HB 1611 — Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
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14 sponsors
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
474 added · 386 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to Bill HB 1611 include an increase in the overall funding allocated to the agency, raising the total budget from approximately $1.75 billion to about $1.81 billion. Additionally, the number of permanent full-time positions has been slightly increased from 1,470 to 1,471. These changes are significant because they provide more resources for the agency, which could improve services or expand programs, while also slightly increasing job opportunities in state employment.
1611 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES;
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Human Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023..................................$ 183,151,817.00.190,565,867.00.
...............................................$ 1,795,772,760.00.1,920,474,778.00.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 1 SECTION 3.
General Funds.............................$ 71,003,239.00.74,189,899.00.
Special Funds.............................$ 1,675,732,557.00.1,739,554,699.00.
Total...............................$ 1,746,735,796.00.1,813,744,598.00.
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:HEADCOUNT:
1,4701,471 H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 2 PartTime-Limited: Time.............
1 Time-Limited:
516 PartWith Time.............the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
0 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for “Personal Services” for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 3 approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
General Funds...........................$ 112,148,578.00116,375,968.00 Special Funds...........................$ 120,040,203.00180,920,079.00 Total...................................$ 232,188,781.00297,296,047.00 With the funds appropriated for this budget, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:HEADCOUNT:
H.Permanent:
1,517 H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 4 Permanent:Time-Limited:
Full417 Time.............With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
1,517 Part Time.............
0 Time-Limited:
Full Time.............
417 Part Time.............
0 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for “Personal Services” for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 5 Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2024 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 6 Fiscal Year 2024 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2023 budget request process.
The Department of Human Services and the Department of Child Protection Services are authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or H.when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof.
H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 7 whenSECTION the9. savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof.
SECTION 9.
FY2023 Performance Measures Target Support Services Percent of Referred/Directed Investigative Audits Conducted 100.00 Percent of Special Investigations Conducted 95.00 Percent of Referred/Obtained Fraud Investigations Conducted Timely 100.00 H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 8 Percent of Referred/Obtained Fraud Investigations Conducted Timely 100.00 Percent of Referred Administrative Disqualification Hearings & Fair Hearings Conducted Timely 99.00 Percent of Monitoring Reviews Conducted within Acceptable Timeframes 98.00 Total Amount of Funds Recovered 3,500,000.00 Aging & Adult Services In-Home Services - Age 60 + (Persons Served) 28,975 Community Services - Age 60 + (Persons Served) 203,297 Number of Congregate Meals 491,685 Number of Home Delivered Meals 2,201,105 Substantiated Incidences of Abuse of Vulnerable Adults per 1,000 Population 0.17 Home Delivered Meals, Percent Reduction of Persons on Waiting List 5.00 Child Support Enforcement Number of Paternities Established 15,500 Percent Change in Paternities Established 3.30 Number of Obligations Established 16,000 Percent Change in Obligations Established 12.50 Total Collections ($) 378,000,000.00 Percent Change in Total Collections -2.50 Number of Absent Parents Located 68,000 Percent of Child Support Cases Current H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 9 Number of Absent Parents Located 68,000 Percent of Child Support Cases Current on Payments -2.53 Community Services Number of Elderly Served by CSBG & LIHEAP 20,352 Number of Disabled Served CSBG/LIHEAP 26,762 Number of Households Achieving Self-Sufficiency CSBG/LIHEAP 0.000 Percent Increase in Rate of Household Attaining Self-Sufficiency 0.00 Number of Households Stabilized CSBG/LIHEAP 0.000 Percent Increase in the Number of Households Stabilized 0.00 Number of Households Weatherized 516 Early Childhood Care & Dev Number of Children Served 30,138 Assistance Payments Dollar Amount of Assistance 690,000.00 Food Assistance Number of Average Monthly Households 225,000 Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP ($) 716,413,100.00 Percent of Mississippi Households Receiving SNAP Benefits 22.51 Tanf Work Program Number of Average Monthly TANF Households 4,600 Number of Average Monthly Persons Served H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 10 Number of Average Monthly TANF Households 4,600 Number of Average Monthly Persons Served in TANF Work Program 1,1071, 107 TANF Work Program Participation Rate (%) 60.00 Number of Persons Employed Through the TANF Work Program for the Year 720 Number of Households Receiving TANF Benefits During the Year 4,600 Percent of Households Receiving TANF During the Year 49.00 Percent of TANF Participants in Job Training who Enter Employment 30.00 Percent of TANF Participants in Job Training who Enter Employment at a Salary Sufficient to be Ineligible for TANF 19.00 Percent of TANF Participants in Job Training who Remain Employed for:
Five Years After Leaving the Program 65.00 Social Services Block Grant Number of Clients Served, Division of Family & Children's Services 75,611 Number of Clients Served, Aging & Adult Services 21,178 H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 11 Number of Clients Served, Aging & Adult Services 21,178 Number of Clients Served, Youth Services 12,880 Youth Services Community Services (Children Served) 15,000 Institutional Component (Children Served) 300 Number of Volunteers - Community Services/Institution 0 Number of Children Placed in Alternative Placement 0 Percent of Children Diverted from Institutional Care 95.00 Recidivism Rate (%) 20.00 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 2024.
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H.SECTION 12.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Human Services shall have the authority to spend H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 12 SECTIONsuch 12.additional funds as it shall receive from the federal government in incentives or the federal match on those incentives for the purpose of child support enforcement.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Human Services shall have the authority to spend such additional funds as it shall receive from the federal government in incentives or the federal match on those incentives for the purpose of child support enforcement.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Governor’s Office, Division of Medicaid and the Department of Human Services shall continue to work together to implement HB H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 13 Human Services shall continue to work together to implement HB 1090 of the 2017 Regular Session, known as the "Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act".
Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 and Section 2, an amount not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) may be expended for the Department of Child Protection Services for Kinship Care Payments as authorized by Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 20.
(b) Upon awarding of a grant to any subgrantee of the department, shall require the subgrantee to submit a monthly reportH. to the department that contains, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(i) A listing of all costs incurred by the subgrantee during the previous month;
H.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 14 (ii)report Ato listingthe ofdepartment allthat clientscontains, servedbut byis thenot subgrantee,limited withto, anall explanation of which services were provided to the clients;following:
(i) A listing of all costs incurred by the subgrantee during the previous month;
(ii) A listing of all clients served by the subgrantee, with an explanation of which services were provided to the clients;
SECTION 20.21.
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NotwithstandingThese thefunds amountare reappropriatedprovided underfor the provisionsDepartment of thisHuman section,Services infor no event shall the amountinitial expendedfunds exceedneeded theto unexpendedsecure balancefederal asfunding offor Junea 30,new 2022.computer system.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG PAGE 15 SECTION 21.22.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Department of Child Protection Services for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Fund, as reappropriated in HB 1398, 2021 Regular Session, for information technology system developments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023...........................$ 14,204,943.00.
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under the provisions of this section, in no event shall the amount expended exceed the unexpended balance as of June 30, 2022.
SECTION 23.
SECTION 22.24.
It is the intent of the Legislature, that within the funds available, the Department of Human Services may provide any qualifying grants of CARES Act or American Rescue Act funding in an amount not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) to the three (3) regional food banks that serveH. Mississippi, including Feed the Gulf Coast, Mid-South Food Bank, and Mississippi Food Network.
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1611 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR26/A651SG PAGE 16 serve Mississippi, including Feed the Gulf Coast, Mid-South Food Bank, and Mississippi Food Network.
SECTION 25.
SECTION 24.26.
This(1) actOf shallthe takefunds effectappropriated andunder the provisions of Section 2, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in forcethe fromState andTreasury afterto Julythe 1,credit 2022,of andthe shallCoronavirus standState repealedFiscal JuneRecovery 30,Fund 2022.not otherwise appropriated to the credit of the Department of Child Protection Services............$57,600,000.00.
These funds are provided for the purpose of defraying eligible operational expenses as allowable under Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) or any guidance or regulation issued by the United States Department of the Treasury in conformity therewith.
(2) None of the funds provided under this section shall be used to pay employee premium payments.
(3) The agency shall not disburse any funds provided under this section to any recipient without first:
(a) making an individualized determination that the reimbursement sought is, in the agency's independent judgment, for necessary expenditures H.
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1611 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR26/A651SG PAGE 17 eligible under Section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as added by Section 9901 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and its implementing guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury;
and (b) determining that the recipient has not received and will not receive reimbursement for the expense in question from any source of funds, including insurance proceeds, other than those funds provided under Section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as added by Section 9901 of ARPA.
In addition, the agency shall ensure that all funds provided under this section are disbursed in compliance with the Single Audit Act (31 USC Sections 7501-7507) and the related provisions of the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR Section 200.303 regarding internal controls, Sections 200.330 through 200.332 regarding sub-recipient monitoring and management, and subpart F regarding audit requirements.
(4) As a condition of receiving and expending the funds provided to the agency under this section, the agency shall certify to the Department of Finance and Administration that each expenditure of the funds provided to the agency under this section complies with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by ARPA.
1611 *HR13/A651**HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A65122/HR26/A651SG ST:PAGE 18 (5) If the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the Office of Inspector General of any other federal agency having oversight over the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by ARPA (a) determines that the agency or recipient has expended or otherwise used any of the funds provided to the agency under this section for any purpose that is not in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by the ARPA, and (b) the State of Mississippi is required to repay the federal government for any of those funds that the Office of the Inspector General determined were expended or otherwise used improperly by the agency or recipient, then the agency or recipient that expended or otherwise used those funds improperly shall be required to pay the amount of those funds to the State of Mississippi for repayment to the federal government.
SECTION 27.
Notwithstanding any other provision, the Department of Child Protection Services shall have the authority to escalate its headcount for any additional operational needs related to Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds, upon approval of the Department of Finance and Administration and the State Personnel Board.
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This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
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Action History
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Conferees Named Hopson,Blackwell,Wiggins
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Sponsors
- John Read · Primary
- V Sam C. Mims · Cosponsor
- William Tracy Arnold · Cosponsor
- C. Scott Bounds · Cosponsor
- Bryant W. Clark · Cosponsor
- Clarke · Cosponsor
- Becky Currie · Cosponsor
- Sr. John W. Hines · Cosponsor
- Joey Hood · Cosponsor
- Kevin Horan · Cosponsor
- Noah Sanford · Cosponsor
- Percy W. Watson · Cosponsor
- Young · Cosponsor
- Stamps · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- John Read Republican
Co-sponsors (13)
- Sam C. Mims, V Republican
- William Tracy Arnold Republican
- C. Scott Bounds Republican
- Bryant W. Clark Democrat
- Clarke
- Becky Currie Republican
- John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat
- Joey Hood Republican
- Kevin Horan Republican
- Noah Sanford Republican
- Percy W. Watson Democrat
- Young
- Stamps
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"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 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Sojourner | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Butler A. (36th) | — | Yea |
| Butler K. (38th) | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bart Williams | 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 |
| Jason Barrett | 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 |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Butler A. (36th) | — | Yea |
| Butler K. (38th) | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Sojourner | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | 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 |
| Jason Barrett | 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 |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Butler A. (36th) | — | Yea |
| Butler K. (38th) | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Sojourner | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | 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 |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 4% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Huddleston | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Stamps | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williams-Barnes | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Nay |
| Criswell | — | Nay |
| Hopkins | — | Nay |
| Williamson | — | Nay |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | 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 |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert L. Sanders | 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 | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | 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 Bell | 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 |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | 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 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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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1611?
- HB 1611 is sponsored by John Read (Republican), Sam C. Mims, V (Republican), William Tracy Arnold (Republican), C. Scott Bounds (Republican), Bryant W. Clark (Democrat), Clarke, Becky Currie (Republican), John W. Hines, Sr. (Democrat), Joey Hood (Republican), Kevin Horan (Republican), Noah Sanford (Republican), Percy W. Watson (Democrat), Young, and Stamps.
- What is the current status of HB 1611?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2022. Enacted.
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