Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2746
Women's Economic Security Act of 2023; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT OF 2023"; TO REQUIRE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND/OR ANY STATE AGENCY RECEIVING AND ADMINISTERING THE FEDERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) BLOCK GRANT ANNUALLY SPEND NO LESS THAN $20,000,000.00 OF FEDERAL TANF FUNDS AND/OR STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) FUNDS ON DIRECT CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM (CCPP) FOR SINGLE PARENTS UNDER 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-153-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD TO INCLUDE A WOMAN WITH EXPERTISE IN ASSISTING WOMEN IN JOB TRAINING AND SECURING EMPLOYMENT IN NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 7-1-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUITY IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OR WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE; TO REQUIRE EQUAL PAY CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE; TO CREATE WOMEN IN HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND, NONTRADITIONAL JOBS GRANT PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI PAID FAMILY LEAVE ACT; TO ESTABLISH A MISSISSIPPI HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MOTHERS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO COMPLETE TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR DEGREES AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BILL; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI MINIMUM WAGE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATE MINIMUM WAGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 17-1-51 AND 25-3-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 7-7-204, 23-15-239, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 AND 99-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO EMPLOYER SHALL PAY AN EMPLOYEE A WAGE AT A RATE LESS THAN THE RATE AT WHICH AN EMPLOYEE OF A DIFFERENT GENDER IS PAID FOR COMPARABLE WORK; TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE MAY FILE A PETITION IN THE PROPER CIRCUIT COURT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
AppropriationsJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
- Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To AppropriationsSenate
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate