Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph Thomas
Sponsored
In committee24
Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Village of Eden for improvement of water and sewer system.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to City of Rolling Fork for improvement of water system.
Appropriation FY2023; West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc., health care facility renovations in Isola.
Appropriation FY2023; Humphreys County for certain roadway, curb and gutter improvements.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to the North Hinds Water Association for improvement of water system.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to the Central Yazoo Water Association for improvement of water system.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to the Town of Louise for improvement of sewer system.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Yazoo City for improvement of water and sewer system.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to the Black Bayou Water Association for improvement of water system.
Appropriation FY2023; replacement of Satartia Holly Bluff Bridge over Lake George in Yazoo County.
Bonds; authorize to assist Serenity on the Bayou in Anguilla renovate and equip building for Emmanuel Community Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to Rolling Fork Civic and Event Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Oakes African American Cultural Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance for demolition and cleanup of dilapidated structures in downtown Rolling Fork.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City.
West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program; establish with county governments, DFA and local development districts.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Lake City Water Association to improve the water system.
Municipally owned utilities; authorize to accept electronic payments and to absorb transaction fees in its rate base.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Yazoo County for drainage project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Yazoo County in paying costs of drainage project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Humphreys County in paying costs of construction of bridge over Wolf Lake.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program; create.
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Education Enhancement Fund; revise date of issuance and distribution of procurement cards or digital solutions for classroom supplies.
Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; create for purpose of improving educational facilities.
Pilot freestanding emergency room; require the Department of Health to issue not more than five licenses.
Jackson State University; authorize public/private partnership to develop property owned by JSU Development Foundation.
Passed the Senate · 12
"Mississippi Grain Producer Indemnity Act"; enact.
Travel Insurance Act of 2022; create.
Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.
School board members; increase pay based on enrollment.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Municipally owned electric utilities; shall have same powers as electric power cooperatives.
Election commissioners; remove skills assessment requirement.
Third-grade reading assessment for 2021-2022 school year; allow students who fail to be promoted to fourth grade with remediation.
"MS Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (MAICU) Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Out of committee · 2
State Veterans Affairs Board; enter into agreements with American Legion to provide transportation for veterans.
Mississippi Freedom Trail Commission; establish.
In committee · 14
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
SNAP Healthy Food Incentive Program Act of 2022; create.
Bonds; authorize to assist Sunflower County Ministerial Alliance Counseling Services in constructing transitional shelter.
Mississippi congressional districts; reapportion.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; add each branch of Armed Forces to 100% permanent service-connected disability tag.
Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter.
Bonds; authorize to assist Madison County in paying costs of completion of Bozeman Road Project.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Claiborne County to resurface Russum-Westside Road.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY23 Appropriation to Department of Health for Magnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Mississippi Delta Community College in paying for construction of dormitory.