Mississippi 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 2170 — Consolidation of Lumberton School District with Lamar County School District; ratify agreement between districts.

Last action — Died On Calendar

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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2 added · 1 removed

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The most recent version of Bill SB 2170 has added two new lines, while one line from the earlier draft has been removed. This means that there are now additional details or provisions in the bill that could either clarify its intent or provide more information for those affected by it. These changes are important because they help ensure that the bill addresses its goals more effectively and meets the needs of the community it serves.

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SB2170 (As Introduced) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2170 (As Passed the Senate) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Polk, Fillingane Senate Bill 2170 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-104.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARDS OF LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DISSOLVE THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOLS AND TERRITORY OF THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO THE LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF A NEW SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, TAX ASSESSMENTS, ASSUMPTION OF DEBT, ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES, CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS, EXECUTION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR CERTIFIED AND NONCERTIFIED STAFF, PREPARATION OF BUDGET AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSITION TEAM FOR THE CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT;
Senator(s) Polk, Fillingane Senate Bill 2170 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-104.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARDS OF LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DISSOLVE THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOLS AND TERRITORY OF THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO THE LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF A NEW SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, TAX ASSESSMENTS, ASSUMPTION OF DEBT, ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES, CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS, EXECUTION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR CERTIFIED AND NONCERTIFIED STAFF, PREPARATION OF BUDGET AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSITION TEAM FOR THE CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT;
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Action History

  1. Died On Calendar

  2. Recalled From Senate

  3. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bennett, Roberson)

  4. Returned For Concurrence

  5. Immediate Release

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  9. Referred To Education

  10. Transmitted To House

  11. Passed

  12. Title Suff Do Pass

  13. Referred To Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Polk

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 103 Yea · 4 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 43000
Democrat 10104
Unaffiliated 49309
Independent 1000
Total 1034013
% of votes cast 86%3%0%11%
How each member voted (120)
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 — Nay
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Not Voting
Patterson — Yea
Perkins — Not Voting
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Not Voting
Touchstone — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Young — Yea
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Huddleston (15th) — Yea
Huddleston (30th) — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Nays--Blackmon — Nay
Hudson — Nay
Absent or those Anderson — Not Voting
Present--Banks — Not Voting
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Holloway — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Not Voting
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Not Voting
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
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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Passage

Passed 41 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3300
Unaffiliated 25600
Republican 13200
Total 411100
% of votes cast 79%21%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Burton — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Nay
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Massey — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Nay
Wilemon — Yea
Witherspoon — Nay
Yeas--Blackwell — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Nays--Barnett — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Nay
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Nay
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2170?
SB 2170 is sponsored by Polk and Joey Fillingane (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2170?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 2170?
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