Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Derrick T. Simmons
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Greenville; authorize enforcement of sewer ordinances in areas served outside the city.
Passed the Senate2
Counties, municipalities and school districts; require to publish their annual budget online.
Fourth Circuit Court District; clarify precinct composition of subdistricts.
In committee46
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Appropriation FY19; West Bolivar School District for repairs and renovations at three high schools.
Parole; clarify list of offenses that make offenders convicted between 1995-2014 ineligible for.
Public Defenders Education Fund; establish education and training cost.
Youth court; revise transfer to circuit court.
Landlord-tenant law; revise.
Statewide monetary assessments; discretionary.
Violent habitual offender; require bifurcated trial.
Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility and require hearing before imposing life without parole.
Crimes of violence; revise list of offenses designated as such.
Trusty and earned-time programs; change eligibility to participate in.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt property used for housing and providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Bonds; issue for the construction of career tech buildings at the Greenville Higher Education Center.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Bonds; create a rural counties and municipalities emergency infrastructure loan program and authorize issuance of bonds.
Violent habitual offender; revise.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing.
Lotteries; repeal advertising prohibitions.
Controlled substance offenses; revise enhanced penalties.
Marijuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients, including service-connected PTSD.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing as.
Expunction; allow after 20 years' good behavior.
Simple drug possession; reclassify offense.
Expunction of conviction; revise.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Marijuana; legalize.
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
Habitual offender; prior felonies more than 10 years prior not counted in calculation.
Drug courts; amend criteria for participation in.
Expunction; allow for all nonviolent felonies.
Habitual offender sentencing; revise.
Crimes of violence; remove references to parole and early release from provision of law designating offenses as such.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing under.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for recipients of the Department of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom.
Counties; require to participate in the ACT Work Ready Community Initiative.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; fees for AKA Sorority purchased in certain counties may be distributed to the Tea Rose Foundation.
Community Policing and Transparency Act; create body-worn camera policy standards.
City of Greenville; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to certain city streets.
Misdemeanants; may not possess a weapon under certain circumstances.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Stennis Flag."
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds to construct the Mississippi River Museum in Greenville.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Capitol Complex Improvement District projects; authorize DFA to issue short-term debt to implement and administer projects.
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Delta State University property; authorize DFA to transfer to Coahoma County Community College.
Passed the Senate · 4
State parks; exempt veterans who have been adjudged to have a total 100% service-connected disability from entry fees.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their products at the distillery for off-premises consumption.
Out of committee · 1
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
In committee · 12
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Legal state holidays; move Robert E. Lee's birthday observance to last Monday of April.
Motor vehicles; prohibit transfer without a title to a licensed used vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor.
Compulsory school attendance law; criminal penalties for parents who do not make their children available for registration.
Expunction; consolidate statutes concerning.
Critical Teacher Shortage Area License; create alternative license to be issued for educators who teach in designated areas of.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Health insurance; Commissioner of Insurance must approve rate filings containing an increase in premiums.
Average daily attendance for MAEP purposes; shall include any student sick day.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.