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HB710 - Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenders and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Offenders Who Committed Offenses After June 30, 1995, And Such Offenders Are Sentenced For A Violent Offense May Be Eligible For Parole After Serving 25% Or Ten Years Of Their Sentences, Whichever Is Less, And To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Offenders May Be Released By The Department Of Corrections After Serving A Certain Percentage Of A Sentence Imposed By The Court; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Affirmative Vote Of At Least Three Members Of The Parole Board To Grant Parole To An Inmate Convicted Of A Crime Of Violence After June 30, 1995; To Amend Section 47-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Affirmative Vote Of At Least Four Members Of The Parole Board To Grant Parole To Certain Inmates Convicted Of Capital Murder Or A Sex Offense; To Delete The Requirement That The Principal Place For Conducting Parole Hearings By The State Parole Board Must Be At The State Penitentiary At Parchman; To Amend Section 47-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Parole Board To Order A Psychiatric Or Psychological Examination When The Board Determines Such Examination Is Needed To Make A Parole Decision; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB572 - Habitual offender law; authorize parole eligibility if offender served 10 years of a sentence of 40 years or more.
Robert L Johnson, John W Hines, Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81, 99-19-83 And 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Habitual Offender May Be Eligible For Parole If The Offender Serves Ten Years Of A Sentence Of 40 Years Or More; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB708 - Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act.
Robert L Johnson
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
HB4008 - Appropriation; City of Natchez for cost of various projects.
Robert L Johnson, Angela Cockerham
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Natchez To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Various Projects For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB716 - TANF block grant; DHS shall transfer 30% of each year to CCDF for child care vouchers.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer 30% Of The Tanf Block Grant Received By The State Each Fiscal Year To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf), To Be Used As Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB717 - DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Convert The Three Restitution Centers In The State To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Provide That The Post-release Reentry Centers Shall Be For Individuals Who Are Eligible For Release, Including Those Eligible For Parole And Early Release Supervision, If Such Individuals Do Not Have Immediate Access To Housing Upon Release; To Require The Department To Administer Services In The Post-release Reentry Centers As Well As Other Facilities That Provide Post-release Reentry Services; To Require The Department To Assist Residents Of The Centers In Obtaining Certain Reentry Necessities Such As Housing, Job Skills Training And Driver's Licenses; To Amend Section 45-33-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Residence Restrictions Shall Not Apply To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Amend Section 45-33-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB706 - Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu ad valorem taxes.
Jeffery Harness, Robert L Johnson, Christopher Bell
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The Payments Made By A Nuclear Generating Plant In-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes Shall Be Paid To The Claiborne County School District; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB709 - Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Convert The Three Restitution Centers In The State To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Provide That The Post-release Reentry Centers Shall Be For Individuals Who Are Eligible For Release, Including Those Eligible For Parole And Early Release Supervision, If Such Individuals Do Not Have Immediate Access To Housing Upon Release; To Require The Department To Administer Services In The Post-release Reentry Centers As Well As Other Facilities That Provide Post-release Reentry Services; To Require The Department To Assist Residents Of The Centers In Obtaining Certain Reentry Necessities Such As Housing, Job Skills Training And Driver's Licenses; To Amend Sections 45-33-35 And 47-5-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Repeal Section 99-37-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Corrections To Operate Restitution Centers; To Repeal Section 99-37-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Certain Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Corrections And The Department Of Human Services Regarding Restitution Centers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB718 - TANF funds; prohibit providing to any person whose income is more than 200% of poverty level.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Tanf Funds Shall Be Provided To Any Person Whose Income Is More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB715 - TANF funds; prohibit use of for college scholarships for persons not receiving TANF benefits.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Tanf Funds Shall Be Used To Pay For College Scholarships For Persons Who Are Not Recipients Of Tanf Benefits; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-094
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Robert L. Johnson is the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and RLJ Companies. He served on the board of directors of RLJ Lodging Trust, Lowe's Companies Inc, and Discovery Communications Inc. Johnson founded BET in 1979 with a $15,000 loan. He sold the company to Viacom in 2001 for approximately $3 billion. He then founded RLJ Companies, an innovative business network.read less
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Mississippi House from Mississippi
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