Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Perpetual care cemeteries, new; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish.
In committee62
Venomous snakes; classify as inherently dangerous to humans.
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Department of Corrections; require to provide certain notice to certain city before offender is released.
Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Violent offenders, certain; may be paroled by Parole Board if sentencing judge authorizes parole consideration.
Inmates convicted of capital offenses; provide parole eligibility after certain requirements are met.
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Conjugal visits; require Department of Corrections to provide for married inmates.
Department of Corrections; require implementation of an Extended Family Visitation Program for eligible offenders.
Mississippi Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
Earned time allowance; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Breast-feeding; revise and strengthen statues supporting and promoting.
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Disabled person's vehicle tag; remove requirement for physician's certification for annual renewal.
Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Drug overdose; authorize cities and counties to utilize naloxone to reverse.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accountability rating of "D" or "F."
Exceptional children; require school districts to develop policy for the discipline of.
Election; require Secretary of State to authorize early voting for overseas military.
Public schools; clarify authority of local law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate crimes on the property of.
Law enforcement; require pursuit policy of alleged crime perpetrator.
Crimes; create for unauthorized use of minor's name and social security number as dependent on income tax return.
Crime; create for accidents caused by drivers of stolen vehicles.
Firearms; revise limits placed on counties and municipalities to regulate.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Chancellor; provide one additional for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
Victim Assistance Coordinator; authorize one additional for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Circuit Judges; add to the Seventh Circuit Court District.
Circuit Court Districts; authorize an additional district attorney and criminal investigator for the 7th.
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.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Municipal courts; prohibit requirement that individuals have a photo I.D. to enter into such courts.
Courts; prohibit from requiring identification.
Automated consumer electronic device purchasing machines; prohibit in the state.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information regarding a deceased's.
Boards of education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain info within two business days.
Legal holiday; celebrate last Monday of April as Confederate Memorial Day and Civil Rights Memorial Day.
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Funeral home and chapel; prohibit Board of Funeral Service from regulating size of.
DOC's evaluation of requests for proposals for canteen services; require interested third parties to have reasonable prices for services.
Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; repeal.
Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
State flag; change the design of.
Religious Freedom Act; repeal along with Protecting Freedom of conscience from Government Discrimination Act.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for police coverage and traffic control at state-sponsored events.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of College of Education and Human Development 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 for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Fire protection districts; prohibit boards of supervisors from taxing real properties annexed by municipalities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
2017 First Extraordinary Session · 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; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Vetoed · 1
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Passed the House · 2
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide flexible spending accounts for individuals with disabilities.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
In committee · 7
Child care; DHS transfer to CCDF $40 million of unspent TANF funds from prior fiscal year.
Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Secretary of State; authorize to distribute funds from Land Records Maintenance Fund to City of Jackson.
State lottery; require gaming commission to establish and proceeds toward low-income pre-k collaborative and workforce training.
Vagrancy; repeal statutes relating to crime of.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care center teachers and directors.
Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of term "gas" and revise certain exemptions.