Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Oscar Denton
Sponsored
Became law1
School bus drivers; increase maximum speed limit on interstate highways.
Passed the House1
Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; expand definition of "absent voter" to include those working in federal waters of United States.
In committee15
Distinctive motorcycle license tag; authorize issuance to members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Child support; revise factors for award of.
Statute of Limitations; remove for crimes against children.
Concealed firearm license; clarify prohibition for mentally incompetent.
Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.
Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits withheld until full restitution has been paid.
Income tax and sales tax liability; revise method of collecting from public officers or employees.
State flag; change the design of.
Partisan primary elections; abolish and establish open primary elections.
City of Vicksburg; authorize the use of electric scooters on certain city streets within.
City of Vicksburg; revise contribution amount made to Read by Third Grade, a Tutorial Program for At-Risk Students.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program.
City of Vicksburg; authorize the use of motor-assisted scooters on certain streets within the city.
City of Vicksburg; authorize additional local sales tax for infrastructure and multi-modal transportation infrastructure improvements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
State Flag; revise with a commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Passed the House · 1
Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a District of Innovation.
In committee · 45
Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Statewide Assessment Program; require the SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public and charter schools for disciplinary matters.
Parole Board; require review of mental health issues and controlled substances when considering parole eligible inmates.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of building for School of Public Health at Jackson State University.
Right to vote; restore automatically once a person has completed all sentencing requirements.
Conditions of probation; clarify that courts may provide certain treatment for veterans when placed on probation.
Fuel tax; authorize certain municipalities to impose after an election to be used for road and bridge repair/maintenance.
Religious Freedom Act and Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act; repeal.
Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Voting systems; require those purchased to be able to scan actual ballot.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Department of Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
Starkville High School AP Government Class of 2019 Motor Voter Act; create to establish the procedure for the automatic registration of voters.
Civil Rights Memorial Day; designate the last Monday in April as.
Medicaid; seek waiver for plan to expand eligibility with regional care organizations, known as "One Mississippi."
Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Conjugal visits; require Department of Corrections to provide for married inmates.
Mississippi Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Medicaid; eligible pregnant women shall remain eligible for maternal care services for 12 months after end of pregnancy.
Habitual offenders; exclude nonviolent from penalties.
Vocational and home economics; require curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.
Health insurance carriers; require to cap patient cost for prescriptions for insulin drugs.
Texting while driving; make a misdemeanor when not using voice-operated or hands-free device.
School bus drivers; require to be first aid and CPR trained and certified.
Liability insurance policies; must include provision that insolvency or bankruptcy of insured does not release insurer from payment of damages during policy.
Federal judges; authorize to solemnize marriage.
Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on.
Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by to not more than five percent.
Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Unemployment compensation; revise weekly benefit amount for.
Home economics; require to be taught in "D" and "F" rated school districts.
Appropriations; Department of Employment Security for funding Summer Youth Employment Programs.
Optometry; State Board of Optometry shall define the practice of and not exclude certain procedures.
Mississippi Medical Marijuana Act of 2020; create.
Mississippi Millennial's Commission; create.
Inmate Release Reform; revise provisions regulating sentencing and release of those convicted of certain violations.
Habitually disruptive students; require to be evaluated for disability under IDEA after second incident of disruptive behavior.
Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation projects at Mississippi Valley State University.
Appropriation; State Auditor for forensic audit of DHS's TANF expenditures during certain period.