Sen. Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
Adult day care assisted living services; authorize Division of Medicaid to establish program. [SB-2649]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
An Act To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Design And Implement A Temporary Program To Provide Adult Day Care Assisted Living Services For Certain Individuals; To Provide That The Division Shall Reimburse Those Entities And Individuals In Accordance With A Mutually Agreed Upon Reimbursement Schedule; To Provide That The Program Is Not Part Of Or Connected To The Medicaid Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Protection against discrimination; expand for housing and state employment. [SB-2650]
[Housing ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
An Act To Amend Section 43-33-723, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand Protections Against Discrimination In Housing; To Amend Section 25-9-149, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand Protections Against Discriminatory Practices In State Employment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process. [SB-2655]
[Environmental ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
An Act To Require The Fair Treatment And Meaningful Involvement Of All People Regardless Of Race, Color, National Origin Or Income With Regard To The Development And Enforcement Of Environmental Laws And The Siting Of Certain Facilities; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
"Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act"; repeal. [SB-2771]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
An Act To Repeal Sections 11-62-1, 11-62-3, 11-62-5, 11-62-7, 11-62-9, 11-62-11, 11-62-13, 11-62-15, 11-62-17 And 11-62-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The "protecting Freedom Of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act" And Which Define Certain Protected Beliefs And Governmental Discriminatory Action; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
Single-use plastic straws; prohibit a food establishment from providing to a consumer unless requested by the consumer. [SB-2786]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
An Act To Define The Terms "single-use Plastic Straw" And "food Establishment"; To Prohibit A Food Establishment From Providing A Single-use Plastic Straw To A Consumer Unless Requested By The Consumer; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
State Flag; revise design of. [SB-2808]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Design Of The Official Flag Of The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17. [SB-2923]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
An Act To Amend Section 63-1-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Drivers Under The Age Of 17 To Have Completed A Driver's Education Course In Order To Hold An Intermediate License; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
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Extend deepest sympathy of the Legislature to the surviving family of Trooper Kenneth "Josh" Smith of Walnut. [SCR-506]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
A Concurrent Resolution Expressing The Profound Sorrow Of The Legislature For Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Kenneth Joshlin "josh" Smith Of Walnut, Mississippi, And Extending Our Deepest Sympathy To His Bereaved Family.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
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Extend deepest sympathy of the Legislature to the family of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States of America. [SCR-508]
A Concurrent Resolution Expressing The Profound Regret And Sorrow Of The Mississippi Legislature On Learning Of The Death Of George Herbert Walker Bush, The 41st President Of The United States Of America, And Extending The Deepest Sympathy To The Members Of The Family Of The Former President In Their Bereavement.
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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session
Designate April 2, 2019, as "Equal Pay Day in Mississippi." [SCR-531]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A Concurrent Resolution To Designate April 2, 2019, As "equal Pay Day In Mississippi."