Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Kabir Karriem
Sponsored
Became law2
Suffrage; restore to Sandra Beard of Lowndes County.
Suffrage; restore to Valeska Summerville of Lowndes County.
In committee12
State holidays; designate the third Monday of January as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and designate the fourth Monday of January as Robert E. Lee's birthday.
Youth Employment Grant Program; create.
Youth Unemployment Task Force; create.
Officer-involved death; require investigation and appointment of special prosecutor.
State flag; prohibit display of current flag at or on state buildings or property until design is changed.
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Minimum wage; establish at $10.10 per hour.
Expungement; authorize for all nonviolent crimes after five years.
Special Prosecutor; create procedure when DA is absent or unable to perform his or her duties.
School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2018, to be equipped with seat belts.
Body-worn cameras; require cities and counties to provide to police officers and deputy sheriffs.
Suffrage; restore to Kamal Karriem, Jr., of Lowndes County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
State buildings; rename certain designated building as the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr., Building."
Re-entry council; implement certain recommendations thereof.
Vagrants and tramps; repeal laws regarding.
Passed the House · 7
Offenders convicted of a crime of violence; strike reference that such offenders are eligible for parole.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ persons convicted of certain nonviolent offenses.
"Mississippi Career-Tech Scholars Program"; establish to provide free tuition at community and junior colleges.
Mental health courts; authorize to be established throughout the state.
Mississippi Workforce Development Study Committee; create.
Voter enfranchisement; create joint legislative study committee on.
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repealer on restaurant tax and revise composition of Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In committee · 7
No Gag Rule on Pharmacists Act; create.
Voluntary search; regulate for those who are not under arrest.
Teachers salaries; provide for $4,000.00 increase over four years at $1,000.00/year beginning with the 2018-2019 term.
State flag; revise design of.
Medicaid; provide coverage for certain children if federal authority or funding for CHIP is terminated.
Contraceptives; require insurers, Medicaid and the State Health Plan to cover without cost sharing.
State agency and governing authority contracts; require 30% of to be set-aside for certain businesses.