Mississippi Senator Willie Simmons [D]

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MSSB3073FailAn Act Making An Appropriation To Bolivar County For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To The Terrene Landing River Boat Park Dock Expansion Project For The Fiscal Year 2025.
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2024-03-27
Died In Committee
MSSB3079FailAn Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Sunflower For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Certain Infrastructure Projects And Expenditures For Fiscal Year 2025; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-27
Died In Committee
MSSB3064FailAn Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Transportation For The Town Of Gunnison For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Construction Of A Lighted, Asphalt Walking Trail For Fiscal Year 2025.
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2024-03-27
Died In Committee
MSSB3091FailAn Act Making An Appropriation To The Sunflower Humphreys Counties For Progress, Inc. For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Renovation And Construction Of An Emergency Storm Shelter For The Fiscal Year 2025.
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2024-03-27
Died In Committee
MSSR49PassA Resolution Recognizing The Six Players And Coaches With State Of Mississippi Connections At Super Bowl Lviii Between The Kansas City Chiefs And The San Francisco 49ers.
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2024-03-18
Adopted
MSSR34PassA 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.
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2024-03-08
Adopted
MSSB2230FailAn Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legal Holidays By Removing Confederate Memorial Day And Designating The Nineteenth Day Of June As Juneteenth Freedom Day; To Clarify When A Legal Holiday Will Be Celebrated If The...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2231FailAn Act To Create The National Statuary Hall Selection Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For The Selection Of Two New Historic Figures To Represent Mississippi In The National Statuary Hall Collection At The United States Capitol; To Provid...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2046FailAn Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; To Amend Sec...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2315FailAn Act To Direct The State Personnel Board To Amend The Variable Compensation Plan As Necessary To Award A Salary Increase To Each State Employee Whose Salary Is Funded By The State General Fund In The Amount Of A 6% Across-the-board Increase Per Yea...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2328FailAn Act To Amend Section 43-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Care Homes Must Be Licensed And Regulated By The State Department Of Health If They Provide Individual Or Group Living Arrangements For One Or More Persons Who Are Un...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2327FailAn Act To Amend Section 43-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Supplementary State Food Stamp Program For Elderly Recipients; To Provide That Recipients Must Be At Least 65 Years Old; To Provide T...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2363FailAn Act To Enact The Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act To Prohibit The Purchase Of A Firearm By A Minor; To Define Terms; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Minor To Purchase A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide T...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2344FailAn Act To Create New Section 37-125-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jackson State University Shall Construct A Six Hundred Room Student Housing Project For All Eligible Students; To Provide That Students May Be Housed In Such Housing Pro...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2379FailAn Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Provide Payments To A Qualifying Grandparent Who Has Assumed The Primary Care Of His Or Her Grandchild; To Create New Section 27-7-22.45, Mis...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2388FailAn Act To Repeal Section 43-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Applicants For Tanf Benefits To Undergo Drug Testing As A Condition For Eligibility; To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Ac...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2374FailAn Act To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Formula For Calculating The Amount Of Pro Rata Ad Valorem Funds To Be Paid To Charter Schools By Local School Districts To Ensure Equitable Funding Between Each School; And For...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2387FailAn 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 Hairstyles Or Protective Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2366FailAn 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...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2401FailAn Act To Create New Section 25-11-128, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Persons Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Are Reemployed As Teachers In The Public School System After Their Ret...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2667FailAn Act To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Require Each Educator Preparation Program To Have A Course In Mental Disturbance Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches; And For Related P...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2668FailAn Act To Require Public Schools To Include Instruction In Mental Illness And Mental Health In The Health Education Component Of The Comprehensive School Health Education Program; To Describe The Objectives Of The Mental Health Instruction; To Requir...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2665FailAn Act To Amend Section 37-59-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any School District That Does Not Contain An Area Classified As An Urban Area By The United States Census Bureau To Issue Bonds In An Amount Exceeding The 15% Debt Limitation, Bu...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2669FailAn Act To Enact The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Mississippi Rural Schools Funding Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Dyslexia Therapy To Aid Stud...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2666FailAn Act To Enact The Save Our Underfunded Local Schools Act Or Souls Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Save Our Underfunded Local Schools Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety For The Purpose Of Ensuring School And Scho...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2678FailAn Act To Amend Section 39-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of The Department Of Archives And History May Grant A Waiver Of Any Requirements That The Board Has Adopted Regarding The Preservation Of Historic School ...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2664FailAn Act To Enact The Fund Rural Education Evenly Act Or Free Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Fund Rural Education Evenly Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Ensuring Rural Schools Receive The Necessar...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2769FailAn Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Individuals Awaiting Civil Commitment Proceedings Shall Not Be Held In Jail Unless The Court Finds That There Is An Emergency Basis For A Temporary Hold In Jail; To Provide T...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2865FailAn Act To Amend Section 41-137-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Medical Cannabis Establishment May Advertise Or Market In Any Form Of Media, Including Electronic Media, Print Media, Social Media Platforms, Websites And Electronic Com...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2866FailAn Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts To Employ, Contract Or Otherwise Work Collaboratively With Mental Health Service Providers, Including Child Psychologists, Behavior Analysts, Licensed Mental Healt...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2140PassAn Act To Enact The Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; To Establish The Legislative Findings Of The Act; To Provide The Applicability And Scope Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Maintain A Complete List Of Services For Which...
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2024-02-29
Law W/out Governor's Signature
MSSC521Intro
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A Concurrent Resolution Apologizing For The Role Mississippi Played In The Murder Of Emmett Till And The Acquittal Of His Killers.
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2024-02-14
To Senate Rules Committee
MSSB2001PassAn Act To Amend Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "project" Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act To Include Certain Data Processing Facilities; To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "project Ar...
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2024-01-30
Approved by Governor
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