SEE LATEST
SPONSORED LEGISLATION
SB2656 - Highways; include certain entrances and exits to and from Interstate 55 in the state highway system.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Add Portions Of The Pearl And Pascagoula Street Interstate 55 Exits And Entrances In Hinds County To The State Highway System; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2584 - Early voting; authorize.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Early Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Five Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Early Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office Or At A Location Designated By The Registrar; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote Early To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office Or At The Location Designated By The Registrar During The Early Voting Period In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Early Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Early Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During Early Voting Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Votes Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Vote Early In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Early Voting; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-353 And 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-637, 23-15-641, 23-15-713 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Voters May Not Cast Absentee Ballots At The Office Of The Registrar During The Early Voting Period; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3167 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Jackson International Airport for certain infrastructure projects.
David Blount, John Horhn, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Jackson-medgar Wiley Evers International Airport For The Purpose Of Providing Matching Funds For Certain Infrastructure Projects For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2710 - Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 51-9-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint Two Members From The City Of Jackson To Serve On The Board Of Directors Of The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC541 - Encourage further economic ties between Mississippi and Taiwan.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chad Mcmahan, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Further Economic Ties And Friendship Between The State Of Mississippi And The Republic Of China (taiwan).
STATUS
Passed
SB2817 - Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The "mississippi Fair Housing Act"; To Define Certain Terms As Used In The Act; To Make Legislative Declaration That The Opportunity To Obtain Housing And Other Real Estate Without Discrimination Is A Civil Right; To Prohibit Certain Conduct In Real Estate Transactions With Exception; To Prohibit Certain Conduct In Real Estate Financing With Exception; To Prohibit Certain Representations In Real Estate Transactions; To Prohibit Retaliation; To Provide A Civil Remedy For Violations Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2816 - Civil Commitment Reform Act; enact.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Civil Commitment Reform Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Civil Commitment Reform Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Mental Health For The Purpose Of Ensuring That No Person Is Held In Jail Prior To Civil Commitment For Mental Health Treatment By Expanding Available Facilities At The Community Mental Health Centers Throughout The State; To Provide That Each Community Mental Health Center Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Civil Commitment Reform Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of A Court To Hold A Person In Jail Prior To Civil Commitment; To Amend Section 41-20-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Powers And Duties Of The Coordinator Of Mental Health Accessibility; To Require The Coordinator To Determine Relevant Factors To Be Considered In The Distribution Of Grants Under This Act; To Repeal Section 41-21-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Authority For Regional Commissions To Establish Holding Facilities For Persons For The Purpose Of Civil Commitment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2796 - Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2024.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 57-1-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File With The Secretary Of The Senate And The Clerk Of The House Of Representatives A Copy Of Its Study To Determine If There Is A Significant Statistical Disparity In The Total Number Of Qualified Minority Contractors Of Goods And Services Doing Business In The State Of Mississippi And The Actual Number Of Such Minority Contractors With Whom The State Of Mississippi, Or With Whom A Prime Contractor With The State Of Mississippi, Has Contracted To Provide Goods And Services; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2800 - Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Performance Bond Is Not Required When A Contract For The Construction, Alteration Or Repair Of Any Public Building Or Public Work Is Less Than $50,000.00 And The Public Body Elects To Make Two Payments Valued At 50% Of The Contract Amount; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2798 - State Truth Commission; establish.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The State Truth Commission; To Prescribe Powers And Duties Of The Commission; To Provide For The Establishment Of Procedures To Investigate Grievances Registered With The Commission; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-026
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
--
OFFICES HELD
Mississippi Senate from Mississippi
NEXT ELECTION
