1210 - The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Vince Mangold, Shane Aguirre, Brent Anderson
Last updated 5 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Establish The "dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program At Mississippi State University" For The Purpose Of Providing Scholarships To Qualifying Students Pursuing A Degree In Veterinary Medicine, Who Will Then Commit To The Practice Of Veterinary Medicine In Rural Areas Of The State; To Provide That The Dean Of The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Shall Administer The Scholarship Program; To Cap The Number Of Scholarships Awarded Annually; To Limit To Four Years Duration For Which A Student May Receive Scholarship Funds; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Authorize The Dean Of The College Of Veterinary Medicine To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Program With The Advice And Consent Of The President Of Mississippi State University And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Eligibility For Receipt Of Scholarship, Continued Maintenance Of The Scholarship And Post Program Completion Obligations And Penalties For Failure To Perform The Contractual Obligation Of The Scholarship Agreement; To Authorize The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Is Authorized To Accept Gifts, Donations, Bequests, Grants And Any Other Monies From Any Source Whatsoever To Be Used For The Purposes Of Administering The Program; To Require The Dean To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature With Information About Who Received Scholarships Under The Program And How Much Each Person Received, And The Amount Of Any Gifts, Donations And Other Funds Received And How Those Funds Were Used For The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB4092 - Suffrage; restore to Tameral Hearn Johnson of DeSoto County.
Hester Jackson-McCray
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Tameral Hearn Johnson Of Desoto County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1360 - Local governments; authorize to publish notices on their websites in addition to newspaper notices.
Kimberly Remak, W.I. Harris, Justin Keen
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 17-3-3, 17-5-1, 17-5-7, 17-11-37, 17-11-45, 17-17-107, 17-17-109, 17-17-227, 17-17-237, 17-17-309, 17-17-311, 17-17-329, 17-17-337, 17-17-348, 17-18-17, 17-21-53, 19-3-1, 19-3-11, 19-3-19, 19-3-33, 19-3-35, 19-3-67, 19-3-79, 19-5-9, 19-5-21, 19-5-23, 19-5-81, 19-5-92.1, 19-5-155, 19-5-157, 19-5-189, 19-5-199, 19-5-207, 19-5-219, 19-5-221, 19-7-3, 19-7-21, 19-9-11, 19-9-13, 19-9-27, 19-9-111, 19-9-114, 19-11-7, 19-13-53, 19-15-3, 19-23-5, 19-27-31, 19-29-7, 19-29-9, 19-29-18, 19-29-33, 19-31-7, 19-31-9, 19-31-23, 19-31-39, 21-1-7, 21-1-15, 21-3-7, 21-5-15, 21-13-11, 21-17-1, 21-17-9, 21-17-11, 21-17-17, 21-17-19, 21-19-2, 21-19-13, 21-19-20, 21-19-25, 21-19-51, 29-19-61, 21-25-21, 21-27-33, 21-27-43, 21-29-203, 21-33-29, 21-33-47, 21-33-89, 21-33-207, 21-33-307, 21-33-553, 21-35-5, 21-35-25, 21-35-31, 21-38-9, 21-41-5, 21-41-13, 21-41-51, 21-43-9, 21-43-117 And 21-45-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize And Simplify The Notice Publication Process For Counties And Municipalities By Allowing Online Publication As An Alternative To Newspaper Publication; To Amend Section 21-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Revisions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1405 - Downtown Jackson Revitalization Coalition; create with national, state and local stakeholders.
Zakiya Summers, Fabian Nelson, Chris Brown
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Downtown Jackson Revitalization Coalition For The Purpose Of Bringing Federal, State And Local Stakeholders Together To Develop A Comprehensive Plan Leading To The Revitalization Of Downtown Jackson; To Designate Members Of The Coalition; To Require The Coalition To Submit A Report To The Governor And Legislature Of Its Activities And Recommendations Before January 10, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1501 - Initiative process; revise certain provisions relating to the.
Hester Jackson-McCray
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 23-17-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That A Petition For An Initiative Measure Be Printed On A Sheet Of Paper Not Less Than Eight And One-half Inches In Width And Not Less Than Fourteen Inches In Length; To Amend Section 23-17-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Provide The Form For The Petition For An Initiative Measure On The Secretary Of State's Website; To Amend Section 23-17-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Circuit Clerks Of The Various Counties To Submit The Petition, Along With The Signatures That Have Been Certified, To The Secretary Of State For Filing When The Person Proposing An Initiative Measure Has Secured Upon The Petition The Number Of Signatures Of Qualified Electors Equal To Or Exceeding The Minimum Number Of Signatures Required; To Bring Forward Section 23-17-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1904 - Appropriation; City of Olive Branch for land acquisition and engineering services for making improvements to Highway 305.
Justin Keen, Bill Kinkade, Dan Eubanks
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Olive Branch To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Land Acquisition And Engineering Services For Making Improvements To Mississippi Highway 305 For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HC37 - Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements from each congressional district for an initiative petition to the number of current districts.
Hester Jackson-McCray
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts.
STATUS
Failed
HB1905 - Appropriation; Desoto County Regional Utility Authority for expansion of wastewater treatment plant.
Justin Keen, Bill Kinkade, Rodney Hall
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Directors Of The Desoto County Regional Utility Authority To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Expansion Of The Wastewater Treatment Plant For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Mississippi district HD-040
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Hester Jackson McCray was born in Union, South Carolina on October 23, 1955. She earned a BA in History from Florida Memorial University in 1977 and an MA in Urban Planning and Development from Michigan State University in 1985. McCray served as Chair of the York County Planning Commission from 1990 to 1998. She has served on the York County Council since 2002.read less
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Mississippi House from Mississippi
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