Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, House.
Jansen Owen
Sponsored
Became law1
Scrivener's affidavit; revise authority for attorney who submitted but are now retired.
Passed the House8
School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts.
Sexual Battery; remove statute of limitations when DNA evidence is discovered.
Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.
Grand jury; clarify procedures for recusal of district attorney.
Conditions for parole eligibility; extend date of repeal on.
Work initiative; remove cap on number of inmates who may participate in and revise certain reporting requirements for.
MS Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act; bring forward.
MS Charter School Act of 2013; bring forward for purposes of possible amendments.
Out of committee2
Controlled substances; bring forward sections for unlawful possession of.
Lower Pearl River Restoration Trust Fund; authorize monies in the fund to be used to hire administrator for.
In committee9
Sales tax; exempt sales of certain equipment and items to volunteer fire departments.
Sexual battery; remove the statute of limitation for the crime of.
School board members; require all to be elected for term of four years at the statewide general election or presidential election.
Textbooks; revise provisions related to adoption and procurement of by school districts and the inclusion of open resource material.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.
Right to counsel; authorize State Defender to provide where there is a constitutional right.
Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Circuit courts; authorize jurisdiction for persons with criminal charges who may need civil commitment procedures.
The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
"Mississippi Student Funding Formula"; create to provide funding mechanism for public schools.
Passed the House · 2
Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create to prohibit acquisition of forestry and agricultural lands.
"Investing in the Needs of Students to Prioritize, Impact and Reform Education (INSPIRE) Act of 2024"; create.
Out of committee · 1
Child placed in foster care; clarify that youth court must be consulted before placement is revised.
In committee · 8
Hunting and fishing; reduce license fees for certain disabled veterans.
Electronic notary; clarify authority of the Secretary of State to regulate.
Appropriation; Progress Community Water Association for costs of an automated water meter.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Residential builders and remodelers; revise license examination for certain license applicants.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to churches.
Licensure; revise reciprocity requirements for out-of-state attorneys.
Historical monuments; counties and municipalities fined $10,000 per month for certain violations regarding.