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HB280 - Cyberstalking; revise to include certain kinds of social media communications.
John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 97-45-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Certain Social Media Communications To The Crime Of Cyberstalking; To Amend Section 95-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Actionable Communications; To Amend Section 95-1-5 And 97-45-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB355 - Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First Forty Million Dollars Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB625 - Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Jeffery Harness, Robert L Johnson, John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 19-9-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Distribution Of Payments Made By A Nuclear Generating Plant In-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In-lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-35-309, Which Relates To The Methods Of Assessing Certain Public Service Corporation Property For The Purposes Of Ad Valorem Taxation And The Taxation Of Nuclear Generating Plants, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB38 - Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.
John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require Residents Of Certain Long-term Care Facilities Who Are Sixty Years Of Age Or Older To Obtain A Preneed Contract That Provides Services, Merchandise Or Both In Connection With The Final Disposition Of The Resident's Body After His Or Her Death, Within Six Months After Being Admitted To The Facility; To Require Residents Of Those Facilities On July 1, 2024, Who Do Not Have A Preneed Contract To Obtain A Preneed Contract Not Later Than December 31, 2024; To Prohibit Facilities From Refusing To Admit Persons Or Taking Adverse Actions Against Residents Because They Do Not Have A Preneed Contract; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB187 - Electric Power Association Law; bring forward entirely and amend election provisions of.
John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 77-5-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Election Procedures For The Board Of Directors For Electric Power Associations; To Bring Forward Sections 77-5-201 Through 77-5-259, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Electric Power Association Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB645 - Office of Independent State Hearing Officers; create to hear and decide matters for persons as alternative to agency hearing officers.
John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers To Provide Hearing Officers To Conduct Hearings, Compile Evidence And Render Decisions On Matters For Persons Or Entities That Have Issues Before State Agencies; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Headed By A Director Who Is Appointed By The Governor For A Term Of Four Years And Who May Be Removed From Office Only For Cause; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Housed At The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Be Funded From Funds That Are Specifically Appropriated To The Department For That Purpose; To Provide That The Director Shall Contract With At Least Five Persons To Serve As Hearing Officers; To Provide That When A Person Or Entity Has An Issue Before A State Agency And The State Agency Has Its Own Hearing Officer, The Person Or Entity May Elect At Its Option To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue, As An Alternative To Having A Hearing Officer Of The State Agency; To Provide That If A Person Or Entity Elects To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office, The Director Of The Office Shall Assign One Of The Hearing Officers On A Rotating Basis To Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue; To Provide That A Person Or Entity Or State Agency May Appeal The Decision Of A Hearing Officer To A Panel Of Three Hearing Officers Of The Office Who Were Not Involved In The Hearing And Decision; To Provide That Any Person Or Entity Or State Agency Aggrieved By A Final Decision Of The Appeals Panel Shall Be Entitled To Judicial Review Of The Decision; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB577 - Essential health care workers premium pay; Department of Health to create program with Coronavirus Recovery Funds.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create A Hazard Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Grant Program, To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health, To Provide $1,500 In Premium Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Who Perform Jobs In Public Settings At Heightened Risk Of Exposure To Covid-19; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Department To Establish A Procedure For Employers Of Essential Health Care Workers To Apply For Grant Funds; To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Report On The Program To The Legislative Budget Committee; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB160 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Metcalfe with repair and renovation of town park.
John W Hines
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Metcalfe, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Repair And Renovation Of The Town Park; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB446 - State employees; remove requirement to use one day of personal leave before using major medical leave.
John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 25-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That A State Employee Must Use One Day Of Accrued Personal Or Compensatory Leave, Or Leave Without Pay If The Employee Has No Accrued Personal Or Compensatory Leave, Before The Employee May Use Major Medical Leave; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB509 - Small Business Bridge Loan Program; create.
John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The Small Business Bridge Loan Program In The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Provide Short Term Bridge Loans To Small Business Owners For The Purpose Of Providing Financial Assistance Until The Owners Are Able To Secure Other Financing; To Create A Special Fund To Be Known As The Small Business Bridge Loan Program Revolving Loan Fund, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department, And Expended For The Sole Purpose Of Providing Loans To Small Business Owners Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That The Department Shall Determine The Terms And Conditions Of The Loans And Specify Certain Requirements And Conditions For The Loans; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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