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SB2633 - Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriff's until a specified date subject to approval by the county board of supervisors.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Within The County, Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality Until A Certain Date; To Provide For The Number Of Radar Guns Eligible For Purchase By A County Based On The Number Of Fulltime Deputies In The County; To Prohibit The Use Of Radar Within 500 Yards Of The Boundary Line Of A Municipality, The Boundary Line Of The County And A Speed Limit Change; To Prohibit Sheriffs From Using Radar Speed Detection Equipment On Any Interstate Highways Or Four-lane State Highways; To Provide That Certain Funds Shall Be Directed To The School District Where The Citation Was Issued To Be Used For School Safety Purposes And Driver's Education Programs; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2668 - School districts; require to implement mental health awareness into health education curriculum.
Willie Simmons, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require Public Schools To Include Instruction In Mental Illness And Mental Health In The Health Education Component Of The Comprehensive School Health Education Program; To Describe The Objectives Of The Mental Health Instruction; To Require In-service Training On Mental Illness For Licensed School Employees; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2632 - Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriffs until a specified date.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Within The County, Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality Until A Certain Date; To Provide For The Number Of Radar Guns Eligible For Purchase By A County Based On The Number Of Full-time Deputies In The County; To Prohibit The Use Of Radar Within 500 Yards Of The Boundary Line Of A Municipality, The Boundary Line Of The County And A Speed Limit Change; To Prohibit Sheriffs From Using Radar Speed Detection Equipment On Any Interstate Highways Or Four-lane State Highways; To Provide That Certain Funds Shall Be Directed To The School District Where The Citation Was Issued To Be Used For School Safety Purposes And Driver's Education Programs; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2669 - Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; enact.
Willie Simmons, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Mississippi Rural Schools Funding Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Dyslexia Therapy To Aid Students With Dyslexia As Well As To Fund Dyslexia Therapists Or Support Staff In Schools; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Dyslexia Education Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2671 - School employee salary supplement; provide for occupational therapists, behavior analysts and school psychologists.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Payment Of An Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Occupational Therapists, Behavior Analysts And Certified School Psychologists As Part Of Their Compensation As School Employees; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2677 - Public schools; allow voluntary prayer, require Ten Commandments be displayed, and require certain size of U.S. flag.
Brian Rhodes, Andy Berry, Robin Robinson
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 37-12-5, 37-12-7, 37-12-11, 37-13-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Framed Copy Of The Ten Commandments Shall Be On Display In Every Classroom; To Set The Size Requirements For The Ten Commandments And The U.s. Flag That Must Be Displayed In Every Classroom; To Prohibit Staff And Faculty Of School Districts From Discrimination And Reprisal Based On Religious Views And Beliefs; To Provide That There Shall Be A Nondenominal Prayer Said At The Start Of Each School Day In Each Public And Charter School In The State; To Provide That Any Student Or Faculty Member Not Wishing To Take Part In The Daily Prayer Or Pledge Of Allegiance Shall Not Be Required To Participate; To Require The Provisions Of This Act To Be Applicable Beginning In The 2024-2025 School Year; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2609 - Liability insurance; impound vehicles operated without mandatory limits.
Brian Rhodes, Angela Burks Hill, Joey Fillingane
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 63-15-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Motor Vehicles Where It Is Determined That The Owner Or Operator Of The Vehicle Does Not Have The Mandatory Liability Insurance Required By Section 63-15-3 To Be Impounded; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2676 - High school graduation requirements; require civics course to graduate.
Brian Rhodes, Bart Williams, Andy Berry
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The Demonstration Of Proficiency In Civics As A Condition Of High School Graduation By Requiring Students To Take A Civics Course That Demonstrates Knowledge And Understanding Of The Fundamentals Of The History, Principles And Form Of Government Of The United States; To Require The United States History Curriculum To Include Historical Knowledge Beginning With The Settlement Of Jamestown, Virginia, In 1607; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR82 - Commend Northwest Community College Women's Soccer Team on winning NCJAA Region 23 Championship.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell, David Parker
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2023-2024 Northwest Community College Women's Soccer Team And Head Coach James Beattie Upon Winning The National Community And Junior College Athletic Association (ncjaa) Region 23 Women's Soccer State Championship.
STATUS
Passed
SB2858 - Health benefit plans; set provisions related to diagnostic breast exams and individualized investigational drugs.
Josh Harkins, Angela Burks Hill, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That A Manufacturer May Make An Individualized Investigative Treatment, And An Eligible Patient Who Has A Life-threatening Or Severely Debilitating Illness May Receive Such Treatment If The Patient Has Given Written, Informed Consent; To Provide That A Health Plan, Third Party Administrator, Or Governmental Agency May Provide Coverage For The Cost Of An Individualized Investigational Drug, Biological Product, Or Device, Or The Cost Of Services Related To The Use Of An Individualized Investigational Drug, Or Biological Product; To Prohibit A Licensing Board Or Disciplinary Subcommittee From Revoking, Failing To Renew, Suspending, Or Taking Any Action Against A Health Care Provider's License Based Solely On The Health Care Provider's Recommendations To An Eligible Patient Regarding Access To Or Treatment With An Individualized Investigational Drug; To Set Certain Provisions Related To Civil Causes Of Action And Liability Related To The Act; To Prohibit An Official, Employee, Or Agent Of This State From Blocking Or Attempting To Block An Eligible Patient's Access To An Individualized Investigational Drug, Biological Product, Or Device; To Provide For The Severability Of The Act; To Bring Forward Section 41-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Prohibit Group Health Plans And Health Insurance Issuers That Provide Benefits With Respect To Screening, Diagnostic Breast Examinations And Supplemental Breast Examinations Furnished To Individuals Enrolled Under Such Plans From Imposing Any Cost-sharing Requirements For Those Services; To Amend Section 83-9-108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-001
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Mississippi Senate
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