Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, House.
Jeffery Harness
Sponsored
In committee73
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University campuses.
Bonds; authorize issuance for agricultural facilities and infrastructure upgrades at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction a Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Math Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the David L. Whitney Arena Complex and Wellness Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the K.L. Simmons Technology Building at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize for Poultry Sciences Academic Research Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Hydroponics Research and Teaching Greenhouse at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University.
Solid waste; increase fines for illegal dumping of.
Law enforcement officers; require two hours of training related to crimes of hate and those committed for discriminatory reason.
Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Mississippi Retail Marijuana Act; create to authorize and regulate the personal use of marijuana.
Appropriation; IHL to strengthen poultry science research and programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for establishment of a medical school and engineering program at Alcorn State.
Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Concealed carry permit; exempt members of the Mississippi Legislature from the licensing requirement for.
Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi; require director to appoint administrator to establish local technology planning teams.
Commercial driver's license; remove prohibition for nonadjudication of.
Alcoholic beverages; allow holders of package retailer's permits to sell on Sunday.
Habitual offenders; exclude nonviolent offenders.
Public defenders; increase compensation for court appointed.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Bude with relocation and restoration of the Bude Depot.
Courts; require to establish certain minimum guidelines.
Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
State auditor; require to perform 50-year review comparing appropriations to Alcorn and Mississippi State University.
Appropriation; IHL to support animal science and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Appropriation; IHL for enhancing STEM-related facilities and programs at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; MDA to provide funding to Alcorn State for expansion of research and production of shiitake mushrooms.
Nuclear generating plants; repeal provisions of law that provides ad valorem tax exemption for.
Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu ad valorem taxes.
Youthful Offender Law; enact.
Teachers, retired; authorize to be employed full time and continue receiving retirement allowance.
Bonds; authorize issuance for housing improvements at Alcorn State University.
Task Force to Study Restoration of Adequate Funding to Alcorn State University; create.
"Supplemental Salary Pay for Law Enforcement Act of 2024"; establish.
Public defenders; increase compensation for.
Housing of state offenders in regional facilities and county jails; increase amounts paid by DOC to counties for.
Appropriation; IHL to strengthen environmental science research and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for support of horticulture research and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for repairs and renovations of facilities on campus of Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for growth of new regional health care and medical sciences facilities of Alcorn State.
Joint state-county work programs; require DOC to reimburse counties for offenders participating in.
Sheriff designated as chief corrections officer for housing state offenders; increase supplement to salary of.
Vocational education programs; require to be established in every school district or shared operation between multiple districts.
Interception of communications; authorize sheriffs to use devices for with approval of DA and circuit court judge.
Probation officers; limit number of caseloads that are supervised by.
Marijuana; reduce penalties for possession of.
Parole eligibility; revise for minors who committed offenses while under the age of 18.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with road improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to Claiborne County with security improvements to county law enforcement and detention facilities.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with improvements to recreational facilities.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Franklin County with road improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Grand Gulf Military Park.
Appropriation; IHL to increase university faculty salaries closer to the SREB average.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission for repairs, renovations and upgrades at Grand Gulf Military Park.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for replacement of Block Foster Road Bridge.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for replacement of Brown Road Bridge.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for upgrades and improvements to parks and recreational areas and facilities.
Appropriation; City of Fayette for purchasing land for an economic development project.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for drainage improvements throughout the county.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for Phase I of project to reconstruct portion of McBride Road.
Appropriation; Jefferson County for purchasing new fire trucks.
Appropriation; 22nd Circuit Court District for additional funding for Intervention Court Program.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for purchase of two new fire trucks and making repairs and upgrades to the fire stations.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for repairs, upgrades and improvements to roads in the county.
Appropriation; Claiborne County for security upgrades to county law enforcement and detention buildings.
Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for water, sewer and police department projects.
Appropriation; IHL to provide additional funding for Alcorn State to address funding disparity between land grant universities.
Appropriation; Franklin County for repairs, reconstruction, upgrades and other improvements to roads and streets in the county.
Appropriation; City of Fayette for improvements to wastewater system and replacing water treatment plant and water meters.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Living Donor Protection Act; create.
Out of committee · 1
The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
In committee · 33
State holiday; exclusively recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday of January.
State holiday; observe Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as Condederate Memorial Day.
Income tax; allow credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create.
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care teachers and directors.
Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act; repeal.
ARPA Expenditures Ombudsman; establish to oversee all expenditures of ARPA funds.
Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.
Appropriation; Department of Health to fund the MS Hospital Emergency Grant Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez with Concord Avenue drainage improvement project.
Appropriation; City of Natchez for Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
Habitual offender law; exclude drug and nonviolent offenses when computing prior offenses under.
Habitual offender law; authorize parole eligibility if offender served 10 years of a sentence of 40 years or more.
Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase monthly benefit amount for.
Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
TANF funds; require PEER Committee to review and evaluate performance outcomes of subcontracts and subgrants of.
Essential health care workers premium pay; Department of Health to create program with Coronavirus Recovery Funds.
MS Hospital Emergency Grant Program; create to provide grants to hospitals having financial difficulties.
Medicaid; telehealth services provided by FQHCs, rural health clinics and community mental health centers reimbursed at same rate as face-to-face encounters.
Justice court judges; authorize to run as nonpartisan.
Assault weapons; prohibit sale of to any person under age 21 years.
Domestic violence protection order; authorize chancery court to issue temporary.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; reauthorize issuance to supporters of the former Rosa A. Temple High School.
Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi.
Elected officials; increase surety bond required for certain.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance with various projects.
Justice court; increase jurisdiction to $5,000.00.
Registry identification card; establish electronic format of and provide certain designation for on driver's license upon request.
Justice courts; increase limit of jurisdiction to $15,000.00.
Justice court jurisdiction; increase to $20,000.
Appropriation; IHL for repair and improvements to Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.