Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Orlando Paden
Sponsored
Became law1
Coahoma County; authorize reserve and trust fund trustees to use certain amount of fund to supplement county general fund.
In committee29
Early voting; authorize.
Firearms licensed; require proof of mental health evaluation.
School districts; require all schools to have epinephrine auto-injectors in every building and cafeteria.
Public school curriculum; require instruction in mental illness as part of Health Education.
The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Appropriation; Health Department for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Appropriation; Department of Health for MAGnet community Health Disparity Program.
Charter schools; require MAEP funds to be transferred to student's home school district when student disenrolls.
Poll managers; increase the compensation of.
Overpayment of unemployment benefits; prohibit interest accrual or fees assessed by MDES when overpayment results from no fault of person receiving overpayment.
"Mississippi Promise Scholarship Act of 2023"; establish to provide tuition assistance for tuition-free community college attendance.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
School districts; require each school to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building and cafeteria.
Mississippi Secure Choice Savings Program; establish.
Public universities and colleges; require to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building on campus.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act; create.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the local option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Appropriation; State Department of Health to provide epi-pens and AEDs in community colleges, universities and schools.
Appropriation; Town of Jonestown for the Jonestown multipurpose building expansion project.
Appropriation; Town of Alligator for cost of the 2022 water and sewer improvement project.
Appropriation; Coahoma Community College for construction of a new dormintory on the campus.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Alligator with water and sewer project.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a dormitory at Coahoma Community College.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Dr. Timothy Burrow Multipurpose Building in Jonestown.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Coahoma County with restriping and overlay of a portion of Friars Point Road.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Clarksdale with improvements to Sasse.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Clarksdale with improvements to Martin Luther King Park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Duncan with extending the walking trail in the town.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Alcorn State University; update references to in code to reflect current name designation.
Passed the House · 1
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
In committee · 20
MS Hospital Emergency Grant Program; create to provide grants to hospitals having financial difficulties.
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).
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.
IHL board; delete repealer on authority to oversee certain construction projects funded by state general obligation bonds.
Appropriation; IHL for research project on indoor production of medical marijuana at Alcorn State University.
"Collegiate Computerized Educational Device (C-CompED) Act"; authorize public postsecondary educational institutions to purchase wireless communication devices for students.
Early voting; authorize.
Small Business Bridge Loan Program; create.
PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing retired teachers to continue to work full-time and receive full retirement allowance.
Mississippi Native Plant Month; declare April as.
Appropriation; IHL for support of certain agriculture research and extension programs at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; IHL for enhancing STEM-related facilities and programs at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various Alcorn State University Agriculture Research and Extension projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various Alcorn State University projects.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food.