Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Derrick T. Simmons
Sponsored
Became law1
Washington County; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotels and motels.
Passed the Senate1
Motor vehicles; authorize a distinctive motor vehicle license tag for supporters of various organizations.
In committee30
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
School district consolidation incentive grants; establish program in the State Department of Education.
Bolivar County School District consolidation; repeal mandated school district consolidation law.
Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility & require hearing before imposing life without parole.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Habitual criminal; revise computation of prior convictions.
Trusty time; exempt juvenile offenders from provisions that render all other offenders ineligible for a reduction in sentence.
Earned time; exempt juvenile offenders from the provisions which could make them ineligible for a reduction in sentence.
Creation of innovation schools and innovation zones in school districts; authorize.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Workers' Compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
Appropriations FY2016; State Department of Health, Taborian Urgent Care Center medical services.
Smartphones; require kill switch.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
Lotteries; repeal advertising prohibitions.
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement 5% across-the-board increase.
Sex offender registration; conform to Adam Walsh Act for certain juvenile offenders.
Youth court; clarify original jurisdiction of certain serious crimes.
Sex offender registration; clarify for very young offenders.
Expunction; revise list of felonies that a first-time offender is allowed to expunge.
Digital privacy; labor and employment protections.
Court administrators; revise continuing education requirements.
Statewide monetary assessments; revise.
Tax assessors and collectors; increase salaries.
Habitual offender; revised sentencing.
Antibullying prohibitions in the public schools; revise definitions and provide responsibilities of SDE and local schools.
Racial impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect certain populations.
Distinctive license tag for "Friends of the Med" in Coahoma County; repeal.
State employee salaries; provide for an across-the-board increase of 5%.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Passed the Senate · 3
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.
Towing; limit charges.
Income & sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities & sales tax exemption for materials.
Out of committee · 1
Transportation safety; presence of law enforcement officers in highway construction work zones.
In committee · 4
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adoption of budget.
In-state tuition; authorize for certain undocumented students who reside in the state.
Death or injury involving law enforcement officer; require independent investigation.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Miss. Civil Rights Museum & Museum of Miss. History; exempt certain contracts from bid law.