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SB2793 - Diversity of appointments; ensure representation of race and gender in appointed government positions.
John Horhn
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require Appointments To State Agencies, Boards And Commission Positions To Reflect The Demographic Of The Area They Are Appointed To Serve; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2833 - Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Hydroponics Research and Teaching Greenhouse at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 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
SB2819 - Public funds depositories; authorize certain credit unions to qualify as.
John Horhn
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 27-105-5, 27-105-303, 27-105-305, 27-105-315 And 27-105-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow United States Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Credit Unions Whose Accounts Are Insured By The National Credit Union Administration To Qualify As Public Funds Depositories And Accept Public Funds From Counties, Municipalities And Other Local Governmental Units; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2797 - General Fund; additional appropriation to DMH for the Civil Commitment Reform Grant Program.
John Horhn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation To The Department Of Mental Health For The Purpose Of Funding The Civil Commitment Reform Grant Program For The Period Beginning Upon The Passage Of This Act And Ending June 30, 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2818 - Mississippi Savings Initiative; create.
John Horhn, David Parker
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Mississippi Savings Initiative; To Authorize The Creation Of Individual Development Accounts For Low-income Individuals That May Be Utilized By The Account Holder For Certain Purposes; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contract With Fiduciary Organizations To Serve As Intermediaries Between Individual Development Account Holders And Financial Institutions Holding Account Funds; To Provide That The Gross Household Income Of Individual Development Account Holders May Not Exceed 185% Of The Poverty Level And The Account Holder's Net Worth May Not Exceed $10,000.00; To Require Individuals Opening An Individual Development Account To Enter Into An Agreement With A Fiduciary Organization; To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Shall Provide Matching Funds For Amounts Contributed To The Individual Development Account By The Individual Development Account Holder; To Limit The Amount Of Matching Funds That May Be Provided For An Individual Development Account; To Provide The Purposes For Which Individual Development Accounts May Be Utilized; To Provide Civil Penalties For The Withdrawal Of Individual Development Account Funds For Purposes Other Than Those Authorized Under This Act; To Require Fiduciary Organizations To Make Quarterly Reports To The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance Containing Certain Information; To Provide That Funds Deposited In An Individual Development Account Shall Not Be Counted As Income, Assets Or Resources Of The Individual In Determining Financial Eligibility For Assistance Or Services Pursuant To Any Federal, Federally Assisted, State Or Municipal Program Based On Need; To Authorize The Use Of Temporary Assistance Of Needy Family Funds As Matching Funds; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2834 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 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
SB2836 - Bonds; authorize issuance for construction a Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Math Center at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 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 Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture And Math (steam) Outreach Center At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2820 - Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River or adjoining water within a city with a population of 145,000 or more.
John Horhn
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 67-1-71, 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Gaming To Be Conducted On Vessels As Defined In Section 27-109-1 Whenever Such Vessel Is On The Pearl River Or An Adjoining Body Of Water Within The Corporate Limits Of A Municipality With A Population Of 145,000 Or More According To The Most Recent Federal Decennial Census; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2835 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the K.L. Simmons Technology Building at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 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
SB2735 - Medicaid reimbursement, services, beneficiaries, hospital assessment and premium tax; bring forward sections.
Kevin Blackwell, John Horhn, Gary Brumfield
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-15-103, 27-15-109, 27-15-115 And 27-15-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Certain Premium Taxes Applied To Certain Insurance Entities; To Bring Forward Sections 43-13-5, 43-13-11, 43-13-105, 43-13-107, 43-13-111, 43-13-113, 43-13-115, 43-13-116, 43-13-117, 43-13-117.1, 43-13-121, 43-13-122, 43-13-123, 43-13-126, 43-13-133, 43-13-143, 43-13-145 And 43-13-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Various Provisions Related To The Division Of Medicaid, Reimbursement, Beneficiaries, Hospital Assessment And The Children's Health Insurance Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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