Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Derrick T. Simmons
Sponsored
Passed the Senate2
Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody.
Washington County; extend the repeal date on the hotel and motel tax supporting a sports complex.
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Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2023 appropriation to Jackson State University for renovation of university cafeteria.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to the Town of Rosedale for street repairs.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Washington County for street repairs in Supervisor District 5.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Washington County for street repairs in Supervisor District 4.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Friars Point for street repairs.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Coahoma for street repairs.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Washington County for street repairs in Supervisor District 2.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Washington County for street repairs in Supervisor District 3.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Leland Public School District for improvements to its Early Head Start Facility.
State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
Community schools planning grant program; establish fund.
Marijuana; legalize.
Temporary day workers; protect labor and employment rights of.
State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health.
Sales tax; exempt sales of groceries.
Bonds; create a rural counties and municipalities emergency infrastructure loan program and authorize issuance of bonds.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville in paying costs of repair and renovation of city parks.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Rosedale in paying costs of repair and renovation of city park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Metcalfe in paying costs of repair and renovation of town park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Metcalfe in paying costs of improvements to its water and sewer systems.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville in paying costs of improvements to its water and sewer systems.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in paying costs of construction of Mississippi River Museum in Greenville.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center in Greenville, Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Leland in paying costs of repair and renovation of city park.
Controlled substance offenses; revise enhanced penalties.
Simple possession of controlled substances; revise certain.
Youthful offenses; revise when may be tried in circuit court.
Habitual offender; crimes punishable by imprisonment for 5 years or less not considered.
Habitual offender; crimes committed before 18 years of age not considered.
Habitual offender; revise.
Expunction; reduce waiting period for eligibility.
House burglary; create separate violent and nonviolent offenses.
Youth court; revise transfer to circuit court.
Habitual offender; revise sentencing under.
Violent habitual offender; require jury determination.
DUI; nonadjudication of a first offense for CDL holder who was not operating a commercial vehicle.
Corrections; create a Corrections Inspection Council to serve in advisory capacity to state officials.
Conditional medical release; revise authority of MDOC.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence or placement on probation.
Early voting; authorize up to 20 days before any election.
Juries; prohibit peremptory challenges based on certain factors.
Landlord-tenant law; revise.
Jurors; expand pool to citizens with driver's license who have filed state income taxes.
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.
Public Defenders Education Fund; establish education and training cost.
Absentee voting; authorize every qualified elector.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Bolivar County for street repairs in Supervisor District 1.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Washington County for street repairs in Supervisor District 1.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt property used for housing and providing services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Habitual offender; prior felonies with completed sentences more than 10 years prior not considered.
Intervention court; amend criteria for participation in.
Nonviolent habitual offender; revise sentencing.
Violent habitual offender; require both previous crimes to have been crimes of violence.
Expunction; allow after 20 years of good behavior with certain exceptions.
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
Marijuana; simple possession of 30 grams or less a civil infraction.
Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Program (NHRP); direct Mississippi Home Corporation to establish using federal funds.
Counties; require to participate in the ACT Work Ready Community Initiative.
Counties, municipalities and school districts; require to publish their annual budget online.
Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create.
Crimes of violence; revise list of offenses designated as such.
Misdemeanants; may not possess a weapon under certain circumstances.
Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility and require hearing before imposing life without parole.
Office of Ombudsman within the Department of Corrections; establish.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
County jail census data; facilitate availability of.
Restitution centers; transition to pre-release centers.
Supervised prison release programs; revise terms and conditions.
Restitution centers; transition to post-release reentry centers.
"Mississippi Residential Landlord and Tenant Act"; enact.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Ombudsman; establish in DFA.
Mississippi congressional districts; reapportion.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville in paying costs of improvements on downtown green space.
Bonds; authorize to assist Jackson State University in paying costs of construction or renovation of cafeteria.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Municipal program to address delinquent water accounts; extend repealer.
"Hazard Pay for Essential Health Care Workers" Grant Program; establish in State Department of Health.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in paying costs of improvements to certain city street in Greenville, Mississippi.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 build new community health center in Greenville.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Sustainable Energy Partnership Program.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Lula for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Coahoma and Coahoma County for water and sewer projects.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Rosedale for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to City of Greenville for water system improvements.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Gunnison for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Farrell for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Friars Point for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Benoit for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Metcalfe for water and sewer improvement project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Town of Beulah for water and sewer improvement project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Benoit in paying costs of repairs and renovations to town park.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville in paying costs of redevelopment of Hangar 173 at airport.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program; create.
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Education Enhancement Fund; revise date of issuance and distribution of procurement cards or digital solutions for classroom supplies.
Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; create for purpose of improving educational facilities.
Medical records; require health care providers to provide within 30 days of patient's or their representative's request.
Pilot freestanding emergency room; require the Department of Health to issue not more than five licenses.
Health insurance; revise mandated coverage for telemedicine services.
Community mental health centers; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider.
Bolivar County; authorize contributions to Bolivar County Community Action Agency and Fannie Lou Hamer Breast Cancer Foundation.
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"Mississippi Grain Producer Indemnity Act"; enact.
Travel Insurance Act of 2022; create.
Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.
School board members; increase pay based on enrollment.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
CDLs; treat certain moving violations as regular license holders.
Third-grade reading assessment for 2021-2022 school year; allow students who fail to be promoted to fourth grade with remediation.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Capital Expense Funds; FY2023 appropriation to MDOT for the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund.
Out of committee · 1
State Veterans Affairs Board; enter into agreements with American Legion to provide transportation for veterans.
In committee · 12
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to the Black Bayou Water Association for improvement of water system.
Sales tax; exempt sales of groceries.
Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired.
Charter school funding; revise funding formula.
Mental health days; allow limited leave for teachers.
SNAP Healthy Food Incentive Program Act of 2022; create.
Bonds; authorize to assist Sunflower County Ministerial Alliance Counseling Services in constructing transitional shelter.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; add each branch of Armed Forces to 100% permanent service-connected disability tag.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY23 Appropriation to Department of Health for Magnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.