Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Jansen Owen
Sponsored
Became law3
Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; create.
County court jurisdiction for termination of parental rights; authorize for both involuntary and voluntary termination.
Durable legal custody; clarify jurisdiction for.
Passed the House1
Election crimes; revise the penalties for certain.
In committee12
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food.
Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.
School attendance officers; bring forward provisions related to for possible amendment.
Child support; authorize criminal charge of desertion of a child for failure to pay.
Home Business Prosperity Act; create.
Child support guidelines; add percentage for 6 or more children.
Regulatory Sandbox Agricultural Innovation Pilot Program; establish.
Father's child support; authorize retroactive payments for mother's prenatal and post-natal expenses.
Permanency plan; require the court to notify the Attorney General when the plan changes to adoption or termination of parental rights.
State indebtedness; certain amount of surplus general funds revenue shall be used each year to reduce.
Immunization and vaccination of preventable disease requirements for school children; exempt based on religious tenets.
Sales tax; exempt sales of certain equipment and items to volunteer fire departments.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Rape; revise elements for the crime of and remove spousal exception.
Passed the House · 3
Intestate succession; child conceived by assisted reproduction after decedent's death is deemed to be living at time of death.
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; expand to allow certified academic language therapists (CALT); to provide dyslexia therapy services.
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
Out of committee · 2
National Board certified teachers; provide $4,000 annual salary supplement for those employed in areas designated as geographically critical teacher shortage areas.
Teachers; provide $2,000 annual salary supplement to those employed in designated geographically critical teacher shortage area.
In committee · 11
One Lake flood control project; prohibit the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District from implementing.
Licensure; revise reciprocity requirements for out-of-state attorneys.
Child support; require insurers to provide MDHS certain information for noncustodial, delinquent parents.
Child support; authorize DHS and Gaming Commission to collect from gaming winnings.
"Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act"; create to allow governing bodies of schools to designate employees to carry concealed firearms.
Counties and municipalities; delete requirement for permitting as a condition to construction.
Department of Human Services; require to post names and photographs of parents in arrearage.
Disabled veterans motor vehicle license tags; revise certain provisions regarding disability rating, provide partial ad valorem tax exemption.
Assistant teachers; increase minimum salary to $19,000.00.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons retired from military or law enforcement service.
Income tax; revise credit allowed for employers providing dependent care for employees.