Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Jeffery Harness
Sponsored
Became law1
Alcorn State University; update references to in code to reflect current name designation.
Out of committee1
Public defenders; increase compensation for court appointed.
In committee68
Mississippi Retail Marijuana Act; create to authorize and regulate the personal use of marijuana.
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; authorize governing authorities of certain qualified resort areas to allow package retailer's permits.
Alcoholic beverages; allow holders of package retailer's permits to sell on Sunday.
Habitual offenders; exclude nonviolent offenders.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
Statewide assessment program; discontinue all standardized tests except for single test in Grades 3, 8 and 11.
Probation, post-release supervision and technical violations; revise certain time periods concerning.
Interrogations; require to be recorded if crimes of violence.
Youthful Offender Law; enact.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Bude with relocation and restoration of the Bude Depot.
IHL board; delete repealer on authority to oversee certain construction projects funded by state general obligation bonds.
State Institutions of Higher Learning; authorize program to provide devices to students when necessary for remote learning.
Public defenders; increase compensation for.
Concealed carry permit; exempt members of the Mississippi Legislature from the licensing requirement for.
U.S. History end-of-course subject area test; remove requirement for the purpose of graduation.
Landowners Protection Act; repeal.
"Supplemental Salary Pay for Law Enforcement Act of 2023"; establish.
Commercial driver's license; remove prohibition for nonadjudication of.
Courts; require to establish certain minimum guidelines.
IHL board; delete repealer on authority to oversee certain construction projects funded by state general obligation bonds.
Appropriation; IHL for research project on indoor production of medical marijuana at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; Town of Meadville for improvements to water and sewer infrastructure.
Appropriation; Pattison Community Water Association for water system improvements.
Appropriation; Hermanville Community Water Association for certain water system improvements.
"Collegiate Computerized Educational Device (C-CompED) Act"; authorize public postsecondary educational institutions to purchase wireless communication devices for students.
Academic test scores; require testing companies selected as vendors to be civilly and criminally liable for manipulation of.
Appropriation; IHL for support of certain agriculture research and extension programs at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; IHL for enhancing STEM-related facilities and programs at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various Alcorn State University Agriculture Research and Extension projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various Alcorn State University projects.
Appropriations; Jefferson County and town of Fayette for construction of a rodeo arena.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County with construction of a rodeo arena.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County with replacement of a bridge on Block Foster Road.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County with replacement of a bridge on January Road.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County with reconstruction of a segment of McBride Road/State Route 552.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with road improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with improvement to recreational facilities.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with security improvements to county law enforcement and detention facilities.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with improvements to county library building.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with implementation of a county stormwater management program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County with drainage improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County Hospital with operation and maintenance expenses.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County with replacement of a bridge on Brown Road.
Appropriation; Jefferson County Hospital for operation and maintenance.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for replacement of a bridge on January Road.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for replacement of a bridge on Brown Road.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for replacement of a bridge on Block Foster Road.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for reconstruction of a segment of McBride Road/State Route 552.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for replacing culverts and making other drainage improvements.
Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for constructing and equipping a new water treatment plant.
Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for construction of a new water well.
Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for replacement of water lines and sewer lines and making other upgrades and improvements.
Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for repairs, renovations and improvements to water department main office.
Appropriation; Town of Bude for relocation and restoration of the Bude Depot and the depot caboose.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Bude with relocation and restoration of the Bude Depot.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for security upgrades and improvements to county law enforcement and detention facilities.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for making recreational facilities improvements.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for implementing a watershed-based stormwater management program.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for repairs, upgrades and improvements to roads.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for repair and renovation of and upgrades to the Claiborne Library building.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Port Gibson with construction of a new water well.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Port Gibson with water and sewer improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Port Gibson with improvement to water department main office.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Port Gibson with construction of a new water treatment plant.
Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for repairs and improvements to city's sewage treatment plant.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Port Gibson with sewage plant improvements.
Town of Bude; authorize issuance of package retailer's permits in.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions of funds and in-kind maintenance services to Beulah Cemetery.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind services to Tate Cemetery.
Passed the House · 3
Domestic abuse court program; establish.
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness; establish to develop vision for the state's future economic and educational success.
Out of committee · 1
Sworn law enforcement officers; provide supplemental pay for certain.
In committee · 20
Poll managers; increase the compensation of.
MS Hospital Emergency Grant Program; create to provide grants to hospitals having financial difficulties.
Civil Rights Memorial Day; designate the last Monday of April as.
Indigenous Native American Day; declare the second Monday in October as.
Religious Freedom Act and Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act; repeal.
Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi.
Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students.
Appropriation; DFA for making grants under the Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program.
Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program; create to provide grants to public hospitals at high financial risk.
Office of Independent State Hearing Officers; create to hear and decide matters for persons as alternative to agency hearing officers.
Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements.
Ban-the-Box Act; enact.
State employees; remove requirement to use one day of personal leave before using major medical leave.
The Crown Act; create to include property sales.
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act and under CHIP.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with construction of an emergency access road at Hawkins Field.
Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for funding Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Grant Program.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to the Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Museum.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.