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Track 3,222 bills from the Mississippi 2020 legislative session. 500 bills have passed. View Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate legislation, sponsors, and voting records.
Bills (2000)
Appropriation; MDA for Rental Assistance Grant Program.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; revise appropriation addressing the public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
The Mississippi ICU Infrastructure Act; enact.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
Appropriation; Health Department for reimbursing MS specialty hospitals for expenditures incurred due to COVID-19.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
State budget; remove provisions addressing disposition of unexpended CARES Act funds.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; ICU Infrastructure Fund -COVID-19.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
State budget; provide for certain transfers and change date for transfers to Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Sponsor: John Read
The Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act; enact.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Appropriation; Wireless Communication Commission for upgrades to network.
Sponsor: John Read
MEMA; revise appropriation bill to allow purchase of a building with CARES Act funds.
Sponsor: John Read
Rental Assistance Grant Program; create.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Appropriation; Poultry Farmer Grant Program Fund, Covid-19.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act; authorize grant monies to be expended on prepaid services.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Uniform Controlled Substances Act; automatically schedule any federally-scheduled, COVID-19 drug.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Salute the early auto dealers and African American legends of the automobile industry in Jackson, Mississippi.
Sponsor: John Horhn
House Rules; amend to require a racial impact statement for all legislation to be attached to each bill.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
Suspend deadlines for introduction; MDES; require to provide paid leave to any person who is unable or not allowed to work because of COVID-19.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
City of Biloxi; authorize a tax on site rentals for recreational vehicles to fund certain infrastructure.
Sponsor: Randall Patterson
Suffrage; restore to Matthew Henry McBride of Tallahatchie County.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Absentee Voter Law; authorize 2020 electors to vote by in-person absentee and remove notary requirements.
Sponsor: David Blount
Article V Convention; provide for selection and authority of commissioners.
Sponsor: Dan Eubanks
Mourn the passing of former Senator Bob M. Dearing of Natchez, Mississippi, and commend his public and charitable service.
Sponsor: Albert Butler
Suspend deadlines for introduction; Legislative authority in response to COVID-19; authorize monies for agencies to use in response to COVID-19.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Constitution; amned to dissolve the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Suspend deadline for Introduction; 7% grocery sales tax and statewide testing program; provide exemptions from until state of emergency relating to COVID-19 no longer exists.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
State of Mississippi; declare as "Second Amendment Sanctuary" state.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
City of Gautier; authorize low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public roads.
Sponsor: John Read
Jackson County; authorize to purchase radar speed detection equipment for use by sheriff or county in enforcing speed laws on county roads.
Sponsor: Jeremy England
"Second Chance Month"; designate the month of April 2020.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
Senate Rules; amend Rule 65 to provide for removal of members of the Rules Committee.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Legislature; amend HCR 69 to allow reconvening for considering vetoed bills and to delete alternate sine die date.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Commemorate the life of Representative John Lewis.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
City of Okolona; authorize to use electric power delivery system to provide broadband service to certain counties.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
House Rules; amend to create a new rule that requires each committee's agenda to be published 24 hours before the meeting.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Joint Rules; amend to create a procedure for issuance of ethnic disparity impact statements.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Appropriation; MDOC for addressing the public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Article V Constitutional Convention; provide for selection and authority of commissioners.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Marshall County; authorize hiring of additional part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
Restore suffrage to Dexter Foster.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Appropriation; Administrative Office of Courts for purposes related to COVID-19.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
City of Jackson; authorize to create land banks to address blighted properties more efficiently within the city.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
City of Oxford; expand investment options of reserve and trust fund and require investments be made using MS Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
Sponsor: Clay Deweese
Rankin County; authorize board of supervisors to buy radar equipment for sheriff and deputies to use outside municipalities.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Mississippi Public Health and Welfare Emergency Relief Act; enact.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
City of Natchez; authorize contributions to Natchez, Inc., Film Natchez, Inc. and Downtown Natchez Association.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Coahoma County; allow board to withdraw funds from trust for equipping justice/jail/E911 complex and central fire station.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act; create.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Suspend rules; establish program for medical marijuana as authorized by Legislative alternative to Initiative No. 65.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Jackson County; authorize to expand or merge existing lighting districts.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Urge United States Congress to provide funding to all Mississippi municipalities to fight COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Marshall County; authorize to employ additional, part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.
Sponsor: Neil Whaley
"MS Initiative on HBCUs"; acknowledge importance of need to establish and encourage legislative support and funding.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
City of Olive Branch; authorize 1% tax on hotels and motels for tourism and parks and recreation.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Commend Ole Miss Hockey Club for winning its first SEC title in school history.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
City of Gautier; authorize to levy 1% sales tax on retailers at Singing River Mall site for improvements to mall site.
Sponsor: Jeremy England
Congress; urge to call a convention of the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose amendments limited to balancing the federal budget.
Sponsor: Randall Patterson
Suffrage; restore to Catina Taylor of Marshall County.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Appropriation; "Equity in Distance Learning Fund" for purpose of providing distance learning to public K-12 students.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Mississippi Department of Employment Security; revise certain provisions regarding in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Coahoma County; authorize contribution to But God Ministries.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
City of Okolona; authorize to use electric power delivery system to provide broadband service to certain counties.
Sponsor: Jon Lancaster
Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; transfer certain CARES ACT monies to MDA for a local government grant program.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
City of Pontotoc; extend repelaer on authority to levy tax upon hotels, motels restaurants.
Sponsor: Mac Huddleston
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute to the Read by Third Grade Tutorial Program.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
The Mississippi Back to Business Liability Assurance Act; create.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Suffrage; restore to Anthony Leroy Wallace of Harrison County.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Suffrage; restore to Antonio Simpson of Tunica County.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
House Rule 11A; amend to authorize personal staff for each member of the House.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
President Trump; urge to cancel any plans for a military parade and use monies to help the veterans.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Mississippi Links Day at the Capitol 2020; commend for their outstanding service under the initiative, "Transforming Communities - Fulfilling Our Purpose."
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Suffrage; restore to Kamal Karriem, Jr. of Lowndes County.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
City of Charleston; authorize to issue notes.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Constitution; amend to revise the authority of IHL Board to choose university presidents.
Sponsor: John Lamar
House Rules; create new rule that provides a procedure for a racial and ethnic impact statement.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Express intent of Legislature that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time in Mississippi.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Local Government Coronavirus Reimbursement Relief Program; establish.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Marshall County; authorize contribution to Northeast Mississippi Community Services, Inc.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
President Trump; urge to agree that the press is not a threat to America.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Daylight saving time; urge Congress to enact legislation to allow states to observe year-round.
Sponsor: William Arnold
President Trump; urge to end the tariff war that is hurting Mississippi farmers.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Marshall County; authorize contributions to certain 501(c)(3) organizations that operate food pantries.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
Lake Hico; urge Entergy Mississippi to assist residents with returning to a public park.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Recognize 50th Anniversary of Talking Book Services at the MS Library Commission.
Sponsor: David Blount
Appropriation; DFA for the Local Government Coronavirus Reimbursement Relief Program.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Rankin County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county road.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Entergy Mississippi; recognize and commend employees of on providing 10 years of historically low cost electricity on occasion of its Celebrate 10 Event.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Suffrage; restore to Randy Beckham of Simpson County.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Wayne County; extend repeal date on assessment on misdemeanor convictions to fund Wayne County Justice Complex.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
City of Vicksburg; authorize the use of electric scooters on certain city streets within.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
City of Petal; authorize a tax on hotels, motels, bars and restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Greene County; increase the amount of and extend repeal date on assessment levied in justice court.
Sponsor: Dale Goodin
United States Constitution; urge congress to call convention of the states to amend regarding prayer in public schools.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Hinds County; authorize to pay per diem to volunteer members of certain county boards who serve the county.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
City of Olive Branch; authorize levying of additional tax on hotels and motels for certain improvements.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds to the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Suffrage; restore to Dexter Foster of Lee County.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Joint Rules; amend to limit introduction of general bills requiring majority vote to sessions in even-numbered years.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
"Southeastern Super Tuesday Presidential Primary for the 2024 Election"; urge Governor and Secretary of State to develop agreement.
Sponsor: David Parker
City of Gautier; authorize certain assessment on retail sales at Singing River Mall site for improvements to site.
Sponsor: John Read
Suspend rules for drafting, introduction, etc; provide for state program for medical marijuana.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Public purchasing laws; exempt certain procurements related to COVID-19 from.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Hancock County; authorize to operate medical health clinic for county employees and their eligible dependents.
Sponsor: Brent Anderson
Paid leave for all employees affected by COVID-19; pledge to provide funding to MDES for purpose of providing.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Grenada County; establish Greater Grenada Partnership as economic and industrial development authority.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Suspend rules for further consideration of SB 2446; revise the design of the official state flag.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
"Technology Instruction and Digital Access to Learning (TIDAL) Act"; create to establish digital learning programs for K-12 education and provide grants for electronic devices used in instruction.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Marshall County; authorize contribution to ICS Head Start.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
Suspend rules for drafting, introduction; designate Juneteenth as official state holiday.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
City of Vicksburg; revise contribution amount made to Read by Third Grade, a Tutorial Program for At-Risk Students.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Emmett Till murder; issue apology for state's role in killers' acquittals that were based on a lie.
Sponsor: John Hines
City of Vicksburg; authorize the use of motor-assisted scooters on certain streets within the city.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
City of Olive Branch; authorize 1% tax on hotels and motels and issuance of bonds for tourism and parks and recreation.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Suspend deadlines for introduction; Law enforcement; regulate with penalties for misconduct.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Serve Together: National Week of Post-Partisan Action; observe during week of February 17-21, 2020, in Mississippi.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Suspend deadline for introduction; Statewide testing program; require SBE to cease administration of for the 2019-2020 school year.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Jackson County; authorize to contribute additional funds to certain organizations.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Coahoma County; authorize trustees of county reserve and trust fund to use portion of fund to pay costs of equipping new jail and fire station.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Puckett High School students; commend for placing second at the National 4-H Forestry Invitational.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Omega Psi Phi Day; designate February 5, 2020 as in Mississippi.
Sponsor: John Hines
Second Amendment rights and preemption of Mississippi law relative to firearms; express legislative intent.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
City of Houston; extend repeal date for tax on restaurants, hotels and motels for tourism and parks and recreation.
Sponsor: Jon Lancaster
City of Vicksburg; authorize additional local sales tax for infrastructure and multi-modal transportation infrastructure improvements.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
City of Gautier; authorize to levy 1% sales tax on retailers at Singing River Mall site for improvements to mall site.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in certain disasters or emergencies.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Hind County; authorize to pay per diem to volunteer members of certain county boards who serve the county.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Pre-election day voting; authorize to reduce voters exposure to COVID-19 during 2020 elections.
Sponsor: Zakiya Summers
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.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Suffrage; restore to Buren Wayne Whitt of Chickasaw County.
Sponsor: Jon Lancaster
Paying tribute to the memory of James Charles Evers.
Sponsor: John Horhn
National Principals Month for October.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Recognize "Community Heroes of the Year" UMMC Dr. Navalkele and Dr. Parham for leadership in Coronavirus treatment in Mississippi.
Sponsor: Hillman Frazier
Recognize "Community Hero of the Year" William McHenry for his leadership in the STEM program.
Sponsor: Hillman Frazier
Mourn the passing of MS Historian Edwin "Ed" Bearss and recognize his contributions to preservation of Civil War History.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Recognize "Community Hero of the Year" Colonel Paul Willis for his leadership in the student JROTC program.
Sponsor: Hillman Frazier
Mourn passing of Mississippi Economic Council leader Bob W. Pittman of Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Congratulate McKay Lee Bray, 2020 Mississippi Miss Hospitality.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
MS Electric Cooperatives Broadband COVID-19 Grant Program; authorize tertiary applications/create special fund.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
Public Utilities Staff; revise FY 2021 appropriation.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Felony conviction expungements; revise number that one may be eligible for.
Sponsor: Noah Sanford
Appropriation; several agencies for addressing the public health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Mississippi Workforce Incentive Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Coronavirus relief monies; amend certain provisions pertaining to small business relief.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriations. Education, Department of, Additional for School Recognition Program.
Sponsor: John Read
Suspend deadlines for introduction and further consideration; appropriation bills for school recognition program and Department of Marine Resources for fiscal year 2021.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Commend the life of iconic physician Dr. William Briggs Hopson, Jr.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Residential roofing contractors; require licensing.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Agencies, departments and institutions; require to report workforce monies received and how those monies were spent to the SWIB each year.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Habitual offender; revise penalties for.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Trusty and earned-time programs; change eligibility to participate in.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Intervention courts; technical corrections.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
DUI; nonadjudication of a first offense for CDL holder who was not operating a commercial vehicle.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Hunting license; require to be suspended if determined that death or injury occurred because of negligence.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Mississippi Workforce Development Study Committee; create.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Counties and municipalities; encourage to exchange information with military installations relating to land use and development.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Service of tax sale notices; revise to allow service by a constable.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area, revise provisions regarding certain permits and sales.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Driver's license; require Department of Public Safety to allow official identifying document of MDOC to suffice for.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Criminal history; enact "Ban-the-Box Act."
Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon
Appropriation; Dept. of Finance and Administration for COVID-19 expenses incurred by municipalities and counties for FY 20 and FY 21.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
DUI suspension; clarify when the 120 day suspensions begins.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Appropriation; Dept. of Education, IHL and Community Colleges for COVID-19 expenses for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Board of supervisors; authorize to pay employees every two weeks.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Gifted education; require school districts to provide for students in Grades 7 and 8.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise applicability of.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Appropriation; Dept. of Finance and Administration for COVID 19 expenses for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise funding and specify teaching standards.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Appropriation; Dept. of Health for COVID-19 expenses incurred by hospitals for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Air bow; authorize use during certain open seasons for individuals exempt from hunting license requirement by reason of disability.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation; provide services for victims through approved services.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Restore suffrage to Robert Warren.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
"Postsecondary Education COVID-19 Mitigation Relief Program"; create to provide reimbursements to postsecondary educational institutions for related expenses.
Sponsor: Donnie Scoggin
Appropriation; "Equity in Distance Learning Fund" for purpose of providing distance learning to public K-12 students.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs; create.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
Suffrage; Azalean Jones Rogers.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Suffrage for Marty Langley.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act; create.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Suffrage; restore to Frankie Lee Davis of Tunica County.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Mississippi Tourism Recovery Fund and Mississippi Nonprofit Art Museums Recovery Fund; create.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Appropriation; MDE for Mississippi Broadband Availability Act purposes.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for purposes related to COVID-19.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Suffrage; restore to Kentrell Liddell of Oktibbeha County.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
The Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program; establish.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Suffrage; restore to Cassandra M. Jamison of Tunica County.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Appropriation; Secretary of State for purposes related to COVID-19.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Appropriation; DFA for a cooperative and broadband provider grant program funds.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Nonadmitted policy fee; delete repealer on and revise distribution of.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Appropriation; IHL for postsecondary board to administer the "Postsecondary Education COVID-19 Mitigation Relief Grant Program."
Sponsor: Donnie Scoggin
Appropriations; DFA for tourism and nonprofit art museum recovery.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; MEMA for Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Budget process; provide for certain transfers into CEF and delete transfer of EEF funds into rainy day fund.
Sponsor: John Read
City of Hattiesburg; correct errors referencing county instead of city, and extend repealer on tourism tax and commission.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Motor vehicles; delete five-day requirement regarding towing and storage of.
Sponsor: Brent Anderson
Alcoholic beverages; revise penalties for sale to minors.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Out-of-State Adoptions; clarify certain provisions regarding.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Absentee ballots; revise procedures and timeline for mailing to voter and receiving from voter.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area, revise provisions regarding certain permits and sales.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Workforce development; create study committee on and require agencies, departments and institutions to report certain monies related to.
Sponsor: David Parker
Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; establish.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
City of Biloxi; remove restriction to provide annual cost-of-living increases for retired members of city's disability and relief fund for firemen/policemen.
Sponsor: Kevin Felsher
Corrections; senior status judge may authorize parole eligibility for nonviolent offender.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Sponsor: John Read
Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; expand uses of and increase maximum amount that may be transferred to.
Sponsor: John Read
Department of Corrections; increase number of offenders in regional facilities and adjust regional per diem.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Election commissioners; authorize per diem for primary and runoff election days and provide for pandemic pay for election commissioners and poll managers.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Domesticated dogs and cats; revise offense of abuse of.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Livestock on highways; delete burden on owner of livestock to prove lack of negligence when damages from.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act; create.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
"Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2020"; enact.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Appropriation; additional for various state agencies for Fiscal Year 2020.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
DPS division of driver services; make various revisions regarding.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
State offenders; extend repealer on authority to house in county jails when state space is unavailable.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
City of Biloxi; remove restriction to provide annual cost-of-living increases for members of the city's general municipal employees' retirement system.
Sponsor: Kevin Felsher
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Bonds; revise certain provisions regarding sale by political subdivisions and other instrumentalities.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Coronavirus relief funds; transfer to Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
State offenders serving sentences in county jails; extend repealer on.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; revise certain authority concerning loan for certain economic development project.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Venue for actions against members of the Mississippi National Guard; brought in state military court, create Veterans Honor Program.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Sponsor: John Read
Judicial districts; revise certain chancery and circuit.
Sponsor: John Lamar
State Board of Health; delete repealer on authority to increase certain fees before July 1, 2020.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
Mississippi Board of Mental Health; authorize to sell certain state-owned real property located in Meridian, Lauderdale County.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Paternity; authorize written declaration to establish.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Corrections; revise qualifications for commissioner and bring forward sections on parole and jails.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Driver's licenses; credit time of inability to apply due to COVID-19 closures toward period for holding prerequisite permit.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on statute providing for the deposit of fees into the State General Fund.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
COVID-19 Funds; authorize the transfer of certain to the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Sponsor: Jason White
Office of Workforce Development; establish.
Sponsor: David Parker
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Sponsor: John Read
Grenada County; establish Greater County Partnership as economic and industrial development authority.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Unemployment compensation; create special provisions for 2021 general and individual experience rates due to COVID-19.
Sponsor: David Parker
Toll roads; revise maximum length of time for public private partnership agreement.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Sales tax; revise provisions regarding denial/revocation of permit due to unpaid taxes.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Taxation; authorize Commissioner of Revenue to reduce a tax assessment based on additional information after order of Board of Tax Appeals.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Sex offenders; future contact with victim prohibited (Carly's Law).
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Taxation; revise provisions regarding certain income tax credits, sale tax and ad valorem tax exemptions and franchise tax credits.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Jackson County; authorize contribution to various organizations.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Tallahatchie County; authorize leasing of certain county property for certain lease period to establish memorial sites for the late Emmett Till.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Leaf and Bouie River Development District; authorize cities of Hattiesburg and Petal and Forrest County to establish.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
City of Water Valley; authorize a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Memorial highways; designate various throughout the state.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Department of Agriculture and Commerce - Livestock shows.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Sponsor: John Read
Jackson County; authorize to allow the payment of certain accounts receivable by credit cards and other forms of electronic payment.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Coahoma County; authorize reserve and trust fund to be used to finance jail, fire station, bypass.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Commercial Lines Modernization Act; enact.
Sponsor: Kevin Ford
Lauderdale County; authorize assessments on misdemeanor convictions and nonadjudications for county government complex.
Sponsor: Jeff Tate
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Sponsor: John Read
City of Pass Christian; clarify operation of golf carts and low-speed vehicles within city.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo Counties; extend repealer on authority to contribute to Northeast Mississippi Community Services.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Town of Blue Mountain; authorize expansion of water and sewer system for a certain distance outside of town.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of high economic benefit project.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Forrest County; authorize to maintain electronic format of law books in county courtroom and public county law library.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Sponsor: John Read
Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to contribute to the Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY20.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Military Department.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
City of Charleston; authorize issuance of notes with certain financing to acquire matching funds for city improvements.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriations; Dept of Education, IHL, and Community Colleges for COVID-19 expenses for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Dept of Finance and Administration for COVID-19 expenses incurred by municipalities and counties for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund; clarify provisions relating to City of Guntown and the City of Bruce.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriations; Dept. of Health for COVID-19 expenses incurred by hospitals for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
City of Pearl; extend repeal date on tax on hotels, motels and restaurants to promote tourism.
Sponsor: Gene Newman
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Sponsor: John Read
Compassionate Parole Eligibility Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriations; Dept. of Finance and Administration for COVID-19 expenses for FY20 and FY21.
Sponsor: John Read
Tourism Project Incentive Program; extend deadline on MDA's authority to approve participants.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Use tax; revise certain provisions regarding distribution of funds to municipalities for road and bridge improvements.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Motor vehicles; allow registrant to indicate condition impeding effective communication for law enforcement notification.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Homestead exemption application form; shall include name, date of birth, SSN, phone number and email address of the applicant and spouse.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Ad valorem taxes; extend deadline for free port warehouses to submit required inventory to tax assessor due to COVID-19.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Mississippi Liquor Distribution Corporation; create study committee on.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Commend career and distinguished service of Dr. Clyde Muse upon the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Constitution; amend to elect Governor and state elected officials by majority of popular vote with no electoral vote requirement.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Marshall County; authorize to contribute matching funds to ICS Head Start and Northeast Mississippi Community Services, Inc.
Sponsor: Neil Whaley
Controlled substance prescriptions; require electronic prescribing.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
City of Jackson; authorize city to adopt ordinance to permit motor-assisted scooters to operate on certain city streets.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Chief Brian Ray Grissom; commend distinguished career upon the occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief for Iuka Fire Department.
Sponsor: Lester Carpenter
Counties; authorize boards of supervisors to pay county employees every two weeks.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund and allow use for construction of a parking garage.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on deadline for annual audit of accounts.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to certain organizations.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Gloria Jennings Purnell; commend esteemed career with the MS House of Representatives upon the occasion of her retirement.
Sponsor: Jason White
Department of Finance & Administration; require to conduct a biennial review of the state agency procurement process.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Service of summons in youth courts; shall be made pursuant to the Uniform Rules of the Youth Court Practice.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Coahoma County; authorize board of supervisors to contribute to But God Ministries.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to a 501(c)(3) qualified charitable organizations to support food pantries.
Sponsor: Neil Whaley
The "Life Equality Act"; create to prohibit abortion based on certain factors.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
Saint Andrew's Episcopal School "Saints" Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 3A State Championship.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Mourn passing of Emma Sanders, life member of the Democratic Party State Executive Committee.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Uniform Partition of Heir Property Act; create.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Recognize Ole Miss Head Baseball Coach Mike Bianco as "2020 National Coach of the Year."
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Constitution; remove the electoral vote requirement for the Governor.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Congratulate JSU viral star Thomas "Snacks" Lee for winning the ESPY Award for "Can't-Stop-Watching-Moment of the Year."
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
Commend Pine Grove High School Lady Panthers Basketball Team on winning fourth consecutive Class 1A State Championship.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Polly Matthews Gordon; commend life and legacy upon passing of.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Commend Ripley High School Girls Basketball Team for winning MHSAA Class 1A State Basketball Championship.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Thomas "Snacks" Lee; commend upon winning the 2020 "Can't-Stop-Watching Moment" ESPY Award.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
Mr. A.C. McKenzie, Sr.; commend service as a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.
Sponsor: Stephanie Foster
Mrs. Emma Sanders; commend life and legacy upon her passing.
Sponsor: Zakiya Summers
Recognize JSU Athletic Director Ashley Robinson as the first African American President of FSC ADA.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
Beer and light wine; allow certain cities and towns with population of 1,000 or more to hold elections to permit the sale of.
Sponsor: Mark Tullos
State Fire Academy; designate as an authorized medical first responder training program.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Community public water systems; require continuing education for board members.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Native wines; allow sampling and sale at public events, pickup at wineries, and sale of alcoholic additives in tasting rooms.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Fees; authorize Department of Revenue to charge and place in special fund to defray costs of shipping alcoholic beverages.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
JSU Athletic Director Ashley Robinson; commend for being the first African American President of FSC ADA.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
Department of Marine Resources Chief Financial Officer; revise the qualifications for.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of the state regarding prohibition of possession of.
Sponsor: John Lamar
MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
MS Electronic Court System; require all courts to utilize.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Clarke County; authorize contribution to the Multi-County Community Service Agency, Inc.
Sponsor: Troy Smith
State Flag; revise with a commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Coach Tiffany Murray; commend for establishing the Lion's Den clothes closet for students at Lyman Elementary School.
Sponsor: Jay McKnight
Commissioner of Insurance; provide shall resolve certain disputes between provider and insured regarding billing.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Town of Walnut Grove; allow low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public roads.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Alcoholic beverages; allow individuals to purchase wine from a winery and have the wine shipped to a package retailer in this state.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Persons who violate final orders, resolutions or ordinances of local government; require to pay attorney fees to enforce orders, resolutions/ordinances.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: John Lamar
"Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act of 2020"; enact.
Sponsor: Bill Pigott
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; commend for outstanding service.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Income tax; revise definition of gross income.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; provide for physician grants.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
City of West Point; extend repealer on authority to levy tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Financial institutions; authorize to delay a transaction upon good-faith belief that eligible person will be exploited.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Commend life and public service of former Senator and Representative Malcolm Mabry of Dublin, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Advocate Confidentiality Law; establish procedures for disclosure.
Sponsor: Dana Underwood McLean
Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force; revise composition of.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Traffic accidents; require to move vehicle to certain locations in certain situations on a highway.
Sponsor: Gene Newman
Uniform Probate and Trust codes; enact portions.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
"Mississippi Learn to Earn Act"; enact to authorize the earning of graduation credit through apprenticeships and other alternative courses.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
City of Oxford; change governing law for city trust fund investments from PERS to MS Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Municipalities; allow certain to establish overdue water/sewer bill programs.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; remove requirement that the Department of Education administer with the FNMA.
Sponsor: John Lamar
City of Gautier; allow low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public roads.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; revise various provisions of.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Occupational licensing boards; require prompt licensure and temporary practice permits for certain military applicants.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
Forest acreage tax; extend repealer on statute requiring counties to levy.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Wayne County; extend repealer on assessment on misdemeanor convictions to fund Wayne County Justice Complex.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act & prohibitions against deceptive advertising by providers; extend repealers on.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Design-build Method of Contracting; extend repealer for use by State Port Authority and authorize any port.
Sponsor: Philip Moran
Ad valorem taxes; extend reverter on authority for late payment without penalty or interest when exemption was inadvertently extended.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Veterans Forms DD 214 and NGB-22; provide for recordation by chancery clerk.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Chancery court clerk fees; revise those charged for recording oil and gas assignments.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Counties; may also maintain electronic format of law books in courtrooms and in county public law libraries.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Hemp; create the Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Town of Belmont; authorize to expand and operate natural gas distribution system to serve certain areas of Itawamba County.
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
County sheriffs; revise recordkeeping requirements for meals served to prisoners.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Disabled veteran with service-connected disability; clarify procedure for concealed weapons permit.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Haul Seine net; prohibit use of for taking of certain fish within one-half mile of the shoreline of Cat Island.
Sponsor: Mike Thompson
County jail census data; facilitate availability of.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
City of Houston; extend repeal date for tax on restaurants, hotels and motels for tourism and parks and recreation.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
City of Winona; extend repealer on authority to levy tax on restaurants.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
City of Vicksburg; authorize city to adopt ordinance to permit motor-assisted scooters to operate on certain city streets.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Jackson County; authorize to expand or merge existing lighting districts.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Occupational Licensing Review Commission; authorize to review certain existing occupational regulations to determine compliance with state policy.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics officers; clarify salaries of.
Sponsor: John Read
Governmental entities; may not prohibit wearing of traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at public events.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
City of Pontotoc; extend repealer on authority to levy tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.
Sponsor: Kathy Chism
Baby Drop-off Law; revise.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Center for Rural Health Innovation; establish to provide services and resources to rural hospitals.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Greene County; extend repeal date on assessments in justice court.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Church Protection Act; revise how a church is required to maintain reords of its security team.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Commemorate June 19, 2020, as "Juneteenth."
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Recognize Senate Legislative Services Secretary Linda Reaves for 50 years of public service to the Senate.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Recognize military service of Mr. A.C. McKenzie, Sr., as a World War II Veteran and Purple Heart recipient.
Sponsor: Albert Butler
Recognize law enforcement career and community service of Colonel Chris Gillard on his retirement from MHP.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Extend condolences to the surviving family of Sallie Mae Cooley of Heidelberg, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Declare the month of October as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Commend former State Health Officer Dr. Alton Cobb for receiving the 2020 MS Academy of Family Physicians Humanitarian Award.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Dr. Estus Smith; commend his life and legacy upon his passing.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Suspend deadlines for introduction; State Flag; revise with a Commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Esther Martin Rigsby; commend life upon passing.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Louis Benjamin Beverly, Jr.; commend his life and legacy upon his passing.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Judge John A. Gregory; commend upon retirement.
Sponsor: Clay Deweese
Judge Andrew K. Howorth; commend upon retirement as Third Circuit Court Judge.
Sponsor: Clay Deweese
Raymond O'Neal Grogan Jr.; commend upon retirement in law enforcement.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
Chief Steve Coker; commend upon 28 years of service in the fire industry and upon his retirement as New Albany's Fire Chief.
Sponsor: Sam Creekmore
PSC; extend repealers, remove Motor Carrier Law references, treat renewable purchases like other power purchases.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Right-to-Try Act; revise definitions to include traumatic injury and adult autologous mesenchymal stem cell.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Water well contractor's license; remove requirement that applicant must present three affidavits to the DEQ examining committee.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Critical infrastructure; define crimes of impeding and trespassing against.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Certificate of educational recognition for tax assessors; authorize Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service to issue.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Counselors; revise certain provisions of licensing laws.
Sponsor: Shane Aguirre
Mississippi Board of Nursing; revise the notice required for special meeting of.
Sponsor: Donnie Scoggin
Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building; FY21.
Sponsor: John Read
Recognize career and civic contributions of Tom Pittman, President and CEO of Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales to $35,000.00 and authorize to advertise over the Internet.
Sponsor: Casey Eure
Commend Nancy Lane from Brandon, Mississippi, upon her election as Treasurer for the National Association of REALTORS®.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of Mississippi Highway 15 in Newton County for Judge Marcus D. Gordon.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Commend the life of Robert Jerry "Gentle Ben" Williams, the first African American to play football at Ole Miss.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
County purchases; increase the minimum acquisition costs of items and services for certain purposes.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Sponsor: Jeremy England
Air Operating Permit Program fees; revise laws relating to.
Sponsor: Vince Mangold
Commend Ocean Springs High School "Greyhounds" Boys Soccer Team for winning MHSAA Class 6A State Championship.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Self-storage facilities; regulate rental agreements and owners' liens.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Public special purpose schools; clarify provision related to administrative and licensed instructional personnel of.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Sixteenth section lands; revise provisions relating to reports and copies of leases to Secretary of State.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Municipal judges; authorize to hold court outside municipal boundaries that is more than within a one-mile radius of municipality to accept pleas.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
State contract price; authorize rural water associations to purchase commodities under.
Sponsor: Tracey Rosebud
Commend life of former MS Senator, MS Representative, Central MS Highway Commissioner, Baptist Minister and Lt. Gen. Wayne O. Burkes.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Medicaid; authorize extension of Management Information System and Support contracts.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Hunter safety course; authorize school districts to offer as part of their curriculum.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Recognize former JSU President Dr. John Arthur Peoples, Jr., and Mrs. Mary Peoples for contributions to higher education in MS.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Forestry permits; allow MDOT to issue for transporting of forestry-related equipment.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Real Estate Brokers License; revise the requirements to be granted such a license.
Sponsor: Jason White
Poll managers; remove limitation on additional that election commissioners may appoint.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Taxation; amend certain sections of law to make interest rates for various unpaid taxes consistent with rates provided in other sections of law.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Public property; provide for extinguishment of reverter clause on certain real property upon transfer to the National Park Service.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for terminally ill patients without in-person visit.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Weight limits; allow certain vehicles fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas to exceed on interstate highways.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; revise and extend repealer.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Real estate appraisers, brokers and salespeople; establish statute of limitations for civil actions.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Amusement rides; provide inspection and incident reporting requirements for.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Paying tribute to the memory of veteran Mississippi Highway Patrolman and Sheriff Weston Hampton Birdsong, Jr., of Grenada.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Marking election ballots; delete option of using indelible pencil to mark ballots.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Superload vehicles; authorize law enforcement to escort and to charge reasonable fee for escort.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Mourn the passing of retired MS Supreme Court Chief Justice Lenore Prather and commend her service as the first female Justice.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; create and repeal existing statutes on notaries public.
Sponsor: Shane Aguirre
MS 811 Law; provide for notifications through the Positive Response Information System (PRIS).
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Securities registration filings; revise certain provisions regarding fees.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Tate County School Board; require to consolidate system of high schools by closing Coldwater High School.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Sales Tax Taxation of Construction-Related Activities Study Committee; create.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Part-time law enforcement officers; revise salary threshold determination for deputy sheriffs and police officers.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Board on law enforcement officer standards and training; authorize to consider certain military training when determining qualification of applicant.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions relating to assessment of public service corporations.
Sponsor: John Lamar
State land; revise fee for filing patent for conveyance of.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Rusty Berryhill; commend upon being named the 2019-2020 chairman of the MS Manufacturers Association Board of Directors.
Sponsor: Sam Creekmore
Robert Brazile; commend for NFL career and induction into 2018 class of NFL Hall of Fame.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
Class of 2020; commend and congratulate MS high school seniors upon graduation.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Walter Payton; commend and celebrate his outstanding athletic career and his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
Pastor Todd Tilghman; commend for winning The Voice.
Sponsor: Billy Calvert
Teachers; revise licensure.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Appropriations; additional appropriations for Veterans Affairs Board for FY20.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Insurance premium discount for hurricane or windstorm damage mitigation; include commercial property.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Foreign limited liability companies; revise administrative revocation.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes; revise certain provisions regarding school ad valorem taxes.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Brewpubs and small craft breweries; remove certain limits and prohibitions.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Sales and Marketing Pine Belt Pinnacle Awards; commend on 10th anniversary.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Bonds; authorize issuance for various purposes.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Betty Quick; commend upon occasion of 70th anniversary.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program; revise comprehensive investment plan and investment options for.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Sales Tax; exempt certain sales of tangible personal property and services to nonprofit organizations that provide workforce training.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Motor vehicles; provide that ad valorem tax receipts shall not specify legislative session in relation to tag credit.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Agriculture; revise loans for agribusinesses and obligation bonds for Emerging Crops Fund.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Ms. Blakely Fore; commend upon being an Extraordinary Educator for 2020 by Curriculum Associates.
Sponsor: Kevin Felsher
Children's Promise Act; remove reverter and extend repealer on tax credits, and increase certain limits on credits authorized.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Small estates; clarify muniment of title and affidavit of succession.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Gentry High School Gentrytes; commend for remarkable success and numerous awards.
Sponsor: Otis Anthony
Motor vehicles; clarify permission for wrecker and repair services to sell vehicles not titled and registered in their names.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Sales tax; exempt sale of tangible personal property or services to Itawamba Crossroads Ranch, Inc.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
General and special courts-martial; may order forfeiture of all pay of offenders.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Mrs. Cathy Anderson; commend upon being named an Extraordinary Educator for 2020 by Curriculum Associates.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; extend repealer on.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Sales tax; clarify the description of logging equipment that qualifies for a reduced sales tax rate.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Failing school districts; extend repealer on.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Mr. Larry Edward Duncan; commend upon being an Extraordinary Educator for 2020 by Curriculum Associates.
Sponsor: Percy Watson
Historic structure tax credit; extend deadline for eligibility.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Guardianships and conservatorships; revise GAP Act.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Motor vehicles; clarify that receiving title is not contingent on tag purchase if vehicle will not be driven.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Oil and Gas severance taxes; temporarily reduce rates.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Higher Education Legislative Plan; align core curriculum with the required IHL College Preparatory Curriculum.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
West Harrison High School Cheerleader Team; commend upon winning MHSAA 6A State Championship.
Sponsor: Jay McKnight
Bonds; authorize issuance for grants and loans to assist with acquisition of and improvements to North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on requirement that audits be submitted by Nov. 15.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Commend Lafayette County High School "Lady Dores" Girls Soccer Team for winning second consecutive Class 5A State Championship.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
School attendance officers; clarify salaries of.
Sponsor: John Read
Commend public service of Senator Gary Jackson upon his retirement.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
HELP Grant Program; align curriculum with changes for college preparatory as required by IHL.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Alcohol; revise certain provisions regarding authority of Department of Revenue to dispose of seized alcohol.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Tobacco products; prohibit wholesalers from directly selling the products to retailers.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Department of Revenue; authorize to revise individual income tax forms to allow taxpayer to designate two bank accounts for direct deposit.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Property exempt from seizure under execution or attachment; include Roth individual retirement accounts.
Sponsor: Jeffrey Guice
Municipal menaced property; make certain clarifying revisions regarding.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Oil and gas severance; revise date by taxes are due.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
School bus drivers; increase maximum speed limit on interstate highways.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Recognize judicial service of Third District Circuit Court Judge John A. Gregory of Okolona, Mississippi, on his retirement.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Commend Lafayette High School "Commodores" Boys Bowling Team for consecutive state championships.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Durable legal guardianship; revise provisions regarding.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Recognize judicial service of Third District Circuit Judge Andrew K. Howorth of Oxford, Mississippi, on his retirement.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Riparian owner rights; revise for purposes of state-owned lands on Deer Island.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
City of Fulton; extend repealer on hotel/motel tourism tax.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Commend Larry Edward Duncan of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for being named an Extraordinary Educator for 2020.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Commend Blakely Fore of Gulfport, Mississippi, for being named an Extraordinary Educator for 2020.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Credit for reinsurance; provide requirements for.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Termination of parental rights; clarify jurisdiction of county and youth courts.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
City of Florence; extend repealer on bar and restaurant tax.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
State and School Health Insurance Management Board; authorize State Agency executive heads to designate to serve in his or her capacity.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Child custody orders; change reference to certain terms.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Petroleum Products Inspection Law; extend repealers on definitions and penalties under.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Commend service and heroism of Colonel Carlyle Smith "Smitty" Harris as a POW of the Vietnam War.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Motor vehicle title; change vehicle age from 10 to 20 years for odometer disclosure exemption.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Paying tribute to Hall of Fame football career of NFL and Ole Miss football star Allen Brown of Natchez and extend sympathy of Senate.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Commend Cathy Anderson of Columbia, Mississippi, for Extraordinary Educator of 2020.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Fuel and lubricating oil taxes; remove bond limit and class distinctions for certain distributors, require electronic filing of returns.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Student club funds; clarify use and accounting practices by school districts.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Mississippi Veterans Home Perpetual Care Fund; create.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Air Operating Permit Program Fee Trust Fund; provide for more efficient management of.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Wild hogs; clarify designation of Class I violation for transportation of, and eliminate permits.
Sponsor: Neil Whaley
Ocean Springs High School Greyhounds Boys Soccer Team; commend and congratulate on winning Class 6A State Championship.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Ripley High School Girls basketball team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 4A State Basketball Championship.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Gentry High School Gentrytes; commend for remarkable success and numerous awards.
Sponsor: Otis Anthony
Madison County Sheriff Deputy Brad Sullivan; commend heroism of.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Zeita Merchant; commend upon promotion to rank of Captain in United States Coast Guard.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Lieutenant Colonel Reuben Soliz; commend for display of courage under fire.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Pine Grove High School Lady Panthers Basketball Team; commend on winning fourth consecutive Class 1A State Championship.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Legislature; extend session, allow reconvening and suspend deadlines for certain bills.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Everest; commend upon becoming the state's first rural education and innovation hub to train computer coding professionals.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month; declare and designatee month of May 2020 as in the State of Mississippi.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College; commend for winning the NJCAA football championship.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Mr. Ken Spears; commend upon the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsor: Michael Evans
Dr. Edwin "Ed" J. Deuschle; commend upon formal receipt of meritorious service medals for heroism displayed during Vietnam War.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month; recognize April 2020 as.
Sponsor: Karl Oliver
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; commend on the occasion of its 75th Diamond Anniversary.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Dr. Clyde Muse; commend laudable career and distinguished service of upon the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Essie B. and William E. Glenn Foundation; commend for great works in the community and declare June 22, 2020, as day of.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Mr. J.D. Burchfield; commend service as World War II veteran and congratulate on the occasion of his 98th birthday.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Light spirit products; define as no more than 4% alcoholic content by weight, and regulate same as beer and light wine.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Jobs for Mississippi Graduates; commend and congratulate students' success at JAG National Student Leadership Academy.
Sponsor: Otis Anthony
Use tax; revise certain provisions regarding funds distributed to municipalities/counties for road and bridge improvements.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Memorial highway; designate portion of Highway 11 in Jones County for Police Chief Tyrone Stewart.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Chronic wasting disease; require testing of white-tailed deer harvested in enclosures, and designate Class I and II violations.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Poll managers; remove limitation on number which may be appointed by local election commissioners.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; revise definition of "tourism project," extend authority of MDA to approve participants.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Dept. of Revenue; authorize to revise individual income tax forms to allow designation of two bank accounts for direct deposit.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Regulatory reduction program for Commission on Environmental Quality; provide pilot program.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Mississippi S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; remove repealer, clarify record keeping requirements and estimate of costs provided to borrower.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Electioneering; prohibit for all persons in any public area within a set distance of polling place.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
State Port Authority; extend repealer on authority to use design-build method for certain projects.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
State Personnel Board procedures; exempt the Mississippi Development Authority for a period of 1 year.
Sponsor: John Polk
Department of Corrections; exempt personnel actions for one year and bring forward employee sections.
Sponsor: John Polk
Memorial highway; designate portion of Old Highway 15/South Jackson Street in Houston for Armis Hawkins.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
County and municipal election commissioners; increase per diem compensation for conducting elections.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Corrections omnibus bill; enact.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Memorial highway; designate portion of Mississippi Highway 302, also known as Goodman Road, in Horn Lake for Sam Dye.
Sponsor: David Parker
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Ex-offender provisional driver's license; provide for.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
State Personnel Board; exempt personnel actions of the Attorney General's office from.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Child advocacy centers; immunity from civil liability.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Occupational Licensing Review Commission; authorize active supervision over existing occupational regulations.
Sponsor: John Polk
MS Blues Commission; direct to erect certain Blues Trail marker and add location to trail.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Computer science curriculum; require State Department of Education to implement in K-12 public schools.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Emerging Crops Fund; increase maximum loan amount and total bonding authority under.
Sponsor: Vince Mangold
Law enforcement; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing security services in off-duty hours.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Highways; require Dept. of Transportation to erect signs directing motorists to Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument in Pike County.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Mississippi Liquor Distribution Corporation Law; create.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; create and repeal existing statutes on notaries public.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Driver's licenses; revise various laws regarding.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
State Personnel Board procedures; exempt Department of Transportation for a period of one year.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Department of Tourism; create.
Sponsor: John Polk
Mourn the passing of Reverend Dr. Charles E. Polk, Sr., and commend his spiritual and civic leadership.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
Congratulate St. Andrew's Episcopal School "Saints" Basketball Team for 3A State Championship.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Commend Taiwan for donating 100,000 medical face masks to Mississippi.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Celebrate 37th Anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Mississippi and Taiwan.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Provisions of the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998; extend repealer on.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Commend Pastor Todd Tilghman for winning the 18th Season of The Voice.
Sponsor: Jeff Tate
16th section trust interest; authorize districts to spend once loan payments are current.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Commend Jobs for Mississippi Graduates student's success at JAG National Student Leadership Academy.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Commend life and healthcare service of Sheena Renee Comfort Miles and extend condolences of Mississippi Senate.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Recognize public service of Steven Allen, Deputy Executive Director of MS Department of Mental Health.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
MS S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; remove repealer, clarify record keeping requirements, clarify estimate of costs provided to borrower.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Winona-Montgomery School Board of Trustees; revise membership.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
School districts; revise employees and administrators subject to conflict-of-interest provisions.
Sponsor: David Parker
Lemuel Joseph "Lem" Barney; commend upon being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
Commission on WFP; allow to extend open seasons ending Friday until 30 minutes after sunset on Sunday.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Chronic wasting disease; require testing of white-tailed deer harvested in enclosures, and designate Class I and II violations.
Sponsor: Neil Whaley
William David Martin; commend life and legacy of service upon his passing.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Jackie Ray Slater; commend upon being a Jackson State University Alumnus enshrined in the profootball Hall of Fame.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
MS Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act; revise to include HMO subscriber contracts and certificates.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Uninsured Motorist Act; provide coverage for claims involving vehicles owned or operated by persons protected by the MS Tort Claims Act.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Auto insurance; remove repealer on statute requiring repair business or lienholder to be added as payees on claim checks.
Sponsor: Michael McLendon
Taxation; allow denial of permit to engage in business as a different legal entity until previous taxes have been paid.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing certain volunteer services in off-duty hours.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Municipal courts; authorize to hold court at municipal detention facilities.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Amusement rides; provide requirements for an application to operate amusement rides and inspection requirements.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; expand definition of "absent voter" to include those working in federal waters of United States.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Community or junior colleges; authorize to administer construction contracts of $1,000,000.00 or less, and exempt certain oversight.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Littering violations; add assessment for LSBP funds.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Motor vehicle towing; revise towing at the direction of real property owner.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a District of Innovation.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Mississippi Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund; create.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Commercial driver's license; revise various laws regarding.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Ad valorem tax; remove reverter on provision waiving penalty and interest when county inadvertently extended exemption.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Ad valorem tax; revise penalty for failure of public service corporations to render schedules of property to Department of Revenue for assessment purposes.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Abandoned mobile homes; establish a procedure to dispose of.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Compatibility of land use development with Mississippi military installations; require exchange of information.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Bonds; revise purposes for which bonds authorized for Town of Wesson may be used.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
DNA samples; collected from person arrested for any felony and provide for destruction of samples only upon expungement request.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Withholding orders for child support; shall be in compliance with federal Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Secure detention and state training school; revise conditions under which a child may be ordered to by court.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Career and technical education; revise curriculum, instructor license requirements and certain assessments.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; revise provisions regarding issuance of various veterans tags.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Depositories; revise bid process for selection by counties and municipalities.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Nonadjudication of criminal case; includes crimes listed as crimes of violence under Section 97-3-2 for felonies.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Community colleges; authorize boards of trustees to waive out-of-state tuition to certain students upon agreement to remain in the state.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Homeowners' associations; regulate managing agents of and require financial reviews by.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Unused ballots; provide for the retention and destruction of.
Sponsor: Zakiya Summers
Freestanding emergency room; allow to be established near location of a recently closed hospital.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Mississippi Educational Talent Recruitment Act; create.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Motor vehicles; remove requirement for apportioned vehicles to have decal with expiration month and year on license tag.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Community college board of trustees; provide for the selection of for Hinds Community College District.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Forest acreage tax; extend repeal date on authority of county boards of supervisors to levy.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
IHL; authorize to enter into services agreements for certain repairs, maintenance and capitol improvements of a university utility system.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Taxation; amend code sections to make interest rates consistent with other tax statutes.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; require DFA to ascertain certain cost estimates to make repairs at the facility.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Elections; provide penalties for persons who publish campaign materials without certain identifying information.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Manufactured and mobile homes; require certain notice to tax collector when relocated from another county.
Sponsor: Ken Morgan
Conditional medical release; prohibit offenders convicted of capital murder from receiving.
Sponsor: Noah Sanford
Guardianships and Conservatorships; revise provision for proceedings.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Appellate judges and justices; revise geographical limitation on expense allowance for.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Oil and gas distributors; allow bonds to exceed limit in certain instances, remove class distinctions and require e-filing.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Trust fund; authorize hospitals to maintain fund consisting of commingled funds of other hospitals for necessary expenses.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Regulatory Reduction Pilot Program; create.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
MS Workers' Compensation Commission; return to a special fund agency.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Motor vehicles; add exception for title and/or registration upon selling for wrecker and auto repair service businesses.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Institutions of higher learning; require to ensure commercially reasonable procurement practices when purchasing aircraft equipment and services.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Paternity; clarify circumstances under which putative father cannot contest.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Gang act; revise.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Motor vehicle title; change vehicle age from 10 to 20 years for odometer disclosure exemption to conform with federal mandate.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Memorial highway; designate segment of U.S. Highway 50 in Lowndes County as "Senator William 'Bill' Canon Memorial Highway."
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding when an application for change of property assessment may be made.
Sponsor: Ken Morgan
Uninsured Motorist Act; provide coverage for claims involving person or entity immune under MTCA.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
State Domestic Violence Fund; remove match requirement.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Motor fuel sales; provide immunity for damages caused by the use of incompatible fuel upon certain conditions.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Local government police vehicles; allow off-duty use under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Community colleges; authorize boards of trustees to approve certain policies permitting out-of-state tuition waivers.
Sponsor: John Read
Uniform Control Substance Act; revise schedule to add certain substances.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; authorize sales and purchase of certain products containing without a prescription.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions regarding tasting or sampling events conducted by a holder of a package retailer's permit.
Sponsor: Shane Aguirre
Vehicle weight limits; allow certain excess of limits for vehicles operated by engine fueled with compressed or LNG.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Home inspector license; require applicants to undergo certain background checks.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Seizure and forfeiture; prohibit waiver of forfeiture and revise standard of proof.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Teacher licensure; revise qualifications for candidates to enter an approved teacher education program.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983; exempt certain records of Workers' Compensation Commission from definition of public records.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Tax assessors; revise type of educational recognition certificate necessary to receive annual salary supplement.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Baby Drop-off Law; revise certain definitions.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Reverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Alcohol; revise certain provisions regarding authority of Department of Revenue to dispose of seized alcohol.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Court ordered home study; revise fee.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Foreign judgment; authorize courts to consider due process and fraud issues.
Sponsor: Percy Watson
Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; revise.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Tribal regalia; prohibit governmental entity from restricting wear.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Motor Carrier regulation; update and streamline.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Sixteenth section land; authorize leasing of certain land by cities/counties for less than minimum percentage of market value under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
State judges; provide for increase in the annual salaries of.
Sponsor: John Read
Firearms; prohibit state agencies from creating restrictions for possession of.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
Wildlife management areas; allow operation of electric bicycles on roads prescribed by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Sponsor: Philip Moran
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions relating to assessment of public service corporations.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Public Procurement Review Board; exempt certain contracts entered into by Attorney General's office from oversight of.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
Certificate of Foreign Birth; allow issuance by Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Oaths; revise officers authorized to administer.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
Department of Marine Resources Enforcement Officers' Reserve Unit; revise provisions regulating.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Coastal Wetlands Protection Act; revise definitions to include "ordinary high water mark".
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Health insurance policies; require certain to provide infertility coverage and establish pilot program in State Health Plan.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Dept. of Agriculture; clarify use of security personnel to provide security services in state buildings under contract with DFA.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Commissioner of Corrections, and community corrections; bring forward various sections relating to.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Veterans; establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
State Auditor; increase fee which may be charged for performing audits and other services.
Sponsor: John Polk
Counties; require entry of recommended year-end accounting adjustments.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Career and technical education programs; require SBE and MCCB to collaborate for administration of.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Excavations; require use of the Positive Response Information System (PRIS) when marking the location of underground facilities.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
ABC Division officers; compensation shall be determined by special plan approved by Personnel Board.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Municipalities; establish expedited procedure to acquire and clear title on tax-forfeited lands.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Alternative nicotine products; regulate.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
MS Real Estate Commission; authorize an appeal to act as a supersedeas and to stay any rule or decision until resolved.
Sponsor: Mark Tullos
Public officials and employees; allow Department of Revenue appraisers to receive same pay increases as county tax assessors.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Sexting by minors; provide as a delinquent act.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Oil and gas severance taxes; move remittance date back one month.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
Mississippi Development Authority; bring forward various sections relating to.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Abandoned manufactured or mobile homes; establish procedure for disposition.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Counties; authorize civil debt for cost of cleaning real property.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation Fund; revise allocation formula.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
State and School Health Insurance Management Board; authorize superintendent of education to name designee.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Public official corruption; prosecution by Attorney General upon request of the State Auditor.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Elected state officers; salaries shall not be more than average of salaries of equivalent officials in adjacent states.
Sponsor: John Read
Advocate confidentiality law; protect certain information held by rape crisis and domestic violence programs.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Livestock on highways; delete burden on owner of livestock to prove lack of negligence in an action for damages.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Occupational licenses; revise provisions regarding licensing for certain military applicants.
Sponsor: Steve Hopkins
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to Cold War veterans.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Wireless Communication Commission; remove ITS control over.
Sponsor: John Read
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles; allow municipalities to authorize operation on municipal streets.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles; authorize municipalities to allow operation on municipal streets.
Sponsor: Philip Moran
Highway patrolmen; allow active duty to teach driver education and training programs.
Sponsor: Lester Carpenter
Absentee voting; require votes to be cast electronically in registrar's office or by mail.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
National board certification annual salary supplement; remove cap on number of nurses and speech-language pathologists eligible for.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Daylight saving time; observe year-round if federal law is amended to allow it.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Alcoholic beverages; remove DOR from being wholesale distributor, authorize issuance of wine distributor permits.
Sponsor: John Lamar
"Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act"; establish.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund; revise purposes for which City of Bruce may use funds received from.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Corrections; authorize George and Greene Counties to privatize regional correctional facility.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Law enforcement officers; immunity under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Taxation; extend exemptions and credits for certain equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Haul seine net; prohibit use of for taking of certain fish within one-half mile of the shoreline of Cat Island.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Inmate Welfare Fund; require DOC to expend unused portions of the fund on reentry purposes.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Public officers and employees; require surety bond in a certain amount for officers and employees who handle public funds.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Solemnize marriage; authorize certain federal judges to perform rites.
Sponsor: Hob Bryan
"Mississippi Seafood Marketing Law of 2020"; enact to require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported seafood.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Insurance premium discount for hurricane or windstorm damage mitigation; include commercial property.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Department of Revenue; allow department appraisers to receive certain pay increases upon completing certain training.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Sell of urine; prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for violation of.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Medical records requests; require timely response to patients.
Sponsor: David Blount
Auto insurance; delete repealer on statute requiring repair shop and lienholder as additional payees on check paying claim.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Constitution; amend to provide certain rights to victims throughout the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Taxation; allow Commissioner of Revenue to reduce tax based on additional information after order of Board of Tax Appeals.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
School mobile panic button program; require Department of Education to develop and implement in K-12 public schools.
Sponsor: John Read
Critical infrastructure; define crimes of impeding and trespassing against.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Ad valorem taxation; bring forward certain sections of law relating to determination of true value of property and assessments.
Sponsor: John Lamar
MS Conveyance Safety Act; exempt conveyances that serve only two adjacent floors from annual inspection requirement.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Mississippi High School Activities Association; require to comply with Mississippi Open Meetings Law to receive public funds.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
Mississippi Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act; revise.
Sponsor: Kevin Ford
Governmental entities; prohibit public funding of advertising lobbying activities and certain conventions.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Highway 15 in Newton and Neshoba counties as "Judge Marcus D. Gordon Memorial Highway".
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Solid waste; prohibit new nonhazardous solid waste landfill if within 1 mile of existing permitted landfill, unless referendum held.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
Sponsor: David Parker
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" to include land owned by a certain state institution of higher learning.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Individual bond; require for public officers and employees handling or having the custody of public funds.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
School athletic trainers; provide annual salary supplement for those acquiring national certification.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; create.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
State Department of Education; permit to receive various contributions from public or private donors.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
State Board of Health; extend repealer on authority to charge fees for services based on cost of service.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Sales tax; divert certain sales tax revenue to special fund for state parks improvement.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
"Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act"; enact to provide for regulation of hemp.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Community or junior college; require to include source of funds used to advertise certain workforce development courses and training.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
IHL Board; revise authority to choose institution executive heads.
Sponsor: John Lamar
School board members; increase pay.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
State veterans nursing homes; authorize to operate group purchasing programs jointly with other public entities.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Sales tax; require Department of Revenue certificate for commercial farmers to receive 1.5% sales tax rate.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Outdoor advertisement signs; revise height requirements for.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
MS Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy; name firing range as the "Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range."
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Hazing; increase penalties for.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Certificate of rehabilitation; authorize those convicted in another state to apply for a.
Sponsor: Noah Sanford
Memorial Highway; designate U.S. Highway 45 in Alcorn County and Prentiss County as "Speaker William J. 'Billy' McCoy Memorial Highway."
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Public Service Commission; extend repealers and make certain revisions to.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
"Trauma-Informed Discipline Practices Act; enact to establish procedures to assess and mediate effects of traumatic events in schools.
Sponsor: Billy Calvert
Capitol mail carrier and post office; repeal certain provisions relating to.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; revise membership of.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
IHL Board of Trustees; require appointments to be made by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Constitution; amend to require appointments to the IHL Board to be made by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Memorial highways; designate.
Sponsor: Jon Lancaster
Alcoholic beverages; increase maximum number of package retailer's permits a person may own.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Mississippi Board of Mental Health; authorize to sell certain state-owned real property located in Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS.
Sponsor: Charles Young
The Sexual Assault Response For College Students Act; create.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Highway sign; authorize erection of on MS Hwy 25 near Pisgah exit to honor Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Water skiing; revise safety requirements.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Mississippi Board of Nursing;authorize to collect certain costs and establish procedure for collection.
Sponsor: Donnie Scoggin
Superload vehicles; authorize law enforcement to escort and to charge reasonable fee for escort.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Medicaid; authorize division to extend certain contracts for two years without complying with state procurement regulations.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Counties; authorize to offer Medicare eligible county employees supplemental benefits if employees secure Medicare in lieu of using county insurance.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
State Veterans Affairs Board; authorize to sell or dispose of surplus property of veterans nursing homes and cemeteries.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Cremation; prohibit until approved by county medical examiner.
Sponsor: Karl Oliver
Walnut Grove Correctional Authority; transfer all rights, benefits, obligations and duties to Dept. of Corrections.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Mississippi Department of Employment Security; revise certain provisions regarding in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Alternative nicotine products; impose a tax upon and regulate under the Tobacco Tax Law.
Sponsor: David Blount
Appropriation; City of Magee for expenses of repairing a major water leak in the city.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Homestead exemption; apply exemption for disabled veterans from date of application for disability.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Appropriation; Department of Education for extended school year services for school districts.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Bonds; authorize issuance for Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Brookhaven in paying costs of reconstruction of Brookway Boulevard segment.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair, renovation and expansion of BankcorpSouth Arena and Conference Center in Tupelo.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Successful Child Act; create and authorize tax credit pursuant to.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with repairs and maintenance to Grand Gulf Road.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to Rolling Fork Civic and Event Center.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Capitol Complex Improvement District; increase DFA's borrowing authority and divert use tax revenue for.
Sponsor: David Blount
Sales tax; exempt motor vehicle transfers to and from trusts, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Appropriations; Department of Education for administering ACT WorkKeys Assessment to all career and technical education student.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Appropriation from State General Fund; to Department of Archives & History for renovation of Northside School for FY 2021.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Appropriation; Department of Education for developing a school mobile panic button program for K-12 schools.
Sponsor: John Read
Appropriation; IHL for operating funding for Mississippi State University E-Center.
Sponsor: John Read
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Meridian in road construction and improvements for Sela Ward Parkway Project.
Sponsor: Jeff Tate
General obligation bonds; increase authorized bonded indebtedness for Concourse Workforce Training Center.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Mendenhall with water system improvements.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Lawrence County in paying costs of new frontage road construction.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Tax credit; include contributions to qualifying charitable organizations spending on education services for children.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Houston with improvements at Legion Lake Park.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for support of environmental science research and extension programs.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Ackerman with sidewalk repairs.
Sponsor: Gary Jackson
Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for strengthening STEM programs.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Appropriation; Town of Caledonia for purchasing and installing a splash pad in Ola J. Pickett Park.
Sponsor: Dana Underwood McLean
Excise tax on gasoline and diesel; increase rate.
Sponsor: Doug McLeod
Bonds; authorize issuance for Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Income tax; revise definition of gross income.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Sales tax; "installation charge" does not include charges made when primary activity is repair of buildings.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol Substation in Starkville.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds to construct the Mississippi River Museum in Greenville.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Pearl River Community College Workforce Development Center.
Sponsor: Philip Moran
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; create a rural counties and municipalities emergency infrastructure loan program and authorize issuance of bonds.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Sales tax; extend time for exemption on retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for Capitol Complex Improvement District projects.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Sales tax; exempt sales of poultry products to tax-exempt charities operating food banks, food pantries or food lines.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Income tax credit; authorize for taxpayers employing persons who have been convicted of certain nonviolent crimes.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Bonds; authorize issuance of g.o. bonds to assist City of Jackson in purchase of right-of-way maintenance equipment.
Sponsor: Hillman Frazier
Bonds; authorize issuance of $20 Million for interest-free loans to independent colleges in the state.
Sponsor: David Blount
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Columbia with water and sewer system improvements.
Sponsor: Ken Morgan
Bonds; authorize issuance of g.o. bonds to assist Union County in buying and renovating building for district attorney.
Sponsor: Kathy Chism
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ certain veterans.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Homestead exemption; revise exemption for certain disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Steve Hopkins
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for public school capital improvements.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Bonds; authorize issuance to improve capacity and safety of intersection of MS Highway 7 and University Avenue in Oxford.
Sponsor: Clay Deweese
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Ecru with construction of a welcome center.
Sponsor: Mac Huddleston
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the BankcorpSouth Arena and Conference Center in Tupelo.
Sponsor: Shane Aguirre
Sales tax; provide 2% tax rate for sales of utility terrain vehicles, also known as side-by-side vehicles.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with Aeroplex Development Project.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Taxation; extend sales and ad valorem tax exemption and income and franchise tax credit for broadband technology equipment.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of new Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson metropolitan area.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of former Southside High School in Heidelberg.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Ad valorem taxes; consider annexed business "new enterprise" for purposes of eligibility for certain municipal tax exemptions.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
Bonds; authorize issuance for Reunion Parkway project in Madison County.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Clinton with road and street improvements.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property to certain nonprofit organizations that provide guide and service dogs to people with disabilities.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at state parks.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for support of animal science research and extension programs.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist National Oak Park Alumni Association with improvements to its Alumni House in Laurel.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Sales tax; "installation charges" does not include charges made when primary activity is construction or repair of buildings.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Appropriation; require annual transfer of general funds to Office of State Aid Roads.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Bonds; authorize issuance for making improvements to the Sela Ward Parkway in Meridian.
Sponsor: Billy Calvert
Commend 2020 Higher Education Appreciation Day – Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) honorees.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Pontotoc County with upgrades to fire protection system in county industrial park.
Sponsor: Kathy Chism
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Brandon with improvements to city hall.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Ad valorem tax; exempt one motor vehicle owned by an active duty member of Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Mark Tullos
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Chickasaw County in repair and renovation of Okolona and Houston courthouses.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Sales tax; exempt sales of precious metals bullion.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of West Point in improvements and repairs to Marshall Park.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Shubuta with improvements to Town Hall building.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Brandon with downtown improvements.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Housing Loan Assistance Pilot Program; create and authorize bonds to provide funds for.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Sales tax; exempt sales of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Appropriation from special funds; to Department of Transportation for repairs to Longleaf Trace for FY2021.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with construction of the Partnership School at Mississippi State University.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Commend legacy of Honorable Hiram Revels on 150th Anniversary of his election to U.S. Senate.
Sponsor: Albert Butler
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with construction of the Partnership School at Mississippi State University.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Oktibbeha County with certain road improvements.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of D'Iberville in making certain roadway improvements.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Houston with Houston Square Development Project.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Oktibbeha County with improvements to Oktibbeha County lake.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol substation in Starkville.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Bonds; authorize to assist Pontotoc County with parking lot paving and rear access road for extension service facility.
Sponsor: Kathy Chism
Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Ashland with improvements to Town Maintenance Shop Building and Facility.
Sponsor: Kathy Chism
Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize credit for costs of qualified alternative-fuel fueling stations.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Infrastructure and Education Act; create.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Tax Credit Scholarship Act; create.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care teachers and directors.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Sales tax; exempt certain sales of tangible personal property and services to churches.
Sponsor: Dan Eubanks
Taxation; extend sales and ad valorem tax exemption and income and franchise tax credit for certain broadband technology equipment.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with repair and renovation of the Rosenwald School in Marshall County.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Electric and hybrid motor vehicle taxes; exclude vehicles incapable of exceeding 35 miles per hour.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Bonds; authorize issuance for Capitol Complex Improvement District, City of Jackson and Jackson Public School District projects.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds for a workforce center in Southaven, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Appropriation; State Department of Education to provide funding assistance to school districts for reimbursement cost for dyslexia evaluations.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Bonds; authorize issuance for Mississippi Ports Improvements Fund.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for East Metro Corridor project in Rankin County.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Bolivar County with construction of a biking trail.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Electric/hybrid vehicle tax; repeal sections of law authorizing.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Laurel in paying costs of flood control in Queensboro neighborhood.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Reappropriation; Small Business and Grocer Investment Act projects in Quitman County.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Bonds; authorize issuance to improve capacity and safety of intersection of MS Highway 7 and University Avenue in Oxford.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Pontotoc County in paying costs of renovation of W.A. Grist Building.
Sponsor: Kathy Chism
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the North Bolivar Consolidated School District with making improvements to certain schools.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Income tax; revise provisions regarding net income of nonresidents, certain definitions and certain business deductions.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Commend Super Bowl LIV football Champion Kansas City Chief Defensive Tackle Chris Jones from Houston, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Appropriation; Department of Corrections for employing additional maintenance staff and for repairs to Unit 29 at the State Penitentiary.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Alcorn State University in paying the costs of various projects.
Sponsor: Albert Butler
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Delta Blues Museum's installation of permanent exhibits.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Farmington Water Association with water system improvements.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Income tax; exempt income of certain mental health professionals providing services in critical mental health services shortage areas.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Bolivar County with sidewalk construction.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Bonds; authorize issuance for Concourse Workforce Training Center in Batesville.
Sponsor: Brady Williamson
Appropriation; Archives and History for Scott Ford House to develop two historic properties in Jackson.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Mississippi Critical Needs School District Tax Credit Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jasper County in paying costs of repairs to certain county roads.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Highway privilege tax; add a gross vehicle weight category for carriers of property with additional tax.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Income and sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities, sales tax exemption for materials.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in repair and renovation of Oak Park Alumni Building in the City of Laurel.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Appropriations; IHL for Alcorn State University for certain agriculture research and extension capital projects.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Appropriation; Employment Security for youthbuild programs eligible for grants under Youthbuild Act.
Sponsor: John Hines
Appropriation; Medicaid to increase funded slots for Elderly and Disabled Waiver and Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver programs.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Ad valorem tax on inventory; phase in exemption for certain small businesses.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Appropriation FY2021; to Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority for Gulf Coast Singing River Innovation Center.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel; revise rate.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Ad valorem tax; provide partial exemption for certain business personal property.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
Income tax; authorize a credit for contributions made to certain hospitals.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the City of Shelby with improvements to downtown walking track.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Income tax; authorize a credit for cost of new alternative fueling infrastructure.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Fueling Station Tax Credit Act; create.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jasper County in paying costs of upgrade to Beaver Meadow Community VFD Station.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation headquarters in Ruleville.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career Development Center.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist West Bolivar Consolidated School District with improvements to certain schools.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Appropriation; City of Shelby for constructing a downtown walking trail and playground.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Economically Distressed Municipalities Development Act; create.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
State of Mississippi; require to pay fire fee-in-lieu of taxes to City of Jackson for fire protection services provided for state-owned building located in.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Electric/hybrid vehicle tax; exempt certain vehicles.
Sponsor: Dan Eubanks
Appropriations; Mississippi Community College Board to provide mid-level funding for community colleges.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in the construction of a walking track in the northeast area of the City of Laurel.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Louin in paying costs of water line replacement.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Appropriations; IHL for Alcorn State University for support of certain agriculture research and extension programs.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ persons convicted of certain nonviolent crimes.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Oakes African American Cultural Center.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Walthall County in renovation of the county courthouse.
Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon
Appropriation; North Bolivar Consolidated School District for costs of repairs, renovations and upgrades at two high schools.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Sales; clarify certain provisions regarding equipment sold to professional loggers.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Appropriations; IHL for Alcorn State University for certain capital projects.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Mound Bayou with improvements to city pool.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Appropriation; Archives and History for Church of God in Christ historical markers in Holmes County.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Friars Point in constructing a community center.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Appropriations; Mississippi Development Authority to fund minority disparity study.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
Income Tax; exempt income of certain mental health professionals providing services in critical mental health services shortage areas.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property to volunteer fire departments for use solely in department purposes.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with purchasing fire service equipment.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Income tax; authorize credit for expenditures for participation of a child in a private education program.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Income tax; provide credit for caregivers.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Appropriation; Marshall County for restoration of Isaac Chapel Rosenwald School.
Sponsor: Neil Whaley
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol Substation in Starkville.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Bay Springs in paying costs of street repairs.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain electronic devices and school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Appropriation; Hinds County for costs of establishing a mental and behavioral health treatment court collaborative.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County in paying costs associated with the Hinds Parkway Road project.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Ad valorem tax; exempt one vehicle per teacher in shortage areas, and discount tax on one vehicle per teacher in other areas.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Appropriation; City of Jackson for costs of completing the renovation of Smith Park.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of West Point in the remodeling, renovation and improvement of Northside School.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Appropriations; Department of Education to provide grants to school districts to establish telehealth programs.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with development of a regional wastewater treatment facility.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Ad valorem taxation; exempt 20% of the assessed value of one motor vehicle owned by a full-time public school classroom teacher.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with maintenance of the Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Center.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Appropriations; City of Jackson for costs of renovating Russell C. Davis Planetarium.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Appropriation; Health Department to provide epi-pens and AEDs in IHLs, community colleges and schools.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Recognize Ruby Jean McGee Kennedy on the occasion of her 100th Birthday.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Bonds; authorize issuance of g.o. bonds to assist Kemper County Natural Gas District construct natural gas pipeline.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Income tax; authorize a credit for certain caregiver expenses.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in bridge repairs and trail overlay repairs on Longleaf Trace.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Heidelberg in paying costs of street repairs.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Appropriations; IHL for Alcorn State University for certain purposes.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and Lefleur's Bluff State Park.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Appropriation; West Bolivar School District for repairs and renovations at three high schools.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Petal with improvements at the Robert E. Russell Sports Complex.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Appropriation; Medicaid increase funded slots for elderly and Disabled Waiver and Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver programs.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to assist City of West in repair and renovation of city park.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to assist City of Canton to alleviate flooding.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Income tax; allow tax credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Tax credits; authorize for employers of convicted felons.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Laurel in paying costs of street repairs.
Sponsor: Juan Barnett
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Appropriations; Mental Health to provide funding to Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources for diversion center.
Sponsor: Donnie Scoggin
Bonds; authorize to assist Marshall County in improving Barringer Road for Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park access.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Appropriation FY 2021; IHL-University of Mississippi Medical Center for Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Flora with water and sewer infrastructure.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with installation of outdoor emergency warning systems at Wheeler Attendance Center in Prentiss County.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Appropriation; Itawamba Community College for funding Vocational Education and Technology Camp in Lee and Monroe Counties.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Bonds; authorize to fund repair and renovation of the War Memorial Building in Jackson, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at campground at Lake Lamar Bruce in Lee County.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Appropriation; Marshall County for preservation and restoration of Isaac Chapel Rosenwald School.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
Local Taxation and Tax Extension Authority Act; create.
Sponsor: Dan Eubanks
Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; create fund and issue bonds for.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the City of Clinton with water and sewer infrastructure improvements.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Appropriation; Hinds County to for costs of construction of Segment 1A of the Hinds Parkway Road Project.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Appropriation FY2021; to North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for junior-high or high-school performances.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Fayette with improvements to Spring Street.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Appropriation; City of Pearl for Rankin County Workforce Innovation and Training Center.
Sponsor: Gene Newman
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Fayette with improvements to Main Street.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Marty Stuart Congress of County Music.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Ad valorem tax; revise eligibility for exemption that counties may grant on vehicles owned by volunteer firefighters.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Appropriations; City of Jackson for costs of completing Phase II of renovation of Thalia Mara Hall.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Canton in preplanning and first phase of city complex.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Bonds; authorize issuance for Phase II of construction of a new headquarters building for the Department of Public Safety.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Appropriation; MDE to assist parents in paying school districts for cost of lost/damaged electronic devices assigned to students.
Sponsor: Charles Young
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Sponsor: David Blount
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in renovation of building for Hinds Community College/City of Pearl Workforce Training Center.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Appropriation FY 2021; to University of Mississippi Medical Center for fire protection.
Sponsor: David Blount
Appropriations; MDES to fund Mississippi Works Career-Tech Scholars Program at community colleges.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Appropriation; Archives and History for historical markers in Holmes County designating birthplace of Church of God in Christ.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with improvements to natural gas system.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Freedom House in Canton.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Humphreys County with improvements to county courthouse.
Sponsor: Rufus Straughter
Successful Child Act; create and authorize income tax credit for certain tutoring and instructional costs.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Canton in the construction of a convention center.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Historic property income tax credit; increase amount of credits that may be awarded and revise certain other provisions.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Saltillo with repair and renovation of community center.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Pike County with improvements at Gateway Industrial Park.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to school districts for vocational education improvements.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Childcare Advance Act; provide income tax deferral for parents incurring childcare expenses.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Appropriation; DFA for constructing a building for the 3-D School and Evaluation Center in Petal.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Appropriation FY2021; to Town of Crenshaw and Town of Marks for road repair.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Appropriation; State Auditor for forensic audit of DHS's TANF expenditures during certain period.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Appropriations; IHL for MS Valley State University for lowering tuition rate for 2020-2021 academic year.
Sponsor: Solomon Osborne
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance with projects in Amite, Franklin, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson Counties.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Appropriation; employment security for funding summer youth employment programs.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Bonds; authorize issuance for various improvements at Alcorn State University.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Utica with repairs to natural gas lines.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Noxubee County with construction of an emergency operations center.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care center teachers and directors.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Sales taxation; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Lamar County Education Foundation.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Appropriation; City of Jackson for costs of renovating old city library and relocating Welty Library to that site.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance for small municipalities energy efficiency and deferred maintenance projects.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Income tax; revise certain provisions to address investment in federally designated qualified opportunity zones.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Appropriation; DFA for costs of constructing a biking trail in Bolivar County.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Port Gibson with road improvements.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Bonds; authorize issuance of to assist Marks, MS, in the construction of a building to house a community center and its city hall.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Appropriation; IHL board for cost of waiving tuition at IHLs for certain foster children and adopted children.
Sponsor: Ronnie Crudup
Appropriation; Department of Education for new program to make funding available to school districts for enhancing vocational education.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
City of Greenville; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to certain city streets.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Appropriation; Hinds County for costs of construction of Segment 1A of the Hinds Parkway Road Project.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to assist City of Carthage in repair and renovation of coliseum.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Income tax; allow tax credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Collins in construction of frontage road connection.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with purchase of right-of-way maintenance equipment.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize for street improvement in the City of Greenville.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Appropriation; DFA for costs of constructing sidewalks to schools in Rosedale.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Holmes County with improvements to county roads and bridges.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Appropriation; Human Services for youthbuild programs eligible for grants under Youthbuild Act.
Sponsor: John Hines
Appropriations; Department of Employment Security for funding Summer Youth Employment Programs.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Appropriation; Department of Education for statewide school mobile panic button program.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Commend Alcorn State University "Braves" Football Team and Coach Fred McNair for winning 2019 second-consecutive SWAC Championship.
Sponsor: Albert Butler
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Holmes County with construction of a park.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County with construction of a mental & behavioral health court/collaborative facility.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Income tax; exclude overtime compensation from gross income.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Income tax; exclude from gross income compensation and income of honorable discharged veterans.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Appropriation; Lee and Monroe Counties for funding National Resource Camp pilot program.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Alcoholic beverages; reduce privilege tax for package retailer's permits for locations in cities with a population of 5,000 or less.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Appropriations; community college board for paying cost of testing fee for first-time takers of the GED test.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Bonds; create small municipalities security cameras and equipment grant program and authorize bonds to provide funds.
Sponsor: Tracey Rosebud
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha Counties with certain road projects.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with construction of a real-time crime prevention center.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Dynamic Dyslexia Design; The 3-D School and Evaluation Center with construction of a new building.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Appropriation; Health Department for support of Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Sponsor: John Hines
Appropriation; Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact.
Sponsor: John Hines
Bonds; authorize to assist in improvements to facilities to house Concourse Workforce Training Center in Batesville.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Appropriation FY2021; Church of God in Christ historical markers in Holmes County, Mississippi.
Sponsor: David Jordan
Recognize Dr. Al Rankins of Greenville, Mississippi, as first African American to serve as Commissioner of IHL.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Electric vehicle tax; exempt low speed vehicles.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Ad valorem tax; revise exemption that counties may grant on motor vehicles owned by volunteer firefighters.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Corinth-Alcorn County Recreation Commission with construction of a splash pad.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Appropriation FY 2021; to Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a multi-user aerostrip at Stennis International Airport in Hancock County.
Sponsor: Brent Anderson
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers allowed to claim federal earned income tax credit.
Sponsor: Percy Watson
Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; create and issue bonds to fund.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Appropriation; City of Mound Bayou to make improvements to existing city pool.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.
Sponsor: John Hines
"The Year to Embrace the Gulf"; recognize 2021 as and encourage observance of.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Bonds; authorize to assist Marshall County in building emergency response center to serve Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to assist City of Pickens in repair and renovation of library.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Noxubee County with construction of an emergency operations center.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Holmes County with repair and renovation of county courthouse.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Sales tax; exempt sale of groceries.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Quitman County pay costs of repair and restoration of county courthouse.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Appropriation; Department of Health for a grant to the Southern Health Commission in Washington County.
Sponsor: John Hines
Mississippi Critical Needs School District Tax Deduction Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Delta Blues Museum with installation of permanent exhibits.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Appropriation; Department of Health to establish and operate two STD/HIV specialty clinics.
Sponsor: John Hines
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Noxubee County in HVAC improvements and E-911 upgrades.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Tobacco tax; define tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices for purposes of 15% excise tax.
Sponsor: David Blount
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of permanent facility for 3-D School for children with dyslexia.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Perry County in paying the costs of improvements to its industrial park.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in upgrades to Kansas City Southern Rail Line south of Meridian.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Mississippi Sound Money Tax Removal Act; create.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
Bond; authorize issuance to assist City of Quitman with Quitman Village project.
Sponsor: Troy Smith
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Local option sales tax; authorize municipalities and counties to impose.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Bonds; create rural counties and municipalities cellular and broadband grant program and authorize issuance of bonds.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Appropriation FY 2021; to Kemper County Natural Gas District for constructing gas line to EMCC.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Dynamic Dyslexia Design; The 3-D School and Evaluation Center with construction of a new building.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Smart State Act; create.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Commend Zeta Phi Beta Sorority for 100th Anniversary.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in restoration and renovation of Scott Ford Midwife Houses in downtown Jackson.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with removal and demolition of certain dilapidated and blighted properties.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of headquarters building for Department of Public Safety.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Sales taxation; exempt sales to certain community action agencies exempted from federal income taxation.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Sponsor: David Blount
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez with preservation of Natchez Bluff retaining wall.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Professional privilege tax; impose on attorneys who practice in state, are not domiciled in and do not maintain regular place of business.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville with extension of Colorado Street.
Sponsor: John Hines
Appropriation; DFA for costs of infrastructure construction within Perry County Industrial Park.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
Bonds; authorize to fund relocation and construction of Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson metro area.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha Counties with certain road projects.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for crisis centers and outpatient services.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize to assist Marks, MS, in construction of building for emergency shelter, community center and city hall.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Yalobusha County to demolish and replace Gum's Crossing Bridge on County Road 221.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to municipalities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Yazoo County with renovation of county courthouse.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Appropriation FY2021; West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Holly Springs with construction of a wellness and aquatics center.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair/maintenance.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with improvements to Eubanks Creek.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Appropriation; City of Holly Springs for widening a road for the Springs Industrial Park.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Appropriation; DFA for constructing a building for the 3-D School and Evaluation Center in Petal.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in renovation and expansion of George Regional Health System in Lucedale.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of deactivation and service of General Patton's 3rd Army, 65th Infantry Division.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Bonds; authorize issuance for Rankin County Workforce Innovation and Training Center in Pearl.
Sponsor: Gene Newman
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Lee County and municipalities of Verona, Plantersville and Shannon with certain projects.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Helping Hands Food Pantry in Tupelo with repair and renovation of building.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Bonds; authorize to assist Sand Creek Wastewater Authority in building regional wastewater facility in Northeast Mississippi.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with sidewalk improvements.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Delta Blues Museum's installation of permanent exhibits.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Appropriation; Holmes County Consolidated School District for expenses of consolidation.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Ad valorem taxes; exempt real property and motor vehicles in an area annexed by a municipality for 12 months after annexation.
Sponsor: Michael McLendon
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Margaret Martin Performing Art Center in Natchez.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Mendenhall to construct a water line from a new, unused water tank to the city.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Terry in paying costs of constructing a community center and storm shelter.
Sponsor: David Blount
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center in Carrollton.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Como, Mississippi, in repaving State Highway 310.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Holmes County Consolidated School District with construction of a football stadium.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation projects at Mississippi Valley State University.
Sponsor: Solomon Osborne
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in renovation and expansion of Greene County Rural Events Center in Leakesville.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Perry County with improvements at county industrial park.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
Sales tax; reduce/eliminate certain exemptions.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
"Small Town Teacher Tax Credit Act"; create to authorize an income tax credit to certain licensed teachers.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to Natchez Children's Services.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food for human consumption and increase state sales tax rate.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Sales tax; exempt sales to Head Start programs.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Sales tax; exempt sales made by Biloxi Lions, Inc., and Lions Sight Foundation of Mississippi, Inc.
Sponsor: Kevin Felsher
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of War Memorial Building.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Tchula with road improvements.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Sales tax; exempt sale of electricity, street lights and security equipment to homeowners' associations for security purposes.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Noxubee County with equipment for 911 dispatch center.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of certain motorcycles.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Bonds; create pilot program for grants to certain municipalities for security cameras and equipment and authorize bonds to provide funds.
Sponsor: Tracey Rosebud
Rural Hospitals Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program; establish.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Housing Repair Grant Fund; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for grants to low income individuals for home repair.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; issue for the construction of career tech buildings at the Greenville Higher Education Center.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Appropriation FY 2020; to Department of Archives and History for an historical statue of Emmett Till at Leflore County Courthouse.
Sponsor: David Jordan
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County in paying the construction costs of the Hinds Parkway Road Project.
Sponsor: David Blount
Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for expanding research and production of shiitake mushrooms.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for support of horticulture research and extension programs.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Taxation; extend sales and ad valorem tax exemptions and income and franchise tax credit for certain broadband technology equipment.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Village of Pittsboro in paying costs of repairs to water tank.
Sponsor: Benjamin Suber
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in construction of Multiuser Aero Strip at Stennis Airport in Hancock County.
Sponsor: Philip Moran
Ad valorem taxation; exempt property used for housing and providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Sales taxation; exempt sales of precious metals bullion or currency.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for renovation and repair of aquaculture facility at Lorman.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Bonds; authorize issuance for demolition and cleanup of dilapidated structures in downtown Rolling Fork.
Sponsor: Joseph Thomas
Historic property income tax credit; increase amount of credits that may be awarded and revise certain other provisions.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Taiwan; commend for donating 100,000 medical face masks to the State of Mississippi.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Bernice Linton Event Award; commend establishment of.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Turnage Chapel Congregational Methodist Church; commend upon the occasion of its 114th anniversary.
Sponsor: Bill Pigott
Everyday Heroes; commend Mr. Edward Walker and Mr. Leonard Clay for being.
Sponsor: Karl Gibbs
West Point High School Football Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 5A State Football Championship.
Sponsor: Karl Gibbs
Rubye Prestage Love; commend upon the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
James Armstrong; commend and congratulate for outstanding Scouting accomplishments.
Sponsor: Karl Oliver
Coach Lonnie Walker; commend the life and legacy upon his passing.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Lecile Harris; commend his life and legacy upon his passing.
Sponsor: Dan Eubanks
Carrie Lee Jones Miller; commend life and legacy upon her passing.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Ashley Furniture Industries; commend on 75th anniversary.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Corinth High School Warriors Football Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 4A State Football Championship.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Republic of China (Taiwan) and Mississippi; encourage further economic ties and friendship between.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Mrs. Elletha M. Lewis; commend and express sympathy upon her passing.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Mr. Henry Dorsey; recognize and commend for his career of more than 44 years as an esteemed educator.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Simpson Academy Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning the 2020 MAIS Overall State Basketball Championship.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Colonel Carlyle Smith "Smitty" Harris; commend service and heroism as a POW of the Vietnam War.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Dr. Jason and Mrs. Cynthia Coleman; commend for their humanitarian efforts to feed and provide shelter to victims of North Mississippi storms.
Sponsor: Steve Hopkins
Jefferson County High School Football Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 3A District 7 football championship.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Mr. Cortez Bryant; commend on his outstanding career as a manger for A-list music artists.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Coronavirus relief monies; transfer federal funds received, and provide small business relief.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Suspension of Joint Rule 40 for immediate consideration of conference report on SB No. 2772; authorize.
Sponsor: Briggs Hopson
Appropriation; additional for various state agencies for Fiscal Year 2020.
Sponsor: John Read
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in event of certain disasters or emergencies.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Commend Holmes Community College "Lady Bulldogs" Soccer Team for State and Regional Championships.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Commend Phi Beta Lambda business students at Co-Lin for State Leadership Conference awards.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Commend 2020 Center Hill High School "Mustangs" Boys Soccer Team for first-ever 5A State Championship.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Commend Coahoma High School "Red Panthers" Boys Basketball Team for winning their third 2A State Championship in four years.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Commend Ms. Angela Butler for being named "Instructor of the Year" at the Perkinston Campus of MS Gulf Coast Community College.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Commend Center Hill High School "Lady Mustangs" Volleyball Team for 2019 Class 5A State Championship.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Commend John Miller for being named "Instructor of the Year" at the Jackson County Campus of the MS Gulf Coast Community College.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Commend Olive Branch High School "Lady Quistors" Basketball Team for winning second straight 6A State Championship.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Commend JoAnne Daniels for being named Jefferson Davis Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College "Instructor of the Year."
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Suspend rules; for introduction of a bill to authorize leave with pay to local government employees during emergency.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Recognize career and culinary success of Chef Nick Wallace.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Commend 2019-2020 Simpson Academy "Cougars" Boys Basketball Team for first-ever MAIS Overall State Championship.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Legislature; extend session, allow reconvening upon joint determination, and adjust deadlines to conform.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Recognize Dr. Kara Blackard, Pastor of Wheeler Grove Baptist Church.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Recognize Arielle Hudson of Tunica as first African American female recipient of Rhodes Scholarship at University of MS.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Constitution; legislative alternative to Initiative No. 65 regarding medical marijuana.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Department of Finance & Administration; authorize to sell, lease or develop the Sun-n-Sand property.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Nonadjudication; mandatory in certain cases.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Rapid DNA Task Force; establish within the Department of Public Safety.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Registered sex offender; disqualified from serving as volunteer firefighter.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Liens; revise provisions providing for an owner's lien on personal property in self-storage facilities.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Motorcycles; allow to proceed only in limited circumstances.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Voter registration; repeal documentation requirement for naturalized citizens.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Chandler's Law; create right for next of kin to obtain postmortem genetic information.
Sponsor: David Parker
"Stop Guilt By Accusation Act"; require media outlets to publish outcome following accusation.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales to $50,000.00 and authorize to advertise over the internet.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Buffer zone free speech preemption for municipalities; authorize.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
The Mississippi Direct Health Care Act; revise definitions.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
University of Southern Mississippi; trustees may enter into services agreement for operation, repairs and maintenance.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Light spirit products; define at no more than 4% alcoholic content by weight, and regulate same as beer and light wine.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Sexual battery; remove statute of limitations for prosecution of crime of.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
State Auditor; authorize to examine tax returns necessary for auditing certain federal benefits.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Administrative procedures; prohibit state agencies from adopting rule that contradicts a provision of law.
Sponsor: Steve Hopkins
Taxation; revise penalty for failure to render schedules of property to Department of Revenue for tax assessment purposes.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Parole; early release for nonviolent offenders with less than 3 years to serve for participation in drug court.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Real estate brokers license; revise requirement for.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Distinctive boat trailer and utility trailer license tags; authorize issuance to supporters of the National Rifle Association.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Law enforcement officers; allow to contest and undergo second test before termination or suspension without pay after failed urine test.
Sponsor: William Arnold
E-verify program; transfer responsibility of administering to the Commission of Agriculture and Commerce.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Community college boards of trustees; revise composition for Northwest Community College District.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Holder of package retailer's permit authorized to conduct tasting or sampling events; revise certain restrictions.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Open container of alcohol; create offense for.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
Sponsor: David Blount
Local governments; prohibit from imposing penalties or fines on security companies when false security alarm occurs.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Secretary of State Statewide Elections Management System; provide for voter's proof of citizenship.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Mississippi Gospel Music Trail; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Mississippi Development Authority; exempt from Personnel Board procedures for 2 years and bring forward code sections.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
First-degree murder; include unlawful distribution of controlled substances, when the distribution is proximate cause of death.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Voyeurism; revise penalty for offense of.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Commission on Wildlife; authorize to contract with private entities to conduct certain revenue generating activities.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Financial institutions; authorize to delay a transaction upon good-faith belief that eligible person will be exploited.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Pawnbroker tranactions; clarify items to be included in "transactional information."
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Alcoholic Beverage Control laws; reform.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act; create.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Telecommunications Fraud Prevention and Utility Infrastructure Protection Act; create.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Department of Agriculture building and Farmers Market; authorize the DFA to provide security personnel.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Medical and geriatric prison release; revise authority of MDOC and MS Parole Board.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Pawnbroker transactions; clarify items to be included in "transactional information."
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Board; clarify term length for board members and term limits for executive committee members.
Sponsor: John Polk
Mississippi Public Records Act; revise certain provisions of.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement.
Sponsor: John Read
Nonadjudication and pretrial intervention; authorize completion of workforce training as a condition that the court may impose.
Sponsor: William Arnold
School district funding; provide for content of financial reports and prohibiting automatic budget increases for certain school districts.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
GAP Act; revise transition and minor settlement provisions for guardianships and conservatorships.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Community College Boards of Trustees; revise composition of Northeast Mississippi and Coahoma Community Colleges.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Circuit court; prohibit political candidates from addressing the public during court terms.
Sponsor: Jeff Tate
Hunting or fishing; provide that possession of certain items is prima facie evidence that a person is.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Ricky Sharp; commend and congratulate upon being named 2019 Mississippi Truck Driver of the Year.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recognize and declare Feb. 4, 2020, as Mississippi Delta Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Martinas Rankin; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Super Bowl LIV Champions Kansas City Chiefs.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Makayla Jordan; commend upon being crowned Miss Dixie National 2020.
Sponsor: Bill Pigott
Highway Patrol; impose assessment for certain violations to defray expenses of.
Sponsor: Charles Young
Jordan Tierney; commend and congratulate upon being crowned Miss Rodeo America 2020.
Sponsor: Bill Pigott
Jeff Smith; commend and congratulate for receiving "Focus on Those Who Serve" Award.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Paying tribute to the public, legal and military service of Honorable Cono Caranna II of Biloxi, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Designate March 7, 2020, as "Mississippi Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day."
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Commend Stone County High School "Tomcats" Tennis Team for winning 2019 5A State Championship.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Ogbueshi Menkem Onyia; commend life and legacy and express sympathy upon passing.
Sponsor: Zakiya Summers
William Garfield Walker; commend musical genius of and congratulate success as an accomplished symphonic conductor.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Oxford High School Chargers Football Team; commend for winning first-ever Class 6A State Championship.
Sponsor: Clay Deweese
Gulfport High School Lady Admirals Soccer Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 6A Soccer State Championships.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Billy Ray Reynolds; commend life and legacy upon his passing.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Commend Super Bowl LIV football Champion Kansas City Chiefs' Linebacker Damien Wilson from Gloster, Mississippi.
Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon
Mrs. Peggy Hobson Calhoun; commend upon the occasion of her retirement as Supervisor of District 3 of Hinds County.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Honorable Judge Houston J. Patton; mourn loss and commend life and legacy of service upon his passing.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Bonnet Carré Spillway; urge Congress to work collaboratively with the state to find long-term solutions.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Chef Nick Wallace; commend stellar career and culinary success of.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Nineteenth amendment; celebrate ratification of.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Alice Thomas-Tisdale; congratulate upon being named the Publisher Emeritus of the Jackson Advocate.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
1970 Forest High School Football Team; commend for 50th anniversary of winning the Little Dixie Conference title.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Breeland Speaks; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl LIV Champions.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Designate April 13-19, 2020, as "Mississippi Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week."
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Hibbett Neel; honor his illustrious career and philanthropic contributions to our community and wish him continued success.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Lake High School Lady Hornets Slow-pitch Softball Team; commend and congratulate on winning 2019 MHSAA Class I State Championship.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Lieutenant Beverly Davis Prentiss; mourn loss and commend life and legacy of.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Eli Manning; commend legacy of former Ole Miss record-breaking quarterback on the occasion of his retirement from the New York Giants.
Sponsor: Clay Deweese
St Andrew's Episcopal School Lady Saints Soccer Team; congratulate upon winning the 2019-2020 Mississippi High School Activities Association Championship.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries; commend upon occasion of 2020 Annual Meeting.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Chief Reynolds "Frank" Nichols; commend service and esteemed career upon his retirement.
Sponsor: Cheikh Taylor
Commend Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs' Cornerback Charvarius Ward.
Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon
Hiram Rhodes Revels; celebrate as the First African-American United States Senator.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Commend St. Andrew's Episcopal "Lady Saints" Soccer Team for winning the State Championship.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Commend MS Gulf Coast Community College "Bulldogs" Football Team for winning 2019 NJCAA National Title.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Commend Gulfport High School "Lady Admirals" Girls Soccer Team for winning State Championship.
Sponsor: Joel Carter
Recognize Richard H. McNeel as the 2020 Mississippi State University Alumnus of the Year for the College of Architecture.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
DUI; revise time period for fourth offense.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Recognize former JSU President Dr. John Arthur Peoples, Jr., and Mrs. Mary Peoples for contributions to higher education in MS.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Terroristic threats; revise provisions regulating.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Commend the life of Greenville Community activist Ruthie Mae Ransom Morris and extending condolences of the Senate.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Recognize Talking Book Services on 50th Anniversary.
Sponsor: David Blount
Mississippi Corrupt Persons List; create.
Sponsor: Jeremy England
Commend Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs' Offensive Tackle Martinas Rankin.
Sponsor: Chris Caughman
Grandparent visitation; revise to include great-grandparents.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Legislature; limit introduction of general bills requiring majority vote for passage to sessions in even-numbered years.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Mineral rights; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Expungement; authorize automatically for first-time offenders.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.
Sponsor: John Hines
CON; provide for exception to home health agency moratorium for certain hospice licensees.
Sponsor: John Hines
Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act; create.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Schools in district transformation; prohibit mandatory consolidation if progressing toward termination of district transformation status.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Public records; exempt the booking information of certain mentally ill patients from.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act."
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Vocational Education and Technology Camp; create pilot program at Itawamba Community College for Lee/Monroe County students.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Graves and abandoned public cemeteries; create process to enter and exit without landowner's permission.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
"Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law"; enact to require parental acknowledgement of notice upon student enrollment.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Right to vote; restore automatically once a person has been released from the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Sponsor: Tracey Rosebud
Elected official; prohibit from changing political party affiliation during term of office.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Elections; prohibit use of word "re-elect" unless for person who is current incumbent of the office sought.
Sponsor: Tracey Rosebud
Department of Corrections discharge plans; require explanation of disenfranchising crimes and provide opportunity for offenders to become registered voters.
Sponsor: Tracey Rosebud
English language learners; increase funding to districts with 20% or more enrolled student population comprised of.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
State Flag; provide for statewide referendum on removing Confederate Battle Flag from the design of.
Sponsor: John Hines
Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Firearms; prohibit public officials and employees from certain acts regarding.
Sponsor: Randall Patterson
School districts; require each school to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building and cafeteria.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Pawnbrokers, title pledge lenders and check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that they may charge for their services.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Municipal annexation; provide that an election shall be held on the question of.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Lobbying; revise definition of.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
MS Guardianship and Conservatorship Act; require actions pending before effective date to be governed by preceding laws.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements.
Sponsor: John Hines
Child Protection Services; require annual report to PEER on the educational and licensure credentials of certain staff.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
Expungement; authorize for persons who have received an executive pardon.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Monuments on public property; prohibit the removal or relocation unless authorized by legislation.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Prohibition on Price Gouging for Essential Drugs Act; create.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Interrogations; require all to be conducted by law enforcement to be recorded.
Sponsor: Bob Evans
Criminal investigators; add two to the 21st Circuit Court District.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Electronic communication service provider; prohibit disclosure of information concerning certain subpoenas and search warrants.
Sponsor: Willie Bailey
Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for.
Sponsor: John Hines
Chronic Diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs to reduce incidence of.
Sponsor: John Hines
Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.
Sponsor: John Hines
Conditions of probation; clarify that courts may provide certain treatment for veterans when placed on probation.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
"Child Safety Alarm Act"; enact to implement safeguards for children left unattended in vehicles.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Dog and Cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Mississippi Secure Choice Savings Program; establish.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Military education credits and certifications; require IHL, MCCB and SWIB to develop policy for acceptance of toward academic credit.
Sponsor: John Hines
Workers' Compensation Law; increase maximum total recovery under to 520 weeks.
Sponsor: John Hines
Trip optimizer system; exempt youth services counselors from.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Adoption; revise home study and residency requirements.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Life estates; authorize grantor to revoke at any time before his or her death.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Disabled person's vehicle tag; remove requirement for physician's certification for annual renewal.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Salaries of statewide elected officials; increase.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Holy Bible; designate as the official state book of Mississippi.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Chancery court; require to order certain persons held pending mental evaluation.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.
Sponsor: John Hines
Occupational licensing; provide for recognition of out-of-state licenses if applicants satisfy certain conditions.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
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.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Medicaid eligibility; revise to include certain disabled children.
Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Sponsor: John Hines
High school curriculum; require elective secular courses on the Bible and religion.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Mississippi Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund; establish and authorize Mississippi Home Corporation to administer.
Sponsor: John Hines
School board members; authorize excused absences from board meeting in the event of family emergency.
Sponsor: John Hines
Law enforcement flag; prescribe design of and authorize law enforcement agencies to display and fly.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Voting systems; require those purchased to be able to scan actual ballot.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
State song; designate "My Home Mississippi" as second official song.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain obesity treatments.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
"Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2020"; enact.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Mississippi Commission on Wage Review; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate June 19 as.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Sexual harassment; create a state cause of action.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Third Chancery Court District; authorize an additional judge.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Right to vote; restore automatically once a person has completed all sentencing requirements.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Blue; designate as the official state color.
Sponsor: Gregory Holloway
Community and Police Safety Act; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Mississippi River Delta Promise Zone Act of 2020; create and divert portion of state gaming revenue to assist in carrying out purposes of.
Sponsor: John Hines
Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program; create under the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Salaries of statewide elected officials; increase.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Statute of limitations; remove for crimes against children.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Retirement; county board attorneys and city attorneys shall be members of PERS regardless of hours/week worked.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
"Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act"; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Sponsor: John Hines
Dating violence; require school districts to adopt a policy and educate students on.
Sponsor: John Hines
Medicaid; require managed care companies to provide detailed, signed explanation for denial of coverage of procedure.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputy sheriffs to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
English language learners; require waivers of accountability for districts with 25% of enrollment being.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Mobile sports wagering; authorize.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Post-conviction relief; authorize successive application if state law changes.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Accountability rating system; abolish A-F ratings and implement percentage designation ratings.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Mobile homes; give owner of one year to redeem the property after sold for taxes.
Sponsor: Kenneth Walker
Vulnerable person; revise elements for misdemeanors and felonies related to abuse of.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Medical marijuana; authorize Alcorn State University to enter into MOU for local farmers to grow for out-of-state vendors.
Sponsor: John Hines
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accountability rating of "D" or "F."
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Purchase of automatic weapon; place certain restrictions on.
Sponsor: John Hines
Teacher licensure; provide to certain individuals with a minimum of five years experience in public school districts or certain nonpublic schools.
Sponsor: Donnie Bell
Medicaid; prohibit removal of Alabama and Tennessee hospital from managed care coverage plans or paying lower rates to.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Traffic ticket quotas; prohibit state and local agencies from establishing.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Holly Springs with restoration of former Holly Springs Water and Light Plant building.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Sponsor: John Hines
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL.
Sponsor: Ronnie Crudup
Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Assistant Teacher Elevated Salary Waiver Program; enact to compensate eligible assistant teachers at level of licensed teachers.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require administration of ACT to determine proficiency.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Mississippi River Delta Promise Zone Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Parole Board; require review of mental health issues and controlled substances when considering parole eligible inmates.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Minimum wage; establish at $8.25 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Lottery; clarify liquor stores able to serve as lottery retailers.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public and charter schools for disciplinary matters.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Organized retail theft; revise.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Medicaid; require Governor and Division of Medicaid to negotiate to obtain federal waiver to expand Medicaid coverage.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition of graduation.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Private correctional facilities contractor; must have ability to use local vendors when providing services to offenders.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Statewide Assessment Program; require SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Motor vehicles; regulate certain recovery of towed vehicles.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act; create.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
"Mississippi Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; create.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
K-12 attendance centers; revise assignment of points for purposes of accountability ratings.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
"Mississippi Youthbuild Act"; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Mental Health Treatment Facility; revise hearing and commitment procedures.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams.
Sponsor: John Hines
Child Care For Working Families Study Committee; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Domestic abuse court program; establish.
Sponsor: John Hines
Concealed-carry license; 18-year-old with instructor certification qualifies for enhanced.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of hotel under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Out-of-state tuition; waive for nonresident children of Mississippi emergency service personnel killed in line of duty.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Riding bailiffs; revise compensation of.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend community or junior colleges.
Sponsor: Ronnie Crudup
Community Policing and Transparency Act; create body-worn camera policy standards.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Code-charter municipality governing authorities; may delegate duties related to personnel actions.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Body-worn cameras; prohibit law enforcement from recreating past activities with.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at post-secondary institutions.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Firearms possession; authorize for nonviolent felons in homes and cars.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
"Mississippi Promise Scholarship Act of 2020"; establish to provide tuition assistance for tuition-free community and junior college attendance.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
PERS; allow retirees to teach in critical needs areas and work full time and receive full salary for three years.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Counties; authorize to pay poll workers certain mileage.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Universities and colleges; require to allow MS residents to register for classes before nonresident students.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
Department of Human Services; authorize to use additional methods of communication to send notices relating to child support.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Expungement; authorize for certain convictions of embezzlement after 14 years.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Nurse-Family Partnership Pilot Program; require to be established and funded through TANF funds.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Teacher licensure; provide to certain individuals with a minimum of ten years experience in public school districts or certain nonpublic schools.
Sponsor: Tom Miles
Interpretation language assistance services; provide for certain youth at juvenile detention centers.
Sponsor: John Hines
Commission to redesign the MS State Flag; establish to develop 2 options for a new flag to present to the Legislature.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Life jackets; increase minimum age of person required to wear on certain vessels.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Early voting; authorize.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Charter schools; require MAEP funds to be transferred to student's home school district when student disenrolls.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
CON; issue to Panola Medical Center for adult psychiatric beds.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Community schools; authorize school districts that provide services through the use of to receive additional 10% MAEP allocation.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Joint state-county work program; require DOC to utilize under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Good Samaritan Law for Architects and Engineers; create.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Election commissioners; revise to be a nonpartisan office.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
DUI; clarify eligibility for nonadjudication of those holding a commercial driver's license.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Alternative Nicotine Vaping; regulate with penalties for sale to persons under 21 years of age.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Elections; make absentee vote final once cast.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Motor vehicle liability insurance; increase minimum coverage required.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Mississippi Smoke-free Air Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Statewide Assessment Program; require the SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Youth and Community Safety Act; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Average daily attendance; revise percentage of instructional day from 37% to 50% for students to be counted in.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of driver's license.
Sponsor: Kenneth Walker
Day and Temporary Labor Services Act; create.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Driver's license; authorize issuance of hardship license to persons who have their licenses suspended as a result of being out of compliance with order for support.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Texting while driving; revise penalty when resulting in death or injury.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Juvenile offenders; alternative sentencing and parole options.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Holly Springs with improvements to Mississippi Highway 178.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Casinos; revise locations in Tunica County where may locate.
Sponsor: Cedric Burnett
Felony conviction; revise expunction of.
Sponsor: Sampson Jackson
Pseudoephedrine; require written log of over-the-counter sales.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Use tax; enhance enforcement of collection on all-terrain vehicles purchased out of state.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Local governments capital improvements revolving loan program; include municipal natural gas facilities.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Mississippi Skill Standards Board; create as an advisory board on industry standards.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Restore the Right to Vote Act; create.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Religious Freedom Act and Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act; repeal.
Sponsor: Earle Banks
Firearms; prohibit discharge near petroleum.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Habitual offender; revise sentencing under.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Immunity; provide to mandatory reporters.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Tax sale overbid; remove the authority of a landowner to claim.
Sponsor: David Parker
Corporal punishment; require school districts that allow to adopt a policy allowing parents to opt in.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
Public Trust Tidelands Law; revise definitions of the terms "submerged lands" and "tidelands" for the purpose of.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Bonds; mandate election on issue of county or municipal bonds.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
School districts; authorize certain districts to employ retired teachers while they continue to draw retirement allowance.
Sponsor: Jerry Darnell
Mississippi Dog and Cat Protection Law; revise certain provisions and increase penalties.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Teacher licensure; establish alternative routes to five-year license due to critical teacher shortage.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Autopsies; prohibit unauthorized disclosure or publishing of.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Open Meetings Act; revise to require that minutes kept shall be posted on public body's website within certain time after the meeting.
Sponsor: Jansen Owen
Hunting deer with dogs; prohibit in any county included in a chronic wasting disease management zone.
Sponsor: Bill Kinkade
Sixteenth section funds; authorize school districts to use earned interest from once it becomes current on loans borrowed from trust funds.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
ETV; Legislature not appropriate general funds to after fiscal year 2021, use funds for National Guard.
Sponsor: Karl Oliver
Harvest reporting program; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to create for white-tailed deer and wild turkey.
Sponsor: Ken Morgan
Embezzlement; revise the list of excluded crimes for expungement.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
Sponsor: Bo Brown
Payments of fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes for school purposes; bring forward.
Sponsor: David Parker
IHL; authorize to enter into service agreement for certain repairs, maintain and capital improvements of a university utility system.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Weighing devices; provide Commissioner of Agriculture with authority to regulate those that dispense agricultural commodities.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Habitual Offenders; classify for crimes of violence.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Department of Child Protection Services; require search for relatives of child taken into custody and establish placement preferences.
Sponsor: Kevin Ford
Spotted seatrout; classify as a game fish.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
Fireworks; authorize sale of year-round.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
Sex education; require SDE and Department of Health to develop list of approved curricula to be used in schools and revise every five years.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
The Anti-Genital Mutilation of Females Act; create.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Jay McKnight
Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
School districts; exempt those with "A" and "B" accountability ratings from certain requirements.
Sponsor: Sam Creekmore
Court reporters; official reporter in one district to be appointed as an additional reporter in another district.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Teacher salary; authorize school districts to compensate unlicensed teachers up to 75% of licensed teachers salary with equal experience.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
EMS Advisory Council; reconstitute the memberships of.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Restaurants; authorize to allow pet dogs to be present under certain conditions.
Sponsor: Joel Bomgar
Corporal punishment; authorize parents to opt in for use in districts with prohibitions against.
Sponsor: Mark Tullos
Constitution; signatures of electors from any congressional district cannot exceed a certain fractional portion of the total number required to qualify initiative for ballot.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Chancery Clerk fee; reduce for recording each oil and gas assignment per assignee per each book and page listed.
Sponsor: Charles Beckett
Health insurers; require to use certain standard for hospital inpatient admissions.
Sponsor: John Hines
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law.
Sponsor: Solomon Osborne
DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require director of and investigators to be law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
Foreign limited liability companies; authorize Secretary of State to revoke registration if delinquent in payments or taxes owed to the State of Mississippi.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Welfare Fraud Prevention Act; create.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Constitution; legislative alternative to Initiative No. 65 regarding medical marijuana.
Sponsor: Jill Ford
Fireworks; require to be located within a permanent structure.
Sponsor: Stephen Horne
Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations of students failing initial screener.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Winona-Montogomery Consolidated School District; revise manner of selecting school board members.
Sponsor: Karl Oliver
Joint tenants, tenants in common or coparcener; authorize to petition chancery court for greater ownership.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Garnishment; require a hearing before writ is executed.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Opiod drugs; prescriber shall discuss with patient before prescribing, the risks of the drugs and available alternatives.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
Open account; define term and require account creditor to send demand to current address of account debtor through certain means.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for school improvements.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Medicaid; require contracts with managed care organizations to have certain specific provisions.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Corrections Inspection Council; establish.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Retired law enforcement officers; expand authority to carry concealed firearm.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Dialysis facilities; nursing homes shall allow to provide mobile services on site to their patients.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
Medicaid; expand eligibility for certain persons to receive services through provider sponsored health plan.
Sponsor: Donnie Scoggin
Disabled veterans; establish right to appeal in forma pauperis in certain cases.
Sponsor: Solomon Osborne
Mississippi Board of Human Services; create.
Sponsor: John Hines
Mattresses; require seller to give notice when previously owned.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Department of Corrections; implement evidence-based recidivism reduction program and create certain risk assessment regarding recidivism.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Deadly weapons; revise penalties for carrying concealed.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Natchez-Adams Special Municipal Separate School District; elect school board members.
Sponsor: Sam Mims
State revenue; when actual revenue exceeds the estimate, the surplus amount will be used to reduce the state debt.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Auxiliary and reserve officers, retired; allow to retain issued badge and carry concealed weapon without a permit.
Sponsor: Jay McKnight
Registry, person committing offense against peace officer; create to include offenses including terrorism.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program; create.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Intimate visual material; make unlawful disclosure or promotion of a crime.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Online voter registration; revise to allow for first-time voters to register through.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
School attendance officer training; require to include components emphasizing provisions of IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Baby Drop-off Law; revise age of children who may be dropped off.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
DHS; shall not require cooperation with child support enforcement to receive federal CCDF assistance.
Sponsor: John Hines
Constitution; amend to provide that there will be open primaries for the election of county offices, justice court judges and district attorneys.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Life estate; authorize owner to make changes to property without permission of remainderman beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
CON law: remove home health agencies and services from application of.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of former Hinds Agricultural High School and Utica Junior College.
Sponsor: Stephanie Foster
Computer science; require to be taught in all public schools.
Sponsor: Sam Creekmore
Residential roofers; require licensing, and exclude labor from "installation charges" for sales tax purposes.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; require to include medical payment coverage.
Sponsor: Percy Watson
County board of supervisors; authorize to provide certain annual salary supplement for members of the board.
Sponsor: Troy Smith
Counties; may assess the cost/penalty against menaced property as a civil debt.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
School buildings; require new construction and certain renovations to include water bottle filling stations.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
DOC requests, appropriation bills and operating budget; require to include specific line items for proposed expenditures.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Commission on Status of Women; reconstitute the membership of on July 1, 2020.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Public and private schools; require all employees to annually receive flu vaccine.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
EMTs; authorize to deny service to nonemergency when needed for an emergency.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Dental Care Benefits Law; revise appeal procedures for denial of claims.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Civil Commitment; revise time for holding without a civil order or warrant.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Standup electric scooters; provide that a local governing authority may regulate.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Residential remodeler; reduce construction cost threshold from $10,000.00 to $3,000.00 for licensing requirement.
Sponsor: Tom Weathersby
Alternative nicotine products; include as tobacco product and increase age to 21.
Sponsor: Price Wallace
Post-conviction relief; authorize successive application when new state law would have adversely affected outcome.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
"Mississippi Property Owner Fairness Act"; enact to provide restriction on exercise of eminent domain on private property.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Recreational vehicle park; regulate as hotel or motel in certain situations.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
"Diabetes Care for Mississippi Students Act"; create.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Transparency and accountability; establish additional reporting requirements with regard to seized property.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Habitual offenders; provide a 10 year period for separate crimes.
Sponsor: Shanda Yates
Funeral homes; revise various provisions relating to disposition of bodies, crematories and preneed contracts.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Flood Prevention and Control Task Force; create for the City of Jackson.
Sponsor: Zakiya Summers
Summer Youth Work Program Act; create to authorize municipalities and counties to establish youth work programs.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
2020 Mississippi Youthbuild Pilot Program Act; create with programs at Coahoma and Jones County Community Colleges.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
State Department of Education; develop central reporting system for school district data mandated by U.S. Department of Education.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Carly's Law; prohibit sex offenders from future contact with victims.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
Municipal general election ballots; provide that only the names of those opposed candidates shall be printed upon.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Collegiate voters; require each public and private 4-year postsecondary institution to have an on-campus voting precinct.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund; revise purposes for which certain monies may be used.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend college.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Parking and business improvement area; make certain revisions concerning.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Land sold for nonpayment of ad valorem taxes; provide that constables may serve notice of, increase fee paid to sheriff/constable serving notice.
Sponsor: Mark Tullos
Youth possession of a firearm; revise penalties for.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Real Estate Appraisers statute of limitations; create to bar civil actions.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
Partisan primary elections; abolish and establish open primary elections.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Part-time law enforcement officer; revise definition of to allow for increased pay if governing authority determines circumstances necessitate.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
State agency budget requests, appropriation bills and operating budgets; require to include specific line items for proposed expenditures.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Medicaid; prescribe qualifications for nonemergency transportation drivers under Medicaid program.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for the purposes of funding teacher pay raises.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Liquefied petroleum gas providers; provide affirmative defense in civil actions for damage or injury caused by certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Henry Zuber
AEDs; require at public schools and state instiutions of higher learning and provide authority to lease.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcholic Beverage Control Law.
Sponsor: Lester Carpenter
Minimum wage; establish and provide for annual cost-of-living increases.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Escape; increase penalties upon conviction from a maximum of 5 years to a maximum of 10 years.
Sponsor: Jansen Owen
Public funds depositories; authorize certain credit unions to qualify as.
Sponsor: John Horhn
School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2020, to be equipped with seat belts.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; extend authority of MDA to approve participants for projects.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Compulsory School Attendance Law; define "child with a disability" for purpose of creating exemption from unexcused absences.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Firearms; revise elements for crime of possession of a stolen firearm.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
School districts; require all schools to have epinephrine auto-injectors in every building and cafeteria.
Sponsor: Orlando Paden
Ad valorem tax; authorize tax assesor to change assessment under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Jerry Darnell
Alcoholic beverages; allow municipalities that have established qualified resort areas to permit sale of.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Home inspectors; require background checks for licensure.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Officers who may administer oaths; revise.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Workforce training, certain; provide for nonviolent offenders in regional correctional facilities.
Sponsor: Cheikh Taylor
Mississippi Direct Primary Care Act; revise definition of terms used in.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Criminal offense; revise definition of second or subsequent offense.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law; revise.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
"The Fairness Act"; enact to prohibit biological males from participating in athletic sports specifically designated for females.
Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Public school infrastructure audit; require MSU School of Architecture to conduct under agreement with MDE and DFA.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise funding and specify teaching standards.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Budget of county sheriff, tax assessor and tax collector; remove certain obsolete reporting requirements concerning.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; require notice of the importance of a medical and dental physical.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Credit transaction; prohibit discrimination against an applicant.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Seventh Circuit; additional ADA's.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
The Sexual Assault Survivors' DNA Bill of Rights; create.
Sponsor: Dana Underwood McLean
Supervisors and justice court judges; bring forward sections providing for annual salaries of.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Medicaid; revise reimbursement for telehealth services provided by FQHCs and community health centers.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
State employees; provide for across-the-board increase in annual compensation for those with annual salary under $30,000.00.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
Sponsor: John Horhn
State Auditor; increase fee to be charged by for performing audits and other services.
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
PERS; all public safety employees vest in 4 years and are entitled to allowance with 25 years of service.
Sponsor: Lester Carpenter
Mississippi Medical Marijuana Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Medicaid Access and Accountability Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Department of Child Protection Services; require to prepare and submit monthly financial report to the Legislature and the State Auditor.
Sponsor: Jansen Owen
Real Estate Broker; revise license requirements for.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Female genital mutilation; create crime of.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Municipalities; provide alternative method for publishing or advertising certain notices.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Hwy Patrol and MPN officers; increase salaries of.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Alcoholic beverages; allow governing authorities of a certain municipality to designate property as qualified resort area.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Man's Right to Know Act; create to ensure that men experience safe and healthy elective procedures.
Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson
Song; designate "Mississippi Beautiful" as a song for Mississippi, which may be sung by all Mississippians.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
An act to create the "Stop Social Media Censorship Act" relating to indecent deceptive trade practices and social media censorship act.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Mississippi Open Account Statute; define "open account" and require account creditor to send the demand by certain delivery methods.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Equine riders; require helmet for certain minors.
Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol
TANF program; PEER Committee shall conduct an annual review of expenditures of TANF funds.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Right to Try Act; bring forward sections for purposes of amendment.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Due process hearing; grant automatically for students subject to suspension or expulsion for disciplinary matters in school.
Sponsor: Rickey Thompson
Determination by youth court to maintain a child in home; revise standards for.
Sponsor: Jansen Owen
Department of Human Services; require to prepare and submit monthly financial report to the Legislature and the State Auditor.
Sponsor: Jansen Owen
Intestate succession; child conceived by assisted reproduction after decedent's death is deemed to be living at time of death.
Sponsor: Dana Underwood McLean
Mississippi Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund; create.
Sponsor: Manly Barton
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; reauthorize issuance to supporters of Murrah High School and the Murrah High School Alumni Association.
Sponsor: Ronnie Crudup
School athletics and extracurricular activities; require SBE to review and recommend revisions for administration of.
Sponsor: Doug McLeod
Knives; revise those restricted in possession by a felon.
Sponsor: Jansen Owen
State highway system; direct MS Transportation Commission to establish program for counties to front costs for later reimbursement.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
Vexatious Litigant Law; enact.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Youth court; revise jurisdiction of court and revise standard for committing a child to Oakley Youth Development Center.
Sponsor: Greg Haney
Growth and Prosperity Act; revise certain provisions regarding incentives.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Reckless driving; presume when serious bodily injury or death occurs.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
Commissioner of Insurance; shall resolve certain disputes between provider and insured regarding billing.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipments of wine to be made to residents in this state.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Ms Video Service Act; establish.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Division of Medicaid; exempt from Personnel Board rules and procedures for 2 years.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Auto insurance; not invalidated by intentional acts of insured.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Restitution centers; transition to pre-release centers.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
MS Direct Primary Care Act; bring forward for possible amendment.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Disabled children waiver; direct Division of Medicaid to apply.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; new legislators not members and current members don't earn additional credit.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
University of Southern Mississippi; trustees may enter into services agreement for operation, repairs and maintenance.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Single-use plastic straws; prohibit a food establishment from providing to a consumer unless requested by the consumer.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Littering; revise penalties for.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Residential real estate loans; prohibit discrimination based upon certain criteria.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Pat Harrison Waterway District; authorize additional counties to join.
Sponsor: Doug McLeod
Qualification deadline; change to February 1 for statewide and county elected officials.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Right-of-way; revise responsibility of certain drainage systems within municipalities.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Municipalities; clarify authority of retroactively and prospectively regarding restricting exercise of free speech within immediate vicinity of health care facilities.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
Fresh Start Act; remove limitations on the applicability of.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
SNAP recipients; not required to cooperate with child support enforcement to receive benefits.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Parking and business improvement areas; allow certain counties to establish.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Fresh Start Act; revise to exempt Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training and MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; revise provisions regarding issuance of various veterans tags.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Department of Education; implement dyslexia screenings and awareness programs.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Public and private schools; require proper hand washing materials in all restrooms.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
Habitually disruptive students; require to be evaluated for disability under IDEA after second incident of disruptive behavior.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Teaching Fellows Program; place annual cap on number of awards allocated.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
School transportation; authorize motor vehicles other than buses for small groups of students traveling to school activities.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Mississippi Blues Commission; transfer functions and assets of to the Mississippi Development Authority.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women up to 12 months postpartum.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Fresh Start Act; revise applicability of.
Sponsor: Jeremy England
TANF; require Department of Human Services to allocate maximum amount allowable under federal law to child care services.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
TANF; increase maximum monthly amount of benefits.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Adoptions; limit amount of fee charged to adoptees requesting nonidentifying information regarding.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Right to vote; restore to veterans who committed nonviolent disqualifying crimes upon completing the sentencing requirements.
Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds
Disparity studies on certain programs; direct DFA to conduct.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Public and private schools; require all employees to be tested annually for tuberculosis.
Sponsor: John Faulkner
First-degree murder; include unlawful distribution of controlled substances, when the distribution is proximate cause of death.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
Career and techinal education; require State Department of Education to provide notice of.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Perpetual care cemeteries; require owners to maintain cemetery premises and provide penalties for violations.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Comprehensive major medical health insurance policy; require certain insurers to make available to certain insureds.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Community Schools Planning and Implementation Grant Fund Program; establish for purposes of providing assistance to public schools.
Sponsor: Abe Hudson
Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Board; revise laws regarding.
Sponsor: Jody Steverson
Mississippi Adequate Education Program state funding; dedicate at least 25% of any revenue growth.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Sentencing judge; authorize to set date to revisit sentencing of nonviolent offenders.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Enhanced penalties; repeal for certain crimes.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Autopsies; create "Jenna's Law" to require autopsies to include inquiring about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Irlen Syndrome; require screening for and districts to provide reasonable accommodations for students with.
Sponsor: Joey Hood
Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women up to 12 months postpartum.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
District attorneys; allow the appointment of additional legal assistants and criminal investigators for the circuit court district.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Nurse practitioners; authorize to dispense legend drugs to patients.
Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell
TANF Funds; require Department of Human Services to submit report to Legislature if certain allocated funds are not used.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
TANF recipients; establish program to provide wage subsidies to employers who hire.
Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch
Kratom; include in Schedule I controlled substances list.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program ("WRAP"); establish.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Equality in Employee Wages Act; create.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Lobbying; enact State Agency Lobbying Reform Act of 2020.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
CON laws; shall not apply in counties designated by MDA as a growth and prosperity county.
Sponsor: Chris Brown
School bus; increase penalties for unlawfully overtaking.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
Youth access to tobacco; revise to include alternative nicotine products.
Sponsor: David Blount
Window air conditioner; exclude from regulation of scrap-metal sales.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Commercial driver's license; revise suspension of.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Inmate Early Release Task Force; establish.
Sponsor: Willie Bailey
School accountability; require students who successfully complete the Youth Challenge Program to be accounted in home school districts graduation rate.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
Corrections; create a Corrections Inspection Council to serve in advisory capacity to state officials.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Lewisburg High School.
Sponsor: Michael McLendon
Salary supplement; provide to experienced teachers willing to relocate and teach in an "F"-designated school.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Department of Finance and Administration; transfer bond funds to community colleges for facility renovation and repairs.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Medicaid reimbursement; extend for community-based home-visitation and pregnancy support services.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Historic monuments and memorials; delete authority to move.
Sponsor: Jeff Hale
Equal pay for equal work; require for women in the same work establishment.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
The Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
School districts; revise procedures of district-to-district student transfers.
Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill
Trauma Care Systems Fund; increase the cap on allocations to.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Life Equality Act of 2020; enact.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Community health centers; revise reimbursement for telehealth services.
Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Motor Vehicle Manufactures; revise provisions for licensing of.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Sponsor: Stephanie Foster
The Mississippi Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Centers Act; enact.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Constitution; legislative alternative to Initiative No. 65 regarding medical marijuana.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
Delta Incentives for Community and Economic Development Act; create.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Occupational licenses; provide for apprenticeships and alternative elective credit.
Sponsor: Dennis DeBar
Donation of surplus medical supplies and equipment by UMMC to nonprofit charitable organizations; authorize.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Teachers, retired; authorize certain to be employed full time and continue receiving retirement allowance.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Hinds Community College District Board of Trustees; provide for selection of.
Sponsor: David Blount
State Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Language Pathology; create.
Sponsor: Dean Kirby
Equal pay for equal work; require for women in the same work establishment.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric congenital heart surgery performed out of state; authorize for recipients from certain counties.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Emergency medical services; prohibit sole participation in nonemergency, interfacility transfers.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Memorial highway; designate segment in Lincoln County for Officer James Kevin White.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Certified nurse aides; clarify recertification.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Nonemergency medical transportation; require drivers to meet certain criteria.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
MDHS fraud investigators; shall be considered law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Tobacco products; consideration for sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to retailers may only be for cash or on terms.
Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks
Nonadmitted policy fee; extend repealer on and continue current distribution of and revise windpool board.
Sponsor: Gary Chism
Child Advocacy Centers and mulitdisciplinary teams; provide limited immunity from civil liability.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Office of Department of Corrections Ombudsman; establish.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
CDL; require availability of online application in certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
The public defender oversight council; establish.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Anesthesiologist assistants; direct licensure by the State Board of Medical Licensure.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Board of Barber Examiners; authorize the regulation of mobile shops.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Voting systems; revise the authority of boards of supervisors and governing authorities to purchase.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics officers; increase salaries.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
State flag; change the design of.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Punitive damages; remove limitations.
Sponsor: Jeffery Harness
Retirement; allow vested members of PERS to purchase creditable service for service with non-PERS employers.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Firearms; prohibit cities and counties from adding restrictions.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
Equal Rights Amendment to the U. S. Constitution; ratify.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Tanning facilities; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
State employees; provide for percentage increase in annual compensation.
Sponsor: Sarita Simmons
Abnormal economic disruption; include in emergency powers of the Governor and provide restrictions on certain prices.
Sponsor: Joey Fillingane
Kratom; include in list of Schedule I controlled substances list.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
Driver education program; require DPS to accept in lieu of department administering examination.
Sponsor: Richard Bennett
Teachers; provide incentives for working in certain areas with critical shortages of.
Sponsor: Debra Gibbs
Employee wages; require to be paid equally for women and men.
Sponsor: Christopher Bell
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supports of the former Utica High School.
Sponsor: Stephanie Foster
State Board of Dental Examiners; require state-at-large appointee to be a member of the Mississippi Dental Society.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; extend repealer on education scholarship accounts(ESAs).
Sponsor: Jerry Turner
Teachers' salaries; increase to Southeastern average in 2020-2021 and adjust annually to maintain.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
State Superintendent of Public Education; align salary to no more than 150% of Governor's salary.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
State inmates eligible for release; require notification of certain terms and conditions of release be given to.
Sponsor: Scott DeLano
Occupational Licensing Review Commission; authorize to review existing occupational regulation to ensure compliance with state policy.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
Department of Human Services Fraud Prevention Act; create.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Reducing regulations by state agencies and reducing regulatory costs; eliminate 1 regulation for each new regulation proposed.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Optometry; revise definition of practice of and bring forward optometry licensure statutes.
Sponsor: Jason White
Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system.
Sponsor: Randal Rushing
Comprehensive Firearms Code of MS; interpose in place of any federal law confiscating firearms of law-abiding citizens.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Habitual offenders; revise parole eligibility.
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Dept. of Human Services and Dept. of Child Protection Services; extend repealers on exemptions from certain agency regulations.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Statewide Electors Management System; compare to certain identification databases to ensure non-U.S. citizens are not registered to vote.
Sponsor: Becky Currie
Inmate Release Reform; revise provisions regulating sentencing and release of those convicted of certain violations.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
Employee wages; require to be paid equally for women and men.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Compact for a balanced budget; revise the delegates and extend repeal date on the compact.
Sponsor: Fred Shanks
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to enrolled members and descendants of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Sponsor: Scott Bounds
2020 Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
Sponsor: Hillman Frazier
Law enforcement officers; entitled to certain follow-up drug testing before loss of certification.
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
"Second Amendment Preservation Act"; state firearm law preempts any local ordinance or regulation.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Motor vehicles; increase gross weight and axle weight limitations for certain carrying gas tanks and fueling systems.
Sponsor: Larry Byrd
Municipal officials; provide mandatory education and training requirements.
Sponsor: Jeremy England
"Ban the Box"; facilitate post-incarceration employment opportunities for nonviolent felons.
Sponsor: John Horhn
Mississippi Millennial's Commission; create.
Sponsor: Daryl Porter
Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Statues and monuments; prohibit removal of those relating to Dr. Martin King, Jr., or any other civil rights activist.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Fresh Start Act; revise certain portions of and authorize practice of medicine of dentistry after certain expungement.
Sponsor: Carl Mickens
Mississippi correctional system; establish Department of Reentry and Supervision and Office of Corrections Ombudsman.
Sponsor: Brice Wiggins
Critical teacher shortage; include those employed in certain school districts who hold National Board Certification as eligible for salary supplement.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Low interest revolving loan program; establish to provide low interest loans to qualified individuals.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
School employees annual salary supplement; remove cap on nurses who are eligible for.
Sponsor: Timmy Ladner
Health care certificate of need law; repeal.
Sponsor: Lee Yancey
Driver's licenses; allow online renewal any time and require DPS mail notification before expiration of.
Sponsor: Philip Gunn
Criminalization; eliminate regulatory "catchall" provisions to create criminal offenses.
Sponsor: Chris McDaniel
Use tax; revise certain provisions regarding distribution of funds to municipalities for road and bridge improvements.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Vehicle title; require certain branding after insurance company obtains from total loss.
Sponsor: Brent Powell
Commercial driver's license; authorize issuance to certain military-trained personnel.
Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner
Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law.
Sponsor: Edward Blackmon
"The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act"; reenact and extend repealer by five years.
Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford
State holidays; remove Robert E. Lee's birthday as legal holidays.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee
Municipal elections; revise the time for holding.
Sponsor: Charles Busby
Child support; revise regulations regarding paternity for payments.
Sponsor: Nick Bain
Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Medicaid; eligible pregnant women shall remain eligible for maternal care services for 12 months after end of pregnancy.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sponsor: Robert Johnson
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputy sheriffs to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Sponsor: Nicole Boyd
Retirement; PERS shall use initial employee handbook in determining credible service based on leave time for local employees.
Sponsor: William Arnold
School bus; increase penalties for unlawfully overtaking.
Sponsor: Jennifer Branning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety driver services functions; transfer to Office of Secretary of State.
Sponsor: David Parker
Teacher Education Alternate Route Certification Scholars Program; expand to include scholars pursuing bacherlor's degree.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
Mississippi Medical Marijuana Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Omeria Scott
Driver's licenses; require development and implementation of a digitized format.
Sponsor: Daryl Porter
Firearms; prohibit officials from adding requirements for licensed concealed firearm holders.
Sponsor: Shane Barnett
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attend once trigger.
Sponsor: Kent McCarty
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Counties and municipalities; authorize to enter into interlocal agreements to fund or create intervention courts.
Sponsor: Alyce Clarke
Optometry; State Board of Optometry shall define the practice of and not exclude certain procedures.
Sponsor: Jason White
Methamphetamine; revise penalty for simple possession of smaller amounts.
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
MS Child Safety Account Act; create to establish child safety accounts and scholarships to nonpublic schools for certain students.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Memorial highway; designate segment of U.S. Highway 45 in Alcorn County for Speaker William J. "Billy" McCoy.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Lynn Fitch Equal Pay Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Industrial hemp; legalize and regulate for certain purposes.
Sponsor: Dana Criswell
Mississippi Educational Talent Recruitment Act; create.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Medicaid; revise certain provisions regarding managed care providers and payments during appeals.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Public construction; exempt projects for $50,000 or less than performance bond requirements.
Sponsor: Kabir Karriem
Early voting; authorize up to 10 days prior to any election.
Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford
Radar speed detection equipment; allow sheriffs to use in unincorporated areas of county and not on interstate highways.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Department of Corrections; exempt personnel actions from State Personnel Board for purpose of realignment.
Sponsor: Kevin Horan
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding the determination of true value of land used for agricultural purposes.
Sponsor: John Lamar
Urine; create the crime of selling or tampering with urine.
Sponsor: Josh Harkins
Statute of Limitations; remove for crimes against children.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Women's Economic Security Act of 2020; create.
Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Investor-owned electric public utilities; certain provisions of MS Broadband Enabling Act shall be applicable to.
Sponsor: John Polk
Open meetings; revise accessibility to information on meeting times, agenda and minutes.
Sponsor: Sollie Norwood
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Thomas E. Edwards High School.
Sponsor: Otis Anthony
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon
Small Business Employee Benefit Task Force; create.
Sponsor: William Arnold
Child support; revise factors for award of.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law; bring forward.
Sponsor: Randy Boyd
Youthful offenses; revise when may be tried in circuit court.
Sponsor: Derrick Simmons
Sixteenth section land leases; authorize school boards to elect to extend due date for taxes.
Sponsor: Rob Roberson
Industrial hemp growth and processing; include minority farmers in policies and regulations.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Nonadjudication; revise courts' authority.
Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputy sheriffs to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Sponsor: Sally Doty
Determination of tie vote in legislative elections; tie broken in the house to which candidate is seeking office.
Sponsor: Chris Johnson
Scrap metal; exclude nonfunctioning window units and stainless steel sinks.
Sponsor: Joseph Seymour
Concealed carry permits; revise fees.
Sponsor: Jeff Tate
Habitual offenders; revise regulations for.
Sponsor: Bryant Clark
Marijuana; civil penalty for simple possession of small amount.
Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon
Speech-language pathologist and audiologist; create board to license and regulate.
Sponsor: Steve Massengill
Teachers' and assistant teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum annual salary.
Sponsor: Angela Cockerham
"Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act of 2020"; enact.
Sponsor: Charles Younger
Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Health care payers; require to follow same criteria for hospital inpatient admissions as those used under Medicare Part A.
Sponsor: Walter Michel
School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Sponsor: Oscar Denton
Sponsors (12)
Passed (500)
Appropriation; revise appropriation addressing the public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MEMA; revise appropriation bill to allow purchase of a building with CARES Act funds.
Appropriation; Health Department for reimbursing MS specialty hospitals for expenditures incurred due to COVID-19.
Appropriation; MDA for Rental Assistance Grant Program.
State budget; remove provisions addressing disposition of unexpended CARES Act funds.
Appropriation; ICU Infrastructure Fund -COVID-19.
Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act; authorize grant monies to be expended on prepaid services.
Appropriation; Wireless Communication Commission for upgrades to network.
The Mississippi ICU Infrastructure Act; enact.
State budget; provide for certain transfers and change date for transfers to Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Appropriation; Poultry Farmer Grant Program Fund, Covid-19.
The Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act; enact.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Rental Assistance Grant Program; create.
Uniform Controlled Substances Act; automatically schedule any federally-scheduled, COVID-19 drug.
Mourn the passing of former Senator Bob M. Dearing of Natchez, Mississippi, and commend his public and charitable service.
Legislature; amend HCR 69 to allow reconvening for considering vetoed bills and to delete alternate sine die date.
MS Electric Cooperatives Broadband COVID-19 Grant Program; authorize tertiary applications/create special fund.
Public Utilities Staff; revise FY 2021 appropriation.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Coronavirus relief monies; amend certain provisions pertaining to small business relief.
Appropriations. Education, Department of, Additional for School Recognition Program.
Commend the life of iconic physician Dr. William Briggs Hopson, Jr.
Suspend deadlines for introduction and further consideration; appropriation bills for school recognition program and Department of Marine Resources for fiscal year 2021.
Mississippi Tourism Recovery Fund and Mississippi Nonprofit Art Museums Recovery Fund; create.
Suffrage; restore to Cassandra M. Jamison of Tunica County.
Suffrage for Marty Langley.
Suffrage; restore to Frankie Lee Davis of Tunica County.
Appropriation; DFA for a cooperative and broadband provider grant program funds.
"Postsecondary Education COVID-19 Mitigation Relief Program"; create to provide reimbursements to postsecondary educational institutions for related expenses.
Appropriation; MDE for Mississippi Broadband Availability Act purposes.
Appropriation; Secretary of State for purposes related to COVID-19.
Human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation; provide services for victims through approved services.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for purposes related to COVID-19.
Suffrage; Azalean Jones Rogers.
COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs; create.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Suffrage; restore to Kentrell Liddell of Oktibbeha County.
Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act; create.
Appropriation; IHL for postsecondary board to administer the "Postsecondary Education COVID-19 Mitigation Relief Grant Program."
Appropriations; DFA for tourism and nonprofit art museum recovery.
Appropriation; MEMA for Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program.
The Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program; establish.
Appropriation; "Equity in Distance Learning Fund" for purpose of providing distance learning to public K-12 students.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
Restore suffrage to Robert Warren.
Corrections; senior status judge may authorize parole eligibility for nonviolent offender.
DPS division of driver services; make various revisions regarding.
Corrections; revise qualifications for commissioner and bring forward sections on parole and jails.
City of Biloxi; remove restriction to provide annual cost-of-living increases for members of the city's general municipal employees' retirement system.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
State offenders serving sentences in county jails; extend repealer on.
Paternity; authorize written declaration to establish.
Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; expand uses of and increase maximum amount that may be transferred to.
City of Hattiesburg; correct errors referencing county instead of city, and extend repealer on tourism tax and commission.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
State offenders; extend repealer on authority to house in county jails when state space is unavailable.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Mississippi Board of Mental Health; authorize to sell certain state-owned real property located in Meridian, Lauderdale County.
Livestock on highways; delete burden on owner of livestock to prove lack of negligence when damages from.
Out-of-State Adoptions; clarify certain provisions regarding.
Office of Workforce Development; establish.
Absentee ballots; revise procedures and timeline for mailing to voter and receiving from voter.
Budget process; provide for certain transfers into CEF and delete transfer of EEF funds into rainy day fund.
Motor vehicles; delete five-day requirement regarding towing and storage of.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Election commissioners; authorize per diem for primary and runoff election days and provide for pandemic pay for election commissioners and poll managers.
Judicial districts; revise certain chancery and circuit.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Workforce development; create study committee on and require agencies, departments and institutions to report certain monies related to.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; additional for various state agencies for Fiscal Year 2020.
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Department of Corrections; increase number of offenders in regional facilities and adjust regional per diem.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; revise certain authority concerning loan for certain economic development project.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on statute providing for the deposit of fees into the State General Fund.
City of Biloxi; remove restriction to provide annual cost-of-living increases for retired members of city's disability and relief fund for firemen/policemen.
Driver's licenses; credit time of inability to apply due to COVID-19 closures toward period for holding prerequisite permit.
Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; establish.
COVID-19 Funds; authorize the transfer of certain to the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Domesticated dogs and cats; revise offense of abuse of.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Coronavirus relief funds; transfer to Unemployment Compensation Fund.
State Board of Health; delete repealer on authority to increase certain fees before July 1, 2020.
Alcoholic beverages; revise penalties for sale to minors.
Bonds; revise certain provisions regarding sale by political subdivisions and other instrumentalities.
Venue for actions against members of the Mississippi National Guard; brought in state military court, create Veterans Honor Program.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area, revise provisions regarding certain permits and sales.
Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act; create.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Tallahatchie County; authorize leasing of certain county property for certain lease period to establish memorial sites for the late Emmett Till.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Toll roads; revise maximum length of time for public private partnership agreement.
Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to contribute to the Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo Counties; extend repealer on authority to contribute to Northeast Mississippi Community Services.
Lauderdale County; authorize assessments on misdemeanor convictions and nonadjudications for county government complex.
Commercial Lines Modernization Act; enact.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Town of Blue Mountain; authorize expansion of water and sewer system for a certain distance outside of town.
City of Water Valley; authorize a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Leaf and Bouie River Development District; authorize cities of Hattiesburg and Petal and Forrest County to establish.
Unemployment compensation; create special provisions for 2021 general and individual experience rates due to COVID-19.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Jackson County; authorize to allow the payment of certain accounts receivable by credit cards and other forms of electronic payment.
Memorial highways; designate various throughout the state.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Department of Agriculture and Commerce - Livestock shows.
City of Pass Christian; clarify operation of golf carts and low-speed vehicles within city.
Sales tax; revise provisions regarding denial/revocation of permit due to unpaid taxes.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Sex offenders; future contact with victim prohibited (Carly's Law).
Coahoma County; authorize reserve and trust fund to be used to finance jail, fire station, bypass.
Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of high economic benefit project.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Taxation; authorize Commissioner of Revenue to reduce a tax assessment based on additional information after order of Board of Tax Appeals.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Forrest County; authorize to maintain electronic format of law books in county courtroom and public county law library.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Jackson County; authorize contribution to various organizations.
Taxation; revise provisions regarding certain income tax credits, sale tax and ad valorem tax exemptions and franchise tax credits.
Grenada County; establish Greater County Partnership as economic and industrial development authority.
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund; clarify provisions relating to City of Guntown and the City of Bruce.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
City of Charleston; authorize issuance of notes with certain financing to acquire matching funds for city improvements.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY20.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
City of Pearl; extend repeal date on tax on hotels, motels and restaurants to promote tourism.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Mississippi Liquor Distribution Corporation; create study committee on.
Homestead exemption application form; shall include name, date of birth, SSN, phone number and email address of the applicant and spouse.
Use tax; revise certain provisions regarding distribution of funds to municipalities for road and bridge improvements.
Tourism Project Incentive Program; extend deadline on MDA's authority to approve participants.
Ad valorem taxes; extend deadline for free port warehouses to submit required inventory to tax assessor due to COVID-19.
Motor vehicles; allow registrant to indicate condition impeding effective communication for law enforcement notification.
Commend career and distinguished service of Dr. Clyde Muse upon the occasion of his retirement.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute matching funds to ICS Head Start and Northeast Mississippi Community Services, Inc.
Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to certain organizations.
Service of summons in youth courts; shall be made pursuant to the Uniform Rules of the Youth Court Practice.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund and allow use for construction of a parking garage.
Chief Brian Ray Grissom; commend distinguished career upon the occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief for Iuka Fire Department.
Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
Counties; authorize boards of supervisors to pay county employees every two weeks.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to a 501(c)(3) qualified charitable organizations to support food pantries.
Gloria Jennings Purnell; commend esteemed career with the MS House of Representatives upon the occasion of her retirement.
City of Jackson; authorize city to adopt ordinance to permit motor-assisted scooters to operate on certain city streets.
Coahoma County; authorize board of supervisors to contribute to But God Ministries.
Recognize JSU Athletic Director Ashley Robinson as the first African American President of FSC ADA.
Polly Matthews Gordon; commend life and legacy upon passing of.
Thomas "Snacks" Lee; commend upon winning the 2020 "Can't-Stop-Watching Moment" ESPY Award.
Fees; authorize Department of Revenue to charge and place in special fund to defray costs of shipping alcoholic beverages.
Mr. A.C. McKenzie, Sr.; commend service as a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.
Congratulate JSU viral star Thomas "Snacks" Lee for winning the ESPY Award for "Can't-Stop-Watching-Moment of the Year."
Saint Andrew's Episcopal School "Saints" Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 3A State Championship.
The "Life Equality Act"; create to prohibit abortion based on certain factors.
Beer and light wine; allow certain cities and towns with population of 1,000 or more to hold elections to permit the sale of.
Native wines; allow sampling and sale at public events, pickup at wineries, and sale of alcoholic additives in tasting rooms.
State Fire Academy; designate as an authorized medical first responder training program.
Community public water systems; require continuing education for board members.
Uniform Partition of Heir Property Act; create.
Constitution; remove the electoral vote requirement for the Governor.
Mrs. Emma Sanders; commend life and legacy upon her passing.
"Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act of 2020"; enact.
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; provide for physician grants.
Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of the state regarding prohibition of possession of.
JSU Athletic Director Ashley Robinson; commend for being the first African American President of FSC ADA.
Coach Tiffany Murray; commend for establishing the Lion's Den clothes closet for students at Lyman Elementary School.
State Flag; revise with a commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; commend for outstanding service.
Income tax; revise definition of gross income.
Clarke County; authorize contribution to the Multi-County Community Service Agency, Inc.
Town of Walnut Grove; allow low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public roads.
Commissioner of Insurance; provide shall resolve certain disputes between provider and insured regarding billing.
MS Electronic Court System; require all courts to utilize.
Persons who violate final orders, resolutions or ordinances of local government; require to pay attorney fees to enforce orders, resolutions/ordinances.
Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act of 2020; create.
MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Department of Marine Resources Chief Financial Officer; revise the qualifications for.
Alcoholic beverages; allow individuals to purchase wine from a winery and have the wine shipped to a package retailer in this state.
Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force; revise composition of.
Town of Belmont; authorize to expand and operate natural gas distribution system to serve certain areas of Itawamba County.
City of Vicksburg; authorize city to adopt ordinance to permit motor-assisted scooters to operate on certain city streets.
Advocate Confidentiality Law; establish procedures for disclosure.
Ad valorem taxes; extend reverter on authority for late payment without penalty or interest when exemption was inadvertently extended.
City of West Point; extend repealer on authority to levy tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.
Traffic accidents; require to move vehicle to certain locations in certain situations on a highway.
Governmental entities; may not prohibit wearing of traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at public events.
County sheriffs; revise recordkeeping requirements for meals served to prisoners.
Forest acreage tax; extend repealer on statute requiring counties to levy.
City of Pontotoc; extend repealer on authority to levy tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.
State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics officers; clarify salaries of.
Counties; may also maintain electronic format of law books in courtrooms and in county public law libraries.
Veterans Forms DD 214 and NGB-22; provide for recordation by chancery clerk.
City of Gautier; allow low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public roads.
Occupational licensing boards; require prompt licensure and temporary practice permits for certain military applicants.
City of Winona; extend repealer on authority to levy tax on restaurants.
Commend life and public service of former Senator and Representative Malcolm Mabry of Dublin, Mississippi.
Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; revise various provisions of.
Hemp; create the Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act.
City of Oxford; change governing law for city trust fund investments from PERS to MS Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
Baby Drop-off Law; revise.
Center for Rural Health Innovation; establish to provide services and resources to rural hospitals.
Church Protection Act; revise how a church is required to maintain reords of its security team.
Jackson County; authorize to expand or merge existing lighting districts.
Design-build Method of Contracting; extend repealer for use by State Port Authority and authorize any port.
Uniform Probate and Trust codes; enact portions.
"Mississippi Learn to Earn Act"; enact to authorize the earning of graduation credit through apprenticeships and other alternative courses.
Chancery court clerk fees; revise those charged for recording oil and gas assignments.
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act & prohibitions against deceptive advertising by providers; extend repealers on.
Disabled veteran with service-connected disability; clarify procedure for concealed weapons permit.
Wayne County; extend repealer on assessment on misdemeanor convictions to fund Wayne County Justice Complex.
City of Houston; extend repeal date for tax on restaurants, hotels and motels for tourism and parks and recreation.
County jail census data; facilitate availability of.
Occupational Licensing Review Commission; authorize to review certain existing occupational regulations to determine compliance with state policy.
Financial institutions; authorize to delay a transaction upon good-faith belief that eligible person will be exploited.
Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; remove requirement that the Department of Education administer with the FNMA.
Haul Seine net; prohibit use of for taking of certain fish within one-half mile of the shoreline of Cat Island.
Greene County; extend repeal date on assessments in justice court.
Commend former State Health Officer Dr. Alton Cobb for receiving the 2020 MS Academy of Family Physicians Humanitarian Award.
Declare the month of October as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Louis Benjamin Beverly, Jr.; commend his life and legacy upon his passing.
Suspend deadlines for introduction; State Flag; revise with a Commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Judge John A. Gregory; commend upon retirement.
Esther Martin Rigsby; commend life upon passing.
Judge Andrew K. Howorth; commend upon retirement as Third Circuit Court Judge.
Dr. Estus Smith; commend his life and legacy upon his passing.
Chief Steve Coker; commend upon 28 years of service in the fire industry and upon his retirement as New Albany's Fire Chief.
Raymond O'Neal Grogan Jr.; commend upon retirement in law enforcement.
Mississippi Board of Nursing; revise the notice required for special meeting of.
Tate County School Board; require to consolidate system of high schools by closing Coldwater High School.
Recognize former JSU President Dr. John Arthur Peoples, Jr., and Mrs. Mary Peoples for contributions to higher education in MS.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of Mississippi Highway 15 in Newton County for Judge Marcus D. Gordon.
Hunter safety course; authorize school districts to offer as part of their curriculum.
Public special purpose schools; clarify provision related to administrative and licensed instructional personnel of.
Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales to $35,000.00 and authorize to advertise over the Internet.
Municipal judges; authorize to hold court outside municipal boundaries that is more than within a one-mile radius of municipality to accept pleas.
State contract price; authorize rural water associations to purchase commodities under.
Poll managers; remove limitation on additional that election commissioners may appoint.
Water well contractor's license; remove requirement that applicant must present three affidavits to the DEQ examining committee.
Commend life of former MS Senator, MS Representative, Central MS Highway Commissioner, Baptist Minister and Lt. Gen. Wayne O. Burkes.
Commend Ocean Springs High School "Greyhounds" Boys Soccer Team for winning MHSAA Class 6A State Championship.
Mourn the passing of retired MS Supreme Court Chief Justice Lenore Prather and commend her service as the first female Justice.
Recognize career and civic contributions of Tom Pittman, President and CEO of Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.
Counselors; revise certain provisions of licensing laws.
Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building; FY21.
PSC; extend repealers, remove Motor Carrier Law references, treat renewable purchases like other power purchases.
Taxation; amend certain sections of law to make interest rates for various unpaid taxes consistent with rates provided in other sections of law.
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions relating to assessment of public service corporations.
Board on law enforcement officer standards and training; authorize to consider certain military training when determining qualification of applicant.
Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for terminally ill patients without in-person visit.
Sixteenth section lands; revise provisions relating to reports and copies of leases to Secretary of State.
Part-time law enforcement officers; revise salary threshold determination for deputy sheriffs and police officers.
Securities registration filings; revise certain provisions regarding fees.
Medicaid; authorize extension of Management Information System and Support contracts.
Weight limits; allow certain vehicles fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas to exceed on interstate highways.
Paying tribute to the memory of veteran Mississippi Highway Patrolman and Sheriff Weston Hampton Birdsong, Jr., of Grenada.
MS 811 Law; provide for notifications through the Positive Response Information System (PRIS).
Sales Tax Taxation of Construction-Related Activities Study Committee; create.
Real estate appraisers, brokers and salespeople; establish statute of limitations for civil actions.
State land; revise fee for filing patent for conveyance of.
Commend Nancy Lane from Brandon, Mississippi, upon her election as Treasurer for the National Association of REALTORS®.
Commend the life of Robert Jerry "Gentle Ben" Williams, the first African American to play football at Ole Miss.
Right-to-Try Act; revise definitions to include traumatic injury and adult autologous mesenchymal stem cell.
Certificate of educational recognition for tax assessors; authorize Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service to issue.
Critical infrastructure; define crimes of impeding and trespassing against.
Real Estate Brokers License; revise the requirements to be granted such a license.
Amusement rides; provide inspection and incident reporting requirements for.
Air Operating Permit Program fees; revise laws relating to.
Forestry permits; allow MDOT to issue for transporting of forestry-related equipment.
Public property; provide for extinguishment of reverter clause on certain real property upon transfer to the National Park Service.
Superload vehicles; authorize law enforcement to escort and to charge reasonable fee for escort.
Self-storage facilities; regulate rental agreements and owners' liens.
Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; create and repeal existing statutes on notaries public.
The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; revise and extend repealer.
County purchases; increase the minimum acquisition costs of items and services for certain purposes.
Class of 2020; commend and congratulate MS high school seniors upon graduation.
Robert Brazile; commend for NFL career and induction into 2018 class of NFL Hall of Fame.
Rusty Berryhill; commend upon being named the 2019-2020 chairman of the MS Manufacturers Association Board of Directors.
Walter Payton; commend and celebrate his outstanding athletic career and his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Pastor Todd Tilghman; commend for winning The Voice.
Small estates; clarify muniment of title and affidavit of succession.
Sales and Marketing Pine Belt Pinnacle Awards; commend on 10th anniversary.
Insurance premium discount for hurricane or windstorm damage mitigation; include commercial property.
Agriculture; revise loans for agribusinesses and obligation bonds for Emerging Crops Fund.
Failing school districts; extend repealer on.
Brewpubs and small craft breweries; remove certain limits and prohibitions.
Appropriations; additional appropriations for Veterans Affairs Board for FY20.
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Ms. Blakely Fore; commend upon being an Extraordinary Educator for 2020 by Curriculum Associates.
Mrs. Cathy Anderson; commend upon being named an Extraordinary Educator for 2020 by Curriculum Associates.
Gentry High School Gentrytes; commend for remarkable success and numerous awards.
Sales tax; clarify the description of logging equipment that qualifies for a reduced sales tax rate.
West Harrison High School Cheerleader Team; commend upon winning MHSAA 6A State Championship.
Mr. Larry Edward Duncan; commend upon being an Extraordinary Educator for 2020 by Curriculum Associates.
Teachers; revise licensure.
Motor vehicles; provide that ad valorem tax receipts shall not specify legislative session in relation to tag credit.
Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; extend repealer on.
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program; revise comprehensive investment plan and investment options for.
Guardianships and conservatorships; revise GAP Act.
Foreign limited liability companies; revise administrative revocation.
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Betty Quick; commend upon occasion of 70th anniversary.
Motor vehicles; clarify that receiving title is not contingent on tag purchase if vehicle will not be driven.
General and special courts-martial; may order forfeiture of all pay of offenders.
Child custody orders; change reference to certain terms.
Tobacco products; prohibit wholesalers from directly selling the products to retailers.
City of Fulton; extend repealer on hotel/motel tourism tax.
School bus drivers; increase maximum speed limit on interstate highways.
Durable legal guardianship; revise provisions regarding.
Termination of parental rights; clarify jurisdiction of county and youth courts.
City of Florence; extend repealer on bar and restaurant tax.
Property exempt from seizure under execution or attachment; include Roth individual retirement accounts.
Oil and gas severance; revise date by taxes are due.
Motor vehicle title; change vehicle age from 10 to 20 years for odometer disclosure exemption.
Alcohol; revise certain provisions regarding authority of Department of Revenue to dispose of seized alcohol.
Fuel and lubricating oil taxes; remove bond limit and class distinctions for certain distributors, require electronic filing of returns.
Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on requirement that audits be submitted by Nov. 15.
State and School Health Insurance Management Board; authorize State Agency executive heads to designate to serve in his or her capacity.
Petroleum Products Inspection Law; extend repealers on definitions and penalties under.
Riparian owner rights; revise for purposes of state-owned lands on Deer Island.
Department of Revenue; authorize to revise individual income tax forms to allow taxpayer to designate two bank accounts for direct deposit.
Credit for reinsurance; provide requirements for.
Municipal menaced property; make certain clarifying revisions regarding.
School attendance officers; clarify salaries of.
HELP Grant Program; align curriculum with changes for college preparatory as required by IHL.
Essie B. and William E. Glenn Foundation; commend for great works in the community and declare June 22, 2020, as day of.
Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month; recognize April 2020 as.
Ripley High School Girls basketball team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 4A State Basketball Championship.
Pine Grove High School Lady Panthers Basketball Team; commend on winning fourth consecutive Class 1A State Championship.
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month; declare and designatee month of May 2020 as in the State of Mississippi.
Lieutenant Colonel Reuben Soliz; commend for display of courage under fire.
Light spirit products; define as no more than 4% alcoholic content by weight, and regulate same as beer and light wine.
Madison County Sheriff Deputy Brad Sullivan; commend heroism of.
Mr. J.D. Burchfield; commend service as World War II veteran and congratulate on the occasion of his 98th birthday.
Jobs for Mississippi Graduates; commend and congratulate students' success at JAG National Student Leadership Academy.
Mr. Ken Spears; commend upon the occasion of his retirement.
Gentry High School Gentrytes; commend for remarkable success and numerous awards.
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; commend on the occasion of its 75th Diamond Anniversary.
Dr. Clyde Muse; commend laudable career and distinguished service of upon the occasion of his retirement.
Everest; commend upon becoming the state's first rural education and innovation hub to train computer coding professionals.
Ocean Springs High School Greyhounds Boys Soccer Team; commend and congratulate on winning Class 6A State Championship.
Zeita Merchant; commend upon promotion to rank of Captain in United States Coast Guard.
Dr. Edwin "Ed" J. Deuschle; commend upon formal receipt of meritorious service medals for heroism displayed during Vietnam War.
Legislature; extend session, allow reconvening and suspend deadlines for certain bills.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College; commend for winning the NJCAA football championship.
Winona-Montgomery School Board of Trustees; revise membership.
School districts; revise employees and administrators subject to conflict-of-interest provisions.
Provisions of the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998; extend repealer on.
16th section trust interest; authorize districts to spend once loan payments are current.
MS S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; remove repealer, clarify record keeping requirements, clarify estimate of costs provided to borrower.
Auto insurance; remove repealer on statute requiring repair business or lienholder to be added as payees on claim checks.
MS Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act; revise to include HMO subscriber contracts and certificates.
Lemuel Joseph "Lem" Barney; commend upon being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Jackie Ray Slater; commend upon being a Jackson State University Alumnus enshrined in the profootball Hall of Fame.
William David Martin; commend life and legacy of service upon his passing.
Commission on WFP; allow to extend open seasons ending Friday until 30 minutes after sunset on Sunday.
Chronic wasting disease; require testing of white-tailed deer harvested in enclosures, and designate Class I and II violations.
Uninsured Motorist Act; provide coverage for claims involving vehicles owned or operated by persons protected by the MS Tort Claims Act.
Commend Super Bowl LIV football Champion Kansas City Chief Defensive Tackle Chris Jones from Houston, Mississippi.
Commend 2020 Higher Education Appreciation Day – Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) honorees.
Recognize Dr. Al Rankins of Greenville, Mississippi, as first African American to serve as Commissioner of IHL.
Commend Alcorn State University "Braves" Football Team and Coach Fred McNair for winning 2019 second-consecutive SWAC Championship.
Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of deactivation and service of General Patton's 3rd Army, 65th Infantry Division.
"The Year to Embrace the Gulf"; recognize 2021 as and encourage observance of.
Recognize Ruby Jean McGee Kennedy on the occasion of her 100th Birthday.
Commend Zeta Phi Beta Sorority for 100th Anniversary.
Commend legacy of Honorable Hiram Revels on 150th Anniversary of his election to U.S. Senate.
Taiwan; commend for donating 100,000 medical face masks to the State of Mississippi.
Bernice Linton Event Award; commend establishment of.
Corinth High School Warriors Football Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 4A State Football Championship.
Coach Lonnie Walker; commend the life and legacy upon his passing.
Turnage Chapel Congregational Methodist Church; commend upon the occasion of its 114th anniversary.
West Point High School Football Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 5A State Football Championship.
Lecile Harris; commend his life and legacy upon his passing.
Carrie Lee Jones Miller; commend life and legacy upon her passing.
Ashley Furniture Industries; commend on 75th anniversary.
Everyday Heroes; commend Mr. Edward Walker and Mr. Leonard Clay for being.
Rubye Prestage Love; commend upon the occasion of her 100th birthday.
James Armstrong; commend and congratulate for outstanding Scouting accomplishments.
Coronavirus relief monies; transfer federal funds received, and provide small business relief.
Suspension of Joint Rule 40 for immediate consideration of conference report on SB No. 2772; authorize.
Appropriation; additional for various state agencies for Fiscal Year 2020.
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in event of certain disasters or emergencies.
Legislature; extend session, allow reconvening upon joint determination, and adjust deadlines to conform.
Suspend rules; for introduction of a bill to authorize leave with pay to local government employees during emergency.
Constitution; legislative alternative to Initiative No. 65 regarding medical marijuana.
State Auditor; authorize to examine tax returns necessary for auditing certain federal benefits.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recognize and declare Feb. 4, 2020, as Mississippi Delta Day at the State Capitol.
Jordan Tierney; commend and congratulate upon being crowned Miss Rodeo America 2020.
Makayla Jordan; commend upon being crowned Miss Dixie National 2020.
Jeff Smith; commend and congratulate for receiving "Focus on Those Who Serve" Award.
Ricky Sharp; commend and congratulate upon being named 2019 Mississippi Truck Driver of the Year.
Martinas Rankin; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Super Bowl LIV Champions Kansas City Chiefs.
Commend Stone County High School "Tomcats" Tennis Team for winning 2019 5A State Championship.
Paying tribute to the public, legal and military service of Honorable Cono Caranna II of Biloxi, Mississippi.
Designate March 7, 2020, as "Mississippi Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day."
Ogbueshi Menkem Onyia; commend life and legacy and express sympathy upon passing.
William Garfield Walker; commend musical genius of and congratulate success as an accomplished symphonic conductor.
Lake High School Lady Hornets Slow-pitch Softball Team; commend and congratulate on winning 2019 MHSAA Class I State Championship.
Hibbett Neel; honor his illustrious career and philanthropic contributions to our community and wish him continued success.
1970 Forest High School Football Team; commend for 50th anniversary of winning the Little Dixie Conference title.
Eli Manning; commend legacy of former Ole Miss record-breaking quarterback on the occasion of his retirement from the New York Giants.
Gulfport High School Lady Admirals Soccer Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 6A Soccer State Championships.
Hiram Rhodes Revels; celebrate as the First African-American United States Senator.
Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries; commend upon occasion of 2020 Annual Meeting.
Bonnet Carré Spillway; urge Congress to work collaboratively with the state to find long-term solutions.
Commend Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs' Cornerback Charvarius Ward.
Oxford High School Chargers Football Team; commend for winning first-ever Class 6A State Championship.
Commend Super Bowl LIV football Champion Kansas City Chiefs' Linebacker Damien Wilson from Gloster, Mississippi.
Designate April 13-19, 2020, as "Mississippi Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week."
Breeland Speaks; commend and congratulate for being a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl LIV Champions.
Nineteenth amendment; celebrate ratification of.
Chief Reynolds "Frank" Nichols; commend service and esteemed career upon his retirement.
Billy Ray Reynolds; commend life and legacy upon his passing.
Lieutenant Beverly Davis Prentiss; mourn loss and commend life and legacy of.
Alice Thomas-Tisdale; congratulate upon being named the Publisher Emeritus of the Jackson Advocate.
Chef Nick Wallace; commend stellar career and culinary success of.
Honorable Judge Houston J. Patton; mourn loss and commend life and legacy of service upon his passing.
St Andrew's Episcopal School Lady Saints Soccer Team; congratulate upon winning the 2019-2020 Mississippi High School Activities Association Championship.
Mrs. Peggy Hobson Calhoun; commend upon the occasion of her retirement as Supervisor of District 3 of Hinds County.
Celebrating the Consecration of Bishop-Elect Dr. Charles E. Bass of Family Worship Church in Greenville, Mississippi.
Mrs. Mary Anna Nelson; commend for bringing awareness to Parkinson's disease and for participating in the 2020 Mississippi Blues Half Marathon.