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HB370 - Hunting and fishing; reduce license fees for certain disabled veterans.
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Shane Barnett, Billy Adam Calvert
Last updated 10 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 49-7-5, 49-7-9, And 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fees Charged For Hunting And Fishing Licenses Issued To Persons Who Are Rated As Having At Least Seventy Percent Nonpermanent Service-connected Disability By The Veterans' Administration Or United States Department Of Veterans Affairs; To Provide That The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks May Not Collect An Additional Fee For The Purpose Of Recouping Administrative Costs Incurred By The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks For Issuing A License Sold To Such A Person; To Bring Forward Sections 49-7-3, 49-7-8, 49-7-12, 49-7-22 And 49-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of Law Regulating Hunting And Fishing In Mississippi, For The Purposes 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 10 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
HB289 - Sexual battery; remove the statute of limitation for the crime of.
Jansen Owen, Kent McCarty
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Statute Of Limitation For The Crime Of Sexual Battery; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB286 - Sexual Battery; remove statute of limitations when DNA evidence is discovered.
Jansen Owen, Kent McCarty, Beth Luther Waldo
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Statute Of Limitations On The Certain Crimes Of Sexual Battery When Dna Testing Provides Additional Evidence; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB327 - School board members; require all to be elected for term of four years at the statewide general election or presidential election.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Codify New Section 37-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Election Of All School Board Members; To Give Local School Boards The Option To Choose Whether Its Election Cycle Will Run Concurrent With The Statewide General Election Beginning In November 2027 Or Concurrent With The Presidential Election Beginning In November 2028; To Provide That The Local School Board Shall Have The Discretion To Determine Whether Its Members Will Be Elected From Single Member Districts Or From Within The District At Large; To Provide That The Terms Of Office Of All School Board Members Shall Be Four Years; To Provide For Nominating Petitions To Run For The Office Of School Board Member And To Require A Uniform Number Of Signatures On Petitions Of Nomination; To Establish The Procedure For Filling Vacancies On The School Board; To Amend Section 37-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Board Member Districts In County School Districts To Be Coterminous With The Supervisors Districts Of The County; To Amend Sections 37-5-3, 37-5-7, 37-5-9, 37-5-19, 37-7-203, 37-7-207, 37-7-221 And 37-7-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-5-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Election Of The County Board Of Education Members From Territory Outside The Four Municipal Separate School Districts In A Certain County; To Repeal Sections 37-7-204, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-219, 37-7-223, 37-7-225, 37-7-227 And 37-7-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Electing Trustees Of Municipal And Special Municipal Separate School Districts And Consolidated And Line Consolidated School Districts; To Repeal Sections 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-713, 37-7-715 And 37-7-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Additional Methods For Selecting Trustees Of Special Municipal Separate School Districts; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Consolidation Of Certain County School Districts Under Conservatorship, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-104.1, 37-7-104.2, 37-7-104.3, 37-7-104.4, 37-7-104.5, 37-7-104.6, 37-7-104.7 And 37-7-104.8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The Administrative Consolidation Of School Districts In Certain Counties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB500 - Appropriation; Progress Community Water Association for costs of an automated water meter.
Ken Morgan, Kent McCarty, Jansen Owen
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Progress Community Water Association In Lamar County For Costs Associated With Acquiring And Installing An Automated Water Meter System For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB867 - Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The School Board Of The School District Of A Child's Residence Consent To The Release Of The Student For Transfer To Another School District; To Only Require That The Transferee School Board Approve Or Refuse The Transfer Of A Student Upon Receiving Notice And Official Meeting Of The Board To Act On Such Transfer; To Authorize The Siblings Of A Lawfully Transferred Student To Enroll In The Transferee School District At The Discretion Of Their Parent(s) Or Legal Guardian(s) To Provide That A Transfer Student's Athletic Eligibility Shall Be Determined By His Or Her Fall Semester Enrollment And Limit Participation To One School Per School Year To Provide For The Allocation And Disbursement Of Funds To A Receiving School District Upon The Completion And Certification Of A Student Transfer Request; To Provide That Transfer Authority Of A District To Receive Or Deny The Acceptance Of A Student Requesting Transfer Into The District Shall Not Supersede Any Provision Of An Enforceable Desegregation Order Or A Court-approved Desegregation Plan; To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The School Enrollment Choices Of Children Whose Parents Are Active Members Of The United States Armed Forces Or Civilian Military Personnel; To Allow The Children Of Active Members Of The United States Armed Forces To Attend The School District Or School Of Their Choice; To Remove The Limitation On Prohibited Distance Of Transporting Such Students By Excluding The District From Providing Transportation To Such Students; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB937 - Residential builders and remodelers; revise license examination for certain license applicants.
Shane Barnett, Elliot Burch, Becky Currie
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 19-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Counties To Opt Out Of Requiring Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within The Unincorporated Areas Of A County; To Amend Section 21-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Municipalities To Opt Out Of Requiring Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within The Municipality's Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 73-59-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monetary Threshold Of Improvements To An Existing Residence A Person Must Meet In Order To Fall Within The Definition Of Remodeler; To Amend Section 73-59-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish An Alternative Licensure Procedure For The State Board Of Contractors; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB73 - School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts.
Jansen Owen, Shanda M. Yates
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87 And 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Name Of The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement And Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide For The Appointment Of An Executive Director Of The Office By The State Superintendent Of Public Education; To Transfer The Responsibility For Employing And Establishing The Duties Of School Attendance Officers From The State Department Of Education To Local School Districts; To Abolish The Three Regional School Attendance Officer Positions And Replace Those Positions With Regional Coordinators Who Shall Be Responsible For Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Within Their Region; To Provide That The State Superintendent Of Public Education Shall Set The Salary Of Regional Coordinators; To Provide That Regional Coordinators Shall Be Compensated At The Same Salary Received For Fiscal Year 2024 Rate Plus An Additional 25%; To Clarify The Minimum Qualifications Necessary For School Attendance Officers And Remove The Requirement Of The State Personnel Board To Establish Additional Qualifications For School Attendance Officers; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Employed By The State Department Of Education On July 1, 2024, Shall Be Transferred To Employment Status As Employees Of Their Respective School Districts With Work Locations Therein And Shall Enforce Attendance At Charter Schools Located Within The School District; To Provide For The Sharing Of Administrative And Costs Sharing Responsibilities Of Two Or More School Districts Which Were Simultaneously Served By The Same School Attendance Officer; To Provide For The Transfer Of Any Unused Accumulated Leave; To Require The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 3,000 Compulsory-school-age Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools Of A County; To Establish The Minimum Salary Of Newly Hired School Attendance Officers Beginning July 1, 2024, And Authorize Local School Boards To Pay Additional Compensation Above The Minimum Salary On A Scale Established By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Transferred To The Local School District From The State Department Of Education Shall Be Compensated At The Same Salary Received Fiscal Year 2024 Rate Plus An Additional 25%; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Shall Not Experience Any Interruption Of Service With The Public Employees' Retirement System And The School Employees' Health Insurance Plan As A Result Of The Transfer Of Employment Responsibility; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Association Of School Superintendents To Submit A Report To The Legislature On The Status And Progress Of School Attendance Officers As Employees Of The Lunch School District; To Amend Section 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Local School District To Report Any Unexcused Absence Of A Student To The School Attendance Officer Within 24 Hours Of The Absence; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB220 - Sales tax; exempt sales of certain equipment and items to volunteer fire departments.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Certain Equipment And Items To Volunteer Fire Departments For Use For Department Purposes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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