Mississippi 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 17 R cosponsors

SB 2495 — State inmates; require MDOC to pay increased rate to house inmates in county jails.

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The updated version of Bill SB 2495 includes changes that will ensure faster removal of inmates from county jails by requiring the Department of Corrections to financially compensate these jails for housing state offenders. Additionally, it raises the payment rate for housing these offenders, making it more financially feasible for counties. These changes are significant because they aim to relieve overcrowding in jails and improve the conditions for both inmates and county facilities.

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2495 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-901 AND 47-5-903, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW AN INMATE PLACED UNDER THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO SERVE ALL OR PART OF HIS SENTENCE IN THE COUNTY REQUESTED BY A SHERIFF OR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OF CONVICTION UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
2495 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-909, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPEDITE THE REMOVAL OF INMATES FROM COUNTY JAILS BY DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PAY COUNTY JAILS FOR HOUSING STATE OFFENDERS;
TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM PER DAY COST PER PRISONER;
TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-909, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPEDITE THE REMOVAL OF INMATES FROM COUNTY JAILS BY DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PAY COUNTY JAILS FOR HOUSING STATE OFFENDERS;
TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 47-5-931 AND 47-5-933, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT;
TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-901 TO CONFORM;
(1) (a) Any person committed, sentenced or otherwise placed under the custody of the Department of Corrections, on order of the sentencing court and subject to the other conditions of this subsection, may serve all or any part of his sentence in the county jail of the county wherein such person was convicted if the Commissioner of Corrections determines that physical space is not available for confinement of such person in S.
(1) (a) Any person committed, sentenced or otherwise placed under the custody of the Department of Corrections, on order of the sentencing court and subject to the other conditions of this subsection, may serve all or any part of his sentence in the county jail of the county wherein such person was convicted if the Commissioner of Corrections determines that physical space is not available for confinement of such person in the state correctional institutions.
Such determination shall be promptly made by the Department of Corrections upon receipt of notice of the conviction of such person.
The commissioner shall S.
2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 1 the state correctional institutions.
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 1 certify in writing that space is not available to the sheriff or other officer having custody of the person.
Such determination shall be promptly made by the Department of Corrections upon receipt of notice of the conviction of such person.
The commissioner shall certify in writing that space is not available to the sheriff or other officer having custody of the person.
Whenever a request is denied for an inmate or inmates, then the commissioner shall certify in writing to the sentencing court, sheriff, or president of the board of supervisors of a county, as the case may be, that such inmate or inmates does not qualify to serve the sentence or sentences in the S.
Whenever a request is denied for an inmate or inmates, then the commissioner shall certify in writing to the sentencing court, sheriff, or president of the board of supervisors of a county, as the case may be, that such inmate or inmates does not qualify to serve the sentence or sentences in the county jail.
Any person serving his sentence in a county jail shall be classified in accordance with Section 47-5-905.
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2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 2 county jail.
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 2 (2) If state prisoners are housed in county jails due to a lack of capacity at state correctional institutions, the Department of Corrections shall determine the cost for food and medical attention for such prisoners.
Any person serving his sentence in a county jail shall be classified in accordance with Section 47-5-905.
(2) If state prisoners are housed in county jails due to a lack of capacity at state correctional institutions, the Department of Corrections shall determine the cost for food and medical attention for such prisoners.
(3) (a) Upon vouchers submitted by the board of supervisors of any county housing persons due to lack of space at state institutions, the Department of Corrections shall pay to such county, out of any available funds, the actual cost of food, or contract price per prisoner, not to exceed * * * Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per day per offender, except as authorized in Section 47-5-909(2), as determined under subsection (2) of this section for each day an offender is so confined beginning the day that the Department of Corrections receives a certified copy of the sentencing order or five (5) days after the sentencing order is sent, in writing, by such county to the department, whichever is earlier, and will terminate on the date on which the offender S.
(3) (a) Upon vouchers submitted by the board of supervisors of any county housing persons due to lack of space at state institutions, the Department of Corrections shall pay to such county, out of any available funds, the actual cost of food, or contract price per prisoner, not to exceed * * * Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per day per offender, except as authorized in Section 47-5-909(2), as determined under subsection (2) of this section for each day an offender is so confined beginning the day that the Department of Corrections receives a certified copy of the sentencing order or five (5) days after the sentencing order is sent, in writing, by such county to the department, whichever is earlier, and will terminate on the date on which the offender is released or otherwise removed from the custody of the county jail.
The department, or its contracted medical provider, will S.
2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 3 is released or otherwise removed from the custody of the county jail.
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 3 pay to a provider of a medical service for any and all incarcerated persons from a correctional or detention facility an amount based upon negotiated fees as agreed to by the medical care service providers and the department and/or its contracted medical provider.
The department, or its contracted medical provider, will pay to a provider of a medical service for any and all incarcerated persons from a correctional or detention facility an amount based upon negotiated fees as agreed to by the medical care service providers and the department and/or its contracted medical provider.
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(c) If the probation or parole of an offender is revoked, the additional cost of housing the offender pending the S.
2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 4 (c) If the probation or parole of an offender is revoked, the additional cost of housing the offender pending the revocation hearing shall be assessed as part of the offender's court cost and shall be remitted to the department.
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 4 revocation hearing shall be assessed as part of the offender's court cost and shall be remitted to the department.
(6) This section does not create in the Department of Corrections, or its employees or agents, any new liability, express or implied, nor shall it create in the Department of Corrections any administrative authority or responsibility for the construction, funding, administration or operation of county or other local jails or other places of confinement which are not staffed and operated on a full-time basis by the Department of S.
(6) This section does not create in the Department of Corrections, or its employees or agents, any new liability, express or implied, nor shall it create in the Department of Corrections any administrative authority or responsibility for the construction, funding, administration or operation of county or other local jails or other places of confinement which are not staffed and operated on a full-time basis by the Department of Corrections.
The correctional system under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections shall include only those facilities S.
2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 5 Corrections.
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 5 fully staffed by the Department of Corrections and operated by it on a full-time basis.
The correctional system under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections shall include only those facilities fully staffed by the Department of Corrections and operated by it on a full-time basis.
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per day per offender for days one (1) through thirty (30), Thirty Dollars S.
(a) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per day per offender for days one (1) through thirty (30);
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2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 6 ($30.00) per day per offender for days thirty-one (31) through sixty (60), and Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) per day per offender for days sixty-one (61) or greater when:
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 6 (b) Thirty-two Dollars and Seventy-one Cents ($32.71) per day per offender for days thirty-one (31) or greater when:
(a) An offender remains in the county jail after the Department of Corrections receives a certified copy of the sentencing order or five (5) days after the sentencing order is sent, in writing, by such county to the Department of Corrections, whichever is earlier.
(i) An offender remains in the county jail after the Department of Corrections receives a certified copy of the sentencing order or five (5) days after the sentencing order is sent, in writing, by such county to the Department of Corrections, whichever is earlier;
(b) An offender remains in the county jail after being revoked from parole or probation or is sentenced to a technical violation center.
or (ii) An offender remains in the county jail after being revoked from parole or probation or is sentenced to a technical violation center.
If the offender's case is not heard during such term of court, the offender shall be returned to the facility of the Department of Corrections from which he was summoned.
If the offender’s case is not heard during such term of court, the offender shall be returned to the facility of the Department of Corrections from which he was summoned.
If the offender is not returned within one (1) week of the end of the term of court, the county housing the offender shall not receive S.
If the offender is not returned within one (1) week of the end of the term of court, the county housing the offender shall not receive the * * * Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) allowed under Section S.
2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 7 the * * * Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) allowed under Section 47-5-901, except as authorized in Section 47-5-909(2), for housing state offenders after the one-week time period required for returning the offender to the Department of Corrections.
2495 *SS26/R232SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232SG PAGE 7 47-5-901, except as authorized in Section 47-5-909(2), for housing state offenders after the one-week time period required for returning the offender to the Department of Corrections.
Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows:
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.
47-5-931.
(1) The Department of Corrections, in its discretion, may contract with the board of supervisors of one or more counties or with a regional facility operated by one or more counties, to provide for housing, care and control of offenders who are in the custody of the State of Mississippi.
Any facility owned or leased by a county or counties for this purpose shall be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with American Correctional Association standards, and shall comply with all constitutional standards of the United States and the State of Mississippi, and with all court orders that may now or hereinafter be applicable to the facility.
If the Department of Corrections contracts with more than one (1) county to house state offenders in county correctional facilities, excluding a regional facility, then the first of such facilities shall be constructed in Sharkey County and the second of such facilities shall be constructed in Jefferson County.
(2) The Department of Corrections shall contract with the board of supervisors of the following counties to house state inmates in regional facilities:
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(a) Marion and Walthall Counties;
2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 8 (b) Carroll and Montgomery Counties;
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(c) Stone and Pearl River Counties;
(d) Winston and Choctaw Counties;
(e) Kemper and Neshoba Counties;
(f) Alcorn County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(g) Yazoo County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(h) Chickasaw County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(i) George and Greene Counties and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(j) Washington County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(k) Hinds County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(l) Leake County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(m) Issaquena County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(n) Jefferson County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(o) Franklin County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
(p) Holmes County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail;
and (q) Bolivar County and any contiguous county in which there is located an unapproved jail.
The Department of Corrections shall decide the order of priority of the counties listed in this subsection with which it will contract for the housing of state inmates.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "unapproved jail" means any jail that the local grand jury S.
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2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 9 determines should be condemned or has found to be of substandard condition or in need of substantial repair or reconstruction.
(3) In addition to the offenders authorized to be housed under subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Corrections may contract with any regional facility to provide for housing, care and control of not more than seventy-five (75) additional offenders who are in the custody of the State of Mississippi.
(4) The Governor and the Commissioner of Corrections are authorized to increase administratively the number of offenders who are in the custody of the State of Mississippi that can be placed in regional correctional facilities.
SECTION 5.
Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows:
47-5-933.
The Department of Corrections may contract for the purposes set out in Section 47-5-931 for a period of not more than twenty (20) years.
The contract may provide that the Department of Corrections pay a fee of no more than Thirty-one Dollars ($31.00) per day for each offender that is housed in the facility.
The Department of Corrections may include in the contract, as an inflation factor, a three percent (3%) annual increase in the contract price.
The state shall retain responsibility for medical care for state offenders to the extent that is required by law;
provided, however, the department may reimburse each facility for contract medical services as provided by law in an amount not to S.
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2495 *SS26/R232PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R232PS PAGE 10 exceed Six Dollars and Twenty-five Cents ($6.25) per day per offender.
SECTION 6.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2023.
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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. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  10. Recommitted For Further Conf

  11. Conference Report Adopted

  12. Conference Report Filed

  13. Conference Report Filed

  14. Conferees Named Horan,Yates,Felsher

  15. Conferees Named Barnett,Sparks,DeBar

  16. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  17. Returned For Concurrence

  18. Passed As Amended

  19. Amended

  20. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  21. DR - TSDPAA: AP To CN

  22. DR - TSDPAA: CN To AP

  23. Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

  24. Transmitted To House

  25. Passed As Amended

  26. Amended

  27. Title Suff Do Pass

  28. DR - TSDP: CR To AP

  29. Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

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Votes

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Passed 114 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 57000
Democrat 27002
Unaffiliated 28302
Independent 2000
Total 114304
% of votes cast 94%2%0%3%
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
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Huddleston — Not Voting
Walker — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
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 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 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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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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Adopt Conference Report

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 26001
Democrat 8000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
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 Not Voting
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 as Amended

Passed 117 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56001
Democrat 29000
Unaffiliated 30201
Independent 2000
Total 117202
% of votes cast 97%2%0%2%
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
Hopkins — 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
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Huddleston — Not Voting
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
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 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 Not Voting
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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Passage as Amended

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Republican 27000
Democrat 8000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
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 — Not Voting
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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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 2495?
SB 2495 is sponsored by Benjamin Suber (Republican), Nicole Boyd (Republican), Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Bart Williams (Republican), Jason Barrett (Republican), Kathy L. Chism (Republican), Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Jeff Tate (Republican), Chad McMahan (Republican), Scott DeLano (Republican), Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Chuck Younger (Republican), Moran, Michael McLendon (Republican), Jeremy England (Republican), Kevin Blackwell (Republican), and Mike Thompson (Republican).
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