Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 2937 — Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.

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The recent amendments to Bill SB 2937 included an increase in funding and adjustments to personnel positions within the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol and the Office of Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy. Specifically, the authorized full-time positions increased from 899 to 1,501, indicating a significant expansion in staffing resources. This change is important because it suggests a commitment to enhancing public safety and law enforcement capabilities in the state by providing more personnel to support these essential services. Additionally, the adjustments establish stricter controls on salary increases, requiring accountability and a thorough review process to ensure any changes are justified.

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SB2937 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2937 (As Sent to Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Hopson, Wiggins, Jackson (32nd), Polk, Tate Senate Bill 2937 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
Senator(s) Hopson, Wiggins, Jackson (32nd), Polk, Tate Senate Bill 2937 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
$    90,071,801.00.
$    91,516,804.00.
$   102,378,843.00.
$   106,896,442.00.
     SECTION 3.  Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure and authorized positions:
     SECTION 3.  Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
OFFICE OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL   FUNDING:
General Funds............................
$    65,524,901.00 Special Funds.............................
    42,762,618.00 Total...............................
$   108,287,519.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:...............
$   71,127,630.00.
     899 Part Time............
   1,501 Part Time............
      20 Part Time............
      96 Part Time............
       2 OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' TRAINING ACADEMY   FUNDING:
       3      With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2022 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2021 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2021 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.  Based on data provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this act.  Absent a special situation or circumstance approved by the State Personnel Board, or unless otherwise authorized by this act, no state agency shall take any action to promote or otherwise award salary increases through reallocation, reclassification, or realignment.  If the State Personnel Board determines a special situation or circumstance exists and approves an action, then the agency and the State Personnel Board shall provide a monthly report of each action approved by the State Personnel Board to the Chairmen of the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.  It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.  If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2021 "Personal Services" appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of this provision are met.
General Funds............................
$       283,468.00 Special Funds.............................
     1,509,734.00 Total...............................
$     1,793,202.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:................
$     503,242.00.
  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:     Full Time............
      10 Part Time............
       0 Time-Limited:  Full Time............
       0 Part Time............
       0 OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES   FUNDING:
General Funds............................
$     3,795,533.00 Special Funds.............................
     4,948,986.00 Total...............................
$     8,744,519.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:...............
$    2,687,455.00.
  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:     Full Time............
      38 Part Time............
       0 Time-Limited:  Full Time............
       0 Part Time............
       0 OFFICE OF FORENSICS LABORATORIES   FUNDING:
General Funds............................
$     7,179,256.00 Special Funds.............................
     5,119,744.00 Total...............................
$    12,299,000.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:................
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$   8,343,086.00.
  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:     Full Time............
      91 Part Time............
       0 Time-Limited:  Full Time............
      12 Part Time............
       0 OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING   FUNDING:
General Funds............................
$     2,989,768.00 Special Funds.............................
    27,245,967.00 Total...............................
$    30,235,735.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:...............
$    2,453,934.00.
  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:     Full Time............
      13 Part Time............
       0 Time-Limited:  Full Time............
      28 Part Time............
       0 OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY   FUNDING:
General Funds............................
$       108,828.00 Special Funds.............................
    18,461,539.00 Total...............................
$    18,570,367.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:...............
$    1,245,208.00.
  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:     Full Time............
       8 Part Time............
       0 Time-Limited:  Full Time............
      14 Part Time............
       0 BUREAU OF NARCOTICS   FUNDING:
General Funds............................
$    10,190,047.00 Special Funds.............................
     2,330,255.00 Total...............................
$    12,520,302.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" do not exceed the following amount:................
$  9,571,408.00.
  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:     Full Time............
     131 Part Time............
       0 Time-Limited:  Full Time............
       2 Part Time............
       0      With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2022 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2021 funds appropriated for that purpose, unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2021 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.  Based on data provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this act.  It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.  If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2021 "Personal Services" appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of this provision are met.
     None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
     None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
                                                          FY2021 Performance Measures                                       Target Enforcement      Increased Enforcement - Citations (%)                   6.50      Decrease Fatalities (%)                                 4.25      Increase in DUI Arrests (Includes Felony           DUI) (%)                                          7.50      Criminal Investigations (Actions)                     36,400      Highway Fatalities per 100 Million           Vehicle Miles of Travel (#)                        0.93      Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per           100,000 Population (#)                             2.40      Driving Under the Influence (DUI)           Arrests per 100,000 Population (#)                  234      Percentage Increase in Seatbelt/Child           Restraint Citations                                7.50 Driver Services      Driver's License/ID Cards Issued (Items)              463,701      Cost per License Document Produced ($)                 24.00      Drivers Suspended (Persons)                           43,696      Accident Reports Processed (Actions)                   1,486      Average Wait Time (Minutes)                               50      Number of Complaints (Documented)                         48      Percentage Change in  Wait Time (%)                   -10.00      Percentage Change in Complaints (%)                   -10.00      Increase in Regular & Commercial Driver           Licenses Issued (%)                              -10.00 Support Services      Number of Financial Transactions Processed             35,000      Number of Employees Supported                          1,165 Forensic Analysis      Reports Issued (Cases)                                20,000      Court Testimonies (Cases)                                250      Cost per Case Analyzed ($)                            500.00      Cost per Testimony ($)                                500.00      Percentage of Days for Reports Issued                  40.00 Dna Analysis      Known Felony Offender Samples in           Database (Items)                                131,000      Proficiency Samples (Items)                              787      Casework Samples Examined (Items)                     15,731      Cost per Sample ($)                                   650.00      Maintain the Integrity of the CODIS Database            99.00 Forensic Pathology      Deaths Investigated (Actions)                         24,250      Autopsies Performed SME Office (Actions)                1,385      Cost per Autopsy Performed ($)                      1,800.00      % Change in the # of Deaths Investigated                 2.00      % of Coroners Educated by ME's Office                  30.00      % Change in the # of Autopsies Performed           at SME Office                                        0 Training Academy      Basic Students to Graduate (Persons)                     320      Basic Refresher Students to Graduate           (Persons)                                           70      In-Service & Advanced Students to           Graduate (Persons)                                2,600      Percentage of Law Enforcement Officers           Trained (%)                                      100.00 Drug Enforcement      Number of Drug Suspects Arrested (Persons)              1,277      Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted (Actions)               1,479      Number of Drug Organization Disrupted           &/or Dismantled                                      12      Percentage Change in Number of Drug           Suspects Arrested                                  2.00      Percentage Change in Number of Drug           Cases Prosecuted                                   2.00      Percentage Change in Number of Drug           Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled            2.00 Jail Officer Training      Jail and Youth Detention Officers Certified               350      Certification Transactions (Actions)                   3,850      Number of Administrative Review Actions                   20      Percent of Appointed Jail and Youth           Detention Officers Obtaining           Certification (%)                                 75.00      Percent of Administrative Review Actions           Taken Within One Year (%)                          4.00 Law Enforcement Training      Basic Law Enforcement Officers Certified           (Persons)                                          550      Certification Transactions (Actions)                   2,750      Training Quality Monitoring (Actions)                  1,100      Percent of Appointed Law Enforcement           Officers Obtaining Certification (%)               90.00      Percent of Appointed Part-Time, Reserve,           and Auxiliary Officers Obtaining           Certification (%)                                 85.00      Percent of Administrative Disciplinary           Actions Taken Within One Year (%)                  4.00 Highway Safety      Number of Federal Applications Funded &           Statewide Programs Supported                          8      % decrease in the number of unrestrained           passenger vehicle occupant fatalities           by 5%                                             2.00      % decrease in the number of fatalities           in crashes involving a driver or           motorcycle operator with a bac of .08           and above                                         12.45 Justice      Number of Juvenile Jail/Detention           Alternatives (Alternatives)                           0      Number of Hot Spots Policing Programs Funded                3 Emerg Telecommunications Tng      Emergency Telecommunicators Certified           (Persons)                                          500      Certification Transactions (Actions)                   2,000      Percent of Appointed Emergency           Telecommunicators Obtaining           Certification                                      0.00      Percent of Appointed Emergency           Telecommunicators Obtaining           Recertification (%)                               60.00      Percent of Administrative Review Actions           Taken Within One Year (%)                          3.00 Council On Aging      Establish Triad Programs (Programs)                        3      Conduct Training Programs (Programs)                       1      Provide On-Site-Training                                   0      Percentage Change in the Number of           Operational Triad Programs                        10.00      Percentage Increase in Funding to           Counties to Educate Senior Citizens                 0.00 Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit      Number of Facilities Inspected (Items)                   125      Strategic Plans Implemented (Items)                       20      Percent of Admin Review Actions Taken           Within One Year                                   80.00 Homeland Security      OHS Grants for Jurisdictions (Number)                     78      First Responder Classes (Number)                         300      Percentage increase in Emergency Task           Force Responder Training and Exercises           (%)                                               2.00      Percentage increase in Citizen and           Community Preparedness Training and           Exercises (%)                                      2.00      Percentage increase in Requests for           Information (%)                                    2.00      Percentage increase in National Incident           Management Training and Exercises (%)               2.00      A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2022.
                                                          FY2021 Performance Measures                                       Target Enforcement      Increased Enforcement - Citations (%)                   6.50      Decrease Fatalities (%)                                 4.25      Increase in DUI Arrests (Includes Felony           DUI) (%)                                          7.50      Criminal Investigations (Actions)                     36,400      Highway Fatalities per 100 Million           Vehicle Miles of Travel (#)                        0.93      Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per           100,000 Population (#)                             2.40      Driving Under the Influence (DUI)           Arrests per 100,000 Population (#)                  234      Percentage Increase in Seatbelt/Child           Restraint Citations                                7.50 Driver Services      Driver's License/ID Cards Issued (Items)              463,701      Cost per License Document Produced ($)                 24.00      Drivers Suspended (Persons)                           43,696      Accident Reports Processed (Actions)                   1,486      Average Wait Time (Minutes)                               50      Number of Complaints (Documented)                         48      Percentage Change in Wait Time (%)                    -10.00      Percentage Change in Complaints (%)                   -10.00      Increase in Regular & Commercial Driver           Licenses Issued (%)                              -10.00 Support Services      Number of Financial Transactions Processed             35,000      Number of Employees Supported                          1,165 Forensic Analysis      Reports Issued (Cases)                                20,000      Court Testimonies (Cases)                                250      Cost per Case Analyzed ($)                            500.00      Cost per Testimony ($)                                500.00      Percentage of Days for Reports Issued                  40.00 Dna Analysis      Known Felony Offender Samples in           Database (Items)                                131,000      Proficiency Samples (Items)                              787      Casework Samples Examined (Items)                     15,731      Cost per Sample ($)                                   650.00      Maintain the Integrity of the CODIS Database            99.00 Forensic Pathology      Deaths Investigated (Actions)                         24,250      Autopsies Performed SME Office (Actions)                1,385      Cost per Autopsy Performed ($)                      1,800.00      % Change in the # of Deaths Investigated                 2.00      % of Coroners Educated by ME's Office                  30.00      % Change in the # of Autopsies Performed           at SME Office                                        0 Training Academy      Basic Students to Graduate (Persons)                     320      Basic Refresher Students to Graduate           (Persons)                                           70      In-Service & Advanced Students to           Graduate (Persons)                                2,600      Percentage of Law Enforcement Officers           Trained (%)                                      100.00 Drug Enforcement      Number of Drug Suspects Arrested (Persons)              1,277      Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted (Actions)               1,479      Number of Drug Organization Disrupted           &/or Dismantled                                      12      Percentage Change in Number of Drug           Suspects Arrested                                  2.00      Percentage Change in Number of Drug           Cases Prosecuted                                   2.00      Percentage Change in Number of Drug           Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled            2.00 Jail Officer Training      Jail and Youth Detention Officers Certified               350      Certification Transactions (Actions)                   3,850      Number of Administrative Review Actions                   20      Percent of Appointed Jail and Youth           Detention Officers Obtaining           Certification (%)                                 75.00      Percent of Administrative Review Actions           Taken Within One Year (%)                          4.00 Law Enforcement Training      Basic Law Enforcement Officers Certified           (Persons)                                          550      Certification Transactions (Actions)                   2,750      Training Quality Monitoring (Actions)                  1,100      Percent of Appointed Law Enforcement           Officers Obtaining Certification (%)               90.00      Percent of Appointed Part-Time, Reserve,           and Auxiliary Officers Obtaining           Certification (%)                                 85.00      Percent of Administrative Disciplinary           Actions Taken Within One Year (%)                  4.00 Highway Safety      Number of Federal Applications Funded &           Statewide Programs Supported                          8      % decrease in the number of unrestrained           passenger vehicle occupant fatalities           by 5%                                             2.00      % decrease in the number of fatalities           in crashes involving a driver or           motorcycle operator with a bac of .08           and above                                         12.45 Justice      Number of Juvenile Jail/Detention           Alternatives (Alternatives)                           0      Number of Hot Spots Policing Programs Funded                3 Emerg Telecommunications Tng      Emergency Telecommunicators Certified           (Persons)                                          500      Certification Transactions (Actions)                   2,000      Percent of Appointed Emergency           Telecommunicators Obtaining           Certification                                      0.00      Percent of Appointed Emergency           Telecommunicators Obtaining           Recertification (%)                               60.00      Percent of Administrative Review Actions           Taken Within One Year (%)                          3.00 Council On Aging      Establish Triad Programs (Programs)                        3      Conduct Training Programs (Programs)                       1      Provide On-Site-Training                                   0      Percentage Change in the Number of           Operational Triad Programs                        10.00      Percentage Increase in Funding to           Counties to Educate Senior Citizens                 0.00 Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit      Number of Facilities Inspected (Items)                   125      Strategic Plans Implemented (Items)                       20      Percent of Admin Review Actions Taken           Within One Year                                   80.00 Homeland Security      OHS Grants for Jurisdictions (Number)                     78      First Responder Classes (Number)                         300      Percentage increase in Emergency Task           Force Responder Training and Exercises           (%)                                               2.00      Percentage increase in Citizen and           Community Preparedness Training and           Exercises (%)                                      2.00      Percentage increase in Requests for           Information (%)                                    2.00      Percentage increase in National Incident           Management Training and Exercises (%)               2.00      A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2022.
3371800000, for purposes of effectuating the provisions of House Bill 812, 2017 Regular Session, Section 1.  Expenditures authorized by this section may include, but not be limited to, costs associated with contracting with one or more vendors, contractors or other persons or entities to create, operate and maintain the forfeiture website and to provide continuing support in relation thereto.  In the event, an amount less than Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) is required to effectuate the purposes of this section, the Bureau is authorized to expend the remainder of such authorized funds for the purchase of commodities, vehicles and/or other equipment necessary in the furtherance of the needs of the Bureau.
3371800000, for purposes of effectuating the provisions of House Bill 812, 2017 Regular Session, Section 1.  Expenditures authorized by this section may include, but not be limited to, costs associated with contracting with one or more vendors, contractors or other persons or entities to create, operate and maintain the forfeiture website and to provide continuing support in relation thereto.  In the event an amount less than Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) is required to effectuate the purposes of this section, the Bureau is authorized to expend the remainder of such authorized funds for the purchase of commodities, vehicles and/or other equipment necessary in the furtherance of the needs of the Bureau.
     State Crime Stoppers Fund.................$      99,003.00.
     State Crime Stoppers Fund.................$      99,003.00.
     SECTION 22.
     SECTION 22.  Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to House Bill No 571, 2019 Regular Session, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) is provided for the duties and operations of a Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator and a data analyst within the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Public Safety, who shall coordinate all statewide activities and work with the Department of Child Protection Services for all victims recovered.
Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to House Bill No 571, 2019 Regular Session, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) is provided for the duties and operations of a Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator and a data analyst within the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Public Safety, who shall coordinate all statewide activities and work with the Department of Child Protection Services for all victims recovered.
     SECTION 24.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2020.
     SECTION 24.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Conference Report Adopted

  5. Conference Report Adopted

  6. Conference Report Filed

  7. Conference Report Filed

  8. Conferees Named Read,Cockerham,Hines

  9. Conferees Named Hopson,Wiggins,Tate

  10. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  11. Returned For Concurrence

  12. Passed As Amended

  13. Amended

  14. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  15. Referred To Appropriations

  16. Transmitted To House

  17. Passed

  18. Title Suff Do Pass

  19. Referred To Appropriations

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Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Republican 25000
Democrat 6000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
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
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Moran — Not Voting
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 as Amended

Passed 115 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52002
Unaffiliated 37201
Democrat 24000
Independent 2000
Total 115203
% of votes cast 96%2%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Williamson — Not Voting
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat 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
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness 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
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
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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Passage

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Republican 25000
Democrat 5001
Total 50002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — 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 D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Horhn — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Not Voting
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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Subjects

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SB 2937 is sponsored by Briggs Hopson (Republican), Brice Wiggins (Republican), Polk, Jeff Tate (Republican), and Reginald Jackson (Democrat).
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