Mississippi 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 1622 — Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2023. Enacted.

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  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

346 added · 309 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 1622 increases the total funding for the Department of Human Services for the fiscal year by approximately $1.3 million, raising it to about $1.74 billion. It also clarifies that funds can only be used for essential purposes related to the department's authorized powers. These changes are significant because they ensure that the agency has adequate resources while maintaining strict oversight on how that money is spent.

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1622 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.
1622 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.
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, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..................................$ 74,476,245.00.
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, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..................................$ 75,784,205.00.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Human Services which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department for the support of the various divisions of the department, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024............................
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Human Services which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department for the support of the various divisions of the department, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.........$ 1,739,012,851.00.
.............................................$ 1,736,609,583.00.
SECTION 3.
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None of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 1 SECTION 3.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 1 necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Department of Human Services that are authorized by the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, state or federal law, or rules or regulations that implement state or federal law.
None of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Department of Human Services that are authorized by the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, state or federal law, or rules or regulations that implement state or federal law.
The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which shall be published by the State Personnel Board.
The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish.
Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees.
The agency’s personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2024 that may not be utilized for active Fiscal Year 2023 Headcount.
It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.
It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions H.
It is the Legislature’s intention that no employee H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 2 shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 2 salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act.
Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees.
It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
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.
Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of funding Project SEC2 minimum salaries for all employees covered under the Colonel Guy Groff/Neville Kenning Variable Compensation Plan.
It shall be the agency’s responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees’ salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 3 SECTION 5.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 3 None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the 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.
SECTION 5.
It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.
It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the H.
A similar preference shall be given to H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 4 the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 4 purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.
A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency.
In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the H.
Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2024 H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 5 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 Percent of Referred Administrative Disqualification Hearings and 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) 32,680 Community Services - Age 60 + (Persons Served) 193,617 Number of Congregate Meals 468,272 Number of Home Delivered Meals 2,700,000 Substantiated Incidences of Abuse of Vulnerable Adults per 1,000 Population 0.17 Home Delivered Meals, Percent Reduction of Persons on Waiting list 1.00 Child Support Enforcement Number of Paternities Established 15,500 H.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 5 intended mission of this agency.
Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2024 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 Percent of Referred Administrative Disqualification Hearings and 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) 32,680 Community Services - Age 60 + (Persons Served) 193,617 Number of Congregate Meals 468,272 Number of Home Delivered Meals 2,700,000 Substantiated Incidences of Abuse of Vulnerable Adults per 1,000 Population 0.17 H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 6 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 on Payments -2.53 Community Services Number of Elderly Served by CSBG and LIHEAP 20,352 Number of Disabled Served CSBG/LIHEAP 26,762 Number of Households Achieving Self-Sufficiency CSBG/LIHEAP 0 Percent Increase in Rate of Households Attaining Self-Sufficiency 0.00 Number of Households Stabilized CSBG/LIHEAP 0 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 6,240,877.00 Food Assistance Number of Average Monthly Households 225,000 H.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 6 Home Delivered Meals, Percent Reduction of Persons on Waiting list 1.00 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 on Payments -2.53 Community Services Number of Elderly Served by CSBG and LIHEAP 20,352 Number of Disabled Served CSBG/LIHEAP 26,762 Number of Households Achieving Self-Sufficiency CSBG/LIHEAP 0 Percent Increase in Rate of Households Attaining Self-Sufficiency 0.00 Number of Households Stabilized CSBG/LIHEAP 0 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 H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 7 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 in TANF Work Program 1,107 TANF Work Program Participation Rate 60.00 Number of Persons Employed Through the TANF Work Program for the Year 832 Number of Households Receiving TANF Benefits During the Year 9,969 Percent of Households Receiving TANF During the Year 49.00 Percent of TANF Participants in Job Trng 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 One Year After Leaving the Program 75.00 Percent of TANF Participants in Job H.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 7 Assistance Payments Dollar Amount of Assistance 6,240,877.00 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 in TANF Work Program 1,107 TANF Work Program Participation Rate 60.00 Number of Persons Employed Through the TANF Work Program for the Year 832 Number of Households Receiving TANF Benefits During the Year 9,969 Percent of Households Receiving TANF During the Year 49.00 Percent of TANF Participants in Job Trng 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 H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 8 Training Who Remain Employed for Five Years After Leaving the Program 65.00 Social Services Block Grant Number of Clients Served - Division of Family and Children's Services 75,611 Number of Clients Served - Aging and Adult Services 21,178 Number of Clients Served - Youth Services 12,880 Youth Services Number of Children Served - Community Services 15,000 Number of Children Served - Institutional Component 300.00 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 2025.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 8 Percent of TANF Participants in Job Training Who Remain Employed for One Year After Leaving the Program 75.00 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 and Children's Services 75,611 Number of Clients Served - Aging and Adult Services 21,178 Number of Clients Served - Youth Services 12,880 Youth Services Number of Children Served - Community Services 15,000 Number of Children Served - Institutional Component 300.00 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 H.
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1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 9 SECTION 11.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 9 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 2025.
SECTION 11.
SECTION 15.
Of the funds provided in Section 1, herein to the Department of Human Services, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided to fund the Senior Olympics Program.
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1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 10 SECTION 16.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 10 SECTION 15.
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 1090 of the 2017 Regular Session, known as the "Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act".
Of the funds provided in Section 1, herein to the Department of Human Services, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided to fund the Senior Olympics Program.
SECTION 16.
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 Section 43-12-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, known as the "Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act".
(iii) A listing of all lower-tier subgrantees, who must be approved by the department before the execution of any such agreement by the prime subgrantee;
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and H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 11 (iv) Any other data required by the department to provide sufficient evidence of budgetary compliance;
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 11 (iii) A listing of all lower-tier subgrantees, who must be approved by the department before the execution of any such agreement by the prime subgrantee;
and (iv) Any other data required by the department to provide sufficient evidence of budgetary compliance;
With the funds appropriated herein, the Department of Human Services is authorized to make payment to certain vendors for expenses incurred during 2021 as follows:
With the funds appropriated herein, the Department of Human Services is authorized to make payment to certain vendors for expenses incurred during FY2019 and FY2021 as follows:
DNA Diagnostics Center $ 34,474.42 Pearson VUE $ 551.25 Shred IT $ 961.56 Southwestern Communication $ 3,030.76 SECTION 20.
DNA Diagnostics Center...........................$ 34,474.42 Pearson VUE......................................$ 551.25 Shred IT.........................................$ 961.56 Southwestern Communication.......................$ 3,030.76 H.
The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;
and the State Fiscal H.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 PAGE 12 Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 12 Warner, Inc.
d/b/a/ ServiceMaster................$ 11,448.00 Hinds County Chancery Clerk......................$ 18,192.00 SECTION 20.
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 Human Services for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in HB 1611, 2022 Regular Session to defray expenses of the Department of Human Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024....................................$ 58,885,920.00.
This appropriation is made for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of funds as allocated herein:
(a) To defray the Department’s computer expenses.........................................$ 4,885,920.00.
(b) To secure federal funding for a new computer system..................................$ 54,000,000.00.
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds remaining as of June 30, 2023, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year.
In addition, this reappropriation shall not change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, except for Section 19 which shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage of this act and through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and shall stand repealed June 30, 2023.
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any H.
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1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG PAGE 13 money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the State Treasurer.
These funds are provided for the Department of Human Services for IT infrastructure and other equipment.
SECTION 22.
The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;
and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 23.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, except for Section 19 which shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage of this act and through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
1622 *HR13/A651.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A651.1 ST:
1622 *HR26/A651SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR26/A651SG ST:
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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. Recommitted For Further Conf

  9. Recommitted For Further Conf

  10. Conference Report Filed

  11. Conference Report Filed

  12. Conferees Named Hopson,Blackwell,Wiggins

  13. Conferees Named Read,Mims,Bounds

  14. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  15. Returned For Concurrence

  16. Passed As Amended

  17. Amended

  18. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  19. Referred To Appropriations

  20. Transmitted To Senate

  21. Passed

  22. Title Suff Do Pass

  23. Referred To Appropriations

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Passed 112 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56100
Democrat 27002
Unaffiliated 27303
Independent 2000
Total 112405
% of votes cast 93%3%0%4%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Huddleston — Not Voting
Robinson — Not Voting
Walker — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Not Voting
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
Jeffrey Hulum III 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
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud 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 Nay
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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Passage as Amended

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 27000
Democrat 8000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson — 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
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
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 105 Yea · 7 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52203
Democrat 25103
Unaffiliated 26403
Independent 2000
Total 105709
% of votes cast 87%6%0%7%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Williamson — Nay
Huddleston — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Stamps — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
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
Jeffrey Hulum III 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
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Not Voting
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
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 Nay
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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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Who sponsors HB 1622?
HB 1622 is sponsored by John Read (Republican), Sam C. Mims, V (Republican), William Tracy Arnold (Republican), C. Scott Bounds (Republican), Bryant W. Clark (Democrat), Clarke, Young, Kabir Karriem (Democrat), Becky Currie (Republican), John W. Hines, Sr. (Democrat), Joey Hood (Republican), Kevin Horan (Republican), Noah Sanford (Republican), Donnie Scoggin (Republican), and Percy W. Watson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1622?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2023. Enacted.
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