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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
SB2352 - Parole Board; prescribe qualifications for the board and post parole hearings on DOC website.
Angela Burks Hill, Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Qualifications For Members Of The State Parole Board To Consist Of Members With Backgrounds In Law Enforcement, Criminal Defense Law, Prosecutorial Law And Business; To Provide For An Executive Secretary Of The State Parole Board; To Amend Section 47-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Hold Parole Hearings At The Mississippi State Penitentiary; To Require That Parole Hearings Be Made Available To The Public Via Internet Webcast; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Notice Of Parole Hearings To Be Published On The Mississippi Department Of Corrections' Website; To Amend Notice Requirements To Victims And Certain Family Members Of Victims; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2373 - Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; enact.
Angela Burks Hill, Kathy L. Chism, Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prevent Inspectors Authorized Under The Occupational Safety And Health Administration Or Other Applicable Law To Select A Nonemployee Representative Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Hiring Acceptable Nonemployee Representatives; To Provide Relief For Aggrieved Employers; To Allow Employers To Assert Violations Of This Act In Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings; To Institute A Fine For A Knowing Violation Of This Act; To Prohibit Use Of Sovereign Immunity As An Affirmative Defense In Any Action Pursuant To This Act; To Note That This Act Is Severable; To Provide For Judicial Decisions Naming This Act Invalid, Unduly Burdensome, Or Unconstitutionally Vague; To Allow The Legislature And The Governor To Intervene As A Matter Of Right In Any Case Where The Constitutionality Of This Act Is Challenged; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2390 - State Veterans Affairs Board; revise appointments to reflect congressional districts at time of appointments.
Joseph M. Seymour, Jeff Tate
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 35-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appointments To The State Veterans Affairs Board To Reflect The Congressional Districts Existing At The Time Of The Appointments; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR36 - Commend First Baptist Church (SBC) and First Missionary Baptist Church in Moss Point for combined services following tornado.
Jeremy England, Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Giving Thanks To Moss Point Pastor Derrick Tapper, First Baptist Church (sbc), And Moss Point Pastor Kevin Henry, First Missionary Baptist Church, And Their Respective Congregations, Who United And Held Services In A Common Sanctury Following The Devastating Tornado Damage On June 19, 2023, For Their Commitment To Community.
STATUS
Passed
SR42 - Commend West Harrison High "Hurricane" Cheer Team for their third National Championship in the last five years.
Mike Thompson, Philman A. Ladner, Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The West Harrison High School "hurricane" Cheer Team And Head Coach Heather Serpas For Winning Their Third Universal Cheerleaders Association (uca) National Championship And Fourth State Title In The Last Five Years.
STATUS
Passed
SB2481 - Income tax; increase amount of credit for approved reforestation practices.
Walter Michel, Jeff Tate, Jason Barrett
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Income Tax Credit Authorized For Approved Reforestation Practices; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC524 - Constitution; amend Section 273 to reinstate initiative process and revise initiative signature requirements.
Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Reinstate The Initiative Procedure Declared Invalid By The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Provide That The Initiative Process May Be Used To Amend The Mississippi Statutes Or To Amend The Mississippi Constitution; To Base The Number Of Signatures Required For An Initiative Petition On The Number Of Registered Voters; To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts; To Specify That Petition Signature Requirements Shall Include Home Address; And To Provide That Only One Proposal Of Law And Matters Properly Connected Therewith Shall Be Contained In An Initiative Petition To Enable The Electors To Vote On That Proposal Separately.
STATUS
Failed
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
SC518 - Mourn the loss and celebrate the contributions and career of Mississippi music icon and Tropical Rock legend Jimmy Buffett.
Brice Wiggins, Jeremy England, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Celebrating The Contributions And Career Of Mississippi Music Icon And Tropical Rock Legend And Usm Alumnus Jimmy Buffett Of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Who Created His Own Genre Of Music And A Worldwide Music Business Empire, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of This Mississippi Music Legend.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-047
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joseph M. Seymour is the Working Families candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Connecticut. Seymour is an educator and community organizer. He served on the Middletown School Building Committee from 2009-2012. Seymour earned his BA in English and Religion from Wesleyan University in 2003. He has been endorsed by the Working Families Party. If elected, Seymour would be the first African American to represent Connecticut in Congress.read less
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