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HB68 - State holiday; observe Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as Condederate Memorial Day.
Kabir Karriem, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 7 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclusively Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday On The Third Monday Of January; To Observe Robert E. Lee's Birthday On The Same Day As Confederate Memorial Day; To Remove Confederate Memorial Day As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR21 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; commemorate observance of AKA Day at the Capitol on February 6, 2024.
Angela Cockerham, Lataisha M. Jackson, Tamarra Butler-Washington
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commemorating Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., On The Observance Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day At The Capitol On February 6, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB877 - Food Deserts; require State Department of Health to track in Mississippi.
Justis Gibbs, Zakiya Summers, Tamarra Butler-Washington
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The State Department Of Health To Track Food Deserts Within The State Of Mississippi; To Require The Department To Provide An Annual Report To The Legislature By December 31 Of Each Year Identifying The Location Of Food Deserts In The State And Health Issues Associated With Food Deserts; To Define The Term "food Desert"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR20 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; commend and congratulate on the occasion of Delta Days at the Capitol.
Timaka James-Jones, Earle S Banks, Christopher Bell
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Dynamic Ladies Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, On The Occasion Of Hosting Its Mississippi Delta Days At The Capitol And Asserting Their Strength Through Advocacy On February 5-6, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB51 - State holiday; exclusively recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday of January.
Kabir Karriem, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Daryl L. Porter
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclusively Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday On The Third Monday Of January; To Remove Robert E. Lee's Birthday As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB350 - Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise per diem paid to board members.
Timaka James-Jones, John W Hines, Otis L. Anthony
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 2, Chapter 170, Laws Of 1922, As Last Amended By Section 1, Chapter 593, Laws Of 2002, To Increase From $67.00 Per Day To $200.00 Per Day The Per Diem For Commissioners Of The Yazoo-mississippi Delta Levee Board; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB4116 - Suffrage; restore to Lamar Sampson of Humphreys County.
Timaka James-Jones
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Lamar Sampson Of Humphreys County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB720 - State Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee; revise makeup to require a person 35 or younger to serve as nonvoting member on.
Justis Gibbs, Bryant Wandrick Clark, John W Hines
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Two Mississippians Who Are Thirty-five Years Old Or Younger, One Appointed By The Governor And One Appointed By The Lieutenant Governor, Shall Serve On The State Workforce Investment Board And The State Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee In A Nonvoting Capacity; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB407 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
Earle S Banks, Timaka James-Jones
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact Into Law The Agreement Among The States To Elect The President By National Popular Vote And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Agreement With Other States That Join In The Agreement; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-771, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-787 And 23-15-789, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Selection Of Presidential Electors At General Election, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB719 - Charter school payments; require school districts to pay local funds due on a monthly basis.
Justis Gibbs, Bryant Wandrick Clark, Tamarra Butler-Washington
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School District In Which A Charter School Is Located To Pay Annual Amounts Of Local Funds Due To The Charter School In Nine Monthly Installments Based On The Charter School's Student Enrollment As Determined On The Fifteenth Of Each Month; To Provide That Payments To Charter Schools For Months Ten, Eleven And Twelve Of The Calendar Year Shall Be In An Amount Equivalent To The Payment Received By The Charter School For Month Nine Of The Monthly Installments; To Require The Local School District To Pay The Entitled Charter School Four Business Days Prior To The Last Working Day Of Each Month; To Provide That The December Payment Shall Be Made On December 16 Or The Next Business Day After That Date; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-051
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Timaka James Jones was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended David Douglas High School. After high school, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Arizona and Hawaii. He worked in IT before starting a cleaning business. In 2018, Jones ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the Oregon House of Representatives District 47 seat. He has expressed support for criminal justice reform, universal healthcare, and increasing the minimum wage. Jones has been endorsed by the United Farm Workers union.read less
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Mississippi House from Mississippi
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