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HB101 - Patent confirmation process; fees and costs associated with shall not be more than amount for which the land was purchased.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 29-1-33, 29-2-37 And 29-1-95, To Provide That The Fees And Costs Associated With The Patent Confirmation Process For State-forfeited Tax Lands Shall Not Be More Than The Amount For Which A Person Purchased Such Land; To Bring Forward Sections 11-17-1, 11-17-3, 11-17-5, 11-17-7, 11-17-9, 11-17-11, 11-17-13, 11-17-15, 11-17-17, 11-17-19, 11-17-21, 11-17-23, 11-17-25, 11-17-27, 11-17-29, 11-17-31, 11-17-33, 11-17-34, 11-17-35 And 11-17-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Lawsuits To Confirm Title Or Interest And To Remove Clouds On Title, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 29-1-5, 29-1-35, 29-1-51, 29-1-57, 29-1-93, 29-1-97 And 29-1-145, Which Relate To The State Purchase And Conveyance Of Land, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB145 - Same-day voter registration; authorize.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Provide That A Qualified Elector Who Wishes To Register To Vote May Register On The Day Of The Election And Then Proceed To Cast His Or Her Vote At The Proper Polling Place; To Provide The Location To Conduct The Registration On Election Day; To Provide The Identification Required To Be Presented In Order To Register To Vote On Election Day; To Provide The Procedures That Poll Managers Shall Implement When A Person Registers To Vote On Election Day; To Provide That Election Day Registration Ballots Shall Be Treated The Same As Absentee Ballots For Certain Purposes; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate The Necessary Rules And Regulations To Effectuate Same Day Voter Registration; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB135 - "Ban-the-Box Act"; create to prohibit public employers from using criminal history as a bar to employment.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The "ban-the-box Act"; To Enact Definitions; To Prohibit Certain Public Employers From Using Criminal History Information As A Preliminary Bar To Employment; To Provide For Jurisdiction Over Complaints For Violation Of The Terms Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB21 - Mental health; require DMH to convert unused IDD beds to be used for alcohol and drug use services.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Direct The State Department Of Mental Health To Convert 500 Beds At Intellectual/developmental Disabilities Facilities Of The Department That Are Not Being Used For Providing Services To Those Persons So That Those Beds May Be Used To Provide Alcohol And Drug Use Prevention And Treatment Services; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB270 - School attendance; require for children unable to score a 21 or higher on ACT until the child reaches 18 years of age.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require Children Who Are Younger Than 18 Years Old To Take The Act Assessment Prior To Dropping Out Of School; To Provide That If The Child Cannot Attain A Certain Act Score They Shall Be Included In The Compulsory School Attendance Law Until They Reach 18 Years Of Age; To Provide Penalties For The Parents Of Children Who Are Required To Attend School Until Reaching 18 Years Of Age And Miss A Certain Number Of Consecutive Days; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB29 - Healthcare Coordinating Council; reconstitute and require to make report on specific health goals for the state.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Reenact Sections 41-105-1 And 41-105-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Were Repealed By Operation Of Law By Section 7, Chapter 402, Laws Of 2017, For The Purpose Of Reconstituting The Healthcare Advisory Council And Directing The Appointment Of Members To The Council; To Establish A Comprehensive Preventive Health Care Plan For Mississippi And Direct The Council To Develop And Make A Report To The Legislature And The Governor For The 2025 Regular Session; To Specify Health Care Goals For The State That The Council Shall Consider; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB195 - Resolution board; revise time allowed to count certain absentee ballots.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For The Resolution Board To Count Absentee Ballots; To Provide A Deadline For When Certain Absentee Ballots Must Be Counted By; To Require The Resolution Board To Post The Vote Totals Of The Absentee Ballots; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB246 - Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement Act; create.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Be Known As The "dropout Prevention And Student Re-engagement Act"; To Declare The Legislative Intent To Decrease The High School Dropout Rate And Increase The Graduation Rate; To Define Terms Used In This Act; To Amend Section 37-13-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Office Of Dropout Prevention To Use Certain Funding To Implement This Act; To Require The Office To Collaborate With Local Educational Agencies To Reduce The Statewide And Local Student Dropout Rates And To Increase The Statewide And Local Graduation And Completion Rates In The State; To Require The Office To Take Certain Actions With Regard To The Evaluation And Implementation Of Policies Used By Local Educational Agencies In Analyzing Dropout Rates And Graduation And Completion Rates; To Require The Office To Identify Local Educational Agencies Failing To Meet Their Established Graduation And Completion Rate Expectations; To Require The Department To Provide Technical Assistance To Certain Local Educational Agencies; To Require The Office To Review The Existing Research And Data And Compile A Report Of Effective Dropout Prevention And Student Engagement And Re-engagement Policies And Strategies Implemented By Local Educational Agencies Within This State And In Other States; To Amend Section 37-13-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement To Analyze Data Collected By The Local Educational Agencies For Purposes Of Compiling A Report To Be Submitted To The Board And The Legislature; To Require High Priority And Priority Local Educational Agencies To Conduct A Practices Assessment; To Require High Priority Local Educational Agencies To Adopt A Student Graduation And Completion Plan And Prescribe Its Required Components; To Require Local Educational Agencies To Notify A Student's Parent If The Student Drops Out Of School; To Establish The Student Re-engagement Grant Program Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Grants To Local Educational Agencies For Use In Providing Educational Services And Supports To Students And To Provide For Its Funding; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB279 - Expungement; revise age for misdemeanor crimes for.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age For Expunction Of Misdemeanors; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB429 - Children's Resource Commission; create to coordinate and streamline the state's efforts to provide services to children.
Omeria Scott
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Children's Resource Commission; To Provide That The Commission Is Charged With Coordinating And Streamlining The State's Efforts To Provide Needed Services To Mississippi's Children; To Provide The Number Of Members On The Commission; To Require The Commission To Report To The Governor And Certain Committees Of The Legislature Not Later Than December 1 Of Each Year; To Require The Commission To Adopt Internal Organizational Procedures Necessary For The Efficient Operation Of The Commission; To Authorize The Commission To Establish Subcommittees For Conducting Specific Programs And Activities; To Require The Commission To Create Resource Maps Of All Funds Received For Programs And Services That Support Children In This State, To Assess The Effectiveness Of Those Programs And Services And To Determine The Feasibility Of Merging, Continuing Or Discontinuing Those Programs Or Services; To Require All Agencies, Departments, Institutions And Political Subdivisions Of The State That Provide Programs Or Services To Children In This State To Create An Itemized List Of Those Programs And Services, And To Cooperate With The Commission; To Provide That The Itemized Lists Of Programs And Services Shall Be Provided To The John C. Stennis Institute Of Government At Mississippi State University Not Later Than September 1 Of Each Year; To Provide That The Stennis Institute Shall Compile The Information In Those Lists Into One Document, And Provide The Compiled Information To The Commission And Certain Committees Of The Legislature Each Year; To Require The Commission To Provide The Information Received And Prepared By It To The Department Of Human Services; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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