Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, House.
Fred Shanks
Sponsored
Became law8
Squatted vehicles; prohibit modifications to motor vehicle which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.
Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; revise composition of and provide with investigative authority.
Commercial motor vehicles; extend repealer on authority of Commissioner of Public Safety to create voluntary inspection program.
State offenders; extend repealer on authority to house in county jails when space is unavailable.
MS Qualified Health Center Grant Program; extend date for Department of Health Grants for increased services and physicians.
State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on.
MS Critical Teacher Shortage Act; extend repealer on.
MS Office of Workforce Development; extend exemption from Public Procurement Review Board rental agreement requirements.
Passed the House12
Recreational landowners; add cycling to the list of activities exempt from liability.
State Grand Jury Act; codify and extend repealer.
Public Service Commission; extend repealer on its creation and powers and duties.
State Board of Cosmetology; extend repealer on.
Parole; extend repealer on statute prescribing conditions for eligibility.
Prison Industry Enhancement Program; extend repealer on.
Pilot Work Initiative at Central MS Correctional Facility; extend repealer on.
Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990; extend repealer on.
Harper Grace's Law; extend repealer on authority to research and dispense CBD oil for medical purposes.
Pilot Work Release Program; extend repealer on authority of sheriff to establish for certain offenders in certain counties.
Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on.
Elected State and District Officers; extend repealer on authority to exceed salary cap for professionals employed by.
In committee21
The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NAMUS.
Certificate of Foreign Birth; authorize without judicial proceeding under certain circumstances.
Simple assault; add athletic umpires to list that elevates to aggravated.
MS Medical Cannabis Act; extend exemption to MDITS requirements for Departments of Health & Revenue.
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; extend repealers on education scholarship accounts (ESAs).
Requests for DNA testing; clarify that they are excepted from bar on second or successive motions for post-conviction relief.
Occupational Licensing Review Commission; revise membership and authority of members of.
Income tax; extend tax years for employer taxpayer to claim credit for employees' blood donations during blood drive.
Taxation; extend repealer on income and ad valorem tax credits for certain contributions to charitable and foster care organizations.
State Port Authority and other ports; extend repealer on authority to use design-build method of contracting.
Medicaid; extend repealers on list of covered services and assessments on certain health care facilities.
Teacher Loan Repayment Program; extend repealer on.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; extend date on which revisions to boundaries take effect.
Income tax; reenact and extend repealer on credit for qualified railroad reconstrution or replacement expenditures.
Public Records; extend repealer on statute granting persons public right of access to.
Trip Optimizer System; extend expiration date of moratorium on application to state agencies of.
Sales of nonalcoholic beverages or lemonade by minors, certain; prohibit certain regulation of.
Study committee on certain first responders receiving insurance upon retirements eligibility; create.
Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; require K-9 teams and motorcycle officers to be certified.
Countywide elected officials, certain; prohibit from receiving additional compensation outside of what is statutorily permitted.
Crime Stoppers Programs; establish requirements and designate Commissioner of Public Safety as Director of Advisory Council.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
2024 Second Extraordinary Session · Project Atlas Fund; create.
Tuskegee Airmen Day; designate the fourth Thursday in March.
The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program; establish.
Grain graders; provide process for certification of.
Passed the House · 1
Voting rights; restore for certain disqualifying crimes.
Out of committee · 1
"SAFER Act"; create to regulate public buildings.
In committee · 9
Parole Board hearings; provide that required notification be sent via certified mail to crime victim and immediate family members of homicide victim.
State Parole Board; dissolve and reconstitute membership of.
Hunting and fishing; reduce license fees for certain disabled veterans.
Squatted vehicles; prohibit modification to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to churches.
PERS Board; require to make investment decisions with sole purpose of maximizing returns.
Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require notice of proposed rule to include cost.
Second Amendment Preservation Act; authorize to protect rights to firearms.
Rankin County Stormwater Management Agency; authorize the establishment of.