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HB 668 — Vagrants and tramps; repeal laws regarding.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2018. Enacted.
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3 sponsors
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Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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HB 668 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)House) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Criswell, Hudson, Karriem House Bill 668 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)House) AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-35-29, 97-35-31, 97-35-33, 97-35-35, 97-35-37, 97-35-39 AND 97-35-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE DEFINITION, ARREST AND PENALTIES FOR PERSONS DEFINED AS "TRAMPS";
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Action History
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Approved by Governor
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Judiciary B
Sponsors
- Hudson · Cosponsor
- Criswell · Primary
- Kabir Karriem · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Criswell
Co-sponsors (2)
- Hudson
- Kabir Karriem Democrat
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Browning | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Carmichael | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Dawkins | — | Yea |
| Doty | — | Yea |
| Gollott | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Jolly | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Tollison | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Wilemon | — | Yea |
| Witherspoon | — | Yea |
| Yeas--Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Dearing | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Jackson G. (15th) | — | Yea |
| Jackson R. (11th) | — | Yea |
| Jackson S. (32nd) | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Simmons D. T. (12th) | — | Yea |
| Simmons W. (13th) | — | Yea |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Younger | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Kirby | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| J. Walter Michel | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (121)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Baria | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Calhoun | — | Yea |
| Corley | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Denny | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Dortch | — | Yea |
| Gipson | — | Yea |
| Henley | — | Yea |
| Holland | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| McNeal | — | Yea |
| Mettetal | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Not Voting |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Perkins | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Shirley | — | Yea |
| Snowden | — | Yea |
| Staples | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Sykes | — | Yea |
| Touchstone | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| Wooten | — | Not Voting |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (36th) | — | Yea |
| Holloway | — | Yea |
| Huddleston (15th) | — | Yea |
| Huddleston (30th) | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson (87th) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (94th) | — | Yea |
| Rogers (14th) | — | Yea |
| Rogers (61st) | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Absent or those Myers | — | Not Voting |
| Present--Williams-Barnes | — | Not Voting |
| Yeas--Aguirre | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Bell (65th) | — | Yea |
| Bell (21st) | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Randy P. Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors HB 668?
- HB 668 is sponsored by Hudson, Criswell, and Kabir Karriem (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 668?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2018. Enacted.
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