Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
In committee63
Exceptional children; require school districts to develop policy for the discipline of.
Boards of Education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Election; require Secretary of State to authorize early voting for overseas military.
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Electronic device purchasing machines; regulate.
Boards of education; revise qualifications of and set term limits for districts having a mayor-council form of government.
Venomous snakes; classify as inherently dangerous to humans.
Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accreditation rating of "D" or "F".
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
DOC's evaluation of requests for proposals for canteen services; require interested third parties to have reasonable prices for services.
Conjugal visits; require Department of Corrections to provide for married inmates.
Inmates convicted of capital offenses; provide parole eligibility after certain requirements are met.
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Department of Corrections; require to provide certain notice to certain city before offender is released.
Violent offenders, certain; may be paroled by Parole Board if sentencing judge authorizes parole consideration.
Department of Corrections; require implementation of an Extended Family Visitation Program for eligible offenders.
MS Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Earned Time Allowance; revise qualifications for.
Inmate sentenced to life sentences, certain; may petition sentencing court for conditional release after serving 10 years.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain lighting improvements to Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with removal and demolition of certain dilapidated and blighted properties.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of College of Education and Human Development at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Country of Origin Labels; clarify.
Law enforcement; require pursuit policy of alleged crime perpetrator.
Firearms; revise limits placed on counties and municipalities to regulate.
Crime; create for accidents caused by drivers of stolen vehicles.
Public schools; clarify authority of local law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate crimes on property of in their jurisdiction.
First Degree Murder; reduce penalty for conviction of.
Capital murder; include the murder of an uniformed security guard as.
Motor vehicles; prohibit texting by operator of and make secondary offense until January 1, 2018.
Crimes; create for unauthorized use of minor's name and social security number as dependent on income tax return.
Vulnerable Persons Act; delete exemption from for certain adult day services program.
Circuit Court Districts; authorize an additional district attorney and criminal investigator for the 7th.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information regarding a deceased's.
Breast-Feeding; require certain practices to support and promote.
Circuit Judges; add to certain counties.
Courts; prohibit from requiring identification.
Chancellor; provide one additional for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
Legal holiday; celebrate last Monday of April as Confederate Memorial Day and Civil Rights Memorial Day.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Chancery court; authorize to have certain persons to be committed to a mental facility.
Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Jury consultants; prohibit contact with certain jurors.
Municipal courts; prohibit requirement that individuals have a photo I.D. to enter into such courts.
Drug overdose; authorize cities and counties to utilize naloxone to reverse.
Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Victim Assistance Coordinator; authorize one additional for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Independent State Agency Appeal Board; create.
Funeral home and chapel; prohibit Board of Funeral Service from regulating size of.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for police coverage and traffic control at state-sponsored events.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
State buildings; rename the PERS building as the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building."
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 61 in Coahoma County as the "Dr. Aaron E. Henry Memorial Highway."
Memorial highway ; designate segment of Mississippi Highway 182 in the City of Columbus as the "Rep. Esther M. Harrison Memorial Highway."
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Passed the House · 2
Human trafficking; increase penalty and authorize center for violence prevention.
Pre-election day voting; allow.
In committee · 13
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education after statewide election approves lottery.
Appropriation; Archives and History for Scott Ford House to develop 2 historic properties in Jackson.
Contractors; provide method to receive payment when services have been terminated.
Former Hinds AHS; reorganize and establish as special purpose career and technical high school.
MS Independent Districts of Innovation (MIDI) grant program; establish to provide funding to districts approved for innovative status.
Delta Cancer Research Institute; establish at UMMC.
Nursing; delete requirement that advanced practice registered nurses have collaborative relationship with physician.
Breast-feeding; require certain practices to support and promote.
The Patient Choice Act of 2016; enact.
Income and sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities, sales tax exemption for materials.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with making road and street improvements near Jackson State University.
Appropriations; Hinds County to fund construction of Byram-Clinton Norrell Road Parkway Project.
Appropriation; Hinds County to fund centralized wastewater treatment system to service Byram-Clinton corridor area.