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HB1390 - Grand jury; clarify procedures for recusal of district attorney.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-31-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures For Recusal By Attorneys For Purposes Of Impaneling A Grand Jury; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1457 - Right to counsel; authorize State Defender to provide where there is a constitutional right.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 99-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Defender To Provide Legal Representation To Certain Persons Where A Constitutional Right To Counsel Exists; To Direct The State Defender To Promulgate, Implement And Enforce Standards For Such Counsel; To Provide That Such Standards Shall Be Subject To The Approval Of The Supreme Court; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1528 - Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Revise The Absentee Balloting Law; To Amend Sections 23-15-633 And 23-15-635, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector's Certificate Shall Only Be Required For Mailed Absentee Ballots; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar Shall Be Cast Using The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Provide That The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Shall Be Sealed Each Night; To Provide That If For Any Reason The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Becomes Inoperable, Paper Ballots Shall Be Used; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Match The Signature On The Absentee Ballot Application With The Signature On The Back Of The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide That The Mailed Absentee Ballots Shall Be Counted By The Resolution Board At The Close Of The Polls Along With The Absentee Ballots Cast In Person On The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Amend Sections 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-731, 23-15-391 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-653, 23-15-657, 23-15-671, 23-15-673, 23-15-675, 23-15-677, 23-15-679, 23-15-681, 23-15-683, 23-15-685, 23-15-687, 23-15-691, 23-15-692, 23-15-693, 23-15-697, 23-15-699, 23-15-701, 23-15-711, 23-15-713, 23-15-717, 23-15-721, 23-15-733, 23-15-735, 23-15-751, 23-15-753, 23-15-755, 23-15-517 And 23-15-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 6 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Fourth Thursday Of March As Tuskegee Airmen Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1683 - MS Charter School Act of 2013; bring forward for purposes of possible amendments.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-5, 37-28-7, 37-28-9, 37-28-11, 37-28-13, 37-28-15, 37-28-17, 37-28-19, 37-28-21, 37-28-23, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-29, 37-28-31, 37-28-33, 37-28-35, 37-28-37, 37-28-39, 37-28-41, 37-28-43, 37-28-45, 37-28-49, 37-28-51,37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-28-57, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Establish The Mississippi Charter School Act Of 2013, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Charter School Employees Having Satisfied All The Requirements For National Board Certification In Their Respective Professional Disciplines, Shall Be Entitled To A $6,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Terms And Definitions Section Of The Public Purchasing Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Notice By The District Attorney Of Licensed School Employees Who Are Convicted Of Certain Sex Offenses, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 37-17-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Required Accreditation Of Public Schools, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 37-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide And Exemptions From Certain Qualification Requirements For Educators At The Prekindergarten Or Early Childhood Education, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 37-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Transportation Of Students, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Terms And Definitions Section Of The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1651 - Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
Jansen Owen
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That In Addition To The Compensation Now Paid By Any Municipality Or County To Any Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Every Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Employed By Any Municipality Or County Which Employs One Or More Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officers Who Devotes His Or Her Full Working Time To Law Enforcement, Shall Be Paid By The State Extra Compensation In The Amount Of Two Thousand Dollars Per Year For Each Full-time Municipal Or County Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Completed Or Who Hereafter Completes Five Years Of Service As A Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1472 - Historical monuments; counties and municipalities fined $10,000 per month for certain violations regarding.
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Violation Relating To The Relocation, Removal, Disturbing, Altering, Renaming Or Rededicating Of A Historical Monument By A County Or Municipality Is Punishable By A Fine Of $10,000.00 Per Month On Such County Or Municipality Until The Violation Is Fully Corrected; To Provide That Monies Collected From Such Fines Shall Be Distributed To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History; To Provide That Any Individual Or Group Of Individuals That Disturbs, Alters, Or Causes Any Damage To Any Statue, Monument, Memorial Or Nameplate As Provided In This Section Is Guilty Of Malicious Mischief And Shall Be Responsible For All Costs To Repair And Restore Such Damaged Property; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR92 - Alfred Williams; commend for being the first African American inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
Mark K. Tullos, Shane Aguirre, Jeramey Anderson
Last updated 6 months ago
122 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Mr. Alfred Williams For Being The First African American Inducted Into The Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame.
STATUS
Passed
HB4130 - "Mississippi Student Funding Formula"; create to provide funding mechanism for public schools.
Rob Roberson, Kent McCarty, Jansen Owen
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "mississippi Student Funding Formula" For The Purpose Of Funding Of Public Education In The State Of Mississippi; To Create New Section 37-151-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms, Including "net Enrollment," "total Funding Formula" And "weight"; To Create New Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Effective Fiscal Year 2026 And Every Year Thereafter, The State Board Of Education Shall Provide A Proposed Base-student Cost Adequate To Provide Certain Cost Components Of Educating Pupils In School Districts; To Provide That The Instructional Cost Shall Be Calculated By Dividing The Average Teacher Salary By The Student-to-teacher Ratio; To Provide The Formula For Administrative Cost, Ancillary Personnel And Expenses, And Operation And Maintenance Of Plant; To Create New Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Various Weights To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students Who Are Low-income Students, English Language Learners, Eligible For Special Education Services, Gifted, Enrolled In Career And Technical Education, And Residing In Sparsely Populated School Districts; To Create New Section 37-151-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Student Enrollment And Attendance Figures To Be Determined On The Basis Of Net Enrollment; To Create New Section 37-151-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A School District Or Charter School Has Autonomy, Subject To Regulatory And Statutory Restrictions, In The Spending Of All Funds Allocated To That School District Or Charter School; To Create New Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Tax Assessors To File Certain Reports With The State Department Of Education And To Require The Department To Calculate The District's Required Minimum Millage And The Contribution To The Cost Of The Total Funding Formula Required Of Each School District And Charter School; To Create New Section 37-151-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State's Share In Support Of The Funding Formula For A School District Or Charter School For Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, And 2027 May Not Be Less Than An Amount Equal To The Sum Of All State Funds Received By That School District Or Charter School For Fiscal Year 2024; To Amend Sections 37-57-1, 37-57-104, 37-57-105 And 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To School District Taxation, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A Portion Of Education Enhancement Funds Be Distributed To School Districts To Fund Capital Improvements Projects; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Required Deposit Of Sales Tax Revenue Into The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; To Amend Sections 1-3-26, 7-7-211, 19-9-157, 19-9-171, 25-4-29, 27-25-706, 27-33-3, 27-39-317, 29-3-47, 29-3-49, 29-3-113, 29-3-137, 31-7-9, 31-7-10, 37-1-3, 37-3-11, 37-3-83, 37-7-208, 37-7-301, 37-7-302, 37-7-303, 37-7-307, 37-7-319, 37-7-333, 37-7-339, 37-7-419, 37-9-17, 37-9-23, 37-9-25, 37-9-33, 37-9-35, 37-9-37, 37-9-77, 37-11-11, 37-13-63, 37-13-64, 37-13-69, 37-15-38, 37-16-3, 37-19-7, 37-21-6, 37-21-7, 37-22-5, 37-23-1, 37-23-15, 37-23-69, 37-23-109, 37-23-179, 37-27-55, 37-27-57, 37-28-5, 37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-29-1, 37-29-272, 37-29-303, 37-31-13, 37-31-75, 37-35-3, 37-37-3, 37-41-7, 37-45-49, 37-47-9, 37-47-25, 37-47-33, 37-61-3, 37-61-5, 37-61-7, 37-61-19, 37-61-29, 37-61-35, 37-61-37, 37-68-7, 37-131-7, 37-131-9, 37-131-11, 37-151-9, 37-151-81, 37-151-85, 37-151-87, 37-151-89, 37-151-91, 37-151-93, 37-151-95, 37-151-97, 37-151-99, 37-151-101, 37-151-103, 37-151-105, 37-151-107, 37-173-9, 37-173-13, 37-175-13, 37-179-3, 37-181-7, 41-79-5, 43-17-5, 65-26-9 And 27-104-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2689, 2024 Regular Session, And House Bill No. 1696, 2024 Regular Session, To Conform And To Revise Certain Provisions Related To The State's Permanent Performance-based Accreditation Systems; To Provide The Procedure By Which The State Board Of Education May Place A Failing School Or School District Into A District Of Transformation; To Establish Relevant Criteria For Schools Or School Districts To Be Placed Into Such Districts; To Delete Certain Provisions Related To Mississippi Recovery School Districts, School Boards Of Failing Schools And Elections Of Members Of Failing School Boards; To Provide That Districts That Are Placed Into District Transformation Shall Be Eligible To Return To Local Control When The District Has Attained A "c" Rating Or Higher For Three Consecutive Years; To Repeal Sections 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Required State Funding For Home Economics Teachers To Be Included As A Line Item In The Education Appropriations Bills For Certain Prior Fiscal Years; To Repeal Sections 37-151-1, 37-151-5, 37-151-6, 37-151-7, 37-151-7.1, 37-151-8, 37-151-10, 37-151-77, 37-151-79 And 37-151-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Define Certain Terms And Prescribe The Formula And Certain Requirements Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); To Repeal Section 37-152-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Commission On Restructuring The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); To Repeal Sections 27-65-75(5), 37-47-7 And 37-47-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund And Its Funding Mechanism; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR134 - Purvis High School "Tornadoes" Cheerleaders; commend for placing first at the 2024 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship.
Jansen Owen, Ken Morgan, Bill Pigott
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Purvis High School "tornadoes" Cheerleaders For Placing First In The Medium Varsity Game Day Division Ii At The 2024 Uca National High School Cheerleading Championship.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-106
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jansen Owen is the Candidate for Montana State Senate District 47. Jansen is running as a Republican and his current occupation is Retired. Jansen received his education at UCLA School of Law and California State University - Los Angeles. Jansen is married to Julie Owen and has 3 children - Anna, Paul, and Kate. He is active in the local community and volunteers his time coaching youth baseball and as a mentor for college students.read less
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