Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Robert L. Johnson III
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Motor vehicle; revise requirements for scrapping, dismantling or destroying when owner does not have title in his or her name.
In committee33
Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenders and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates.
Commutation of sentences; require for certain nonviolent offenders.
Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal.
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.
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.
Minimum Wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Medicaid; telehealth services provided by FQHCs, rural health clinics and community mental health centers reimbursed at same rate as face-to-face encounters.
DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers.
Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers.
Corrections Inspection Council; establish.
Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.
"The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act"; enact.
ARPA Expenditures Ombudsman; establish to oversee all expenditures of ARPA funds.
Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create.
Appropriation; State Department of Health from Coronavirus Recovery Fund for premium pay to essential health care workers.
Income tax; allow credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
MS Hospital Emergency Grant Program; create to provide grants to hospitals having financial difficulties.
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez with Concord Avenue drainage improvement project.
Appropriation; IHL for construction of athletic stadium for Jackson State University.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase monthly benefit for.
Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act; repeal.
TANF benefits; provide child care and transportation for applicants during initial orientation meetings.
TANF funds; prohibit providing to any person whose income is more than 200% of poverty level.
TANF block grant; DHS shall transfer 30% of each year to CCDF for child care vouchers.
Appropriation; City of Natchez for Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
TANF funds; prohibit use of for college scholarships for persons not receiving TANF benefits.
TANF benefits; remove certain restrictions and penalties for applicants and recipients.
County board of supervisors; authorize to be employed by community college districts while serving as.
TANF funds; require PEER Committee to review and evaluate performance outcomes of subcontracts and subgrants of.
Medicaid; extend coverage for eligible women for 12 months postpartum.
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.
In committee · 19
Poll managers; increase the compensation of.
Medicaid; provide increased reimbursement rate for hospitals in counties with high unemployment and doctor shortage.
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).
Indigenous Native American Day; declare the second Monday in October as.
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.
Early voting; authorize.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the local option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Community and junior colleges; expand workforce development partnerships.
Small Business Bridge Loan Program; create.
Ban-the-Box Act; enact.
Administrative office of courts; require to create misdemeanor intervention courts.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.
Appropriation; DPS for purchasing body-worn cameras for all Capitol Police officers.