Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Bill Kinkade
Sponsored
Became law1
Town of Byhalia; authorize expansion of natural gas system to a certain area outside the town limits.
Passed the House9
Offenders convicted of a crime of violence; strike reference that such offenders are eligible for parole.
DOC; authorize to transfer disruptive technical violation center offender to general population under certain circumstances.
Contraband cell phones; provide that it shall be a felony to communicate with inmates on such phones under certain circumstances.
Correctional facilities; provide certain penalties for correctional staff who introduce controlled substances into.
Department of Corrections; provide certain clarification for contracts between the department and contractor for private correctional facilities.
County jails that house state inmates; remove condition that jails be an approved county jail for housing state inmates under federal court order.
Unmanned aircraft system; prohibit use of near correctional facilities.
Felony extortion; provide when inmates have committed.
Case plans for parole eligible inmates; provide Department of Corrections more lead-way in the implementation of.
In committee18
Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk.
Nonviolent offenders convicted on or after July 1, 2014; make eligible for parole without parole hearing if certain conditions met.
Case plans for parole-eligible inmates; require for nonviolent inmates convicted on or after July 1, 2014.
Emergency leave for certain offenders due to death/sickness in family; revise security escort requirement.
Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel for representing all post-capital conviction appeals.
Governing authorities of counties and cities; authorize to recover actual costs of enforcing ordinance, zoning law or regulation.
County court administrator; require counties to pay salary directly to.
Proclamation of a local emergency; allow boards of supervisors to authorize certain county officials to declare.
Ad valorem tax; remove the provision that prescribes the manner in which affordable rental housing must be appraised.
County vehicles and road equipment; authorize boards of supervisors to allow use between county departments.
Correctional facility staff; shall not be eligible for reduction of sentence if convicted of introducing controlled substances into facility.
Parole eligibility for offenders convicted before July 1, 2014; remove restriction from obtaining if convicted with enhanced penalities for drug offenses.
Drug courts; revise eligibility for and require Administrative Office of Courts to collect certain data from.
Technical violations; clarify meaning of graduated sanctions and revocation sentencing.
Cell phones and other contraband found in correctional facilities; provide certain penalities for.
Technical violation centers; authorize D.O.C. to award participation credits for up to 10 days reduction of sentence for each 30 days of participation in.
County jails; require DOC to pay certain costs if offender is not removed within 14 days of being sentenced to TVCs, restitution centers or recidivism program.
Multidisciplinary teams and child advocacy centers; require certain confidentiality of information and records prepared by.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
City of Horn Lake; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotel and motel room rentals.
Passed the House · 5
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.
Employment laws; revise those that may be adopted by a local governmental body.
Harvest Reporting Program; create for white-tailed deer and wild turkey.
Out of committee · 3
Use tax; provide that portion of revenue collected from certain taxpayers will be used for road and bridge repair and improvements.
The Mississippi Anti-Gang Act; create.
Thermal imaging or heat amplifying device; prohibit use of when hunting, taking or killing deer at night.
In committee · 7
Law Enforcement Death Benefits Trust Fund; authorize transfers from rainy day fund when trust funds are insufficient.
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require minimum score on the ACT for graduation.
Deputy sheriffs; remove requirement to be qualified elector of the state.
Expunction; revise for those found not guilty.
Income tax; authorize a deduction for state income taxes paid.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of bonds for capital improvements at the Mississippi State Fire Academy.