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HB744 - Mississippi Child Poverty Task Force; create.
Zakiya Summers, Kabir Karriem, Robert L. Sanders
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Mississippi Child Poverty Task Force; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide The Duties Of The Task Force; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1085 - Towing of vehicles; create a procedure.
Gregory Holloway, Justis Gibbs, Christopher Bell
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 85-7-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Procedure For Reclaiming Motor Vehicles Or Vessels While They Are In The Process Of Being Towed; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1084 - Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to churches.
Randy P. Boyd, Shane Aguirre, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 6 months ago
94 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To A Church That Is Exempt From Federal Income Taxation Under The United States Internal Revenue Code For Use Solely In The Propagation Of Its Creed Or Carrying On Its Customary Nonprofit Religious Activities; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR25 - Dr. Portia E. Ellis; commend service as State Director of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Rickey W. Thompson, Robert L. Sanders, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Laudable Service And Zeal Of Dr. Portia E. Ellis As The Visionary And Intrepid State Director Of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., For Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
HB1115 - Federal funds; Governor can not return to federal government as long as there is still a demonstrable need for those funds in Mississippi.
Cheikh A. Taylor, Robert L. Sanders, Kabir Karriem
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide That Whenever The State Receives Any Federal Funds That Are Required Or Authorized To Be Used For A Particular Program Or Purpose As Specified In Federal Law Or Regulations, The Governor Or State Agency Executive Director Having Control Of The Funds Shall Not Return Any Of Those Funds To The Federal Government As Long As There Is Still A Demonstrable Need For Those Funds In The Program Or For The Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided, Unless Federal Government Requires The State To Return The Funds; To Provide That If The Governor Or State Agency Executive Director Having Control Of The Funds Determines That The Program Or Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided Could Be Better Administered By Nonprofit Entities Or Other Nongovernmental Entities Than By The State, The Funds May Be Transferred To Such Entities To Administer The Program Or Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided, If Allowed By Federal Law And Regulations And Only In Accordance With The Federal Law And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR59 - Luther Cunningham "L.C." Sims; commend extraordinary service in World War II and contributions to his community.
Rickey W. Thompson, John Gary Faulkner
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Honoring And Commending Mr. Luther Cunningham "l.c." Sims For His Extraordinary Service To The United States In World War Ii, And Many Contributions To His Community.
STATUS
Passed
HB1896 - Appropriation; IHL to provide additional funding for Alcorn State to address funding disparity between land grant universities.
Jeffery Harness, Tamarra Butler-Washington, Gregory Holloway
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Additional Funding For Alcorn State University To Address The Funding Disparity And Financial Gap Between The State's Two Land Grant Universities For The Past Thirty Years, For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB1897 - Appropriation; Franklin County for repairs, reconstruction, upgrades and other improvements to roads and streets in the county.
Jeffery Harness, Rickey W. Thompson
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Franklin County To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Making Repairs, Reconstruction, Upgrades And Other Improvements To Roads And Streets In The County For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HR47 - Sedric Scott; commend upon service to the community as Mississippi State Director of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Rickey W. Thompson, Robert L. Sanders, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending Mr. Sedric Scott Upon Serving As The Mississippi State Director Of Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., And Upon His Service To The Community.
STATUS
Passed
HB1213 - Living Donor Protection Act; create.
Oscar Denton, Justis Gibbs, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "living Donor Protection Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Prohibit An Insurer Of A Life, Disability Or Long-term Care Insurance Policy From Declining Or Limiting Coverage Of A Person Under Any Policy Or Otherwise Discriminating Against Such Person Solely Due To The Status Of Such Person As A Living Organ Donor; To Authorize The Mississippi State Department Of Health To Make Any Material It Receives Related To Living Organ Donation From A Recognized Living Organ Donation Organization Available To The Public; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Mississippi district HD-016
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Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Rickey W. Thompson is from South Carolina. He is running as a Democrat for South Carolina State Senate District 43 in 2022. Thompson was a Major with the Greenwood Police Department, retiring in 2021 after 31 years. He now works as a security officer at Self Regional Healthcare. Thompson graduated from Lander University.read less
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