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SR30 - Commend Kossuth Girls Bowling team for 6th straight State Title and Kossuth Boys Bowling for 3rd straight state title.
Rita Potts Parks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Kossuth High School Girls "lady Aggies" Bowling Team For Its Sixth Straight Class 1 State Championship And The Kossuth High School Boys "aggies" Bowling Team For Their Third Straight Class 1 State Championship Which Is A Bowling Dynasty.
STATUS
Passed
SC540 - Recognize legacy of Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Bolivar County Circuit Clerk.
Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount
Last updated 5 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Legacy Of Rosie S. Simmons As The First African American Since Reconstruction To Serve As Circuit Clerk Of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
SB2753 - SAFER Act; enact.
Josh Harkins, Jeremy England, Jason Barrett
Last updated 5 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Public Education Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Single-sex Or Family Use Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Single-sex Or Family-use At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "female," "male" And "sex"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2681 - Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Jeremy England, Scott DeLano, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program By Making Certified Academic Language Therapists (calt) Eligible To Be Employed By School Districts To Provide Dyslexia Services; To Require The Department Of Education To Issue Licenses To Individuals Through Reciprocity If The Individual Meets Certain Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3226 - Suffrage; restore suffrage to Pamela Null.
Rita Potts Parks
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Pamela Null Of Alcorn County.
STATUS
Failed
SB3227 - Suffrage; restore suffrage to Teddy Null.
Rita Potts Parks
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Teddy Null Of Alcorn County.
STATUS
Failed
SB2851 - Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Walter Michel, Derrick T. Simmons, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 5 months ago
40 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 83-1-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations From Insurance Regulation; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization May Provide Coverage For Healthcare Benefits Or Services For Its Members And Their Families Pursuant To Contracts Between Members And The Organization Or Its Affiliates; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization Or Its Affiliate Shall Have A Designated Individual Who, In Consultation With The State Insurance Department, Operates As An Ombudsman To Address Concerns From Insured Members Regarding The Namo Plan; To Provide That The State Insurance Department Shall Have The Authority To Review And Comment On The Complaint, Provided That All Complaints Shall Be Investigated And Resolved Solely By The Ombudsman And Namo Or Its Designee; To Provide Certain Requirements For Namo Plans; To Provide That Healthcare Benefits Or Services May Be Sold Or Solicited Only By An Insurance Producer Who Is Both Appointed By An Organization Meeting The Requirements Of This Act And Licensed As An Insurance Producer To Sell Or Solicit Accident And Health Insurance In This State; To Amend Section 83-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2736 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager; revise certain requirements of entity that contracts with State Health Plan.
Rita Potts Parks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms And Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Provide That A Patient Shall Not Pay A Copayment For A Prescription That Exceeds The Total Reimbursement Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit Manager To The Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager License Be Renewed Annually; That A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy, For The Purposes Of Conducting Investigations, To Conduct Examinations Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; To Provide That Monies From Penalties Shall Be Deposited In A Special Fund For Purposes Of The Board In Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC546 - Designate April 11, 2024, as "Reman Day" in Mississippi.
Rita Potts Parks
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Designating April 11, 2024, As "reman Day" In Mississippi.
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 5 months ago
52 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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-004
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Rita Potts Parks is running for Georgia State Senate District 13. She has served on the Board of Commissioners in Walker County for over 8 years. Parks is a small business owner in Walker County operating a child care learning center. She serves on several local and regional boards related to criminal justice, workforce development and education. Parks believes we need to fully fund education, make healthcare more affordable and accessible, defend the vulnerable, and create good jobs. She will work across party lines focusing on issues important to voters in District 13.read less
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Mississippi Senate from Mississippi
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