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HR25 - Dr. Portia E. Ellis; commend service as State Director of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Rickey W. Thompson, Robert L. Sanders, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Laudable Service And Zeal Of Dr. Portia E. Ellis As The Visionary And Intrepid State Director Of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., For Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
HB355 - Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.
Daryl L. Porter, John W Hines, Robert L Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First Forty Million Dollars Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HR60 - Stamps Super Burgers; commend upon being named one of the 2024 USA Today Restaurants of the Year.
Zakiya Summers, Ronnie Crudup, Tamarra Butler-Washington
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Stamps Super Burgers And Owner Phil Stamps, Jr., Upon Being Named One Of The 2024 Usa Today Restaurants Of The Year.
STATUS
Passed
HB1766 - Appropriation; IHL for Jackson State University Campus Safety Project.
Tamarra Butler-Washington, Zakiya Summers, Earle S Banks
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Funding To Jackson State University For A Campus Safety Project For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HR47 - Sedric Scott; commend upon service to the community as Mississippi State Director of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Rickey W. Thompson, Robert L. Sanders, Zakiya Summers
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending Mr. Sedric Scott Upon Serving As The Mississippi State Director Of Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., And Upon His Service To The Community.
STATUS
Passed
HB1141 - Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history.
Zakiya Summers
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 71-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "wage History"; To Amend Section 71-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide How A Person's Wage History May And May Not Be Used While That Person Is An Applicant For Employment; To Provide Penalties For Those Employers Who Violate The Provisions Related To Wage History; To Amend Section 71-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Precedents Shall Not Be Considered Mandatory Authority For Claims That Are Brought As A Result Of Violations Of The Provisions Related To Wage History; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1154 - The Right to Contraception Act; create.
Zakiya Summers
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Right To Contraception Act; To Provide That The Right To Contraception Is A Fundamental Right, Central To A Person's Privacy, Health, Well-being, Dignity, Liberty, Equality, And Ability To Participate In The Social And Economic Life Of The State; To Provide Definitions For This Act; To Provide A Statutory Right Under This Act To Obtain Contraceptives And To Engage In Contraception; To Provide That A Health Care Provider Has A Corresponding Right To Provide Contraceptives, Contraception, And Contraception-related Information; To Authorize A Person To Commence A Civil Action If They Are Adversely Affected By A Violation Of This Act; To Authorize Any Individual Or Entity, Including Any Health Care Provider Or Patient, Adversely Affected By An Alleged Violation Of This Section, May Commence A Civil Action Against Any Person That Violates Or Implements Or Enforces A Limitation Or Requirement That Violates This Section; To Bring Forward Sections 41-42-5 And 41-42-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Physicians To Provide Contraceptives, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1185 - Headlights; require motorist to use in adverse driving conditions due to adverse weather or other conditions.
Fabian Nelson, Zakiya Summers, Chris Brown
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 63-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Headlights Of Vehicles Shall Be Operated Whenever Adverse Driving Conditions Due To Adverse Whether Conditions Necessitate Or Other Conditions That Impeded Visibility Necessitate; To Prohibit The Use Of Only The Parking Lights Of Vehicles During Times When The Use Of Headlights Is Required; To Prescribe The Penalty For Violations; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1156 - Polling places; prohibit from being closed within sixty days before an election.
Zakiya Summers, Fabian Nelson, Jeffrey Hulum
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-557, 23-15-281, 23-15-285, 23-15-35, 23-15-115, 19-3-1, 21-5-5, 21-9-59 And 23-15-283, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Polling Place Shall Be Closed Within Sixty Days Of Any Primary, General, Runoff Or Special Election Unless Exigent Circumstances Exist; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB687 - The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
Orlando Paden, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Or Protective Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-068
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
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ABOUT
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