Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Kabir Karriem
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Columbus; extend repealer on alcoholic beverage and restaurant tax.
In committee17
State holiday; exclusively recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday on the third Monday of January.
Fresh Start Act; revise certain provisions of.
Statutory rape; create an exception when both teenagers are dating each other.
Driver's license; revise certain requirements and create certificate for driving.
Expungement; revise list of eligible crimes.
High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.
African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Disenfranchising crimes; clarify those that qualify as.
Absentee ballots; revise those who are authorized to vote by.
Driver's license; authorize issuance of hardship license to persons who have their licenses suspended as a result of being out of compliance with order for support.
Medicaid; suspend eligibility of incarcerated persons instead of terminating it.
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act.
Body-worn cameras; require cities and counties to provide to police officers and deputy sheriffs.
Youth Employment Grant Program; create.
Expungement; authorize for all nonviolent crimes after five years.
Expungement; remove certain types of embezzlement from list of excluded crimes.
Appropriation; City of Columbus for supporting its Parks and Recreation Department.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Length of Service Award Program; authorize for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
District Attorneys; increase the operating allowance of.
County veteran service officers; revise certain qualifications for.
Assistant District Attorneys and criminal investigators; increase authorized number of.
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery; designate the fish hatchery located in North Mississippi as.
Insurance agents; revise the continuing education requirements of those who are 65 and have been licensed for 20 years.
Durable legal custody; clarify jurisdiction for.
Circuit judges and chancellors; increase office operating and expense allowances and support staff funding.
School districts; authorize to provide feminine hygiene products for female students in Grades 6-12.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Lowndes County; authorize contribution to Prairie Land Water Association using ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Passed the House · 14
Domestic abuse court program; establish.
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
State identification for homeless persons; authorize.
Municipalities; authorize waiver of liens, under certain circumstances, for costs associated with cleaning menaced property.
Poll managers; increase the compensation of.
Real estate brokers and agents; revise liability regarding disclosure statements.
State Veterans Affairs Board; revise composition of.
MS School for Math and Science; increase licensed employees' salaries by amount corresponding to increases to amount and years in teacher salary scale.
Child Support; suspend for incarcerated persons under certain conditions.
Assistant teacher salaries; prohibit school districts from using any state-funded increase to substitute the local contribution.
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
"Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2023"; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day.
Lowndes County; authorize contributions to certain nonprofit organizations using ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Lowndes County; authorize contributions to any public utility/assoc. to expand, repair water/sewer infrastructure using ARPA funds.
In committee · 6
Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate June 19 as.
Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.
Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.
Ban-the-Box Act; enact.
Appropriation; Columbus Redevelopment Authority for development of the Parkview residential/commercial project.
Appropriation; City of Columbus for completion of the Senator Terry Brown Amphitheater.