Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Illegal dumping; increase penalties for.
In committee27
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County shall be a separate workforce investment area.
Fresh Start Act of 2019; expand.
Early voting; authorize.
Labor; Mississippi Minimum Wage Act.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Highways; recognize former Representative Alyce Clarke and amend dedication rules for members of public office.
Highways; include certain entrances and exits to and from Interstate 55 in the state highway system.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
Diversity of appointments; ensure representation of race and gender in appointed government positions.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2024.
General Fund; additional appropriation to DMH for the Civil Commitment Reform Grant Program.
State Truth Commission; establish.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
Civil Commitment Reform Act; enact.
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
Mississippi Savings Initiative; create.
Public funds depositories; authorize certain credit unions to qualify as.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River or adjoining water within a city with a population of 145,000 or more.
Revocation of physicians license by Board of Medical Licensure; provide certain grounds for reinstatement.
Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; require notice of the importance of a medical and dental physical.
Certificate of need; authorize nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area.
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
Mississippi Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act; enact.
Income tax; authorize credits for donations to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area.
Bonds; increase authorized amount to assist in paying costs associated with Commerce Park Connector in Madison County.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Jackson State University for construction of multipurpose stadium.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to be administered by Community Foundation of MS for rehab of the planetarium.
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.
Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Hinds County; authorize to enter 30-year lease and finance 30-year certificates of participation for public safety facility.
City of Ridgeland; authorize to levy tax on restaurants, hotels, and motels to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
Passed the Senate · 2
Ad valorem tax; designate the authority of certain counties to levy up to seven mills for garbage collection.
Firearms; criminalize manufacture, possession and use of machine gun conversion devices.
Out of committee · 1
Medicaid reimbursement, services, beneficiaries, hospital assessment and premium tax; bring forward sections.
In committee · 23
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Jackson State University; provide for the construction of a six hundred room student housing project.
Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr.
Audit; perform every 50 years to compare appropriations to Alcorn and Mississippi State University.
Task Force to Study Restoration of Adequate Funding to Alcorn State University; create.
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.
Appropriation; FY2025 to IHL for STEM related programs 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 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 issuance for construction a Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Math Center at Alcorn State University.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Gluckstadt for widening Gluckstadt Road.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Hinds County for repair and renovation of the Circuit Court courthouse.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi USA Semiquincentennial Commission.
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.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Jackson International Airport for certain infrastructure projects.
Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes.