Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Dennis DeBar, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Wayne County; authorize an assessment on misdemeanor convictions to fund the Wayne County Justice Complex.
In committee12
Child abuse; felony if child tests positive for a controlled substance at birth.
Conspiracy for drug crimes; clarify that conviction for shall be charged the same.
Sheriff; may charge a vehicle impoundment fee.
MDOC; require to provide cash overtime pay instead of comp time to correctional facility employees.
Dept. of Corrections; provide for increase in annual compensation for correctional facility employees.
Department of Corrections; shall pay correctional facility employees for all accumulated comp time upon termination or death.
MDOC; require to provide cash overtime pay instead of comp time to corrections supervisors & commanders.
Medical examiners and deputy medical examiners; revise compensation of.
Motor carrier transportation services contracts; provide that indemnification and hold harmless clauses are void and unenforceable.
Motor vehicle dealers; must have motor vehicle liability insurance only if they have 20 or more vehicles at their dealership.
Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; increase compensation of board of directors.
Harvest permits; increase maximum vehicle weight and delete date of repeal.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Silencers on firearms; revise prohibition.
Sixteenth section lieu land; authorize exchange for timber development.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Passed the Senate · 7
Electric power associations; revise regulatory laws.
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Human trafficking; clarify offenses against children.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit, and require local cooperation with federal immigration control.
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Military justice; revise maximum fine imposed by courts-martial.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Out of committee · 4
Certified nurse practitioners; no physician supervision required if over 3,600 hours of clinical practice.
Military justice; revise the maximum fine imposed by special courts-martial.
Military justice; revise the maximum fine imposed by summary courts-martial.
Parental rights; termination of.
In committee · 3
Nursing Practice Act; make technical amendments to.
Nurse practitioners; define scope of practice and revise certification and collaboration requirements.
Advanced practice registered nurses; provide full practice authority.