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*Note: This page will be continuously updated as votes are taken and posted. By clicking on the bill number, you can view the full text of the bill, current status, and vote totals. Vote totals are preliminary and may differ from the final totals. To view the vote by party, copy and paste the names from the vote totals pdf here. 

 

 

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

HB 95

• Commissioner of Insurance; provide shall resolve certain disputes between provider and insured regarding billing.
• This will allow consumers to seek arbitration on hospital/ insurance and billing issues. However, there is no appeals process outside of the Department of Insurance. When two private entities have a disagreement over a contract, it should be resolved by the judicial branch, not a member of the executive branch.
• I voted No, the motion passed 106 – 11.

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

SC 528

• ‘Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the Capitol’; observe on March 17, 2020.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HB 494

• County purchases; increase the minimum acquisition costs of items and services for certain purposes.
• This bill raises the maximum amount a county can spend on any one purchase without reporting the purchase to the state government from $1,500 to $2,000.
• I voted No, the motion passed 112 – 6.

HB 691

• Auto insurance; extend repealer on statute requiring repair shop and lienholder as additional payees on check paying claim.
• I voted No, the motion passed 90 – 25.

SC 524

• Designate February 12, 2020, as ‘World Cholangiocarcinoma Day’.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 516

• Commend Lt. Col. (Retired)’ Dr. William ‘Bill’ Cooley.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 513

• Pay tribute to the memory of former Jackson City Commissioner and Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Nielsen Cochran.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 515

• Mourn the passing of Alcorn State University Historian Dr. Josephine Posey.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 527

• Remember JSU Legend Walter Payton on the occasion of being named as No. 16 in ESPN’s College Football’s 150 Greatest Players.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 530

• Commend the public service of Hinds County Supervisor Peggy Hobson Calhoun on the occasion of her retirement.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 529

• Commend legacy of former Ole Miss record-breaking quarterback Eli Manning on the occasion of his retirement from the New York Giants.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HB 551

• ‘Mississippi Seafood Marketing Law of 2020’; enact to require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported seafood.
• This bill provides is overregulation on a market that is already sufficiently regulated by the FDA. This legislation also authorizes the state government to enter the premises of seafood distributors without any court action and forcibly seize their products for the purposes of testing.
• I voted No, the motion passed 93 – 18.

SC 535

• Recognize The Jackson Southernaires as the recipient of the 2020 Governor’s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 521

• Recognize January 13 as Founders Day for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority public service organization.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 508

• Commend Nanih Waiya High School ‘Warriors’ Football Team for second consecutive Class 1A State Championship.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HB 326

• Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales to $35,000.00 and authorize to advertise over the Internet.
• This bill raises the amount of gross sales a cottage food operation may generate before being subject to food establishment fees and authorizes them to advertise over the internet. Businesses should not be subject to arbitrary government sales caps, especially ones that incentivize making less money. Raising the cap from $20,000 to $35,000 is a step in the right direction.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 118 – 0.

SC 506

• Recognize March as ‘Theatre in Our Schools’ month.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 507

• Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Neely Baptist Church in Greene County.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HB 687

• Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on requirement that audits be submitted by Nov. 15.
• This bill extends the deadline at which the Mississippi Boll Weevil Corporation must submit their audit to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. The deadline was previously set for November 15, 2019, it is now set at November 15, 2022.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed 117 – 2.

HC 13

• Mr. William J. ‘Billy’ McCoy; honor the life, service and legacy of upon his passing and express great sympathy to his family.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 534

• Recognize Tougaloo College Art Collections as the recipient of the 2020 Governor’s Arts Award for Preservation of the Arts.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 523

• Commemorate 150th Anniversary of Saint Joseph Catholic School.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 503

• Remembering the professional football legacy of Oakland Raider Super Bowl Champion William (Willie) Brown of Yazoo City.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 531

• Recognize Richard Kelso as the recipient of the 2020 Governor’s Arts Award for Excellence in Visual Arts.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HC 22

• Chris Jones; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Super Bowl LIV Champions Kansas City Chiefs.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 116 – 0.

HC 21

• Charvarius Ward; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl LIV Champions.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 116 – 0.

SC 533

• Recognize Henry Danton as the recipient of the 2020 Governor’s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 512

• Recognize outstanding military career of U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Colonel ‘Dex’ McCain of Batesville on his retirement.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 525

• Recognize former Senator Willie Simmons as first African American elected to the Mississippi Transportation Commission.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 519

• Commend the 2019 West Point High School ‘Green Wave’ Football Team for winning their four-peat Class 5A Championship.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HC 20

• Ted Parker; commend upon being named the 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 116 – 0.

SC 504

• Extend sympathy of Legislature to surviving family of Panola County Constable Raye Hawkins.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HC 8

• Mr. Albert M. Ray, Sr.; commend stellar career and service of.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 116 – 0.

SC 514

• Commend Murrah High School Mustang Speech and Debate Team for national awards and four senior Academic All-Americans.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 509

• Commend Oxford High School ‘Chargers’ Football Team and Coach Chris Cutcliffe for first-ever 6A State Championship.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 536

• Recognize achievements of Grammy Award-Winning Country Music Singer-Songwriter Marty Stuart and his commitment to Mississippi.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 532

• Recognize Steve Forbert as the recipient of the 2020 Governor’s Arts Award for Excellence in Music.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

HB 494

• This bill raises the maximum amount a county can spend on any one purchase without reporting the purchase to the state government from $1,500 to $2,000.
• I voted No, the motion passed 110 – 8.

SC 528

• ‘Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day at the Capitol’; observe on March 17, 2020
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

SC 507

• Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Neely Baptist Church in Greene County.
• I voted Yes, the motion passed unanimously 119 – 0.

 

Thursday, February 13, 2020

HB 756

• Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; require DFA to ascertain certain cost estimates to make repairs at the facility.
• I voted No, the motion passed 91 – 22.