Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Richard Bennett
Sponsored
Became law3
Alcoholic beverages, beer and light wine; make lawful to transport unopened on state and federal highways in dry areas.
Alcoholic beverages; revise provisions regarding issuance of on-premises retailer's permit to common carrier operating solely in water.
City of Long Beach; authorize use of low-speed vehicles or golf carts on certain public roads and streets.
Vetoed1
Suffrage; restore to Patrick Joseph Fick.
Passed the House3
Mississippi Dyslexia Education Forgivable Loan Program; clarify repayment and conversion terms.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; clarify student participation in authorized school activities.
MS Virtual School Program; require private provider of services to be selected through the MS Online Learning Application Process.
Out of committee1
"Mississippi Vision for Better Learning Program"; implement to require comprehensive eye examination for first-time students.
In committee13
Indecent assault; create crime of.
Gaming; make certain scratch cards unlawful.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; add "political calls" as prohibited under the act.
Remedial education; prohibit funding at postsecondary level of education and require to be provided before high school graduation.
Civil actions; provide that property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Sales tax; exempt admissions to certain events sponsored by municipalities.
Correspondence courses; repeal provisions relating to requirement of permits to conduct, fees, revocation of permits and penalties.
Gaming license fees; increase application fee and make other revisions.
Advertisement of the resources counties and municipalities offer; prescribe certain guidelines for.
"Diabetes Care for Mississippi Students Act"; create to require schools to use Diabetes Management Care Plans for students with diabetes.
Workers' Compensation Law; bring forward section regarding estoppel to deny insurance claims.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize tourism permits that allow the sale and sampling of throughout a tourism development.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Gulfport with construction of the Mississippi Aquarium.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 33
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; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Passed the House · 6
General fund revenue; provide that percent of growth in will be used for repair and maintenance of state and local roads.
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist municipalities and counties with bridge improvements.
Education; establish Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act of 2018.
BP settlement funds; provide for distribution to applicants for assistance for projects.
Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of.
Out of committee · 1
Use tax; provide that portion of revenue collected from certain taxpayers will be used for road and bridge repair and improvements.
In committee · 2
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
MS Insurance Verification System; authorize use of license-plate readers by law enforcement officers.