Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph Thomas
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles.
In committee35
Municipally owned utilities; authorize to accept electronic payments and to absorb transaction fees in its rate base.
Restoration of the Right to Vote Act; enact.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Town of Rolling Fork for certain infrastructure projects.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Sharkey County for certain infrastructure projects and initiatives.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to MDA for the West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Yazoo County for a drainage project.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Humphreys County for certain roadway, curb and gutter improvements.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2025 appropriation to City of Rolling Fork for improvement of water system.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2025 appropriation to Village of Eden for improvement of water and sewer system.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Canton for redevelopment of public housing units.
Bonds; authorize to assist Canton Housing Authority in paying costs of redeveloping 100 public housing units.
Bonds; authorize to assist Humphreys County in paying costs of roadway, curb and gutter improvements in Westgate Subdivision.
Bonds; authorize to assist Town of Rolling Fork in paying costs of Muddy Waters memorial sculpture.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Yazoo County in paying costs of drainage project.
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 to assist Town of Anguilla in paying costs of improvements projects.
Bonds; authorize to assist Village of Cary in paying costs of construction of fire station.
Bonds; authorize to assist Town of Anguilla in paying costs of construction of museum and visitor 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 to assist Serenity on the Bayou in Anguilla renovate and equip building for Emmanuel Community Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc., health care facility renovations in Isola.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Village of Cary to pay the costs associated with the construction of a fire station.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Sharkey County and Town of Rolling Fork to assist in paying various disaster recovery costs.
West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program; establish with county governments, DFA and local development districts.
Distinctive tags; authorize separately for Most Worshipful King Hiram Grand Lodge & Electra Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Belzoni for certain infrastructure projects.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Yazoo County for Dream Innovations, Incorporated, programs.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Humphreys County for repairs to the county courthouse.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Yazoo County for the construction of a new volunteer fire department.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Dream Innovations, Inc., for matching funds for grant award.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Madison County for the West Madison Utility District.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Yazoo County for renovation of Jonestown Park.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
2024 Second Extraordinary Session · Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 8 to William Forrest Winter.
Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Appropriation; additional to MDOT-Surface Transportation Projects, ARPA funds.
Passed the Senate · 2
Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
Failing schools and districts of transformation; revise certain provisions related thereto.
In committee · 37
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.
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
Jackson State University; provide for the construction of a six hundred room student housing project.
Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act; enact.
Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Charter school funding; revise funding formula.
Grandparents; authorize payment of support for assuming primary care of grandchildren, create tax credit for.
Applicants for TANF benefits; repeal section that requires drug testing as condition of eligibility.
Schools; require carbon monoxide detectors in all.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Alcorn State University for STEM-related programs.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Alcorn State University to upgrade roadways and sidewalks.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for repairs and improvements to historical structures in the county.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Alcorn State University to strengthen support of poultry science programs.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Alcorn State University to support animal science research and extension programs.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension for certain capital projects.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Sisters in Birth nonprofit charitable clinic.
Income tax; increase amount of credit for approved reforestation practices.
Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers claiming federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
Jurors; increase range of per diem for.
Jackson State University; transfer funds for new, multipurpose stadium.
Appropriation; FY2025 to IHL for STEM related programs at Alcorn State University.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for improvement and construction of community facilities.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Gluckstadt for widening Gluckstadt Road.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Franklin County for road and bridge repair and construction.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to DFA for the 2024 IHL Capital Improvements Fund.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Hinds County for infrastructure projects in the Town of Utica.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to JSU for redesigning and renovating Rose E. McCoy Auditorium.
Appropriation; IHL for growth of new regional health care and medical sciences facilities of Alcorn State.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for certain infrastructure projects.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for enhancing education and infrastructure projects.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation for construction of a facility.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Sunflower Humphreys Counties for Progress, Inc. for construction of an emergency storm shelter.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to expand art education statewide.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Jackson for Thalia Mara renovations and improvements to ensure ADA compliance.
Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes.