2023 Regular Session Representative Robert L. Johnson III Principal Author and Co-Author Representative Robert L. Johnson III District 94 ../../../members/house/johnson.xml ../house_p_authors/johnson.xml Principal Author Only 12/07/23 at 09:35 HB 61 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0061IN.pdf Poll managers; increase the compensation of. Paden ../House_authors/Paden.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0061.xml HB 159 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0159IN.pdf Medicaid; provide increased reimbursement rate for hospitals in counties with high unemployment and doctor shortage. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0159.xml HB 266 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0266SG.pdf David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include. Bain ../House_authors/Bain.xml 04/20 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0266.xml * HB 282 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0282IN.pdf Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenders and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0282.xml HB 283 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0283IN.pdf Commutation of sentences; require for certain nonviolent offenders. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0283.xml HB 284 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0284IN.pdf Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0284.xml HB 285 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0285IN.pdf Habitual offender law; exclude drug and nonviolent offenses when computing prior offenses under. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0285.xml HB 286 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0286IN.pdf Habitual offender law; authorize parole eligibility if offender served 10 years of a sentence of 40 years or more. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0286.xml HB 321 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0321IN.pdf Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0321.xml %$ HB 322 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0322IN.pdf Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care teachers and directors. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0322.xml %$ HB 323 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0323IN.pdf Minimum Wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0323.xml HB 324 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0324IN.pdf Medicaid; telehealth services provided by FQHCs, rural health clinics and community mental health centers reimbursed at same rate as face-to-face encounters. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0324.xml HB 325 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0325IN.pdf DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0325.xml HB 326 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0326IN.pdf Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0326.xml HB 327 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0327IN.pdf Corrections Inspection Council; establish. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0327.xml HB 328 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0328IN.pdf Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0328.xml HB 329 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0329IN.pdf "The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act"; enact. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0329.xml HB 330 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0330IN.pdf ARPA Expenditures Ombudsman; establish to oversee all expenditures of ARPA funds. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0330.xml HB 331 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0331IN.pdf Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0331.xml HB 333 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0333IN.pdf Appropriation; State Department of Health from Coronavirus Recovery Fund for premium pay to essential health care workers. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0333.xml HB 334 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0334PS.pdf Motor vehicle; revise requirements for scrapping, dismantling or destroying when owner does not have title in his or her name. Johnson 02/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0334.xml * HB 335 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0335IN.pdf Income tax; allow credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0335.xml %$ HB 366 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0366PS.pdf Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as. Bounds ../House_authors/Bounds.xml 03/27 (H) Died In Conference ../history/HB/HB0366.xml * HB 457 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0457IN.pdf MS Hospital Emergency Grant Program; create to provide grants to hospitals having financial difficulties. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0457.xml HB 458 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0458IN.pdf Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0458.xml HB 463 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0463IN.pdf Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers. Porter ../House_authors/Porter.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0463.xml HB 466 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0466IN.pdf Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP). Porter ../House_authors/Porter.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0466.xml HB 492 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0492IN.pdf Indigenous Native American Day; declare the second Monday in October as. Banks ../House_authors/Banks.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0492.xml HB 500 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0500IN.pdf Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez with Concord Avenue drainage improvement project. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0500.xml %$ HB 501 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0501IN.pdf Appropriation; IHL for construction of athletic stadium for Jackson State University. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0501.xml HB 502 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0502IN.pdf Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase monthly benefit for. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0502.xml HB 503 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0503IN.pdf Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act; repeal. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0503.xml HB 523 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0523IN.pdf Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0523.xml HB 524 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0524IN.pdf Appropriation; DFA for making grants under the Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0524.xml HB 525 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525IN.pdf Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program; create to provide grants to public hospitals at high financial risk. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0525.xml HB 526 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0526IN.pdf Office of Independent State Hearing Officers; create to hear and decide matters for persons as alternative to agency hearing officers. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0526.xml HB 527 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0527IN.pdf Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0527.xml HB 583 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0583IN.pdf Minimum wage; establish at $8.50 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime. Brown (70th) ../House_authors/Brown_(70th).xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0583.xml HB 612 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0612IN.pdf TANF benefits; provide child care and transportation for applicants during initial orientation meetings. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0612.xml HB 613 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0613IN.pdf TANF funds; prohibit providing to any person whose income is more than 200% of poverty level. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0613.xml HB 620 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0620IN.pdf Early voting; authorize. McCray ../House_authors/McCray.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0620.xml HB 754 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0754IN.pdf Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the local option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Paden ../House_authors/Paden.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0754.xml HB 774 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0774IN.pdf TANF block grant; DHS shall transfer 30% of each year to CCDF for child care vouchers. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0774.xml HB 801 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0801IN.pdf Community and junior colleges; expand workforce development partnerships. Brown (70th) ../House_authors/Brown_(70th).xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0801.xml HB 822 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0822IN.pdf Small Business Bridge Loan Program; create. Hines ../House_authors/Hines.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0822.xml HB 863 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0863IN.pdf Ban-the-Box Act; enact. Hulum ../House_authors/Hulum.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0863.xml HB 873 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0873IN.pdf Appropriation; City of Natchez for Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project. Johnson 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0873.xml HB 923 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0923SG.pdf Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery; designate the fish hatchery located in North Mississippi as. Reynolds ../House_authors/Reynolds.xml 04/17 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0923.xml * HB 970 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0970IN.pdf TANF funds; prohibit use of for college scholarships for persons not receiving TANF benefits. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0970.xml HB 971 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0971IN.pdf TANF benefits; remove certain restrictions and penalties for applicants and recipients. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0971.xml HB1053 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1053IN.pdf County board of supervisors; authorize to be employed by community college districts while serving as. Johnson * 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1053.xml HB1054 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1054IN.pdf TANF funds; require PEER Committee to review and evaluate performance outcomes of subcontracts and subgrants of. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1054.xml HB1121 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1121IN.pdf Administrative office of courts; require to create misdemeanor intervention courts. Clarke ../House_authors/Clarke.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1121.xml HB1363 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1363IN.pdf Medicaid; extend coverage for eligible women for 12 months postpartum. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1363.xml HB1562 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1562IN.pdf Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain food. Hulum ../House_authors/Hulum.xml 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1562.xml %$ HB1665 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1665IN.pdf Appropriation; DPS for purchasing body-worn cameras for all Capitol Police officers. Hulum ../House_authors/Hulum.xml 02/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1665.xml HC 7 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0007IN.pdf Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements from each congressional district for an initiative petition to the number of current congressional districts. Johnson 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HC/HC0007.xml HC 10 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0010SG.pdf Former Representative Noal Akins; honor life and legacy upon his passing. Steverson ../House_authors/Steverson.xml 02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HC/HC0010.xml HC 12 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0012IN.pdf Senator Hiram Revel and Fannie Lou Hamer; request the joint committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of the statues of James Zachariah George and Jefferson Davis with statues of. Johnson 04/01 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HC/HC0012.xml HC 14 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0014IN.pdf Representative Bennie G. Thompson; commend for service as chairman of committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Banks ../House_authors/Banks.xml 04/01 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HC/HC0014.xml HC 24 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0024IN.pdf Constitution; amend to require early voting 10 days before every election. McCray ../House_authors/McCray.xml 01/31 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HC/HC0024.xml HC 42 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0042SG.pdf Taiwan; commend friendship with the State of Mississippi and encourage further economic ties. Reynolds ../House_authors/Reynolds.xml 03/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HC/HC0042.xml HC 64 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HC/HC0064SG.pdf Speaker Philip Gunn; commend on the esteemed and laudable legislative career of. Roberson ../House_authors/Roberson.xml 03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HC/HC0064.xml HR 26 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HR/HR0026PS.pdf Dr. Freda McKissic Bush; honor life and legacy upon her passing. Clarke ../House_authors/Clarke.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0026.xml HR 59 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HR/HR0059PS.pdf Mississippi Links Day at the Capitol 2023; commend and honor for outstanding service. Johnson 02/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0059.xml HR 63 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HR/HR0063PS.pdf JSU Tigers Football Team; commend upon winning 2022 SWAC Championship. Bell (65th) ../House_authors/Bell_(65th).xml 02/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0063.xml HR 77 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HR/HR0077PS.pdf T.C. Taylor; commend for being named head coach for the Jackson State University football team. Bell (65th) ../House_authors/Bell_(65th).xml 02/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0077.xml HR 115 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HR/HR0115PS.pdf Taiwan; commend friendship with the State of Mississippi and encourage further economic ties. Reynolds ../House_authors/Reynolds.xml 03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0115.xml HR 120 ../../../documents/2023/pdf/HR/HR0120PS.pdf Morris Bozeman; commend his life upon his passing. Holloway ../House_authors/Holloway.xml 03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0120.xml