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SC518 - Mourn the loss and celebrate the contributions and career of Mississippi music icon and Tropical Rock legend Jimmy Buffett.
Brice Wiggins, Jeremy England, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Celebrating The Contributions And Career Of Mississippi Music Icon And Tropical Rock Legend And Usm Alumnus Jimmy Buffett Of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Who Created His Own Genre Of Music And A Worldwide Music Business Empire, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of This Mississippi Music Legend.
STATUS
Passed
SC540 - Recognize legacy of Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Bolivar County Circuit Clerk.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Legacy Of Rosie S. Simmons As The First African American Since Reconstruction To Serve As Circuit Clerk Of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
SR80 - Commend extensive judicial career and service of Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Jim Greenlee on occasion of his retirement.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Mike Thompson
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending The Extensive Judicial Career And Service Of Mississippi Court Of Appeals Judge Jim Greenlee Of Oxford, Mississippi, On The Occasion Of His Retirement.
STATUS
Passed
SB2685 - Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
David Parker, Bart Williams, Robert Jackson
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2753 - SAFER Act; enact.
Josh Harkins, Jeremy England, Jason Barrett
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Public Education Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Single-sex Or Family Use Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Single-sex Or Family-use At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "female," "male" And "sex"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2601 - Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Joel Carter, Albert Butler
Last updated 7 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Define The Terms "governmental Entity", "utility Service" And "appliance"; To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Enacting Or Enforcing Any Resolution, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Code, Or Policy To Take Any Action That Restricts Or Prohibits, Or Has The Effect Of Restricting Or Prohibiting, Any Person Or Entity From Using Any Appliance Based On The Type Of Utility Service Required To Operate The Appliance; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-3 And 77-3-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2611 - Felonious child abuse; provide for where child tests positive at birth for certain controlled substances.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Felonious Child Abuse Is Committed When A Child Tests Positive At Birth For A Certain Controlled Substance That Were Not Prescribed By A Physician; To Amend Sections 43-21-105 And 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2681 - Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Jeremy England, Scott DeLano, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program By Making Certified Academic Language Therapists (calt) Eligible To Be Employed By School Districts To Provide Dyslexia Services; To Require The Department Of Education To Issue Licenses To Individuals Through Reciprocity If The Individual Meets Certain Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2650 - Waters of the state; amend the definition of.
Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 49-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Wetlands Within The Definition Of Waters Of The State; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2226 - Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on.
Josh Harkins, Robin Robinson, Kathy L. Chism
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-117-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repeal Date Of The Israel Support Act Of 2019; To Amend Section 27-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Corrections To Numbering; To Bring Forward Sections 27-117-1, 27-117-3, 27-117-7, 27-117-9, 27-117-11 And 27-117-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Which Constitute The Israel Support Act Of 2019, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-105-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Funds The State Treasurer May Invest In Bonds Issued, Assumed Or Guaranteed By The Country Of Israel Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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