Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
John W. Hines, Sr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Washington County; reenact and extend repeal date on hotel and motel tax supporting a sports complex.
Passed the House1
Domestic abuse court program; establish.
In committee52
Motor vehicle lien; authorize mechanic to seek title from title loan company after nonpayment for services.
Retailers; prohibit use of self-checkout terminals to scan consumer's driver's licenses to verify age.
Medicaid; provide increased reimbursement rate for hospitals in counties with high unemployment and doctor shortage.
Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.
Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.
School board members; authorize excused absences from board meeting in the event of family emergency.
"Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act"; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.
Appropriation; Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact.
Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Dating violence; require school districts to adopt a policy and educate students on.
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until determination of disability.
Compulsory-school-age child; revise definition of by increasing required age to 18 years.
Youth and Community Safety Act; create.
Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams.
Mississippi Commission on Wage Review; create.
Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for.
CON; provide for exception to home health agency moratorium for certain hospice licensees.
Military education credits and certifications; require IHL, MCCB and SWIB to develop policy for acceptance of toward academic credit.
Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.
Electric Power Association Law; bring forward entirely and amend election provisions of.
Health care and education shortage assistance program; establish to help attract professionals to work in certain counties.
Malicious prosecution; require officials or employees involved to pay all costs associated with.
Unemployment compensation; revise weekly benefit amount for.
Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on.
Employees terminated from certain agencies, departments, institutions or nonprofits; prohibit from receiving similar employment.
Medicaid; require managed care organizations to use certain level of care guidelines in determining medical necessity.
Mississippi Board of Human Services; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
Cyberstalking; revise to include certain kinds of social media communications.
Appropriation; Department of Health for making physician grants under the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program.
Appropriation; Department of Health for making care grants under the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville in paying costs of repair and renovation of city parks and golf course.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Metcalfe in paying costs of repair and renovation of town park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville in paying costs of improvements to its water and sewer systems.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Great River Railroad line in Bolivar County and Washington County.
Video lottery terminals; authorize lottery board to allow with certain restrictions.
Chronic diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs in certain counties.
Health insurers; require to use certain standard for hospital inpatient admissions.
Workers' Compensation Law; increase maximum total recovery under to 520 weeks.
Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.
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.
Small Business Bridge Loan Program; create.
Child Care For Working Families Study Committee; create.
State employees; remove requirement to use one day of personal leave before using major medical leave.
Taxes; increase certain and use revenue to assist hospitals for uncompensated medical treatment services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 31
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery; designate the fish hatchery located in North Mississippi as.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation: Child Protection Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Passed the House · 1
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
In committee · 15
Poll managers; increase the compensation of.
Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.
Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).
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.
The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Minimum wage; establish at $8.50 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Early voting; authorize.
Ban-the-Box Act; enact.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Rosedale with downtown improvements.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.
Appropriation; DPS for purchasing body-worn cameras for all Capitol Police officers.
Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for funding Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Grant Program.