Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Oscar Denton
Sponsored
Became law2
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.
In committee11
Income tax and sales tax liability; revise method of collecting from public officers or employees.
Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits withheld until full restitution has been paid.
Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.
School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Concealed firearms; clarify prohibition for mentally incompetent.
Statute of Limitations; remove for crimes against children.
Child support; revise factors for award of.
Home inspectors; authorize home inspections on new construction without having residential home builders license.
Assault weapons; prohibit sale of to any person under age 21 years.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to the Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Museum.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Alcorn State University; update references to in code to reflect current name designation.
Passed the House · 1
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
In committee · 26
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).
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.
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.
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.
Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students.
Vocational and home economics; require curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.
"Collegiate Computerized Educational Device (C-CompED) Act"; authorize public postsecondary educational institutions to purchase wireless communication devices for students.
Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters.
Spouse and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at postsecondary institutions.
Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.
Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing retired teachers to continue to work full-time and receive full retirement allowance.
Mississippi Native Plant Month; declare April as.
Administrative office of courts; require to create misdemeanor intervention courts.
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.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.