Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 2 D cosponsors

SC 540 — Extending congratulations to 18 public school districts and superintendents achieving an "A" accreditation rating.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 2019 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SC 540 was updated to include additional lines that strengthen certain provisions of the legislation. These changes clarify the intent and provide more detailed guidelines for implementation, ensuring that the law can be effectively enforced. This matters because clearer laws help make compliance easier for everyone involved and increase public understanding of their rights and responsibilities.

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SC 540 (As Adopted by Senate and House) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SC 540 (As Adopted by Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Tollison, Barnett, Blackwell, Burton, Carmichael, Caughman, Dearing, Frazier, Jackson (15th), Jackson (32nd), McMahan, Michel, Seymour, Watson, Wilemon, Witherspoon Senate Concurrent Resolution 540 (As Adopted by Senate and House) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE TO THE 18 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ACHIEVING AN "A" ACCREDITATION RATING FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR.
Senator(s) Tollison, Barnett, Blackwell, Burton, Carmichael, Caughman, Dearing, Frazier, Jackson (15th), Jackson (32nd), McMahan, Michel, Seymour, Watson, Wilemon, Witherspoon Senate Concurrent Resolution 540 (As Adopted by Senate) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE TO THE 18 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ACHIEVING AN "A" ACCREDITATION RATING FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR.
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Action History

  1. Enrolled Bill Signed

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Returned For Enrolling

  4. Immediate Release

  5. Adopted

  6. Title Suff Do Be Adopted

  7. Referred To Rules

  8. Transmitted To House

  9. Immediate Release

  10. Adopted

  11. Title Suff Do Be Adopted

  12. Referred To Rules

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Tollison

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 19000
Republican 45000
Unaffiliated 53001
Independent 1000
Total 118001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (119)
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
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — 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
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston — 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
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
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud 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
Fred Shanks 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
Price Wallace 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 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 30000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Burton — Yea
Browning — 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
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — 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 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 Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SC 540?
SC 540 is sponsored by Dearing, Jackson_(15th), Jackson_(32nd), Watson, Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Burton, Carmichael, Caughman, Hillman Terome Frazier (Democrat), Chad McMahan (Republican), Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Tollison, Wilemon, Witherspoon, J. Walter Michel (Republican), and Juan Barnett (Democrat).
What is the current status of SC 540?
This bill died with 2019 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.
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