Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, Senate.
Juan Barnett
Sponsored
Became law3
Veterans Forms DD 214 and NGB-22; provide for recordation by chancery clerk.
State offenders serving sentences in county jails; extend repealer on.
Corrections; revise qualifications for commissioner and bring forward sections on parole and jails.
Vetoed1
"Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2020"; enact.
Passed the Senate2
Memorial highway; designate portion of Highway 11 in Jones County for Police Chief Tyrone Stewart.
Walnut Grove Correctional Authority; transfer all rights, benefits, obligations and duties to Dept. of Corrections.
In committee16
Statutory rape; raise age of consent.
Suffrage; clarify person's right to register and vote following a disenfranchising conviction.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise the time period for authorized calls and require a certain prefix.
Business closure or relocation to another jurisdiction; provide penalties/ineligibility for state grants, loans and tax benefits.
School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection in which prayer shall be allowed.
Mobile sports wagering; authorize.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing of an offender after ten-year lapse.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jasper County in paying costs of upgrade to Beaver Meadow Community VFD Station.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Heidelberg in paying costs of street repairs.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Bay Springs in paying costs of street repairs.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Louin in paying costs of water line replacement.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Laurel in paying costs of street repairs.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in the construction of a walking track in the northeast area of the City of Laurel.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in repair and renovation of Oak Park Alumni Building in the City of Laurel.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Laurel in paying costs of flood control in Queensboro neighborhood.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jasper County in paying costs of repairs to certain county roads.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Teachers; revise licensure.
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; provide for physician grants.
Department of Corrections; increase number of offenders in regional facilities and adjust regional per diem.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
The Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program; establish.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Passed the Senate · 5
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
School board members; increase pay.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in certain disasters or emergencies.
In committee · 13
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Wildlife; clarify that a conservation officer must have probable cause to conduct a search without a warrant.
Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks.
Fair chance hiring standards for employers; establish.
Child support; add income of custodial spouse to criteria considering in rebutting presumption of fairness.
School boards; authorize members to be employed as school bus drivers.
Restitution centers; transition to post-release reentry centers.
Civil rights; restore all to a person who has paid his debt to society.
Corrections; require annual reports to the Legislature on successes and accomplishments.
State employees; provide for percentage increase in annual compensation.
Restitution centers; transition to pre-release centers.
Corrections; create a Corrections Inspection Council to serve in advisory capacity to state officials.
Delta Incentives for Community and Economic Development Act; create.