Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, House.
John W. Hines, Sr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Suffrage; restore to Ivory Moore of Washington County.
Passed the House1
HIV medications; prohibit health plans and Medicaid from subjecting to protocols that restrict dispensing of.
Out of committee1
Child Care for Working Families Study Committee; establish.
In committee64
Health insurers; require to use certain standard for hospital inpatient admissions.
Department of Human Services; create a board of directors for.
Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements.
Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Mississippi Board of Human Services; create.
CON; provide for exception to home health agency moratorium for certain hospice licensees.
Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for.
Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until determination of disability.
Chronic diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs in certain counties.
Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.
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.
Motor vehicle lien; authorize mechanic to seek title from title loan company after nonpayment for services.
Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on.
Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams.
Military education credits and certifications; require IHL, MCCB and SWIB to develop policy for acceptance of.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Metcalfe with repair and renovation of town park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville with repair and renovation of city parks and golf course.
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.
Electric Power Association Law; bring forward entirely and amend election provisions of.
Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.
Compulsory-school-age child; revise definition of by increasing required age to 18 years.
Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and print into primary spoken language of ELL students.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville with improvements to its water and sewer systems.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.
Malicious prosecution; require officials or employees involved to pay all costs associated with.
School board members; authorize excused absences from board meetings in the event of family emergencies.
Youth and Community Safety Act; create.
Dating violence; require school districts to adopt a policy and educate students on.
"Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act"; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Workers' Compensation Law; increase maximum total recovery under to 520 weeks.
Cyberstalking; revise to include certain kinds of social media communications.
Mississippi Commission on Wage Review; create.
Medicaid; require managed care organizations to use certain level of care guidelines in determining medical necessity.
Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.
Domestic abuse court program; establish.
State employees; remove requirement to use one day of personal leave before using major medical leave.
Taxes; increase certain and use revenue to provide assistance to hospitals for uncompensated medical care services.
Appropriation; Department of Health for making care grants under the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program.
Appropriation; Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact.
Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.
Appropriation; DFA for making grants under the Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program.
Small Business Bridge Loan Program; create.
Appropriation; Department of Health for making physician grants under the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program.
Health care and education shortage assistance program; establish to help attract professionals to work in certain counties.
Unemployment compensation; revise weekly benefit amount for.
Employees terminated from certain agencies, departments, institutions or nonprofits; prohibit from receiving similar employment.
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.
"Mississippi Delta Medical Apprenticeship Program" (MS DMAP); establish to provide career pathways for students in the Delta.
Appropriation; IHL for making restorations and renovations on certain projects at JSU, ASU and MVSU.
Mental health; authorize Department of Mental Health to establish minimum standards and services for privately-owned providers.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Hollandale with road and water tank projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Washington County with road, school and park projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Washington County with road projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Washington County with various projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Washington County with road, school and park projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Mississippi Delta Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Washington County with road, school and park projects.
Appropriation; City of Greenville for transportation infrastructure and sanitary sewer/water system infrastructure needs.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville with transportation and sewer/water improvements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Ambulance services; provide for payment for treatment in place and provide for minimum reimbursement rate in health insurance policies.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Passed the House · 4
Income tax; exclude forgiven, cancelled or discharged federal student loan debt under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program from the definition of "gross income".
Ambulance service providers; provide for minimum rate of reimbursement under any policy of accident and sickness insurance.
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who provide paid maternity and paternity leave for employees.
Tobacco; define "heated tobacco product" under tobacco tax law and provide for rate of excise tax.
Out of committee · 1
The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
In committee · 37
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.
Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise per diem paid to board members.
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.
School bus drivers; require to be trained and certified in first aid and CPR.
Conditions for parole eligibility and State Parole Board; revise repealers regarding.
Voter registration and suffrage restoration; authorize upon sentence completion and five years.
Emergency communications districts; require to implement text-to-911 services by a certain date.
"The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act"; enact.
Voter registration; authorize upon completion of sentence.
Secretary of State; require to provide election officials training on disenfranchising crimes.
Electronic notary; clarify authority of the Secretary of State to regulate.
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.
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.
Nuclear generating plants; revise distribution of payments made in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
State Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee; revise makeup to require a person 35 or younger to serve as nonvoting member on.
State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit; establish.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new student housing building at Mississippi Valley State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation at Mississippi Valley State University.
Medicaid; direct Division of Medicaid to apply for federal waivers to expand Medicaid eligibility.
MS Emergency Drinking Water Network Act; create.
Fire trucks; require to be marked with blue lights in addition to red and white lights.
Appropriation; IHL for repair and improvements to Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.