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MSSB2204FailAn Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Expunction Of Criminal Record By Reducing The Waiting Period For Eligibility; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2205FailAn Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court Of Conviction To Expunge The Record Of Certain Felonies After 20 Years; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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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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MSSB2251FailAn Act To Amend Sections 71-3-13, 71-3-17, 71-3-21 And 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Total Compensation That An Employee May Recover Under The Workers' Compensation Law; To Provide That Compensation For Permanent Total Di...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2253FailAn Act To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit The Nonadjudication Of A First Offense Of Driving Under The Influence By A Commercial Driver's License Holder Who Was Not Operating A Commercial Vehicle At The Time Of The Offense;...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2252FailAn Act To Enact The Mississippi Civil Rights Act; To Provide That The Right Of A Person To Be Free From Discrimination Because Of Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Immigrant Status, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Disability Or Famili...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2242FailAn Act To Establish The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program In The Department Of Finance And Administration To Provide Grants To Public Hospitals At High Financial Risk To Help Those Hospitals Be More Financially Viable So That They Can Conti...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2247FailAn Act To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Home Corporation To Establish A Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Program (nhrp) In Municipalities To Preserve And Improve Owner-occupied Properties And Bring Properties Up To Applicable Building Codes...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2254FailAn Act To Amend Section 13-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of A Juror To Those Citizens Who Have A Current And Valid Mississippi Driver's License And Who Have Filed State Income Taxes; To Amend Section 13-5-8, Mississippi Code...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2282FailAn Act To Amend Section 99-19-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Sentencing Of An Offender As An Habitual Offender; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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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
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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
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MSSB2326FailAn Act To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; To Require Such Kindergarten-age Children T...
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2024-03-05
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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
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MSSB2354FailAn Act To Amend Reenacted Section 19-5-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Cmrs Board To Adjust The Cmrs Service Charge On October 1, 2024, And Every Fifth Year Thereafter; To Require That Such Adjusted Cmrs Service Charge Shall Become The ...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2365FailAn Act To Create The Restoration Of Voting Rights Act; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For Commission Of Certain Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence And Following A Tw...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2360FailAn Act To Require County And Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies To Develop And Implement A Motor Vehicle Police Pursuit Policy By A Certain Date; To Provide Certain Criteria For The Policy; To Provide That A Pursuit May Only Proceed And Continue Into...
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2024-03-05
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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
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MSSB2372FailAn Act To Establish A Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Set Forth And Prescribe The Functions Of Administrative Offices In The Department; To Provide For The Election Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Section 71-5-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972...
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2024-03-05
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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
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MSSB2369FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Individuals To Vote By Affidavit On Election Day, If The Individual Registered After The Thirty-day Qualifying Cutoff, But Before Election Day; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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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
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MSSB2160FailAn Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Surgical Treatment Of The Ankle And Governing Structures And Tissue When The Podiatrist Has Met Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Licen...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2392FailAn Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Are Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Are Elected As A Member Of The Legislature After Retirement, And Membe...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2440FailAn Act To Provide That The Odor Of Marijuana Alone Shall Not Provide A Law Enforcement Officer With Probable Cause To Conduct A Warrantless Search Of A Motor Vehicle, Home Or Other Private Property; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2528FailAn Act To Require The Secretary Of State To Establish A Registry Of Private Entities That Are Employees Of A Governmental Entity Under The Provisions Of Title 11, Chapter 46, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Require Private Entities That Are Employees Of...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2565FailAn Act To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Public Body; To Create New Section 25-41-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public Bodies To Create And Maintain A Public Notice List; To Amend Section 25-41-...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2587FailAn Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That Such Persons Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing The Term Of Incarceration And Parole Or Upon The Impositi...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2623FailAn Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Simple Possession Of 30 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana Is A Civil Infraction; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipal Courts Shall Have Jur...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2620FailAn Act To Amend Section 41-29-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Marijuana From The List Of Schedule I Controlled Substances; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Possession Of Controlled Substances O...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2624FailAn Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Penalties For First And Second Controlled Substance Crimes; To Amend Section 41-29-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2625FailAn Act To Amend Section 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Violent Habitual Offender Sentencing; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2595FailAn Act To End The Use Of Restitution Centers And Convert Restitution Centers To Prerelease Reentry Centers; To Bring Forward Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline The Duties And Compensation For Sheriffs, For The Purpose Of Possible A...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2608FailAn Act To Create A Study Committee To Study The Impact And Societal Effect Of Police Pursuits, The Necessity Of Police Pursuits Into Another Jurisdiction, The Overall Benefit Of Police Pursuits Weighed Against The Risks Of Such Pursuits, The Speed At...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2596FailAn Act To End The Use Of Restitution Centers And Convert Restitution Centers To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Bring Forward Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline The Duties And Compensation For Sheriffs, For The Purpose Of Possible...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2675FailAn Act To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Charter Of A Charter School Shall Be Revoked Or Not Renewed For Any School That Is Designated A "d" Or "f" Rated School Under The School Accreditation Rating System For L...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2621FailAn Act To Amend Section 43-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Transfer From Youth Court To Circuit Court; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2622FailAn Act To Amend Sections 9-23-5 And 9-23-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Conviction For Burglary Of A Dwelling Is Not A Crime Of Violence For Purposes Of Determining An Offender's Eligibility For An Intervention Court Program; And For...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2731FailAn Act To Create The "2024 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For A New, Multipurpose Stadium For Jackson State University; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The ...
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2024-03-05
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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
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MSSB2586FailAn Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 20 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During...
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2024-03-05
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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
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MSSB2712FailAn Act To Amend Sections 17-3-3, 17-5-1, 17-5-7, 17-11-37, 17-11-45, 17-17-107, 17-17-109, 17-17-227, 17-17-237, 17-17-309, 17-17-311, 17-17-329, 17-17-337, 17-17-348, 17-18-17, 17-21-53, 19-3-1, 19-3-11, 19-3-19, 19-3-33, 19-3-35, 19-3-67, 19-3-79, ...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2701FailAn Act To Amend Section 57-87-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify An Ad Valorem Taxation Exemption For Equipment Used In The Deployment Of Broadband Technologies As It Relates To Download And Upload Speed; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2766FailAn Act To Provide A Right To Obtain And To Engage In Contraception; To Provide A Health-care Provider The Right To Provide Contraceptives, Contraception, And Contraception-related Information; To Prohibit The State, Its Political Subdivisions And Loc...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2767FailAn Act To Prohibit A Party From Using A Peremptory Challenge To Remove A Prospective Juror On The Basis Of The Prospective Juror's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Or Religious Affiliation, Or The Perceiv...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2743FailAn 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 $40,000,000.00 Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining...
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2024-03-05
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MSSB2742FailAn Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligib...
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2024-03-05
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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
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