Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
In committee78
Venomous snakes; classify as inherently dangerous to humans and unlawful to possess without a permit.
Legal holidays; declare last Monday of April as Civil Rights Memorial Day as well as Confederate Memorial Day.
Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.
Circuit Judges; add to the Seventh Circuit Court District.
Automated consumer electronic device purchasing machines; prohibit in the state.
Public schools; clarify authority of local law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate crimes on property of.
Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Law enforcement; require pursuit policy of alleged crime perpetrator.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Jury consultants; prohibit contact with certain jurors.
Breast-feeding; revise and strengthen statutes supporting and promoting.
Municipal courts; prohibit requirement that individuals have a photo I.D. to enter into such courts.
DOC's evaluation of requests for proposals for canteen services; require interested third parties to have reasonable prices for services.
Inmates convicted of capital offenses; provide parole eligibility after certain requirements are met.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accountability rating of "D" or "F."
Perpetual care cemeteries, new; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information regarding a deceased's.
Religious Freedom Act; repeal along with Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act.
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Funeral home and chapel; prohibit Board of Funeral Service from regulating size of.
Crimes; create for unauthorized use of minor's name and social security number as dependent on income tax return.
Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Department of Corrections; require to provide certain notice to certain city before offender is released.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
Firearms; revise limits placed on counties and municipalities to regulate.
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 to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Courts; prohibit from requiring identification.
State podiatric forgivable loan program; create.
Legislature; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
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.
Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair/maintenance.
Earned time allowance; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
Mississippi 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.
Case plans for inmates who committed capital 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.
Credit reports; prohibit release of information unless authorized by the consumer.
Chancery court; authorize to have certain persons to be committed to a mental facility.
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Crime; create for accidents caused by drivers of stolen vehicles.
Disabled person's vehicle tag; remove requirement for physician's certification for annual renewal.
Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military.
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 60 days or less before the date of any election.
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exception.
Retirement; county boards attorneys and city attorneys shall be members of PERS regardless of hours/week worked.
Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Fire protection districts; prohibit boards of supervisors from taxing real properties annexed by municipalities.
Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act; create.
State Life Insurance; revise eligibility for active and retired legislators.
Circuit Court Districts; authorize an additional district attorney and criminal investigator for the 7th.
Drug overdose; authorize cities and counties to utilize naloxone to reverse.
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
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.
Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Body-worn cameras; prohibit law enforcement from recreating past activities with.
Mississippi State Fair; require all amusement ride operators to pass drug test.
Domestic terrorism; create state crime with penalty of life imprisonment.
Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; repeal.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain info within two business days.
Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Center Fund; revise regulations for.
Elected statewide and certain district officials; increase salaries of.
Chancellor; provide one additional for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
Victim Assistance Coordinator; authorize one additional for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with maintenance of the Mississippi Telecommunication and Conference Training Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
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 · 1
Bonds and grants; authorize to assist the Rank-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District flood control project.
In committee · 8
No Gag Rule on Pharmacists Act; create.
Smart State Act; create.
Teachers salaries; provide for $4,000.00 increase over four years at $1,000.00/year beginning with the 2018-2019 term.
Prescription drugs; require Attorney General to compile certain lists of those essential for treating diabetes and costs of.
Medicaid; provide coverage for certain children if federal authority or funding for CHIP is terminated.
Contraceptives; require insurers, Medicaid and the State Health Plan to cover without cost sharing.
Teachers' salary; implement a five-year phase in to increase to the southeastern average.
School district personnel; authorize school boards to deduct dues for professional membership with written authorization from.