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Mississippi State Senator

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Mississippi State Senator

Derrick Simmons 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2231

Introduced
2/2/24  
Refer
2/2/24  
National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2242

Introduced
2/5/24  
Refer
2/5/24  
Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program; create to provide grants to public hospitals at high financial risk.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2244

Introduced
2/5/24  
Refer
2/5/24  
Engrossed
3/12/24  
Refer
3/18/24  
Enrolled
4/12/24  
Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2247

Introduced
2/5/24  
Refer
2/5/24  
Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Program (NHRP); direct Mississippi Home Corporation to establish using federal funds.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2251

Introduced
2/6/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2252

Introduced
2/6/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2253

Introduced
2/6/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
DUI; nonadjudication of a first offense for CDL holder who was not operating a commercial vehicle.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2254

Introduced
2/6/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Jurors; expand pool to citizens with driver's license who have filed state income taxes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2266

Introduced
2/6/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Engrossed
3/6/24  
Refer
3/11/24  
Mississippi Electronic Court System; require free access for public defenders.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2282

Introduced
2/6/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Habitual offender; revise sentencing under.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2311

Introduced
2/7/24  
Refer
2/7/24  
Engrossed
3/13/24  
Refer
3/18/24  
Enrolled
4/12/24  
Sheriffs; revise cap on annual salary supplement.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2315

Introduced
2/7/24  
Refer
2/7/24  
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2326

Introduced
2/8/24  
Refer
2/8/24  
Compulsory school attendance law; require of kindergarten-age children.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2327

Introduced
2/8/24  
Refer
2/8/24  
Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2344

Introduced
2/8/24  
Refer
2/8/24  
Jackson State University; provide for the construction of a six hundred room student housing project.