Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 667 — Public special purpose schools; clarify provision related to administrative and licensed instructional personnel of.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 667 has added two new lines, indicating changes that may provide additional information or clarification on the bill's intent. At the same time, one line from the original introduction has been removed, which might simplify the language or refocus the bill's purpose. These adjustments are important because they can impact how the bill is understood and implemented once it becomes law.

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HB 667 (As Passed the House) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 667 (As Sent to Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representative Bennett House Bill 667 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH THE DISCRETION TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND HOLD REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OR TESTAMENTARY GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THOSE SCHOOLS;
Representative Bennett House Bill 667 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH THE DISCRETION TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND HOLD REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OR TESTAMENTARY GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THOSE SCHOOLS;
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Returned For Enrolling

  5. Passed

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. DR - TSDP: ED To AP

  8. Referred To Education;Appropriations

  9. Transmitted To Senate

  10. Passed

  11. Title Suff Do Pass

  12. Referred To Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 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

Passed 51 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20100
Republican 25000
Democrat 6000
Total 51100
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 102 Yea · 14 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53001
Unaffiliated 33404
Democrat 141000
Independent 2000
Total 1021405
% of votes cast 84%12%0%4%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Andrews — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Blackmon — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Anderson (110th) — Not Voting
Hudson — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Nay
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Not Voting
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
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey 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
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre 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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Subjects

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HB 667 is sponsored by Richard Bennett (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2020. Enacted.
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