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SB2532 - Bonds; clarify municipalities and counties may issue serial and single term.
Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 31-19-1, 19-9-19, 21-33-315 And 19-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Municipalities And Counties May Issue Any Bonds As Serial Bonds Payable Annually Or As A Single-term Bond Payable Annually; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2521 - Ballot initiative measure process; revise the statutory provisions of.
Tyler McCaughn, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 23-17-1, 23-17-3, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-37, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 And 23-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Initiative Measure Process To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Shall Have The Right To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; To Create New Section 23-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Submit Any Proposed Initiative Measure That It Receives To The Chief Legislative Budget Officer For The Preparation Of A Fiscal Analysis; To Create New Section 23-17-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Duties Of A Petition Circulator; To Repeal Sections 23-17-31 And 23-17-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For A Legislative Alternative To An Initiative Measure; To Bring Forward Section 23-17-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2561 - Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarian Scholarship Program; establish.
Brian Rhodes, Andy Berry, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 37-113-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarian Scholarship Program At Mississippi State University To Provide Scholarships To Assist Residents Of The State Of Mississippi In Pursuing Degrees In Veterinary Medicine; To Create New Section 37-113-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Program; To Create New Section 37-113-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Applicant Eligibility And Program Preference; To Provide For Membership Of The Program's Scholarship Selection Committee; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Enter Into A Contract With The Program To Provide Full-time Veterinary Medicine Services As A Food Supply Animal Veterinarian Or In A Rural Mixed Animal Veterinary Practice For Four Years In One Or More Communities Approved By The Program; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Remain In Good Academic Standing To Continue To Receive A Scholarship; To Provide That Scholarship Priority Shall Be Given To Residents Of The State; To Authorize The Program To Adopt Additional Provisions, Requirements Or Conditions To Participate In The Program As Are Practicable And Appropriate To Accomplish The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 37-113-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Subject To The Availability Of Funds, Each Student Entering Into A Program Agreement May Receive Assistance In An Amount Not To Exceed The Amount Of In-state Tuition Charged At The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Per Year For Not More Than Four Years For Tuition And Fees Incurred By The Student In Pursuing A Veterinary Medicine Degree; To Create New Section 37-113-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Reasons For When A Scholarship Recipient May Be Released From The Program; To Provide That If A Veterinarian Is Released From His Or Her Contract, The Program May Recover A Portion Of Or All Of The Payments Made To Such Veterinarian; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC540 - Recognize legacy of Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Bolivar County Circuit Clerk.
Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount
Last updated 5 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Legacy Of Rosie S. Simmons As The First African American Since Reconstruction To Serve As Circuit Clerk Of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
SC515 - Mourn the passing and recognize legal career of former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Robertson.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Passing And Recognizing The Significant Judicial Career Of Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Robertson.
STATUS
Passed
SC518 - Mourn the loss and celebrate the contributions and career of Mississippi music icon and Tropical Rock legend Jimmy Buffett.
Brice Wiggins, Jeremy England, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Celebrating The Contributions And Career Of Mississippi Music Icon And Tropical Rock Legend And Usm Alumnus Jimmy Buffett Of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Who Created His Own Genre Of Music And A Worldwide Music Business Empire, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of This Mississippi Music Legend.
STATUS
Passed
SB2685 - Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
David Parker, Bart Williams, Robert Jackson
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3105 - Tobacco excise tax; provide rate for heated tobacco products.
Daniel H. Sparks, Josh Harkins, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "heated Tobacco Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy An Excise Tax On Heated Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2601 - Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Joel Carter, Albert Butler
Last updated 6 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Define The Terms "governmental Entity", "utility Service" And "appliance"; To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Enacting Or Enforcing Any Resolution, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Code, Or Policy To Take Any Action That Restricts Or Prohibits, Or Has The Effect Of Restricting Or Prohibiting, Any Person Or Entity From Using Any Appliance Based On The Type Of Utility Service Required To Operate The Appliance; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-3 And 77-3-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2689 - State subject area tests and accountability standards; replace with college prep test and revise provisions.
Dennis L. DeBar, David Parker, Daniel H. Sparks
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The Discontinuation Of End-of-course Subject Area Testing In Public High Schools For 11th And 12th Grades; To Require The Department To Secure Approval From The United States Department Of Education To Allow Nationally Recognized College-readiness And Career-readiness Exams, Such As, But Not Limited To, The Act And Act Workkeys Assessment, To Serve As Compliance With Any Federal Testing Requirements; To Require All High School Students To Take A Nationally Recognized College-readiness And Career-readiness Tests, Such As The Act And Act Workkeys Assessments; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Related To The State's Permanent Performance-based Accreditation System For Schools; To Amend Sections 37-16-3, 37-16-7, 37-16-17, 37-3-49, 37-15-38 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provision Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-009
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Nicole Akins Boyd is running as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. She is an entrepreneur and small business owner. Akins Boyd sits on the Pitt County GOP Executive Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Pitt Greenville Home Builders Association and the Board of Adjustments for the town of Winterville. Akins Boyd owns a real estate investing company and a painting company with her husband. She has a bachelor's degree in communications from East Carolina University. Akins Boyd and her husband have two children.read less
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Mississippi Senate from Mississippi
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