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HR13 - Chief Peggy Sealy; commend upon retirement as Police Chief of the Hattiesburg Police Department.
Missy Warren McGee, Percy W. Watson, Larry Byrd
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Chief Peggy Sealy Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement As Police Chief Of The Hattiesburg Police Department.
STATUS
Introduced
HB124 - Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Jeffrey Hulum, Lester Carpenter, Percy W. Watson
Last updated 6 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Fourth Thursday Of March As Tuskegee Airmen Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB917 - Workers' compensation commission; require emergency hearing upon request of either party.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 71-3-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Workers' Compensation Commission To Order An Emergency Hearing Upon Request Or Petition Of Either Party For Such Hearing; To Bring Forward Section 71-3-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB909 - Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB911 - Civil Legal Assistance Fund; specify funding to from certain sources.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 9-21-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify The Sources Of Funding For The Civil Legal Assistance Fund; To Bring Forward Sections 25-7-9 And 25-7-13; To Bring Forward Repealed Sections 27-19-56.99 And 27-19-56.135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Specify Chancery And Circuit Court Fees And Fees For Certain Specialized Motor Vehicle License Tags, For The Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB915 - Mississippi Center for Legal Services; require $15.00 collected from criminal and civil actions to be remitted to.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 9-21-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Circuit And Chancery Court To Remit Fifteen Dollars Of Any Monies It Collects From Criminal And Civil Actions To The Civil Legal Assistance Fund; To Require Monies So Remitted To The Civil Legal Assistance Fund To Be Allocated To The Mississippi Center For Legal Services; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB908 - Sales tax; bring forward certain section of law authorizing various exemptions.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Various Sales Tax Exemptions, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB910 - Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund; create and provide for a new fee to be deposited into.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Mississippi Center For Legal Services Corporation Fund; To Amend Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Filing Fee For A Petition To Expunge An Offense And Provide That A Certain Amount Of The Fee Shall Be Deposited Into The Fund; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB912 - Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide for an assessment to be used for.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Assessment On Certain Criminal Offenses For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For The Civil Legal Assistance Fund; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB918 - Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is mandatory in every automobile liability insurance policy.
Percy W. Watson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 83-11-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Mandate Uninsured Motorist Coverage In All Automobile Liability Insurance Policies; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-103
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Percy W. Watson graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. He later received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. After law school, Watson worked at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and corporate governance matters. He then joined Compass Lexecon where he provided economic analysis and expert testimony in antitrust litigation matters in telecommunications, software, health care, consumer products, energy, and manufacturing. Watson next worked as an investment banker at Greenhill & Co., Inc. He advised clients on mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions across a range of industries before being appointed commissioner of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics in 2021.read less
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