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HB1151 - Rural Fire Truck Acquistion Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for and remove certain limiting language.
Jeff Hale, Otis L. Anthony, Rodney Hall
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Additional Round Of Fire Trucks For Counties And Municipalities Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; To Remove The Requirement That A County Has Received Funding For No More Than Eight Rounds From The Rural Truck Acquisition Assistance Program In Order To Receive Additional Matching Assistance Under The Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1274 - Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy; create study committee on partnership with.
Donnie Bell, Zakiya Summers, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Mississippi Nonprofit Partnership Study Committee; To Provide That The Committee Is To Study The Mississippi Alliance Of Nonprofits And Philanthropy's Prototype System For Workforce Development And Employment Services; To Provide The Members Of The Committee; To Provide That The Committee Shall Study And Make A Report On The Prototype System That Will Identify, Document, Network, Assess Needs And Create A Plan For Increasing Accountability, Transparency, Occupational Capacity And Information Sharing For Nonprofit Organizations In Mississippi That Are Awarded Grants And Contracts That Use Federal Or State Resources That Are Related To Workforce Development And Employment Services; To Require The Study Committee To Report To Certain Officials By December 1, 2024; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB818 - Insurance; revise the Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program, the MS First Responders Health and Safety Act and the Municipal and County Fire Funds.
Jerry R. Turner, William Tracy Arnold, Stephanie Mckenzie Foster
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program To Remove Language That Limits Eligibility Of The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program To Those Counties That Have Received Funding For Eight Rounds Or Less From The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program; To Amend Section 25-15-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Contract With A Third Party Vendor To Administer Benefits Under The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act And To Authorize Payment For That Vendor From The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Trust Fund; To Amend Section 25-15-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Commissioner Of Insurance Notify The House Of Representatives And Senate Insurance Chairmen Before Making Any Distributions From The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Trust Fund; To Amend Section 83-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Credit To The Municipal Fire Protection Fund; To Amend Section 83-1-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Credit To The County Volunteer Fire Department Fund; To Bring Forward Section 83-5-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1137 - Opioid antagonists; authorize community organizations and others to receive and administer.
Fabian Nelson, Justis Gibbs, Kenji Holloway
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "community Organization" And "high-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint" For The Purpose Of The Emergency Response And Overdose Prevention Act; To Authorize A Practitioner Acting In Good Faith To Directly, Or By Standing Order, Prescribe An Opioid Antagonist To A Community Organization; To Authorize A Person Acting In Good Faith And With Reasonable Care To Administer An Opioid Antagonist That Was Distributed By A Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint To Another Person Whom He Or She Believes To Be Experiencing An Opioid-related Overdose; To Authorize A Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint To Store And Distribute An Opioid Antagonist; To Authorize A Member Of A Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint To Administer An Opioid Antagonist To Another Person; To Authorize The Department Of Health To Distribute An Opioid Antagonist To Any Member Of A Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint Upon A Request Made In Writing By The Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint; To Authorize A Person To Store An Opioid Antagonist That Is Distributed By A Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint; To Provide Certain Criminal And Civil Liability Protection To A Community Organization Or High-risk Opioid Overdose Touchpoint And Members And Personnel Of Such Organization; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1215 - MS First Responders Health and Safety Act; revise definition of first responders under.
Jeff Hale, Christopher Bell, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-15-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "first Responders" To Include County Road Crew Employees Under The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB687 - The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
Orlando Paden, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Or Protective Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB346 - "Seizure Safe Schools Act"; establish.
Rob Roberson, Jill Ford, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 4 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That Beginning On July 1, 2025, Each Public School Board Shall Have At Least One Employee Or Vendor At Each School Who Has Met The Training Requirements Necessary To Administer Seizure Rescue Medication For Persons Experiencing Seizure Disorder Symptoms; To Require Training For Such Person To Be Consistent With Guidelines Developed By The United States Food And Drug Administration And Any Successor Agency; To Require The Parents, Legal Guardians Or Other Responsible Adult Of Children Who Experience Seizure Disorder Symptoms To Provide Written Authorization To The School For The Administration Of Necessary Medication, Along With A Written Statement From The Child's Medical Provider; To Require The Written Statement And The Child's Seizure Action Plan To Be Kept On File By The School Nurse Or School Administrator; To Exempt School Employees Acting In Good Faith And In Substantial Compliance With A Student's Individual Health Plan To Render Assistance To A Child Experiencing A Seizure Episode From Civil And Criminal Liability; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB4064 - Appropriation; Sunflower County for constructing facility to house an EOC, fire station and training center.
Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Sunflower County To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A Facility To House An Emergency Operations Center, Fire Station And Training Center For The County For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB4059 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Mississippi Delta Community College with annex to its Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Mississippi Delta Community College In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing A New Residence Hall Facility To Accommodate Training Officers Of The College's Law Enforcement Training Academy; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB4072 - Appropriation; City of Moorhead for purchasing two vehicles for the fire department.
Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Moorhead To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Purchasing Two Vehicles For The Fire Department Of The City For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Mississippi district HD-031
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Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Otis L. Anthony was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. In 1973, Mr. Anthony enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, proudly serving his country until 1976. After being honorably discharged from military service, he returned home to Texas where he went on to have a successful career in business. Mr. Anthony now resides in Beaumont with his wife, Jane. They have three grown children and five grandchildren. He continues to be an active member of his local community.read less
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