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SB2196 - Mississippi Terroristic Threats Law; provide enhanced penalty for threat against airport.
Mike Thompson, Joel Carter
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 97-7-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Enhanced Sentence Of Imprisonment For A Person Who Makes A Terroristic Threat Against An Airport; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2060 - Memorial bridge; dedicate the Little Biloxi Bridge to World War II Infantryman Willie Edward King.
Joseph M. Seymour, Joel Carter, Mike Thompson
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The Little Biloxi Bridge On Highway 49 In Harrison County, Mississippi, As The "willie E. King Memorial Bridge" In Memory Of The Late World War Ii Infantryman Willie Edward King; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2519 - Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create.
Tyler McCaughn, Charles A. Younger, Andy Berry
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act To Limit The Ability Of Nonresident Aliens To Maintain Ownership Of Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Land If They Are From A Country That Is Considered A Foreign Adversary By The United States Secretary Of Commerce; To Define Terms; To Limit Nonresident Aliens From Countries That Are Labeled Adverse To The United States From Exercising Ownership Of Mississippi Lands Past A Prescribed Amount Of Time; To Outline Situations For Which This Act Shall Not Apply; To Create Procedures For The Attorney General And Mississippi Secretary Of State To Follow To Penalize Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-1-23 And 29-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2283 - Public Service Commission; extend date of repeal on.
Joel Carter
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 77-1-51 And 77-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Provisions Of Law Creating The Public Service Commission And Prescribing Its Powers And Duties; To Specify The Application Of The Repealer Contained In Section 77-1-51 To The Entire Public Service Commission Chapter; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2134 - Mississippi Consumers' Freedom of Choice in Appliances Act; enact.
Joel Carter
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Consumers' Freedom Of Choice In Appliances Act; To Prevent Governmental Entities From Restricting Or Prohibiting Use Of Appliances Based On The Type Of Utility Service Required For Operation; To Clarify The Scope Of Relevant Governmental Entities' Authority; To Amend Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR34 - Celebrate the legacy and memory of former Public Service Commissioner-Southern District Samuel F. (Sam) Britton.
Chris Johnson, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Celebrating The Legacy And Memory Of Former Public Service Commissioner-southern District Samuel F. (sam) Britton And Extending The Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Surviving Family.
STATUS
Passed
SB2397 - Sales tax; 1.5% rate for retail sales of cattle trailers and fencing materials to farmers for agricultural purposes.
Charles A. Younger, Andy Berry, Neil S. Whaley
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Retail Sales Of Fencing Materials And Cattle Trailers To Farmers For Agricultural Purposes, As Well As Parts And Labor Used To Maintain And/or Repair Such Cattle Trailers, Shall Be Taxed At A Rate Of 1.5%; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR72 - Commend Shuqualak Rodeo Competitor Roveskey "Fatty" Hickman for fame on the national TV show Ultimate Cowboy Showdown: All Stars.
Rod Hickman, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 6 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Professional Rodeo Competitor Roveskey "fatty" Hickman From Shuqualak, Mississippi, For His Success And Fame In Representing Mississippi On The Second Season Of The National Tv Show Ultimate Cowboy Showdown: All-stars.
STATUS
Passed
SB3072 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to defray public program costs.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Jeremy England, Scott DeLano
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Walter Anderson Museum Of Art For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Public Programs For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SC540 - Recognize legacy of Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Bolivar County Circuit Clerk.
Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount
Last updated 5 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Legacy Of Rosie S. Simmons As The First African American Since Reconstruction To Serve As Circuit Clerk Of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-049
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Mississippi Senate
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