Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Juan Barnett
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Bay Springs; increase amount that may be expended on BayFest Celebration and extend repeal date.
Out of committee2
"Ban the box;" facilitate post-incarceration employment opportunities for nonviolent felons.
Highways; person may cross a public road or highway on an all-terrain vehicle.
In committee2
Imitation firearms; prohibit.
Alcoholic beverages; allow Laurel to establish leisure and recreation districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide accounts for individuals with disabilities.
Regional economic development alliance; allow all political subdivisions to participate in.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise provisions regarding leisure and recreation districts.
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
DUI; technical correction bill.
Passed the Senate · 4
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Youth court records; parents have right to redacted copies.
Memorial highways; designate certain segments of highways as.
Memorial highways; designate various segments of highways as memorial highways.
In committee · 9
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Towing; limit charges.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance.
Workforce Investment Board; include nontraditional occupations for women.
State aid roads; increase amount of motor fuel taxes allocated to include municipal roads in allocation formula.
Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.
Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program for Single Mothers; establish.
Youth court; revise jurisdiction of for certain cases involving juveniles in possession of firearms.