Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Richard Bennett
Sponsored
Became law3
Gaming; increase maximum compensation allowed per bingo session for persons conducting licensed games under Charitable Bingo Law.
Fantasy Contest Act; revise.
Mississippi Air Service Development Program Act; revise certain provisions regarding grants made under.
Passed the House5
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; revise certain provisions regarding "One Coast" tag.
Youth Court; require to provide redacted copy of child's record to child's parent/guardian upon request of the parent/guardian.
Ad valorem tax; provide manner in which appraisal of ground leases on property leased by MS State Port at Gulfport is conducted.
Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain charges at airports used for export/import of cargo.
Sales tax; exempt admissions to certain events sponsored by municipalities.
Out of committee2
Lottery advertisements prohibitions; repeal laws providing.
Youth court prosecutor; require district attorney to appoint and require residency in county where youth court is located.
In committee11
MS Telephone Solicitation Act; add "political calls" as prohibited under the act.
"Scratch and win" cards; make unlawful.
Reports of suspected abuse; require persons who make to DHS to give their name and contact information.
Gaming; sale of certain scratch-off cards is illegal gambling activity.
Civil actions; provide that P & C insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Termination of parental rights; authorize parents to request a transfer to chancery court.
Disclosure of certain youth court records; revise.
Indecent Assault; create crime of.
Regional super school districts; authorize mandatory of certain failing school districts into.
Remedial education; prohibit funding at postsecondary level of education and require to be provided before high school graduation.
Commercial air services; authorize incentive for certain expenditures made to increase service at commercial service airports.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 34
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Attorney General.
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Back the Badge Act of 2017; create.
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; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
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.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation;Child Protective Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Vetoed · 1
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Passed the House · 2
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
In committee · 6
Highway Patrol training class; require increase in sex offender registration to fund.
Firearms; prohibit public funds from being spent on enforcing violation of state laws regarding.
Sanctuary policy; prohibit adoption or enactment of a.
Hancock County; authorize county district attorney to appoint youth court prosecutor.
Hancock County; authorize release to media of certain redacted copies of youth court records concerning abuse/neglect.
Hancock County; authorize certain redacted copies be provided to parent/guardian of a child who is the subject of a youth court cause.