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SB 2371 — American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nurse/Allied Health Workforce Development and Retention Act; create.
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The latest version of Bill SB 2371 introduces a new program specifically called the "Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program." This program includes detailed requirements for grant applications and awards, establishing clear guidelines on how the funds should be managed. It emphasizes accountability by requiring regular reports to the Governor and Legislature, ensuring that funds are used appropriately. The changes aim to enhance the program's focus on workforce development in the allied health sector, which is vital for improving healthcare services in Mississippi.
2371 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) AN ACT TO CREATE THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) NURSE/ALLIED HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION ACT;
TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIED HEALTH COLLEGE AND CAREER NAVIGATOR GRANT PROGRAM;
TO CREATEALLOW SPECIALTHE FUNDSOFFICE INOF THEWORKFORCE STATEDEVELOPMENT TREASURYTO FROMUSE WHICHA THEMAXIMUM GRANTSOF AUTHORIZED2% INOF THISFUNDS ACTAPPROPRIATED SHALLFOR BETHE DISBURSEDADMINISTRATIVE BYEXPENSES OF THE OFFICEGRANT OFPROGRAMS, WORKFORCETO DEVELOPMENT;THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW;
TO ALLOW THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO USE A MAXIMUM OF 2% OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS, TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW;
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 1 SECTION 1.
(1) This article shall be known and may be cited as the "American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nurse/Allied Health Workforce Development and Retention Act." Under this article, the Legislature creates the "Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/Allied Health Grant Program"Program," and the "Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency and Fellowship Start-Up Grant Program" and the "Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program." SECTION(2) 2.As used in this article, "office" means the Office of Workforce Development established in Section 37-153-7.
SECTION 2.
and (c) The availability of unprecedented federal funding to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the workforce and economy has created a unique opportunity for the Officeoffice, of Workforce Development, working with community colleges, to provide education and training to help Mississippians find employment in the nursing, allied health and other health care fields.fields, including paramedics.
(a) To provide funding for outreach efforts to connect citizens seeking employment in nursing, allied health, and other health care fields with the education and training required to obtain necessary skills for relevant employment in the state;
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 2 (b)(a) To provide funding for newoutreach andefforts increasedto capacityconnect incitizens existingseeking nursingemployment andin nursing, allied healthhealth, training programs, or to help retain and graduateother nursing and allied health students,care tofields, includeincluding anyparamedics, requiredwith equipmentthe oreducation supplies, at community and juniortraining collegesrequired orto throughobtain othernecessary entitiesskills facilitatingfor healthcare-focusedrelevant workforceemployment trainingin programs across the state;
(b) To provide funding for new and increased capacity in existing nursing and allied health training programs, including accredited paramedic programs, or to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, including students in an accredited paramedic program, to include any required equipment or supplies, at community and junior colleges or through other entities facilitating healthcare-focused workforce training programs across the state;
(1) There is established the Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/Allied Health Grant Program, which shall be directed by the office for the purpose of increasing capacity in nursing and allied health training programs, jobincluding sectorsaccredited whichS. were severely impacted by the disruption to the economy and workforce caused by COVID-19.
(2) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Grant program" means the program established in this section, which provides funding, as determined by the office, from federal COVID-19 relief funds to sustain and increase S.
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 3 capacityparamedic inprograms, nursingjob andsectors alliedwhich healthwere educationseverely andimpacted trainingby programs,the ordisruption to helpthe retaineconomy and graduateworkforce nursingcaused and allied health students, at community and junior colleges or other entities facilitating healthcare-focused training programs as determined by theCOVID-19. office.
(b)(2) "Office"For meanspurposes of this section, the Officefollowing ofwords Workforceshall Developmenthave establishedthe inmeanings Sectionascribed 37-153-7.herein unless the context requires otherwise:
(c)(a) "Recipient""Grant program" means athe communityprogram established in this section, which provides funding, as determined by the office, from federal COVID-19 relief funds to sustain and increase capacity in nursing and allied health education and training programs, including accredited paramedic programs, or to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, at community and junior collegecolleges or other entities facilitating healthcare-focused training programs as determined by the office.
(d)(b) "Trainee""Recipient" means ana individualcommunity receivingor trainingjunior college or other servicesentities throughfacilitating thehealthcare-focused granttraining programprograms underas thisdetermined articleby with the goaloffice. of becoming employed in the nursing or allied health field.
(e)(c) "COVID-19""Trainee" means an individual receiving training or other services through the Coronavirusgrant Diseaseprogram 2019.under this article with the goal of becoming employed in the nursing or allied health field, including as a licensed paramedic.
(f)(d) "Federal"COVID-19" COVID-19 relief funds" means funds allocated to the State of Mississippi from the Coronavirus StateDisease Fiscal2019. Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No.
(e) "Federal COVID-19 relief funds" means funds allocated to the State of Mississippi from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No.
(g) "High-wage, high-demand industry" means those nursing or allied health jobs paying above Mississippi's median annual income and prioritized by the office.
(h) "Eligible expenses" means a cost incurred by a recipient under this article, to include:
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 4 (i)(f) Necessary"High-wage, equipmenthigh-demand industry" means those nursing or otherallied supplieshealth tojobs, sustainincluding orparamedics, increasepaying capacityabove inMississippi's nursingmedian orannual alliedincome healthand trainingprioritized programs;by the office.
(ii)(g) Necessary"Eligible infrastructure,expenses" includingmeans buildinga renovationcost orincurred construction,by fora increasingrecipient capacityunder inthis nursingarticle, orto alliedinclude: health training programs;
(iii)(i) CurriculaNecessary equipment or other academicsupplies or training materials to sustain or increase capacity in nursing or allied health training programs, including accredited paramedic programs;
(iv)(ii) RemoteNecessary learninginfrastructure, orincluding otherbuilding classroomrenovation technologyor toconstruction, sustainfor orincreasing increase capacity in nursing or allied health training programs, including accredited paramedic programs;
(v)(iii) JobCurricula placementor servicesother foracademic or training materials to sustain or increase capacity in nursing or allied health studentstraining andprograms, graduates;including accredited paramedic programs;
(vi)(iv) RecruitmentRemote programslearning foror other classroom technology to sustain or increase capacity in nursing or allied health studentstraining andprograms, graduates;including accredited paramedic programs;
(vii)(v) OtherJob placement services aimedfor atnursing helpingor retainallied health students and graduategraduates, currentincluding nursingthose andin alliedaccredited healthparamedic students.programs;
(3)(vi) TheRecruitment Departmentprograms offor Employmentnursing Securityor shallallied servehealth asstudents fiscaland agentgraduates, including those in administeringaccredited theparamedic funds.programs;
(4) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, allocations to recipients shall be awarded by the office through an application process, which shall require the applicant to provide:
(a) A detailed explanation of the program the applicant intends to use awarded funds to create or expand, to include:
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 5 (i)(vii) AOther descriptionservices ofaimed theat nursinghelping orretain alliedand healthgraduate workforcecurrent shortagenursing theand programallied ishealth intendedstudents, to address, including specificthose information from hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities or other health care providers in theaccredited region;paramedic programs.
(3) The Department of Employment Security shall serve as fiscal agent in administering the funds.
(4) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, allocations to recipients shall be awarded by the office through an application process, which shall require the applicant to provide:
(a) A detailed explanation of the program the applicant intends to use awarded funds to create or expand, to include:
(i) A description of the nursing or allied health workforce shortage the program is intended to address, including specific information from hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities or other health care providers in the region;
(c) A plan to provide data on participation and outcomes of the program, including a plan to report outcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment;
and (d) Other relevant information as determined appropriate by the office.
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(5) Applicants agreeing to commit a portion of their federal COVID-19 relief funds, if they received federal COVID-19 relief funds directly, or other state, federal or private funds as supplemental matching funds to offset the total cost of the approved program will be prioritized for approval.
(6) The office shall:
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 6 (a)(c) InformA eachplan recipientto ofprovide itsdata portionon participation and outcomes of the fundsprogram, appropriatedincluding a plan to report outcomes to the grantoffice program;throughout the funding commitment;
and (d) Other relevant information as determined appropriate by the office.
(5) Applicants agreeing to commit a portion of their federal COVID-19 relief funds, if they received federal COVID-19 relief funds directly, or other state, federal or private funds as supplemental matching funds to offset the total cost of the approved program will be prioritized for approval.
(6) The office shall:
(a) Inform each recipient of its portion of the funds appropriated to the grant program;
and (d) Prioritize jobs which are high-wage, high-demand jobs within the nursing and allied health fields.fields, including the paramedic field.
(7) ThereSeventy-five ispercent created(75%) aof special fund in the Statefunds Treasuryprovided tothrough be known as the "Accelerateappropriations Mississippiprocess Nursing/Alliedfor Health Grant Program Fund," from which the grants authorized in this sectionprogram shall be disbursedreserved byfor thecommunity office.and junior colleges.
All monies shall be disbursed from the fund in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and 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 American Rescue Plan Act.
Unexpended amounts of any monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund or the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the fund shall remain in the fund.
(8) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the funds provided through the appropriations process for this program shall be reserved for community and junior colleges.
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 7 (25%) of the funds provided through the appropriations process for this program may be awarded to recipients other than a community or junior college which facilitate healthcare-focused training programs as determined by the office.
(2) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context otherwiserequires requires:otherwise:
(b) "Office""Recipient" means a general acute care hospital in the OfficeState of WorkforceMississippi Developmentwhich establishedis inlicensed Sectionby 37-153-7.the Mississippi State Department of Health.
(c) "Recipient""Residency meansand afellowship generalprograms" acutemeans careadvanced hospitaltraining programs in themedical Stateor ofsurgical Mississippispecialty areas which isare licensedS. by the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 8 (d) "Residency and fellowship programs" means advanced training programs in medical or surgical specialty areas which are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or a similar accreditation body.
(e)(d) "COVID-19" means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
(f)(e) "Federal COVID-19 relief funds" means funds allocated to the State of Mississippi from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No.
(g)(f) "Eligible expenses" means a cost incurred by a recipient, pursuant to this article, to include:
(ii) Necessary infrastructure, including buildingbuilding, renovation or construction, for accreditation;
(4) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, allocations to recipients shall be awarded by the office through an application process, which shall require the applicant to provide:
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 9 (4)(a) SubjectEvidence tothat appropriationthe byapplicant is in the Legislature,process allocationsof topreparing recipientsfor shallaccreditation, behas awardedapplied byfor theaccreditation officeor throughhas anreceived applicationaccreditation process,for whicha shallnew requireresidency theor applicantfellowship toprogram, provide:or increased capacity in an existing residency or fellowship program;
(a) Evidence that the applicant is in the process of preparing for accreditation, has applied for accreditation or has received accreditation for a new residency or fellowship program, or increased capacity in an existing residency or fellowship program;
(c) A proposed budget on how awarded funds will be expended, including a plan to consistently report expenditures to the office throughout the funding commitment;
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 10 (c)(d) A proposedplan budgetto provide data on howparticipation awardedand fundsoutcomes willof bethe expended,residency or fellowship program, including a plan to consistently report expendituresoutcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment;
(d) A plan to provide data on participation and outcomes of the residency or fellowship program, including a plan to report outcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment;
and (d) Prioritize residency or fellowship programs which produce graduates in high-demand medical and surgical fields.fields;
S.(e) Establish a schedule of application deadlines and a system for considering applications on a rotating basis;
and S.
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 11 (7)(f) ThereEnsure isthat createdevery aeffort specialbe fundmade, in accordance with the Statepriorities Treasuryin this subsection, to beprovide knownfunds asfor the "Accelerateplacement Mississippiof Physicianone Residency(1) andresident Fellowshipwith Start-Upeach Grantrecipient Programbefore Fund,"considering fromawarding whichfunds for the grantsplacement authorizedof inadditional thisresidents sectionin shallthe besame disbursedround byof theconsideration. office.
All monies shall be disbursed from the fund in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and 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 American Rescue Plan Act.
Unexpended amounts of any monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund or the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the fund shall remain in the fund.
The(1) OfficeThere ofis Workforceestablished Developmentthe mayMississippi useAllied aHealth maximumCollege ofand twoCareer percentNavigator (2%)Grant ofProgram, fundswhich allocatedshall be directed by the office for the administrationpurpose of thehiring grantprofessionals, programsor authorizednavigators, to provide individual assistance and guidance to students to assist them in Sectionsmany 3areas, from maneuvering challenges while enrolled in college programs and 4understanding ofthe thisjob act,market to theworking extentthrough permissiblecourse underchallenges, federaland law.to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, at community and junior colleges.
TheSuch officenavigators shallmust trybe toat minimizeleast anya expenseregistered ofnurse administrativewith fundsat byleast establishingtwo policies(2) andyears proceduresof mirroringexperience pastin programsnursing. utilizing federal COVID-19 relief funds.
SECTIONThe 6.grant program shall be funded from monies appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
(2) The Officeoffice of Workforce Development shall certifyprescribe to the Departmentterms of Finance and Administrationconditions that each expenditure of the fundsgrant appropriatedprogram. to the office under this article is in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to S.
To be eligible to receive a grant from the office under the grant program, a community college shall provide the following information:
(a) The number of nursing or allied health students who will be served by the program;
S.
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117-1).and (c) Any other information that the office determines is necessary.
SECTION 6.
The office may use a maximum of two percent (2%) of funds appropriated for the administrative expenses of the grant programs authorized in Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act, to the extent permissible under federal law.
The office shall try to minimize any expense of administrative funds by establishing policies and procedures mirroring past programs utilizing federal COVID-19 relief funds.
The Officeoffice ofshall Workforcecertify Developmentto shallthe provideDepartment aof comprehensiveFinance reportand onAdministration thethat useeach andexpenditure effectiveness of the funds distributedappropriated underto the grantoffice programsunder created in this article,article tois includein wagecompliance datawith andthe employmentguidelines, outcomesguidance, forrules, residents,regulations toand/or theother Governor,criteria, Lieutenantas Governor,may Speakerbe ofamended thefrom House,time Chairsto time, of the SenateUnited andStates HouseDepartment Appropriations Committees, Chair of the SenateTreasury Economicregarding andthe Workforceuse Developmentof Committee,monies andfrom Chair of the HouseCoronavirus WorkforceState DevelopmentFiscal CommitteeRecovery byFund Octoberin 1Section each9901 year of the existenceAmerican ofRescue thePlan programAct andof for2021 at(Public leastLaw threeNo. (3) years after the program ceases.
117-1).
GrantThe fundsoffice shall beprovide availablea comprehensive report on the use and effectiveness of funds distributed under the grant programs created in this articlearticle, throughto Decemberinclude 31,wage 2026,data orand onemployment theoutcomes datefor ofresidents, to the fundGovernor, expenditureLieutenant deadlineGovernor, providedSpeaker byof the federalHouse, government,Chairs whicheverof occursthe later.Senate and House S.
Each grant recipient shall certify, for any project for which a grant is awarded, that if the project is not completed by December 31, 2026, and the United States Congress does not enact an extension of the deadline on the availability of ARPA funds, then the grant recipient will complete the project through other funds.
SECTION 9.
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or part of this article is declared to be in conflict with S.
2371 *SS26/R733PS**SS26/R733SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/R733PS23/SS26/R733SG PAGE 13 federalAppropriations law,Committees, orChair ifof forthe anySenate reasonEconomic isand declaredWorkforce toDevelopment beCommittee, invalidand orChair of nothe effect,House theWorkforce remainingDevelopment sections,Committee paragraphs,by sentences,October clauses,1 phrasesof oreach partsyear thereofof shallthe beexistence inof nothe matterprogram affectedand therebyfor butat shallleast remainthree in(3) fullyears forceafter andthe effect.program ceases.
SECTION 9.
Grant funds shall be available under this article through December 31, 2026, or on the date of the fund expenditure deadline provided by the federal government, whichever occurs later.
Each grant recipient shall certify, for any project for which a grant is awarded, that if the project is not completed by December 31, 2026, and the United States Congress does not enact an extension of the deadline on the availability of ARPA funds, then the grant recipient will complete the project through other funds.
SectionsIf 1any throughsection, 9paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or part of this actarticle shallis declared to be codifiedin asconflict awith newfederal articlelaw, inor Titleif 37,for Chapterany 153,reason Mississippiis Codedeclared to be invalid or of 1972.no effect, the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or parts thereof shall be in no matter affected thereby but shall remain in full force and effect.
ThisSections 1 through 9 of this act shall takebe effectcodified andas bea new article in forceTitle from37, andChapter after153, itsMississippi passage.Code of 1972.
SECTION 12.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.
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Action History
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Conferees Named Bell (21st),Felsher,Anthony
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Sponsors
- Parker · Primary
- Tyler McCaughn · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Parker
Co-sponsors (1)
- Tyler McCaughn Republican
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 113 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (121)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Nay |
| Criswell | — | Nay |
| Hopkins | — | Nay |
| Williamson | — | 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 | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 2% | 0% | 1% |
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 | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 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 |
| 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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