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SB2002 - Appropriation; additional to MDA for certain projects.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation In The Sum Of $117,614,000.00 From The Project Poppy Fund To The Mississippi Development Authority For The Purpose Of Funding The Projects Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii), Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Period Beginning On July 1, 2023, And Ending June 30, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB2008 - Affidavit ballots; reduce length of time within which certain persons must present proper voter ID or execute religious exemption.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-563 And 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Length Of Time After The Election Within Which A Voter Who Is Unable To Present Acceptable Photographic Identification Must Return To The Circuit Or Municipal Clerk's Office To Present Photographic Identification Or Execute A Religious Exemption Affidavit; To Provide That Such Voters Must Return To The Circuit Or Municipal Clerk's Office Within Three Rather Than Five Days To Ensure That His Or Her Ballot Is Counted; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC510 - Mourn the loss and commend the life of Luster Bayless, legendary Costumer to John Wayne.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Josh Harkins, Joel Carter
Last updated 6 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Contributions Of Luster Bayless Of Ruleville, Mississippi, Legendary Costumer To John Wayne And Founder Of United American Costume Company, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On His Passing.
STATUS
Passed
SB2011 - Statute of limitations; except sexual battery from.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Two-year Statute Of Limitations On Crimes Will Not Run Against The Crime Of Sexual Battery; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2079 - Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions related to, including collaboration requirement.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing To Include A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists As A Member; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Practice Of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurses; To Provide That An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Shall Be Exempt From The Requirement Of Entering And Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist After Completing 6,240 Practice Hours; To Provide That Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Shall Be Exempt From Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist Upon Completion Of 8,000 Clinical Practice Hours; To Provide That Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists May Apply Hours Worked Before The Effective Date Of This Act To Fulfill Their Respective Hour Requirement; To Conform Certain Provisions With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Provisions Relating To Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Nurses; To Amend Section 41-21-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR18 - Senate Rules; amend Rule 65 to provide for removal of members of the Rules Committee.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Resolution To Amend Senate Rule 65 To Provide For The Removal Of Members Of The Rules Committee.
STATUS
Failed
SB2001 - Project Poppy Fund; create.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Project Poppy Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Grants Or Loans To Fund Certain Projects, As Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii), Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, Certain Other Industrial Facilities And Related Port Improvement Projects; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs And Engineering Expenses Up To A Certain Amount; To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File A Report On The Fund To Certain Public Officials; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer Funds Out Of The Capital Expense Fund To The Project Poppy Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2072 - Physical therapy practice laws; revise various provisions of.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances And Criteria Under Which A Physical Therapist May Implement Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral From Another Health Care Provider; To Amend Section 73-23-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Nonsubstantive Changes To Modernize Language; To Amend Section 73-23-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against A Physical Therapist For Implementing Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2007 - Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; enact.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; To Provide That Mississippi Citizens Who Reside Outside The County Or Municipality Of Their Residence Because Of Their Enrollment At An Institution Of Higher Learning May Request And Receive An Absent Elector's Ballot; To Define The Term "absent Voter" Under The Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations As May Be Necessary; To Provide That Absent Voters Must Use A Duly Executed Mississippi Postcard Application To Request An Absentee Ballot; To Provide That A Request For An Absentee Ballot Shall Serve As A Request For An Absentee Ballot For Each Election Held Within The Calendar Year For Which The Voter Is Eligible To Vote; To Authorize The Use Of Electronic Facsimile Devices, Postal Mail And Electronic Mail To Transmit Absentee Ballots, To Receive Voted Absentee Ballots And To Receive Completed Mississippi Postcard Applications Under The Student Absentee Voter Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2013 - Law Enforcement Officers Training Program; include training for certain crimes.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Minimum Educational Training Standards Within The Law Enforcement Officers Training Program For A Law Enforcement Officer Assigned To Field Or Investigative Duties; To Require The Training Be Related To Crimes Committed By Reason Of The Actual Or Perceived Race, Color, Ancestry, Ethnicity, Religion, National Origin Or Gender Of The Victim; To Require The Law Enforcement Officer To Report Such Crimes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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