Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Derrick T. Simmons
Sponsored
Became law1
Washington County; extend the tourism tax levied on hotels and motels.
Passed the Senate1
Fourth Circuit Court District; clarify precinct composition of subdistricts.
In committee45
Parole; clarify list of offenses that make offenders convicted between 1995-2014 ineligible for.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt property used for housing and providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Partisan political activity by employee of Department of Human Services; repeal prohibition on.
Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility and require hearing before imposing life without parole.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Public Defenders Education Fund; establish education and training cost.
Expunction; allow for all nonviolent felonies.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Expunction of conviction; revise.
Expunction; allow after 20 years' good behavior.
Drug courts; amend criteria for participation in.
Crimes of violence; remove references to parole and early release from provision of law designating offenses as such.
Community Policing and Transparency Act of 2017; create.
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.
Counties, municipalities and school districts; require to publish their annual budget online.
Youth court; revise transfer to circuit court.
Marijuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients, including service-connected PTSD.
Marijuana; legalize.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing under.
Habitual offender; prior felonies more than 10 years prior not counted in calculation.
Parole; clarify eligibility for offenders convicted between 1995-2014.
Statewide monetary assessments; discretionary.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing as.
Violent habitual offender; require bifurcated trial.
Violent habitual offender; revise.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing.
Controlled substance offenses; revise enhanced penalties.
Simple drug possession; reclassify offense.
Habitual offender sentencing; revise.
Crimes of violence; revise list of offenses designated as such.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Landlord-tenant law; revise.
Trusty and earned-time programs; change eligibility to participate in.
Lotteries; repeal advertising prohibitions.
Coahoma County; authorize extension of the lease of healthcare-related facilities on county property.
Bonds; issue for the construction of career tech buildings at the Greenville Higher Education Center.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Bonds; create a rural counties and municipalities emergency infrastructure loan program and authorize issuance of bonds.
City of Greenville; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to certain city streets.
Appropriation; West Bolivar School District for repairs and renovations at three high schools.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
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."
Cannabidiol; clarify use in research of seizures and other medical conditions.
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise provisions regarding leisure and recreation districts.
City of Greenwood; extend the repeal date on the Greenwood Tourism Commission.
Bolivar County; authorize contribution to Fannie Lou Hamer Breast Cancer Foundation.
Bolivar County; increase the amount that may be contributed to the Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Passed the Senate · 5
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.
Fantasy Sports Contests; revise licensure of operators.
In committee · 5
Health insurance; Commissioner of Insurance must approve rate filings containing an increase in premiums.
Towing; limit charges.
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Coahoma County; clarify to whom economic development authority may sell, lease, exchange, etc., certain industrial sites.