2020 Regular Session
Representative Christopher M. Bell
Principal Author and Co-Author
Representative Christopher M. Bell
District 65
../house_p_authors/bell_(65th).xml
Principal Author Only
12/03/20 at 13:57
HB 20
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0020IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 52
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0052IN.pdf
Early voting; authorize.
Paden
../House_authors/Paden.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0052.xml
HB 78
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0078IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 91
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0091IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with improvements to Eubanks Creek.
Bell (65th)
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 92
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0092IN.pdf
Mental Health Treatment Facility; revise hearing and commitment procedures.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0092.xml
HB 93
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0093IN.pdf
Smart State Act; create.
Bell (65th)
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 219
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0219IN.pdf
State employee personal and major medical leave; revise definition of "catastrophe injury or illness" to include mental illness for the purpose of the donation of.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0219.xml
HB 277
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0277IN.pdf
"Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law"; enact to require parental acknowledgement of notice upon student enrollment.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0277.xml
HB 279
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0279IN.pdf
Prohibition on Price Gouging for Essential Drugs Act; create.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0279.xml
HB 342
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0342IN.pdf
Civil Rights Memorial Day; designate the last Monday in April as.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0342.xml
HB 350
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0350IN.pdf
Medicaid; seek waiver for plan to expand eligibility with regional care organizations, known as "One Mississippi."
Dortch
../House_authors/Dortch.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 351
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0351IN.pdf
Amusement rides; provide inspection and incident reporting requirements for.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0351.xml
HB 362
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0362IN.pdf
Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; repeal.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0362.xml
HB 371
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0371IN.pdf
Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0371.xml
HB 376
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0376IN.pdf
Medicaid; eligible pregnant women shall remain eligible for maternal care services for 12 months after end of pregnancy.
Dortch
../House_authors/Dortch.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0376.xml
HB 388
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0388IN.pdf
Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 120 days or less before the date of any election.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0388.xml
HB 466
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0466IN.pdf
Hotel and restaurant management degree program; require IHL Board to implement at Jackson State University.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0466.xml
HB 487
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0487IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 490
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0490IN.pdf
School Safety Law for Children with Disabilities; enact to require public schools and charter schools to install cameras and door alarms.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0490.xml
HB 549
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0549IN.pdf
Teacher licensure; authorize issuance to certain individuals with foreign certification on reciprocity with documentation.
Clarke
../House_authors/Clarke.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0549.xml
HB 553
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0553IN.pdf
Early voting; authorize for qualified electors otherwise unable to vote on election day.
Clarke
../House_authors/Clarke.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0553.xml
HB 645
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0645IN.pdf
Urban renewal agency commission; revise composition of.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0645.xml
HB 646
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0646IN.pdf
Urban renewal agency; authorize increase in number of commissioners serving on board of.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0646.xml
HB 737
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0737IN.pdf
Suffrage; restore to all upon meeting all terms and conditions of sentence.
Paden
../House_authors/Paden.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0737.xml
HB 771
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0771IN.pdf
Undocumented students; allow to attend college at in-state tuition rates subject to certain conditions.
Bell (65th) *
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0771.xml
HB 778
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0778IN.pdf
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to first responders injured in the line of duty.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 779
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0779IN.pdf
Right to vote; restore automatically to certain persons who have completed all sentencing requirements.
Bell (65th) *
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0779.xml
HB 781
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0781IN.pdf
Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0781.xml
HB 791
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0791IN.pdf
Repealer on one cent special sales tax on gross proceeds/income of businesses in cities with population of 150,000 or more.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0791.xml
HB 792
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0792IN.pdf
Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 793
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0793IN.pdf
Urban renewal agency commission; revise composition of.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0793.xml
HB 799
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0799IN.pdf
Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0799.xml
HB 800
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0800IN.pdf
Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by to not more than five percent.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 801
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0801IN.pdf
Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0801.xml
HB 802
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0802IN.pdf
Unemployment compensation; revise weekly benefit amount for.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0802.xml
HB 809
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0809IN.pdf
Unemployment benefits; increase individual's weekly benefit amount by $40.00.
Bell (65th) *
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0809.xml
HB 810
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0810IN.pdf
Unemployment compensation; provide for certain increases in.
Bell (65th) *
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0810.xml
HB 813
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0813IN.pdf
State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit; establish.
Rosebud
../House_authors/Rosebud.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0813.xml
HB 878
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0878IN.pdf
State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0878.xml
HB 952
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0952IN.pdf
Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act; create.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB 953
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0953IN.pdf
Parole; change length of sentence to be served before offenders may request judicial recommendation of.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0953.xml
HB 956
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0956IN.pdf
State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Johnson
../House_authors/Johnson.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0956.xml
HB 992
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0992IN.pdf
MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.
Johnson (94th)
../House_authors/Johnson_(94th).xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB0992.xml
HB 999
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0999SG.pdf
Amusement rides; provide inspection and incident reporting requirements for.
Weathersby
../House_authors/Weathersby.xml
06/25 Approved by Governor
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HB1021
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1021IN.pdf
Commutation of sentences; require for certain nonviolent offenders.
Johnson
../House_authors/Johnson.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1021.xml
HB1030
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1030IN.pdf
Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Johnson
../House_authors/Johnson.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1030.xml
HB1043
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1043IN.pdf
Student Athlete Bill of Rights; enact.
Johnson (94th)
../House_authors/Johnson_(94th).xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1043.xml
HB1048
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1048IN.pdf
Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by and revise who can be appointed to child care advisory council by state Health Officer.
Johnson
../House_authors/Johnson.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB1072
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1072IN.pdf
Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenses and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates.
Johnson
../House_authors/Johnson.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1072.xml
HB1194
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1194IN.pdf
IHL Board; dissolve and provide for independent university boards of trustees.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1194.xml
HB1218
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1218IN.pdf
Employee wages; require to be paid equally for women and men.
Bell (65th)
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1218.xml
HB1222
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1222IN.pdf
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Johnson
../House_authors/Johnson.xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1222.xml
HB1462
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1462IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with construction of a real-time crime prevention center.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB1463
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1463IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with purchase of right-of-way maintenance equipment.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB1496
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1496IN.pdf
Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
Brown (70th)
../House_authors/Brown_(70th).xml
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1496.xml
HB1589
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1589IN.pdf
Hinds County; authorize to pay per diem to volunteer members of certain county boards who serve the county.
Bell (65th)
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1589.xml
HB1596
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1596IN.pdf
Appropriation; Hinds County for costs of construction of Segment 1A of the Hinds Parkway Road Project.
Clarke
../House_authors/Clarke.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1596.xml
HB1598
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1598IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with purchasing fire service equipment.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
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HB1599
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1599IN.pdf
Appropriation; City of Jackson for costs of completing the renovation of Smith Park.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1599.xml
HB1600
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1600IN.pdf
Appropriations; City of Jackson for costs of completing Phase II of renovation of Thalia Mara Hall.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1600.xml
HB1604
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1604IN.pdf
Appropriation; Hinds County to for costs of construction of Segment 1A of the Hinds Parkway Road Project.
Bell (65th)
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1604.xml
HB1615
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1615IN.pdf
Appropriations; City of Jackson for costs of renovating Russell C. Davis Planetarium.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1615.xml
HB1616
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1616IN.pdf
Appropriation; City of Jackson for costs of renovating old city library and relocating Welty Library to that site.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1616.xml
HB1617
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1617IN.pdf
Appropriation; State Auditor for forensic audit of DHS's TANF expenditures during certain period.
Dortch
../House_authors/Dortch.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1617.xml
HB1634
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1634IN.pdf
Hind County; authorize to pay per diem to volunteer members of certain county boards who serve the county.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1634.xml
HB1643
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1643IN.pdf
Appropriation; Hinds County for costs of establishing a mental and behavioral health treatment court collaborative.
Clarke
../House_authors/Clarke.xml
06/03 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1643.xml
HB1772
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1772IN.pdf
City of Jackson; authorize to create land banks to address blighted properties more efficiently within the city.
Dortch
../House_authors/Dortch.xml
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HB/HB1772.xml
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HB1782
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1782SG.pdf
Appropriation; several agencies for addressing the public health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mims
../House_authors/Mims.xml
08/24 (H) House Take No Action
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HB1796
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1796SG.pdf
State Flag; revise with a commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Gunn
../House_authors/Gunn.xml
06/30 Approved by Governor
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HC 5
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0005IN.pdf
Fannie Lou Hamer; request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of the statue of James Zachariah George with statue of.
Dortch
../House_authors/Dortch.xml
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HC/HC0005.xml
HC 13
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0013SG.pdf
Mr. William J. "Billy" McCoy; honor the life, service and legacy of upon his passing and express great sympathy to his family.
Banks
../House_authors/Banks.xml
02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HC/HC0013.xml
HC 15
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0015IN.pdf
"MS Initiative on HBCUs"; acknowledge importance of need to establish and encourage legislative support and funding.
Bell (65th)
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HC/HC0015.xml
HC 25
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0025IN.pdf
Constitution; amned to dissolve the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.
Bell (65th)
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HC/HC0025.xml
HC 30
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0030SG.pdf
Nineteenth amendment; celebrate ratification of.
Clarke
../House_authors/Clarke.xml
03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HC/HC0030.xml
HC 44
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0044SG.pdf
Breeland Speaks; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl LIV Champions.
Bell (65th)
03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HC/HC0044.xml
HC 54
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0054SG.pdf
Zeita Merchant; commend upon promotion to rank of Captain in United States Coast Guard.
Bell (65th)
06/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HC/HC0054.xml
HC 70
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0070SG.pdf
Walter Payton; commend and celebrate his outstanding athletic career and his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Straughter
../House_authors/Straughter.xml
06/24 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HC/HC0070.xml
HC 71
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HC/HC0071SG.pdf
Robert Brazile; commend for NFL career and induction into 2018 class of NFL Hall of Fame.
Straughter
../House_authors/Straughter.xml
06/24 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HC/HC0071.xml
HR 13
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0013PS.pdf
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recognize and declare Feb. 4, 2020, as Mississippi Delta Day at the State Capitol.
Bell (65th)
03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HR/HR0013.xml
HR 14
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0014IN.pdf
Omega Psi Phi Day; designate February 5, 2020 as in Mississippi.
Hines
../House_authors/Hines.xml
10/02 (H) Died In Committee
../history/HR/HR0014.xml
HR 39
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0039PS.pdf
Eric Stringfellow; commend life and legacy upon his passing.
Gibbs (72nd)
../House_authors/Gibbs_(72nd).xml
03/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HR/HR0039.xml
HR 53
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0053PS.pdf
Alice Thomas-Tisdale; congratulate upon being named the Publisher Emeritus of the Jackson Advocate.
Gibbs (72nd)
../House_authors/Gibbs_(72nd).xml
03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HR/HR0053.xml
HR 72
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0072PS.pdf
Carrie Lee Jones Miller; commend life and legacy upon her passing.
Bell (65th)
05/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HR/HR0072.xml
HR 78
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0078PS.pdf
Mr. Cortez Bryant; commend on his outstanding career as a manger for A-list music artists.
Bell (65th)
05/27 (H) Immediate Release
../history/HR/HR0078.xml
HR 85
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0085PS.pdf
Jackie Ray Slater; commend upon being a Jackson State University Alumnus enshrined in the profootball Hall of Fame.
Straughter
../House_authors/Straughter.xml
06/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HR/HR0085.xml
HR 87
../../../documents/2020/pdf/HR/HR0087PS.pdf
Lemuel Joseph "Lem" Barney; commend upon being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Straughter
../House_authors/Straughter.xml
06/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/HR/HR0087.xml