HB 73 — School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts.
Last action — Died In Committee
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 73 on the official Mississippi source →Action History
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Died In Committee
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Referred To Education;Appropriations
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Transmitted To Senate
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Passed As Amended
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Amended
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Education
Sponsors
- Jansen Owen · Primary
- Shanda Yates · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 26 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jansen Owen Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Shanda Yates Independent
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 63 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 14 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 83 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 21% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson (11th) | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| Stepp | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Not Voting |
| Young | — | Not Voting |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bradford Blackmon | Democrat | Nay |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Nay |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Nay |
| Fabian Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeffrey Hulum III | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Nay |
| Justis Gibbs | Democrat | Nay |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Nay |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Keith Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenji Holloway | Democrat | Nay |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Nay |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Nay |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Nay |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tamarra Butler-Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Timaka James-Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Andy Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Luther Waldo | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Mattox | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Celeste Hurst | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Mansell | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Elliot Burch | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Estrada | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Fondren | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Nay |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan McMillan | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Hawkins | Republican | Nay |
| Justin Keen | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Remak | Republican | Nay |
| Lance Varner | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Philman Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy P. Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Not Voting |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Hall | Republican | Nay |
| 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 Lott | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| W.I. "Doc" Harris | Republican | Nay |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Grady | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 73?
- HB 73 is sponsored by Jansen Owen (Republican) and Shanda Yates (Independent).
- What is the current status of HB 73?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 73?
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