Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
Juan Barnett
Sponsored
Became law2
Correctional system programs; extend repealers.
"Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on.
Passed the Senate1
Central Mississippi Pilot Prison Industries program; expand to all state, regional and private correctional facilities.
Out of committee2
State Penitentiary at Parchman; phasedown operation over four-year period.
"Prison-to-Paycheck Pipeline Pilot Program"; establish reentry program under supervision of third-party coordinator.
In committee7
Criminal enhancement; provide where law enforcement officer abuses power under guise of state authority.
Days of commemoration; designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training; authorize revocation of certification for pattern of proscribed conduct.
Eligible Transitional Home Organization (ETHO) tax credit program; include formerly incarcerated individuals.
MS Department of Corrections; prescribe specific data to be collected by the department relative to inmates and facilities.
DUI suspension; clarify how the 120 days are counted.
Appointed counsel; require in Justice Court for certain criminal defendants.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
2024 Second Extraordinary Session · Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 8 to William Forrest Winter.
Cyber Security Review Board; create.
Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Passed the Senate · 2
Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
In committee · 4
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes.