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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 27, 2022 | MS | SB 2437 | Establishes Pilot Work Initiative for Prisoners | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 0) |
March 30, 2022 | MS | SB 2536 | Expands Voting Rights of Persons with Expunged Convictions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 2) |
March 29, 2022 | MS | HB 936 | Authorizes Hospice Care Services for Terminally Ill Inmates | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16) |
March 25, 2022 | MS | SB 2273 | Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0) |
March 29, 2022 | MS | HB 936 | Authorizes Hospice Care Services for Terminally Ill Inmates | Conference Report Adopted - House (103 - 9) |
March 3, 2022 | MS | SB 2113 | Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" | Bill Passed - House (75 - 43) |
Feb. 24, 2022 | MS | HB 20 | Prohibits Organ Donor Discrimination Based on Disability | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
Feb. 3, 2022 | MS | HB 1418 | Establishes Second Amendment Preservation Act | (83 - 35) |
Feb. 3, 2022 | MS | HB 1099 | Prohibits Prisoners from Changing Name or Gender | (84 - 30) |
Feb. 9, 2022 | MS | HB 1367 | Establishes a Process to Remove Discriminatory Provisions from Real Property Documents | Bill Passed - House (115 - 3) |
Jan. 21, 2022 | MS | SB 2113 | Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
Feb. 2, 2022 | MS | HB 621 | Increases Penalties for Fleeing Police | Bill Passed - House (84 - 34) |