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SB2414 - Task Force to Study Restoration of Adequate Funding to Alcorn State University; create.
Albert Butler, John Horhn, Robert Jackson
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Task Force To Study Restoration Of Adequate Funding To Alcorn State University; To Prescribe The Membership And Specific Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report Of Its Work And Recommendations To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And House Speaker Before December 31, 2024; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2231 - National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Robert Jackson
Last updated 9 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The National Statuary Hall Selection Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For The Selection Of Two New Historic Figures To Represent Mississippi In The National Statuary Hall Collection At The United States Capitol; To Provide That The Recommendations Shall Be Figures Who Bring Honor To All Mississippians And Reflect The Demographics Of The State As A Whole; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Commission And To Provide For Its Organization And Meetings; To Provide That The Commission Shall Make Written Recommendations To The Governor And The Legislature Not Later Than November 30, 2024; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC519 - Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" 2023 Football Team for historic season and dominating Peach Bowl victory.
Walter Michel, Nicole Akins Boyd, Rod Hickman
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Celebrating And Congratulating The University Of Mississippi "ole Miss Rebels" Football Team And Head Coach Lane Kiffin, Including The Athletes, Coaching Staff, Administration, Faculty, Students And Alumni, For Dominating Penn State 38-25 In The 2023 Peach Bowl, For Achieving Its First 11-win Season In Ole Miss' 129 Seasons Of College Football, And For Its Top 10 Final National Ranking.
STATUS
Passed
SB2230 - Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Robert Jackson
Last updated 9 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legal Holidays By Removing Confederate Memorial Day And Designating The Nineteenth Day Of June As Juneteenth Freedom Day; To Clarify When A Legal Holiday Will Be Celebrated If The Holiday Falls On A Saturday Or Sunday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2046 - Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 9 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR84 - Remember educational legacy of Dr. Leslie Lee Daniels, first African-American Principal and Superintendent in McComb, MS.
Gary Brumfield, Angela Turner-Ford, Albert Butler
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Remembering The Educational Legacy Of Dr. Leslie Lee Daniels, The First African-american Principal Of Mccomb High School, And The First African-american Superintendent Of The Mccomb And Greenwood School Districts And Commend His Contributions To Public Education.
STATUS
Passed
SR99 - Extend sincerest sympathy of the Mississippi Legislature to surviving family of former State Senator Gary Jackson.
Bart Williams, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator Gary Jackson On His Passing And Commending His Service To His Community And His State.
STATUS
Passed
SR117 - Mourn the passing of Jackson State Football Star and Mississippi Valley State Football Coach Archie "The Gunslinger" Cooley.
David Jordan, Sollie B. Norwood, Albert Butler
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Sincerest Condolences Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Former Jackson State Football Star And Mississippi Valley State Football Coach Archie "the Gunslinger" Cooley.
STATUS
Passed
SB2487 - The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Scott DeLano, Jason Barrett, Andy Berry
Last updated 6 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 45-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Payment To Covered Individuals From The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; To Delete The Provision Of Law That Authorizes Payment To A Covered Individual's Estate Where A Beneficiary Is Not Designated And There Is No Surviving Child, Spouse Or Parent; To Authorize The Payment Of Funeral Expenses Of A Covered Individual Not To Exceed A Certain Amount; To Provide That A Minimum Balance Shall Be Maintained In The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Funds In Excess Of This Minimum Balance From The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund To The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Trust Fund; To Create The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Trust Fund In The State Treasury; To Establish The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Grant Program In The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Department Of Public Safety And The State Fire Marshall, Upon Agreement, To Award Grants For Enhanced Training Or Safety Equipment For Covered Individuals; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR95 - Remember the legacy of WWII, D-Day +3 Normandy Veteran KT Robbins of Olive Branch, MS and thanking him for his service.
Jeff Tate, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Remembering The Legacy Of Wwii, D-day+3 Normandy Veteran Kt Robbins Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, And Thanking Him For His Service.
STATUS
Passed
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