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HB1244 - Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.
Timaka James-Jones, Robert L Johnson, Orlando Paden
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Voter Was Not A Registered Voter In The Jurisdiction In Which He Or She Tried To Vote But Was Otherwise Eligible To Vote In The Election And In The Jurisdiction Where He Or She Tried To Vote, The Voter's Affidavit Ballot Shall Be Used As His Or Her Registration To Vote; To Amend Section 23-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Casting Of A Valid Affidavit Ballot May Serve As A Written Request To Transfer Voting Precincts Or Wards; To Amend Section 23-15-152, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Voter Who Was Mailed A Confirmation Notice And Placed On Inactive Status In The Statewide Elections Management System Casts An Affidavit Ballot, He Or She Shall Be Returned To Active Status In The Statewide Elections Management System; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1267 - Political communication; require to contain disclaimer if generated by artificial intelligence algorithms.
Timaka James-Jones, Fabian Nelson, Orlando Paden
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create A New Section Of Law To Provide That If Any Political Communications Were Generated In Whole Or In Part By Synthetic Media Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms, Then Such Political Communications Shall Have A Clear And Prominent Disclaimer Stating That The Information Contained In The Political Communication Was Generated Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms; To Amend Section 23-15-897, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If Any Published Campaign Materials Or Published Printed Materials Were Generated In Whole Or In Part By Synthetic Media Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms, Then Such Published Campaign Materials Or Published Printed Materials Shall Have A Clear And Prominent Disclaimer Stating That The Material Was Generated Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms; To Amend Section 23-15-877, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If Any Newspaper Either Domiciled In The State, Or Outside Of The State Circulating Inside The State Of Mississippi, Shall Print Any Editorial Or News Story That Was Generated In Whole Or In Part By Synthetic Media Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms, Then Such Newspaper Shall Have A Clear And Prominent Disclaimer Stating That The Editorial Or News Story Was Generated Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1837 - Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission for repairs, renovations and upgrades at Grand Gulf Military Park.
Jeffery Harness, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Renovations, Upgrades And Improvements To Land, Facilities And Roads At The Grand Gulf Military Park In Claiborne County And Acquisition Of Equipment For Use At The Park For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB4090 - Adams County; authorize to enter into a certain lease purchase agreement for a jail facility.
Robert L Johnson, Sam C. Mims
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Adams County, Mississippi, To Enter Into A Lease-purchase Agreement For A Term Not To Exceed Thirty Years For The Lease Purchase Of A Jail Facility Within The County; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1381 - Licensure; revise reciprocity requirements for out-of-state attorneys.
Dana Underwood McLean, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Rodney Hall
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 73-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Lawyer From Another State Who Establishes Residency In Mississippi For Twelve Consecutive Months And Who Has Practiced For Not Less Than Five Years In A State Where He Or She Is Admitted And In Good Standing And Active Status And Shall Be Admitted To Practice In This State Without Being Required To Take An Examination; To Amend Section 73-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1544 - Motor vehicle; revise requirements for scrapping, dismantling or destroying when owner does not have title in his or her name.
Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 63-21-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Transferring A Motor Vehicle To Be Scrapped, Dismantled Or Destroyed When The Owner Or Authorized Agent Of The Owner Does Not Have The Motor Vehicle Titled In His Or Her Name; To Amend Section 63-21-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Electronic Transmission Of Liens; To Amend Section 63-21-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Scrappers And Dismantler With Access To The Mississippi Automated Registration Vehicle Information Network (marvin) With Payment Of A $100.00 Fee To The Department Of Revenue, Which Shall Be Renewed Annually; To Amend Section 63-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify The Fund Created Within The State Treasury For Funds Used For The Enforcement And Personnel As The "motor Titles Registration Enforcement Fund"; To Amend Section 63-21-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Enforcement Division Within The Motor Vehicle Services Bureau Within The Department Of Revenue; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR37 - Ameshya Williams Holliday; commend for being the first Mississippi HBCU player drafted by the WNBA.
Jeffrey Hulum, Robert L Johnson, Bryant Wandrick Clark
Last updated 7 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Ameshya Williams-holliday For Her Outstanding Achievements, And For Being The First Mississippi Hbcu Player Drafted By The Wnba.
STATUS
Passed
HB4097 - Appropriation; Hinds County for constructing a community center in Town of Pocahontas.
Chris Brown, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Hinds County To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing A Community Center In The Town Of Pocahontas For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HR92 - Alfred Williams; commend for being the first African American inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
Mark K. Tullos, Shane Aguirre, Jeramey Anderson
Last updated 6 months ago
122 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Mr. Alfred Williams For Being The First African American Inducted Into The Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame.
STATUS
Passed
HR113 - Coach Tomekia Reed; commend upon being named SWAC Coach of the Year and BOXTOROW HBCU National Coach of the Year.
Christopher Bell, Jeffrey Hulum, Jeramey Anderson
Last updated 5 months ago
41 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Jackson State University Head Women's Basketball Coach Tomekia Reed For Being Named The Southwestern Athletic Conference (swac) Coach Of The Year Four Times (three Consecutive) In Her Career, And Boxtorow Hbcu National Coach Of The Year Three Times.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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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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