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SB2448 - "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on.
Juan Barnett
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Extend The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021; To Bring Forward Section 1 Of Chapter 479, Laws Of 2021; To Amend Sections 47-7-3, 47-7-5 And Bring Forward Sections 47-7-3.1, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-15, 47-7-17 And 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2439 - Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training; authorize revocation of certification for pattern of proscribed conduct.
Juan Barnett
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Prohibit Any Governmental Authority, Or Any Agent Thereof, Any Law Enforcement Officer, Or Any Person Acting On Behalf Of A Governmental Authority, To Engage In A Pattern Or Practice Of Conduct By Law Enforcement Officers Or By Officials Or Employees Of Any Governmental Agency With Responsibility For The Administration Of Justice Or The Incarceration Of Persons That Deprives Persons Of Rights, Privileges, Or Immunities Secured Or Protected By The United States Constitution, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 Or The Laws Of This State; To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Who Engages In Such Conduct Shall Be Subject To Loss Of Certification Upon The Completion Of An Investigation By The Board On Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training; To Require Certain Persons With Actual Knowledge Of Such Conduct To Report To The Board On Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training; To Require Certain Hiring Entities To Make Reasonable Inquiry Into The Employment History Of Certain Persons; To Provide Civil Penalties For Failure To Comply With The Act; To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3229 - Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes.
Albert Butler, Joseph C. Thomas, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Stanley Barnes, Of Claiborne County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Failed
SB2685 - Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
David Parker, Bart Williams, Robert Jackson
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2601 - Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Joel Carter, Albert Butler
Last updated 7 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Define The Terms "governmental Entity", "utility Service" And "appliance"; To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Enacting Or Enforcing Any Resolution, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Code, Or Policy To Take Any Action That Restricts Or Prohibits, Or Has The Effect Of Restricting Or Prohibiting, Any Person Or Entity From Using Any Appliance Based On The Type Of Utility Service Required To Operate The Appliance; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-3 And 77-3-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR49 - Recognize six players and coaches with Mississippi ties at Super Bowl LVIII.
Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson, Chris Johnson
Last updated 8 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing The Six Players And Coaches With State Of Mississippi Connections At Super Bowl Lviii Between The Kansas City Chiefs And The San Francisco 49ers.
STATUS
Passed
SB2643 - Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 8 to William Forrest Winter.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Albert Butler, Juan Barnett
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The Segment Of Mississippi Highway 8 That Extends Through Grenada County, Mississippi, As The "william Winter Memorial Highway" In Memory Of The Late Former Governor William Forrest Winter; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2617 - DUI suspension; clarify how the 120 days are counted.
Juan Barnett, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 63-11-23 And 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The 120-day Suspension For Dui Violations Begins On The Date The Judge Signs The Order For Suspension; To Provide An Aggravated Dui Penalty For Persons Who Are Under The Legal Age For Purchasing Alcoholic Beverages; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Ignition Interlock For Dui Violations, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2597 - MS Department of Corrections; prescribe specific data to be collected by the department relative to inmates and facilities.
Juan Barnett, Barbara Blackmon, Bradford Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Specific Data To Be Collected By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections Relative To Inmate Offense, Inmate Sentencing, Correctional Facility Inmate Population And Staffing, And Probation And Parolee Identification; To Direct The Department To Publish Datasets On A Confidential Basis; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2851 - Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Walter Michel, Derrick T. Simmons, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
40 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 83-1-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations From Insurance Regulation; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization May Provide Coverage For Healthcare Benefits Or Services For Its Members And Their Families Pursuant To Contracts Between Members And The Organization Or Its Affiliates; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization Or Its Affiliate Shall Have A Designated Individual Who, In Consultation With The State Insurance Department, Operates As An Ombudsman To Address Concerns From Insured Members Regarding The Namo Plan; To Provide That The State Insurance Department Shall Have The Authority To Review And Comment On The Complaint, Provided That All Complaints Shall Be Investigated And Resolved Solely By The Ombudsman And Namo Or Its Designee; To Provide Certain Requirements For Namo Plans; To Provide That Healthcare Benefits Or Services May Be Sold Or Solicited Only By An Insurance Producer Who Is Both Appointed By An Organization Meeting The Requirements Of This Act And Licensed As An Insurance Producer To Sell Or Solicit Accident And Health Insurance In This State; To Amend Section 83-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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