Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
In committee78
Drag racing; provide vehicle in violation shall be subject to forfeiture.
Civil Rights Memorial Day; designate the last Monday of April as.
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
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.
Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Teachers; allow to participate in strikes in any year during which no legislative raise is given.
Teacher strikes; repeal prohibition of.
Credit reports; prohibit release of information unless authorized by the consumer.
State Health Insurance Plan; provide coverage for proton therapy to treat cancer and certain noncancerous tumors.
Public schools; clarify authority of local law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate crimes on property of.
Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military.
Firearms; revise limits placed on counties and municipalities to regulate.
Taking of another person's animal; clarify crime and penalties for.
Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 120 days or less before the date of any election.
Alcoholic beverages; require holder of on-premises retailer's permit to have blood alcohol content testing device available.
Counties and municipalities; prohibit ordinances authorizing automated recording equipment to enforce automobile insurance requirements.
Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Abortion; repeal statutes prohibiting after 15 weeks' gestation and after detection of fetal heartbeat.
Abortion; repeal prohibition of.
Breastfeeding; authorize distribution of statewide info to support breastfeeding in public places.
Hospice care; authorize to be provided to persons who are not terminally ill under certain circumstances.
State podiatric forgivable loan program; create.
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for constructing detention center for misdemeanor offenders.
Water bills; prohibit municipalities from estimating water bills after 120 days.
Water bills; prohibit certain municipalities from estimating water bills after 120 days.
Power lines; prohibit a person from placing objects on.
County public defenders; require salary of all to be the same as district attorneys.
Department of Corrections; require implementation of an Extended Family Visitation Program for eligible offenders.
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Conjugal visits; require Department of Corrections to provide for married inmates.
Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Violent offenders, certain; may be paroled by Parole Board if sentencing judge authorizes parole consideration.
Department of Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
DOC's evaluation of requests for proposals for canteen services; require interested third parties to have reasonable prices for services.
Voting rights; restore to all felons upon satisfying all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.
Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; repeal.
Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
State of Mississippi; require to pay fee-in-lieu of taxes to City of Jackson for fire protection services provided to state facilities.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for demolishing certain structure in Farish Street Historic District.
Appropriation; Hinds County for construction of new county jail.
License plates for disabled individuals; revise various provisions related to.
Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act; create.
Sales tax; exempt sales of groceries.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Department of Mental Health group housing facility in Madison.
Retail food establishments; prohibit from imposing cost-plus pricing formulas.
Mississippi Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; revise to include Boling Street.
State boards and commissions; Department of Finance and Administration travel regulations shall be applicable to all.
Appropriation; DFA for certain projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with removal and demolition of certain dilapidated and blighted properties.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with construction of a park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems.
Legislature; allow retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
Medicaid expansion; provide for statewide referendum on question of.
Social media company community standards; require court to issue injunction when plaintiff demonstrates violation of by a defendant's communications on social media platform.
Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair and maintenance.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; require 10% of funds be used to compensate City of Jackson for police and fire protection.
Abortion; provide for statewide referendum on question of prohibiting abortions in Mississippi.
Body-worn cameras; prohibit law enforcement from recreating past activities with.
Salaries; increase for members of the Mississippi Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information within two business days.
Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exceptions.
Retirement; county board attorneys and city attorneys shall be members of PERS regardless of hours/week worked.
Legislature; allow certain retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Perpetual care cemeteries; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish new.
Copper materials; prohibit transactions between certain sellers and scrap metal dealers and other purchases.
Appropriation; Jackson Redevelopment Authority for the Farish Street Forward Redevelopment Initiative.
Appropriation; Jackson Redevelopment Authority for the Union Station Renewed Gateway Redevelopment Initiative.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with construction of an emergency access road at Hawkins Field.
Appropriation; Jackson Municipal Airport Authority for emergency access road connecting Hawkins Field with City of Jackson Fire Station 20.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
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.
Passed the House · 1
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
Out of committee · 1
Municipalities allowed to establish overdue water/sewer payment programs, certain; extend program repeal date.
In committee · 25
Appropriation; IHL for Jackson State University for student housing and dormitories.
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.
Minimum wage; establish at $8.50 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
U.S. Highway 49/49E/49W; designate segment from Hinds County to Coahoma County as an historic memorial blues highway.
Physical education curriculum; require full implementation in all K-12 schools.
Early voting; authorize.
Community and junior colleges; expand workforce development partnerships.
Ban-the-Box Act; enact.
PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing retired teachers to continue to work full-time and receive full retirement allowance.
Administrative office of courts; require to create misdemeanor intervention courts.
Appropriation; Hinds County for repair of the Jackson Detention Center.
Appropriation; City of Jackson to construct a parking lot for the Jackson Convention Center.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.
Appropriation; DPS for purchasing body-worn cameras for all Capitol Police officers.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for acquisition demolition and/or removal of blighted properties.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with construction of a new Fire Station 5.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for making repairs to the designated holding facility for misdemeanor offenders.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for purchasing advanced crime reduction technology for police department.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for making repairs to the West Bank Interceptor of the city's sewer system.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with renovating the Russell C. Davis Planetarium.
Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for funding Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Grant Program.