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HB575 - Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB583 - Law enforcement officers; require two hours of training related to crimes of hate and those committed for discriminatory reason.
Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Board On Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training To Include At Least Two Hours Of Training Related To Crimes Of Hate And Those Committed For Discriminatory Reasons In The Required Minimum Educational And Training Standards For Any Law Enforcement Officer; To Amend Section 45-6-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Inclusion Of Training Related To Crimes Of Hate And Those Committed For Discriminatory Reasons As A Component Of The Required Annual Continuing Education Training For Police Officers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB378 - Bonds; authorize for Poultry Sciences Academic Research Center at Alcorn State University.
Jeffery Harness, Oscar Denton, Gregory Holloway
Last updated 6 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Reconstruction And Restoration Of The Poultry Sciences Academic Research Center (psarc) At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB548 - Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Mississippi Community College Board And The State Workforce Investment Board To Work Jointly To Develop A Plan To Be Known As The "career Pathways Initiative"; To Require The Initiative To Increase The Access Of Low-income Parents And Other Individuals To Education Credentials That Qualify Them For Higher-paying Jobs In Their Local Areas, Improve The Preparedness Of The Mississippi Workforce For High-skill And High-wage Jobs, Develop Training Courses And Educational Credentials After Consulting Local Employers And Local Workforce Boards To Identify Appropriate Job Opportunities And Needed Skills And Training To Meet Employers' Needs, Provide Resources On The Basis Of Performance Incentives, Including Participants Enrolling In Courses, Completing The Courses, Obtaining Jobs In The Targeted Job Categories, And Staying Employed In The Targeted Job Categories; To Require The Initiative To Use Available Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Funds For Participants Who Have Custody Or Legal Responsibility For A Child Under Twenty-one Years Of Age And Whose Family Income Is Less Than Two Hundred Fifty Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Contract For The Providing Of Education And Training That Will Result In Job Training Certificates Or Higher Education Degrees For Low-income Adults With State Agencies, Two-year Colleges, Local Governments Or Private Or Community Organizations; To Authorize Tanf Funds To Be Combined With Other Federal, State And Local Funds In Ways Consistent With Federal Laws And Regulations In Order To Provide More Funding For The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB376 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building at Alcorn State University.
Jeffery Harness, Oscar Denton, Gregory Holloway
Last updated 6 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Walter Washington Administration And Classroom Building At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HC9 - Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements from each congressional district to number of current congressional districts.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
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
HB574 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase monthly benefit amount for.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monthly Benefit Amount For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB623 - Appropriation; IHL for establishment of a medical school and engineering program at Alcorn State.
Jeffery Harness, Karl Gibbs, Keith K. Jackson
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees For State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Establishment Of A Medical School And An Engineering Program At Alcorn State University For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB542 - Income tax; allow credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
Robert L Johnson, Jeffery Harness, Bryant Wandrick Clark
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide An Income Tax Credit For A Percentage Of The Cost Of Installing New Alternative Fueling Infrastructure For Certain Alternative Fuels; To Provide An Income Tax Credit For A Percentage Of The Cost Of Installing A Residential Compressed Natural Gas Fueling System; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Prescribe The Maximum Amount Of The One-time Credit, Based On The Type Of Qualified Clean-burning Motor Vehicle Fuel Property, Which May Be Claimed In A Taxable Year; To Provide That Any Unused Portion Of The Credit May Be Carried Forward For The Succeeding Five Tax Years; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB520 - Solid waste; increase fines for illegal dumping of.
Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 97-15-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fines For Unauthorized Dumping Of Solid Wastes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-085
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jeffery Harness is from Bean Station, Tennessee. He received his B.S. degree from UT Martin. Harness served in the Army National Guard. He is a Quality Engineer. Harness has served as a County Commissioner for Grainger County. He is involved with the NRA, Farm Bureau, and many local civic groups.read less
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