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SB2230 - Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Derrick T. Simmons, David Blount, Robert Jackson
Last updated 7 months ago
16 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
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 7 months ago
16 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
SB2888 - Medical Cannabis Research Advisory Board; enact and create the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program.
Kevin Blackwell, Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program At The National Center For Cannabis Research And Education At The University Of Mississippi; To Set Certain Duties And Responsibilities Of The Program; To Require The University Of Mississippi To Provide Staff For The Program; To Require Certain Research To Be Conducted At The Program; To Establish The Medical Cannabis Research Advisory Board, Which Shall Be The Committee That Is Required To Advise The Legislature About Medical Cannabis And Cannabis Products, Patient Care, Services And Industry; To Provide For The Membership Of The Board; To Provide The Board's Responsibilities; To Authorize The Board To Receive Per Diem Subject To Appropriation; To Require The Department Of Health To Report To The Public Health And Welfare Committees Of The Mississippi State Senate And The House Of Representatives On Information Provided By The Program For Medical Cannabis Research; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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 7 months ago
18 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
SB2315 - State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
Derrick T. Simmons, Sollie B. Norwood, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Direct The State Personnel Board To Amend The Variable Compensation Plan As Necessary To Award A Salary Increase To Each State Employee Whose Salary Is Funded By The State General Fund In The Amount Of A 6% Across-the-board Increase Per Year Beginning July 1, 2023; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3022 - Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Office Of State Aid Road Construction Of The Mississippi Department Of Transportation For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3023 - Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Tennessee-tombigbee Waterway Development Authority For The Purposes Enumerated In Section 51-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2327 - Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Gary Brumfield
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Supplementary State Food Stamp Program For Elderly Recipients; To Provide That Recipients Must Be At Least 65 Years Old; To Provide That Recipients May Receive One Hundred Dollars Per Month; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2344 - Jackson State University; provide for the construction of a six hundred room student housing project.
Derrick T. Simmons, Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 37-125-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jackson State University Shall Construct A Six Hundred Room Student Housing Project For All Eligible Students; To Provide That Students May Be Housed In Such Housing Project On A First-come, First-served Basis Or By Any Other Legal Procedure Established By Jackson State University; To Provide That The Project Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Contracting, Bidding Or Other Restrictions Currently Existing In Statute Or Any Rule Or Regulation Adopted By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Pertaining To Such Construction; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR34 - Celebrate the legacy and memory of former Public Service Commissioner-Southern District Samuel F. (Sam) Britton.
Chris Johnson, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Celebrating The Legacy And Memory Of Former Public Service Commissioner-southern District Samuel F. (sam) Britton And Extending The Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Surviving Family.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-011
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Robert Jackson is the Commissioner of New York City Department of Correction. He was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014. Prior to becoming Commissioner, Jackson served as Chief of Department for the New York City Department of Correction. He began his career as a correction officer in 1987. Jackson has over 25 years of experience managing New York City jails. As Commissioner, he oversees about 8,500 correction officers and the care and custody of nearly 10,000 inmates daily.read less
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