Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Derrick T. Simmons
Sponsored
Became law1
Office of State Public Defender; require AOC to furnish data.
Passed the Senate1
Parole; clarify list of offenses that make offenders convicted between 1995-2014 ineligible for.
Out of committee1
Drug courts; amend criteria for participation in.
In committee18
Partisan political activity by employee of Department of Human Services; repeal prohibition on.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt property used for housing and providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
Public Defenders Education Fund; establish education and training cost.
Expunction of conviction; revise.
Expunction; allow after 20 years' good behavior.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Crimes of violence; remove references to parole and early release from provision of law designating offenses as such.
Crimes of violence; revise list of offenses designated as such.
Indigent criminal defense; required minimum training for certain attorneys appointed to represent.
Community Policing and Transparency Act of 2016; create.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing.
Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility and require hearing before imposing life without parole.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
Workers' Compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum in Leland; designate as the official state wildlife heritage museum.
Fantasy Contest Act; enact to require fantasy contest operators to implement certain procedures.
Sunflower County; authorize the issuance of bonds to assist in the completion of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
Passed the Senate · 4
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Salary supplement for Nat'l. Bd. Certified teachers who teach in certain counties; authorize & clarify process reimbursement.
Washington County; increase the amount of the special tax that may be levied to support fire protection districts in the county.
In committee · 8
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration for a felony.
School resource officers; require uniform statewide training.
Search not incident to arrest; require consent.
Transportation network drivers and companies; require certain auto insurance for.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist the Delta Blues Museum's installation of permanent exhibits.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for capital improvements at state parks.