Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, House.
Orlando Paden
Sponsored
Became law1
Suffrage; restore to Mattie Hardiman of DeSoto County.
Out of committee1
The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
In committee33
The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
State holiday; if holiday falls on a Tuesday, then the day before such Tuesday shall also be a holiday.
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 for construction of a dormitory at Coahoma Community College.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Clarksdale with improvements to Martin Luther King Park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Clarksdale with improvements to Sasse Park.
Appropriation; Town of Alligator for the 2022 water and sewer improvement project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Alligator with water and sewer project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Duncan with extending the walking trail in the town.
Public school curriculum; require instruction in mental illness as part of Health Education.
School districts; require all schools to have epinephrine auto-injectors in every building and cafeteria.
Firearms licensed; require proof of mental health evaluation.
School districts; require each school to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building and cafeteria.
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.
Early voting; authorize.
Appropriation; Town of Jonestown for the Jonestown multipurpose building expansion project.
Appropriation; Department of Health for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Appropriation; Health Department for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Appropriation; Coahoma Community College for construction of a new dormintory on the campus.
Charter schools; require MAEP funds to be transferred to student's home school district when student disenrolls.
Appropriation; State Department of Health to provide epi-pens and AEDs in community colleges, universities and schools.
"Mississippi Promise Scholarship Act of 2024"; establish to provide tuition assistance for tuition-free community college attendance.
Overpayment of unemployment benefits; prohibit interest accrual or fees assessed by MDES when no fault overpayment.
Mississippi Secure Choice Savings Program; establish.
Department of Child Protection Services; require to create a transition-aged youth aftercare housing program for young adults who were in foster care.
Department of Corrections; authorize to establish Reentry Housing Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Bolivar County with Town of Alligator water and sewer project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Coahoma County with Town of Jonestown water and sewer project.
Appropriation; Coahoma County for water and sewer improvement project for Town of Jonestown.
Appropriation; Bolivar County for water and sewer improvement project for Town of Alligator.
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Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services; revise bidding procedure.
The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
In committee · 37
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University campuses.
Bonds; authorize issuance for agricultural facilities and infrastructure upgrades at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction a Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Math Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the David L. Whitney Arena Complex and Wellness Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the K.L. Simmons Technology Building at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize for Poultry Sciences Academic Research Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Hydroponics Research and Teaching Greenhouse at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University.
IHL; continue annual deposits into Ayers Settlement Fund for 10 years and end reductions to Ayers Endowment Trust.
Appropriation; IHL to strengthen poultry science research and programs at Alcorn State.
Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
State auditor; require to perform 50-year review comparing appropriations to Alcorn and Mississippi State University.
Appropriation; IHL to support animal science and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for enhancing STEM-related facilities and programs at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; MDA to provide funding to Alcorn State for expansion of research and production of shiitake mushrooms.
Bonds; authorize issuance for housing improvements at Alcorn State University.
Task Force to Study Restoration of Adequate Funding to Alcorn State University; create.
Appropriation; IHL to strengthen environmental science research and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for support of horticulture research and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for repairs and renovations of facilities on campus of Alcorn State.
Sheriff designated as chief corrections officer for housing state offenders; increase supplement to salary of.
Vocational education programs; require to be established in every school district or shared operation between multiple districts.
Probation officers; limit number of caseloads that are supervised by.
Early voting; authorize.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new student housing building at Mississippi Valley State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation at Mississippi Valley State University.
Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.
Jury duty; reinstate person's name to master list once voting rights restored upon satisfaction of all sentencing requirements.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Political communication; require to contain disclaimer if generated by artificial intelligence algorithms.
Crimes of exposing another to contagious diseasesand endangerment by bodily substance; revise elements and penalties.
"Mississippi Delta Medical Apprenticeship Program" (MS DMAP); establish to provide career pathways for students in the Delta.
Appropriation; IHL for making restorations and renovations on certain projects at JSU, ASU and MVSU.
Mississippi Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act; establish tax credit program.
Appropriation; IHL to provide additional funding for Alcorn State to address funding disparity between land grant universities.