Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
In committee68
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Boards of Education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.
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 assist City of Jackson with removal and demolition of certain dilapidated and blighted properties.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information within two business days.
Breastfeeding; authorize distribution of statewide info to support breastfeeding in public places.
Exceptional children; require school districts to develop policy for the discipline of.
Seventh Circuit Court District; authorize additional judges.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accountability rating of "D" or "F."
Disabled person's vehicle tag; remove requirement for physician's certification for annual renewal.
Conjugal visits; require Department of Corrections to provide for married inmates.
Public schools; clarify authority of local law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate crimes on property of.
Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with purchasing fire service equipment.
Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.
Credit reports; prohibit release of information unless authorized by the consumer.
Body-worn cameras; prohibit law enforcement from recreating past activities with.
Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act; create.
License plates for disabled individuals; revise various provisions relating to.
Voting systems; require those purchased to be able to scan actual ballot.
Mississippi Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Department of Corrections; require implementation of an Extended Family Visitation Program for eligible offenders.
Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Firearms; revise limits placed on counties and municipalities to regulate.
Perpetual care cemeteries, new; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish.
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military.
Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 120 days or less before the date of any election.
Retirement; county board attorneys and city attorneys shall be members of PERS regardless of hours/week worked.
Copper materials; prohibit transactions between certain sellers and scrap metal dealers and other purchases.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with maintenance of the Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Center.
Elected statewide and certain district officials; increase salaries of.
Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; repeal.
Department of Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
DOC's evaluation of requests for proposals for canteen services; require interested third parties to have reasonable prices for services.
Voting rights; restore to all felons upon satisfying all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.
Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Violent offenders, certain; may be paroled by Parole Board if sentencing judge authorizes parole consideration.
Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
State of Mississippi; require to pay fire fee-in-lieu of taxes to City of Jackson for fire protection services provide to state facilities.
County public defenders; require salary of all to be the same as district attorneys.
Chancery court; require to order certain persons held pending mental evaluation.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
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.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information regarding a deceased's.
State Health Insurance Plan; provide coverage for proton therapy to treat cancer and certain noncancerous tumors.
Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair and maintenance.
Religious Freedom Act and Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act; repeal.
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
Civil Rights Memorial Day; designate the last Monday of April as.
Indigenous Native American Day; declare the second Monday in October as.
Hospice care; authorize to be provided to persons who are not terminally ill under certain circumstances.
Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exceptions.
State podiatric forgivable loan program; create.
Legislature; allow certain retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
Legislature; allowed retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
Social media company community standards; require court to issue injunction when plaintiff demonstrates violation of by a defendant's communications on social media platform.
Retail food establishments; prohibit from imposing cost-plus pricing formulas.
Sales tax; exempt sales of groceries.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
In committee · 7
Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
Community and junior colleges; expand workforce development partnerships.
Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for community health centers to expand outpatient services for former inmates.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with renovating the Russell C. Davis Planetarium.
Income tax; revise definition of gross income to exclude income of certain small businesses.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
City of Jackson; authorize contributions to Keep Jackson Beautiful, Inc.