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HR74 - Canton Tigers Varsity Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 5A State Championship.
Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2023-2024 Canton High School Tigers Boys Basketball Team And Head Coach Brian Townsend Upon Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5a State Basketball Championship.
STATUS
Passed
HB1299 - Appropriation, The Piney Woods School to assist with campus improvements.
Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Piney Woods School To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Campus Buildings And Facilities For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB1300 - "The Mississippi Clean State Act"; create to authorize automatic expungement of certain convictions.
Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create "the Clean Slate Act"; To Authorize The Automatic Expungement Of Crimes That Would Otherwise Require A Petition; To Require The Department Of Corrections, In Conjunction With The Administrative Office Of Courts And The Mississippi Criminal Information Center, To Create Rules And Regulations That Allow Any Court In This State That Is Authorized To Grant An Expunction To Verify Whether Any Person Convicted Has Completed The Terms And Conditions Of The Person's Conviction; To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For Filing A Petition For Expungement; To Amend Sections 9-11-15 And 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Justice Courts To Automatically Expunge The Conviction Of Certain First Time Offenders; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Authorize Copies Of Expunction Sent To The Mississippi Criminal Information Center To Be Used For Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Sections 99-15-26 And 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Court To Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which Charges Are Dismissed; To Repeal Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Petition Fees For Expunction; To Amend Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Conform To This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-7, 45-34-3, 45-1-45, And 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-11 And 45-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1367 - State Health Plan; require co-pay for certain services under.
Beth Luther Waldo, Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 10 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State And School Employees' Life And Health Insurance Plan Shall Provide That, Regardless Of The Type Of Coverage An Employee Has, An Employee Shall Only Be Required To Pay A Co-payment Of Thirty Five Dollars Or Less, Which Shall Not Be Subject To That Employee's Deductible, At An Initial Visit With Any Type Of In Network Doctor, Specialist Or Other Type Of Visit Other Than A Primary Care Doctor, A Telehealth Minor Care Medical Visit Or A Telehealth Dietician Services Visit; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1372 - Retirees; may be employed full time in critical need or shortage position with PERS employer and draw full benefits.
Jonathon McMillan, Gregory Holloway, Edward Blackmon
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed In A Position For Which The Employer Has A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retiree's Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; To Provide That Before A Retiree May Be Employed In Such A Position, The Employer Must Provide Satisfactory Evidence With Quantifiable Numbers To The Retirement System Of The Existence Of A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees In The Employer's Agency, Department, Institution Or Political Subdivision, And Satisfactory Evidence That The Employee Has The Education And Experience Necessary For The Position For Which There Is A Critical Need Or Shortage And In Which He Or She Will Be Employed; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR28 - Jack and Jill of America's Legislative Day at the Capitol; recognize February 19, 2024.
Justis Gibbs, Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Honoring The Mississippi Chapters Of Jack And Jill Of America, Inc., For Its Exceptional Commitment To Cultivate The Leaders Of Tomorrow And Commending This Distinguished Organization Of Families On The Occasion Of Jack And Jill Of America, Inc.'s Legislative Day At The Capitol On February 19, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB1 - Project Atlas Fund; create.
John O. Read, Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 11 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Project Atlas Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Grants Or Loans To Fund Certain Data Processing Facility Projects, As Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxiii), Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs And Engineering Expenses Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority 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 Atlas Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB2 - Appropriation; additional to MDA for certain projects.
John O. Read, Edward Blackmon, Lawrence Blackmon
Last updated 11 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation In The Sum Of $44,000,000.00 From The Project Atlas Fund To The Mississippi Development Authority For The Purpose Of Funding The Projects Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxiii), Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Period Beginning On July 1, 2023, And Ending June 30, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 9 months ago
124 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Fourth Thursday Of March As Tuskegee Airmen Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB51 - State holiday; exclusively recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday of January.
Kabir Karriem, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 10 months ago
25 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 Remove Robert E. Lee's Birthday As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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