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HB899 - Interception of communications; authorize sheriffs to use devices for with approval of DA and circuit court judge.
Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize Sheriffs To Use Electronic And Mechanical Devices For The Interception Of Wire, Oral And Other Communications; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize The District Attorney, Upon Request Of A Sheriff, To Apply To The Circuit Court In The Sheriff's County For An Order Authorizing The Interception Of Communications That May Provide Evidence Of The Commission Of A Felony; To Prescribe The Form And Required Contents Of An Application To The Circuit Court For An Order Authorizing Interception Of Communications; To Prescribe Certain Findings That Must Be Made By A Circuit Court Judge Before Entering An Order Authorizing The Interception; To Require The Contents Of Intercepted Communications To Be Recorded And To Be Made Available To The Judge And Placed Under Seal; To Require The Circuit Court Judge To Place Applications And Orders To Intercept Communications Under Seal; To Declare The Contents Of Intercepted Communications That Are Disclosed In Violation Of This Act To Be Inadmissible In Court; To Specify The Purposes For Which, And To Whom, Intercepted Communications May Be Disclosed; To Amend Section 41-29-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB898 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance with various projects.
Sam C. Mims, Angela Cockerham, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance In Paying Costs Associated With Various Repairs, Upgrades, And Improvements Projects In Walthall County, Pike County, Amite County, Franklin County And Wilkinson County; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR20 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; commend and congratulate on the occasion of Delta Days at the Capitol.
Timaka James-Jones, Earle S Banks, Christopher Bell
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Dynamic Ladies Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, On The Occasion Of Hosting Its Mississippi Delta Days At The Capitol And Asserting Their Strength Through Advocacy On February 5-6, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB51 - State holiday; exclusively recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday of January.
Kabir Karriem, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclusively Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday On The Third Monday Of January; To Remove Robert E. Lee's Birthday As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB354 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University campuses.
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 Campus Buildings, Facilities And Infrastructure At The Lorman, Vicksburg And Natchez Campuses Of Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB377 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the K.L. Simmons Technology 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 K.l. Simmons Technology Building At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB373 - Bonds; authorize issuance for agricultural facilities and infrastructure upgrades 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 Agricultural Facilities Envelope And Infrastructure At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB544 - Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB518 - Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Hydroponics Research and Teaching Greenhouse at Alcorn State University.
Jeffery Harness, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Oscar Denton
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 Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Hydroponics Research And Teaching Greenhouse At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB573 - Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-138, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Provision Of Law That Prohibits Any Eligible Inmate, Whose Sentence Was Imposed After June 30, 1995, From Accruing Earned-time Allowance That Exceeds Fifteen Percent Of His Or Her Sentence; 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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