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03 March

House Floor Votes 3/2/16

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*Note: This page will be continuously updated as votes are taken and posted. To view the full text of a measure, click on the bill number. To view the vote totals, click on the date immediately beneath the bill title.

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered an amended bill that was passed previously, concerning the sale of state property. I voted Yes, the bill passed 120-0.
HB 890
*		 University of Southern Mississippi property; authorize DFA to sell or lease certain parcel in Forrest County.
02/29 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Weathersby, Hale)		 Barker

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered an amended bill that was previously passed by the house concerning arrests at schools. This version would prevent identification of particular students. I voted Yes, the bill passed 98-21.
HB 928 Arrest of students on school property; provide for collection of data.
03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Blackmon, Barker, Eubanks)		 Barker

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that reduces regulations on restaurants and businesses in the state of Mississippi. I voted Yes, the bill passed 67-43.
HB1223 Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Law; authorize municipalities to establish leisure and recreation districts under.
02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended		 DeLano

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that creates a new special fund that could authorize new state spending on certain projects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This bill also creates a new board, the members of which will receive state funds. I voted No, the bill passed 116-3.
HB1385 Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; create.
02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub		 DeLano

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill with places more regulations on private businesses who provide services to banks in Mississippi. I voted No, the bill passed 117-3.
HB1155
%		 Financial institutions service providers; authorize Commissioner of Banking to examine.
02/29 (H) Tabled Subject To Call		 Zuber

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which extends the state’s sex education program. An amendment removed language related to continuing to fund a task force. I voted Yes, the bill passed 114-3.
HB 494
*		 Sex-related/abstinence education and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Force; extend repealers on.
03/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call		 White

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which adds a new standardized testing requirement on Mississippi school children. I voted No, the bill passed 96-19.
HB 933 Graduation requirements; require SBE to administer an American Civics assessment as part of statewide testing program and for students to pass as a condition of.
03/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call		 Currie

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which makes technical changes to the reimbursement process for National Board certification to help teachers who are seeking to become certified. I voted Yes, the bill passed 121-0.
HB 207 National Board Certification; all school employees to be reimbursed for actual cost of completing each component of certification.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Moore

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which provides medical exemptions from vaccinations. This only applies to children who have received a doctor’s recommendation that the vaccine would be harmful to the child’s health. I voted Yes, the bill passed 65-54.
HB 938 Vaccinations; authorize exemptions for medical purposes.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Formby

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which makes no changes to MAEP, but allows for potential changes later in the session. I voted Yes, the bill passed 75-45.
HB 458
%		 MAEP; bring forward related sections for purpose of possible revisions.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Moore

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which added extra criminal penalties for violations of the social host law and to make it a felony. I voted No, the bill passed 96-21.
HB1292 Social host; describe felony requirements for violations of.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Touchstone

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which makes a revision to the traffic code to allow for motorists to travel at a safe and appropriate speed. I voted Yes, the bill passed 84-35.
HB 850 Motor vehicle; require to travel at a safe and appropriate rate of speed when approaching certain features on the roadway.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Touchstone

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which ensures that physicians offering OB/GYN services will receive full reimbursement under Medicaid. I voted Yes, the bill passed 121-0.
HB 898 Medicaid; require reimbursement of all primary care physicians at 100% of Medicare rate.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 White

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which extends a provision defining excused absences in public schools. I voted Yes, the bill passed 121-0.
HB 497 MAEP; extend repealer on requirement that certain absences be considered excused for purposes of average daily attendance.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 White

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which requires the consolidation of Leflore County and Greenwood Public School Districts, for administrative purposes. I voted Yes, the bill passed 76-42.
HB 987 School district administrative consolidation; require in Leflore County and Greenwood Public School Districts.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Barker

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which revises DUI statutes to ensure that statutes run consecutively instead of concurrently and increases the time of license suspension for individuals who elect not to use interlock devices. I voted Yes, the bill passed 111-5.
HB1366 DUI; revise.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gipson

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which criminalizes the purchase of caffeine products by those under the age of 18. I voted No, the bill passed 115-4.
HB 659 Noah’s Law; create.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Reynolds

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which imposes a new licensing regulation on firearms instructors. I voted No, the bill passed 113-6.
HB 600
%		 Firearms permits; revise renewal process.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gipson

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which ensures that there are criminal penalties for those who steal a conveyance containing cargo of value. I voted No, the bill passed 114-4.
HB 595 Cargo theft; provide for crime and penalties of.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Massengill

 

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that limits appeal bond requirements to prevent the posting of exorbitant appeal bonds. This bill protects small businesses from facing huge bond requirements when appealing judgments against them. I voted Yes, the bill passed.
HB1529 Appeal bond requirements; revise.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gunn

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which renames a portion of a state highway to honor Dr. Aaron E. Henry, a veteran and former member of the House of Representatives. I voted Yes, the bill passed 119-0.
HB 853 Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 61 in Coahoma County as the “Dr. Aaron E. Henry Memorial Highway.”
02/29 (H) Read the Third Time		 Paden

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which renames a portion of a state highway to honor Fire Chief Mickey Lewis. I voted Yes, the bill passed 119-0.
HB 241 Fire Chief Mickey Lewis Yates Memorial Highway; designate segment of Highway 492 in Newton County as.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Rushing

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which requires arresting authorities to report HIV test results following a sex crime against minors. This bill helps ensure that the victims receive treatment as soon as possible. I voted Yes, the bill passed 121-0.
HB1380 Sex crime against minors; require arresting authority to report all test results of HIV tests.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gipson

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that increases penalties for human trafficking. I voted Yes, the bill passed 117-2.
HB 553 Human Trafficking; increase penalty for.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Currie

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which prevents municipalities from placing restrictive regulations on the use of knives as tools. I voted Yes, the bill passed 102-15.
HB1294 Knife law preemption; prohibit local government entities from adopting restrictive policies relating to.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Frierson

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which revises shoplifting statutes that would lead to more individuals spending longer time in prison for lower level offenses. I voted No, the bill passed 81-36.
HB 574 Shoplifting; revise penalties.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Zuber

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which revises the definition of capital murder to include first responders who are killed while in the performance of their official duties. I voted Yes, the bill passed 100-15.
HB1406 Death penalty; revise requirements for.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Monsour

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which authorizes the creation of a witness protection program to protect those who volunteer to serve the interests of justice. I voted Yes, the bill passed 120-1.
HB 599 Witness Protection Program; authorize.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gipson

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that allows courts more discretion to set bond requirements. I voted Yes, the bill passed 121-0.
HB 711 County jails; require to charge political subdivisions whenever prisoners of such subdivisions are housed in county jails.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Baker

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that requires the owners of dogs that are forfeited for dog fighting are required to pay for the housing of the animals once they are seized. I voted Yes, the bill passed 119-0.
HB1298 Illegal dog fighting; revise seizure and forfeiture of animals.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Barker

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that allows the Commissioner of Corrections to use unmarked vehicles for parole investigations. I voted Yes, the bill passed 120-1.
HB 248 State vehicles; authorize DOC commissioner use of specified unmarked vehicles to prevent hindrance of official investigations.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Kinkade

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that establishes a financial literacy program to be funded by voluntary contributions. It allows local school boards to set the curriculum. I voted Yes, the bill passed 119-2.
HB1054 Financial literacy curriculum; require the State Board of Education to implement for all students in Grades 9-12.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Moore

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which requires teachers to grade the involvement of parents in school. This creates a new bureaucratic paperwork requirement for teachers. I voted No, the bill passed 76-40.
HB 4 Parental Involvement and Accountability Act; create.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Holloway

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that creates a study committee on the consolidation of school districts in Chickasaw County. I voted Yes, the bill passed.
HB 991 School district administrative consolidation; require throughout entire Chickasaw County.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Barker

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill which eliminates a burdensome evaluation system that takes instruction time away from teachers. I voted Yes, the bill passed 112-3.
HB1531 MS Statewide Teacher Appraisal Rubric (M-STAR); discontinue and require local districts to adopt teacher evaluation system.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gunn

 

  1. On Wednesday 3/2/16, the House considered a bill that exempts A & B districts from certain reporting requirements and allows the state’s department of Education to focus on lower performing districts. I voted Yes and the bill passed 102-16.
HB1534 School districts; exempt those meeting the highest level of accreditation standards from certain duties.
02/25 (H) Read the Third Time		 Gunn