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SB3182 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to UMMC for Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The University Of Mississippi Medical Center For The Rural Physicians Scholarship Program For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2721 - Rejecting Racism in Higher Education Act; enact.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Rejecting Racism In Higher Education Act; To Establish The Legislative Findings Of The Act, Including That It Is The Intent Of The Legislature That Administrators, Faculty, And Other Employees Of Public Elementary And Secondary Education Institutions Maintain Nondiscriminatory Policies In Accordance With Title Iv And Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964; To Provide That No Officer, Agent, Administrator, Employee, Teacher, Or Contractor Of A Postsecondary Institution May Segregate, Track, Classify, Or Treat Differently Students On The Basis Of Race, Ethnicity, Color, Or National Origin Except Where Expressly Required By State Or Federal Law; To Provide That A Postsecondary Institution Shall Not Expend Any State Funds And Shall Reject Any Federal Funds Whose Receipt Requires The Institution To Promote, Support, Or Maintain Any Diversity, Equity, Or Inclusion Programs Or Campus Activities Whether Or Not Targeted Or Provided To Employees, Students, Guests, Or The Public; To Provide That Postsecondary Institutions That Are In Violation Of This Act Shall Not Be Eligible For State Funding; To Provide That In Addition To Enforcement By The Attorney General Of Mississippi, An Individual May Also Bring A Private Right Of Action Against Any Postsecondary Institution Engaged In Such Prohibited Discrimination For An Injunction, Actual Damages, And Liquidated Damages Of One Million Dollars; To Provide That Nothing In This Statute Prohibits Or Authorizes Officers, Agents, Administrators, Employees, Teachers, Or Contractors Of A Postsecondary Institution Or Students From Discussing Public Policy Issues Of The Day Or Ideas That Individuals May Find Unwelcome, Disagreeable Or Offensive; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2705 - Local Planning Commission members; authorize increase in monthly compensation.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 17-1-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Local Governing Authorities To Increase The Monthly Compensation Of Local Planning Commission Members; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2840 - Building Fund for the Arts; authorize Mississippi Arts Commission to retain monies for administrative costs.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 39-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Arts Commission To Retain A Percentage Amount Of The Monies In The Building Fund For The Arts To Defray Administrative Costs Associated With Administering The Grant Program Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2749 - Safeguarding Teens from Out-of-State Procedures Act; enact.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Safeguarding Teens From Out-of-state Procedures Act; To State Legislative Findings; To Define Terms; To Criminalize The Procurement Of An Abortion For A Minor Girl, Obtaining Of An Abortion-inducing Drug Or The Aiding Or Abetting The Minor Girl In Doing So By Harboring Or Transporting The Girl Within This State; To Provide That Such A Crime Shall Be A Felony; To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Provide An Affirmative Offense; To Create A Private Cause Of Action; To Provide For Severability Of The Act; 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 5 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
SB2806 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for renovation of county library.
Albert Butler, Kathy L. Chism, Robin Robinson
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation Of State General Funds To Claiborne County To Defray Expenses For Renovations To The Claiborne County Library For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2759 - Transparency and Accountability of Patient Premiums Invested in Dental Care Act; create.
Walter Michel, Michael W. McLendon, Dean Kirby
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Transparency And Accountability Of Patient Premiums Invested In Dental Care Act; Define "medical Loss Ratio" As The Minimum Percentage Of All Premium Funds Collected By A Dental Insurance Plan Each Year That Must Be Spent On Actual Patient Care Rather Than Administrative And Overhead Costs; To Define "administrative And Overhead Costs"; To Provide That A Health Care Service Plan That Issues, Sells, Renews, Or Offers A Specialized Health Care Service Plan Contract Covering Dental Services Shall File A Mlr With The Department Of Insurance That Is Organized By Market And Product Type And Contains The Same Information Required In The 2013 Federal Medical Loss Ratio Annual Reporting Form; To Provide The Timeline For Submitting Information For Data Verification Of The Health Care Service Plan's Representations In The Medical Loss Ratio Annual Report; To Provide That The Medical Loss Ratio For Dental Insurance Plans Shall Be 83%; To Provide The Method For Calculating The Total Amount Of An Annual Rebate Required; To Provide The Time That A Carrier Offering Dental Benefit Plans Has To File Group Product Base Rates And Any Changes; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Disapprove Any Base Rate Changes That Are Excessive, Inadequate Or Unreasonable In Relation To Benefits Charged; To Provide When The Commissioner Of Insurance May Presumptively Disapprove As Excessive A Dental Benefit Plan Carrier's Rate; To Provide The Hearing Process For When A Proposed Rate Change Has Been Presumptively Disapproved; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations; To Provide The Applicability Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2829 - Net lottery proceeds; provide that any shall be paid into State Highway Fund on requisition of Transportation Commission.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Net Proceeds Generated By The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law Shall Be Paid Into The State Highway Fund From The Lottery Proceeds Fund Upon Requisition Of The State Transportation Commission; To Bring Forward Section 27-115-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2919 - Mississippi Search and Rescue Program Act; enact.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Search And Rescue Program Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The Mississippi Search And Rescue Program; To Require The Office To Perform Certain Duties Under The Program; To Require The Director Of The Office To Perform Certain Duties; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Provided With The Necessary Funding For Equipment, Training Facilities, And Warehouses For Equipment And Personnel For The Program To Perform Its Functions; To Create A Special Fund With The State Treasury To Be Known As The Mississippi Search And Rescue Program Fund; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-001
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