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SB3030 - Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Public Accountancy For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3031 - Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Public Contractors For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3028 - Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3029 - Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Examiners For Licensed Professional Counselors For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3025 - Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
W. Briggs Hopson, John A. Polk, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 4 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds In The State Treasury To Defray The Expenses Of The State Board Of Funeral Services For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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
SB2366 - Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Sollie B. Norwood, Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of A Post Office Box Number As A Qualifying Address For A Candidate Filing To Run For Public Office And To Require The Candidate To Provide A Physical Address For His Or Her Place Of Residence; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2378 - Cyberstalking; authorize injunction when criminal charges filed.
Sollie B. Norwood, Rod Hickman, Gary Brumfield
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require A Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Issue An Injunction Where A Plaintiff Demonstrates The Violation Of A Social Media Company's Community Standards Or Policies By A Defendant's Communications On The Social Media Company's Platform; To Authorize The Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Enjoin The Defendant, Any Social Media Company That Distributes, Hosts Or Disseminates The Defendant's Communication, Or Any Corporate Sponsor Of The Defendant; To Authorize The Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Consider The Filing Of Criminal Charges Related To The Communications To Be Enjoined As A Factor In Determining Whether The Defendant Has Violated A Social Media Company's Community Standards Or Policies; To Provide That A Criminal Conviction Related To The Communications That Are The Subject Of The Petition Shall Be Sufficient Evidence To Merit The Issuance Of A Permanent Injunction Under This Section; To Amend Section 97-45-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "harass"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2361 - Expungement; consolidate statutes concerning.
Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Consolidate The Statutes Concerning Expungement; To Create A Unified Expungement Statute; To Provide For The Legal Effect Of An Order To Expunge; To Provide For Expungement Of Misdemeanor And Felony Convictions; To Specify Records That May Not Be Expunged; To Provide For Expungement Of A First-offense Dui Conviction; To Provide For Expungement Upon Completion Of Intervention Court; To Provide For Expungement Of Convictions For Purchase Of Light Wine Or Beer By Minors; To Provide For Certain Nonconvictions; To Set Filing Fees According To Preexisting Law; To Require Interstate Identification Index Reports; To Require Clerks Of Court To Submit Post-expungement Records; To Amend Section 9-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In The Justice Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement In Municipal Courts; To Amend Section 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement Of Certain Drug Charges; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Record-keeping Requirements For The Criminal Information Center; To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Expungement Of Dui Records; To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Nonadjudication Provisions; To Repeal Section 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Any Person Who Is Arrested, Issued A Citation, Or Held For Any Misdemeanor And Not Formally Charged Or Prosecuted With An Offense Within 12 Months Of Arrest, Or Upon Dismissal Of The Charge, May Apply To The Court With Jurisdiction Over The Matter For The Charges To Be Expunged; To Repeal Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Expungement Of Certain Felony And Misdemeanor Conviction Records; To Repeal Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Filing Fees For Certain Petitions For Expungement And The Disposition Thereof; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2365 - Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Sollie B. Norwood, Albert Butler, Rod Hickman
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Restoration Of Voting Rights Act; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For Commission Of Certain Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence And Following A Two-year Waiting Period; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-028
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sollie B. Norwood was born in 1947 and raised in Washington, D.C. He attended Howard University, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. After college, Norwood served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era. After being honorably discharged from military service, Norwood worked for over 30 years as a human resources professional. He also owned several small businesses over the years. Norwood retired in 2011.read less
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Mississippi Senate from Mississippi
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