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HC3 - Emmett Till murder; issue apology for state's role in killers' acquittals.
Kabir Karriem, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Apologizing For The Role Mississippi Played In The Murder Of Emmett Till And The Acquittal Of His Killers.
STATUS
Failed
HB828 - Trust in Law Enforcement Act; require Department of Public Safety to create public database on officer misconduct.
Zakiya Summers, Kabir Karriem, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Be Known As The "trust In Law Enforcement Act"; To Require The Office Of Standards And Training Within The Division Of Public Safety Planning In The Department Of Public Safety To Create A Searchable Database That Allows The Public To Access Information Regarding Law Enforcement Officers' Job Performance; To Require The Database To Be Published On The Website Of The Department Of Public Safety By January 1, 2025; To Specify Certain Information Relating To A Law Enforcement Officer's Conduct And Performance Which Must Be Included In The Database; To Authorize A Law Enforcement Officer To Request A Review Of Database Information Relating To The Officer; To Require Information In The Database To Be Accurate And Updated At Least Monthly; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB64 - Absentee ballots; revise those who are authorized to vote by.
Kabir Karriem
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Qualified Elector Currently Detained Before Trial, But Who Has Not Been Convicted, And Will Be Detained On Election Day During The Time Which The Polls Will Be Open Shall Be Entitled To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-631, 23-15-713 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB68 - State holiday; observe Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as Condederate Memorial Day.
Kabir Karriem, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclusively Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday On The Third Monday Of January; To Observe Robert E. Lee's Birthday On The Same Day As Confederate Memorial Day; To Remove Confederate Memorial Day As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1 - Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
John Thomas Lamar, Jason M. White, Bill Kinkade
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "project" Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act To Include Certain Facilities For The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications; To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "project Area" And "affiliate" Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; To Amend Section 57-75-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Contracts By The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Or A Public Agency For Certain Contracts Related To The Projects Included In This Act Shall Be Exempt From All Or A Portion Of The Provisions Of Section 31-7-13 And That Such Contracts May Be Awarded On The Basis Of Negotiation Under Certain Circumstances And To Authorize The Use Of Additional Methods Of Contracting; To Amend Section 57-75-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Grant The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Certain Additional Powers And Duties With Regard To The Projects Included In This Act; To Amend Section 57-75-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Projects Included In This Act And To Specify The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Such Bonds May Be Utilized; To Amend Section 57-75-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Protection For Certain Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, From Surface Or Subsurface Mineral Exploration Activities; To Amend Section 57-75-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Supervisors Of A County May Enter Into An Agreement With One Or More Enterprises Owning And/or Operating Certain Facilities For The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, And/or One Or More Affiliates Thereof, Providing That The County Will Not Levy Any Taxes, Fees Or Assessments Upon The Enterprise Other Than Taxes, Fees Or Assessments That Are Generally Levied Upon All Taxpayers And To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors To Enter Into A Fee-in-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes Agreement With The Enterprises Owning And/or Operating Such Projects; To Amend Section 57-75-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A County In Which Certain Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, Are Located To Assist The Enterprises Establishing The Projects, And Their Affiliates, Together With Certain Public Agencies, In Defraying Certain Costs; To Authorize Such A County To Provide Funds For Such Purposes By Appropriating Money From Its General Fund Or From The Proceeds Of General Obligation Bonds Issued By The County And/or Loans, Grants And Other Funds From The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Or Mississippi Development Authority; To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Provide Funds For Such Purposes By Appropriating Money From Certain Sources, Including From The Proceeds Of Loans, Grants And Other Funds From The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; To Authorize Certain Transfers And Conveyances Of Real Or Personal Property With Or Without Consideration; To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Make Grants To Each Other In Connection With Such A Project; To Exempt The Acquisition Of Certain Real Property And/or Options To Purchase Such Real Property For Such Projects From Certain Requirements; To Authorize Certain Public Agencies To Provide Periodic Grants And Other Such Contributions Of Funds To Assist The Enterprises Establishing The Projects Included In This Act And To Enter Into Certain Agreements In Connection Therewith; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Certain Sales Or Leases To Enterprises Operating The Projects Included In This Act And Certain Affiliates Thereof; To Amend Section 31-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Provisions Regarding The Issuance Of Bonds Or Incurrence Of Other Indebtedness Shall Not Apply To The Sale Of Bonds Or Incurrence Of Indebtedness By A County In Connection With Certain Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications; To Amend Section 43-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-13-5 And 27-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Regard To Certain Projects Comprising The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, The Duration Of Any Fee-in-lieu Of Franchise Tax Agreement Shall Not Extend Beyond The Date The Mississippi Franchise Tax Is Repealed And Such Agreement Shall Apply Only To New Franchise Tax Liability Connected With The Projects Included In This Act; To Provide That In The Event That The Annual Number Of Full-time Jobs Maintained Connected With Any Such Project Falls Below The Agreed Upon Amount For A Prescribed Period, The Franchise Tax Fee-in-lieu For The Project Shall Be Reduced Or Suspended Until The First Tax Year During Which The Annual Number Of Full-time Jobs Maintained Reaches The Agreed Upon Amount; To Amend Section 19-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 89-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 27-7-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Income Tax Exemptions For Income Arising From The Projects Included In This Act; To Amend Section 65-1-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Regarding The Use Of The Design-build Method Of Contracting By The Mississippi Transportation Commission For Certain Projects; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB66 - High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.
Kabir Karriem
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop A Civics Curriculum To Be Taught In The Public High Schools; To Amend Section 37-13-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop A High School Home Economics Curriculum; To Amend Section 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Sufficient State Funding To Be Appropriated In The Adequate Education Program And Vocational Education Appropriation Bills To Provide For No Less Than One Home Economics Instructor In Each High School; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR8 - House Rules; amend to require a racial impact statement for all legislation to be attached to each bill.
Kabir Karriem
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Resolution To Create New House Rule No. 104c To Provide A Procedure For Issuance Of Racial And Ethnic Impact Statements That Examine How Proposed Legislation Will Affect Certain Populations.
STATUS
Failed
HB368 - Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act.
Kabir Karriem
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB67 - Minimum wage; establish at $15.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Kabir Karriem
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $15.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR7 - Emmett Till murder; issue apology for state's role in killers' acquittals.
Kabir Karriem
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Resolution Apologizing For The Role Mississippi Played In The Murder Of Emmett Till And The Acquittal Of His Killers.
STATUS
Failed
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