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SB2037 - Child support award; cost of health insurance coverage obtained by noncustodial parent considered in determining.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Court Orders The Noncustodial Parent To Obtain Health Insurance Coverage For The Child Or Children Then The Court Shall Take Into Account The Cost Of The Coverage In Establishing The Child Support Award; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2019 - Firearms; clarify that possession of multiple firearms shall subject felon to multiple charges.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Possession Of Multiple Weapons Shall Subject An Offender To One Charge Per Weapon; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2232 - Newton Municipal School District; require election of board of trustees by population of the school district.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-7-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Election Of School Board Members In The Newton Municipal School District Beginning With The November 2024 Election; To Set Certain Procedures For The Appointment Of Members For Vacancies In Office; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR20 - Mourn the loss and commend the life and public legal service of former Senator and Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Andy Berry
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Service Of Former State Senator And Second Female Justice In History On The Mississippi Supreme Court Kay Cobb Of Oxford, Mississippi, And Lenoir City, Tennessee, Who Served In Many Capacities In The Administration Of Justice In Mississippi, And Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To Her Family And Friends On Her Passing.
STATUS
Passed
SB2268 - Missing or unidentified persons; provide procedures regarding investigation of.
Brice Wiggins, Dennis L. DeBar, Jeremy England
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Provide Certain Procedures For Law Enforcement Agencies Concerning The Investigation Into A Missing Or Unidentified Person; To Require A Law Enforcement Agency To Initiate Certain Procedures Upon The Receipt Of A Credible Report Of A Missing Or Unidentified Person; To Require Certain Information About The Missing Or Unidentified Person To Be Entered Into The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System; To Prohibit A Law Enforcement Agency From Requiring A Delay Before Accepting A Report Or Requiring The Appearance Of A Next Of Kin Before Initiating A Missing Persons Investigation; To Require A Law Enforcement Agency Or The State Medical Examiner To Enter A Report Of A Missing Child Into The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System Without Delay; To Require The State Medical Examiner Test The Dna Of Unidentified Human Remains Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy Testing; To Amend Section 41-61-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "unclaimed Human Remains" And "unidentified Human Remains"; To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Body Is Unidentified Human Remains, The Body Shall Be Submitted To The State Medical Examiner; To Amend Section 41-61-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Upon Discovery Unidentified Human Remains Or Anatomical Material Suspected Of Being Part Of The Human Body Shall Be Submitted To The State Medical Examiner; To Provide That The Willful Destruction Of A Body, Body Part Or Unidentified Human Remains Shall Be A Felony; To Require The County Medical Examiner Investigator To Enter Into The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System All Unclaimed Human Remains Cases Within A Certain Amount Of Days; To Amend Section 41-39-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Physician, Hospital, Funeral Director, Embalmer, County Medical Examiner Or Other Person Acquiring Possession Of Unidentified Human Remains To Submit The Remains To The State Medical Examiner And Not Subject The Remains To Cremation, Embalming Or Other Destructive Treatment; To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Certain Amount Of Training Related To The Investigation Of Unidentified And Missing Persons For Law Enforcement Officers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR19 - Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of former Senator Johnny Morgan of Oxford, Mississippi.
Nicole Akins Boyd, W. Briggs Hopson, Walter Michel
Last updated 9 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Service Of Renowned Businessman, Former Lafayette County Supervisor And Former State Senator, John (johnny) Jordan Morgan Of Oxford, Mississippi, And Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Family And Friends On His Passing.
STATUS
Passed
SC538 - Request the Governor to Declare a State of Emergency in areas impacted by the ongoing drought and pine beetle outbreak.
Tyler McCaughn, Dennis L. DeBar, Joseph M. Seymour
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Requesting The Governor To Declare A State Of Emergency In Certain Counties In Mississippi Which Are Experiencing Major Expense And Severe Economic Impact Loss Due To Ongoing Drought Conditions Causing Pine Beetle Outbreak And Dead Tree Removal.
STATUS
Failed
SB2306 - Sales tax; exempt sales of poultry products to tax-exempt charities operating food banks, food pantries or food lines.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Poultry Products To Charitable Organizations That Are Exempt From Federal Income Taxation Under Section 501(c)(3) Of The Internal Revenue Code And Operate A Food Bank Or Food Pantry Or Food Lines; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2325 - Forestry Facility Grant Program; bring forward.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 57-1-781 And 57-1-783, Mississippi Code Of 1972, The Forestry Facility Grant Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3086 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Newton Municipal School District for campus facilities.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Newton Municipal School District For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Improvement, Repair And Upgrade Of Certain Campus Facilities For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
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