Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Becky Currie
Sponsored
Passed the House6
School accountability standards; revise the manner by which accreditation ratings are assigned and require independent assessment by State Auditor.
School athletics and extracurricular activities; require SBE to review and recommend revisions for administration of for public schools.
Human trafficking; increase penalty and authorize center for violence prevention.
Graduation requirements; require SBE to administer an American Civics assessment as part of statewide testing program and for students to pass as a condition of.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; revise definition of term "project" and extend authority of MDA to approve participants.
Procurement card rebates; require the Department of Finance and Administration to establish policies that govern the accrual of.
Out of committee2
Medicaid; provide reimbursement to hospitals for long acting reversible contraceptives outside of APR-DRG.
Licensed school nurses; remove cap on those with National Board Certification eligible for annual salary supplement.
In committee20
Mississippi Patient Protection Act of 2016; create.
School bus transportation routes; require certain entities to annually report bridge status to local public school districts.
Disbursement of restitution center earnings from offenders; provide certain order to.
Common Core State Standards; provide for the repeal of.
Corrections Auditor; revise powers and duties of.
Alcoholic beverages; Department of Revenue will not be wholesaler of.
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Unborn Infants Dignity Act; create.
Forestry Commission enforcement officers; provide with full police power as a duly sworn law enforcement officer.
Armed robbery; revise penalty of imprisonment for those convicted of.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit the establishment of.
Mental Health Court; establish as pilot program in Hinds County.
Mental health court; establish statewide standards.
Motor vehicle; provide that the most insurers shall be required to pay for repairs is the prevailing market rate.
Health insurance policies; require coverage certain examinations primarily related to women's health.
Managed care organizations providing health care services to Medicaid beneficiaries; provide standardized credentialing of providers.
Nurse practitioners; specify practice setting in which not required to be within certain distance of physician's office.
Mississippi Data Management Working Group; create.
Sex-related education; delete repealer on requirement of local school boards to adopt a policy on and implementation of.
Net-of-fee contracts and unauthorized procurement actions; require certain reports.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Death certificates; Vital Records shall issue five copies without charge for deceased veterans.
State buildings; rename the PERS building as the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building."
Network pharmacy; may decline to provide certain drugs if networks pays less than acquisition cost.
Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
"Mississippi Church Protection Act"; create.
Memorial highway ; designate segment of Mississippi Highway 182 in the City of Columbus as the "Rep. Esther M. Harrison Memorial Highway."
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Passed the House · 6
Firearms; clarify meaning of courthouse and courtroom for purpose of carrying.
Firearms; restrict regulations by certain public bodies regarding.
Firearms; prohibit enforcement of certain federal law relating to.
Vaccinations; authorize exemptions for medical purposes.
Capital murder; revise definition to include emergency medical technician, first responders and utility workers.
Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
Out of committee · 1
"Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act"; revise and rename the "Equal Opportunity for All Students Act."
In committee · 11
Science Curriculum; prohibit any state board or local school board prohibition on teacher providing instruction of evolution theory.
Church-owned vehicles; exempt from commercial driver's license requirement if designed to carry 30 passengers or less.
Highways; require MDOT to install rumble strips along shoulders of newly constructed or resurfaced roadways.
Left-hand lane; allow driving only if passing, turning or in an emergency.
Public accountants; require to have certain amount of errors and omissions coverage.
Marriage; provide that certain religious organizations and individuals shall not be required to officiate if that would violate beliefs.
School board training; revise certain provisions to require to be conducted by the Secretary of State.
Tax Credit Scholarship; enact to provide qualifying students eligibility to use to cover eligible education expenses.
Weight tolerance; authorize for vehicles hauling animal feed to a farm.
The Patient Choice Act of 2016; enact.
Municipalities that implement sanctuary policies; provide certain penalty for.