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SB2450 - Department of Corrections; revise certain requirements for intensive supervision program.
Charles A. Younger, Kevin Blackwell, John A. Polk
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-1003, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit Eligibility For The Intensive Supervision Program Operated By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Cap The Total Number Of Participants In The Intensive Supervision Program; To Require The Joint Legislative Committee On Performance Evaluation And Expenditure Review To Produce A Report On The Operation And Management Of Offenders Participating In The Intensive Supervision Program By The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2508 - Coastal resiliency and restoration; create coordinating committee on.
Charles A. Younger, Kevin Blackwell, John A. Polk
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Sections 49-16-1, 49-16-3 And 49-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Coordinating Committee On Coastal Resiliency And Restoration; To Define Its Membership And Duties; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC532 - Commend the life of U.S. Marine Sergeant Harold Hammett of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, lost in World War II Battle Tarawa.
Chris Johnson, Robin Robinson, Joey Fillingane
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Remembering The Gallant Service And Commending The Life Of United States Marine Corps Sergeant Harold Hammett Who Was Lost In Action On November 20, 1943, At The Battle Of Tarawa In World War Ii And Whose Remains Were Returned For Burial In Mississippi, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature.
STATUS
Passed
SB2546 - Remote online notarization; allow.
John A. Polk
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-34-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Notarial Act Definitions To Define Terms Associated With The Allowance Of Remote Online Notarization; To Amend Section 25-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Effective Date Of This Chapter; To Amend Section 25-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notarial Officers To Certify Tangible Copies Of An Electronic Records As True And Correct; To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notarial Officers To Charge Higher Rates As Authorized By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 25-34-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline How A Notarial Officer Must Determine The Identity And Validity Of A Signature; To Amend Section 25-34-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify What Is Allowed For Personal Or Remote Appearances; To Amend Section 25-34-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Notarial Officer Shall Refuse To Preform Remote Online Notarizations; To Amend Section 25-34-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-34-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Remote Online Notarized Documents Include Language That Indicate That Remote Ink-signed Notarization Was Used To Notarize The Document; To Amend Section 25-34-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Language; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Notation Of Remote Online Notarization Systems And Technology In The Journal Entry Requirements For Notaries; To Amend 25-34-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Rules That The Secretary Of State May Promulgate To Implement The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Laws; To Amend Sections 25-34-53 And 25-34-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Effective Dates Within The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law; An Act To Bring Forward Sections 25-34-1, 25-34-13, 25-34-19, 25-34-21, 25-34-23, 25-34-25, 25-34-27, 25-34-35, 25-34-39, 25-34-41, 25-34-43, 25-34-45, 25-34-47, 25-34-49 And 25-34-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2545 - Auditing threshold; define monetary donations.
John A. Polk
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 79-11-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Definition Of Monetary Donations; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2547 - Notarial fees; update cost ceiling to provide proper compensation.
John A. Polk
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit Notarial Officers To Increase Service Fees In Compliance With Rates Set By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 25-34-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Qualifications For Notarial Officers To Include Individuals Who Are Not Mississippi Residences, But Have Had A Practice In The State For At Least 30 Days; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Journal Records To Be Transmitted To A Notarial Officer's Place Of Employment In The Event Of Resignation, Incompetence Or Death; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2544 - Public deposit bidding; conform processes.
John A. Polk
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 27-105-305 And 27-105-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Necessary Updates And To Harmonize Bidding Terms For Public Deposits Between Counties And Municipalities; To Repeal Section 27-105-363, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows For Counties And Municipalities To Follow An Identical Process For Selecting Public Depositories; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2556 - Early Learning Collaborative Act; require the Department of Education to provide certain data on educational effects.
Charles A. Younger, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, John A. Polk
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Education To Provide Certain Data Metrics Relating To Achievement And Non-achievement Effects Of The Early Learning Collaborative Act Of 2013 To Better Measure Program Outcomes In Future Evaluations; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SC540 - Recognize legacy of Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Bolivar County Circuit Clerk.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
53 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
SB3163 - Appropriation; additional to DFA-Administration, ARPA funds.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Department Of Finance And Administration For Administration And Reporting Expenses Allowable Under The American Rescue Plan Act For The Period Beginning On Passage And Ending On June 30, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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