Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Robert L. Johnson III
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Margaret Martin Performing Art Center in Natchez.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez in constructing a Civil Rights Memorial.
In committee7
MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.
Excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel; revise rate.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food for human consumption and increase state sales tax rate.
Sales tax; reduce/eliminate certain exemptions.
State flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
City of Natchez; authorize to donate/convey the Natchez Intermodal Transportation Center and certain historic properties to United States.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez with preservation of Natchez Bluff retaining wall.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Commercial sexual exploitation of children; decriminalize for minors and improve response and support services of government agencies to.
Commercial Driver's License Act; exclude certain equipment operated by Mississippi Military Department from definition of "commercial motor vehicle."
Income tax; authorize a job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.
Passed the House · 4
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; extend authority of Department of Revenue to approve applications for certain rebates under.
"Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable loan Program"; delete automatic repealer on and other applicable provisions.
Daylight saving time; observe year-round if the federal law is amended to allow it.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance with certain projects.
Out of committee · 1
The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; create procedures to enact.
In committee · 8
Mississippi Initiative on HBCUs; create to strengthen capacity of HBCUs to provide highest quality of education.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance with acquisition and development of land in Franklin County.
Military education credits and certifications; require IHL, MCCB and SWIB to develop policy for acceptance of toward academic degrees and licensure requirements.
Electric/hybrid vehicle tax; repeal sections of law authorizing.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Scenic Rivers Development Alliance with certain projects in Amite, Franklin, Walthall and Wilkinson Counties.
Medicaid; seek waiver for plan to expand eligibility with regional care organizations, known as "One Mississippi".
Appropriation; DFA to pay salaries of federally funded state agency employees affected by federal government shutdown.
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit.