Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Jason Barrett
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Town of Monticello; authorize tourism tax on restaurants, hotels and motels.
Out of committee1
Sex offenders; prohibit employment as first responders without DPS approval.
In committee8
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Bonds; authorize to assist Lawrence County in paying costs of pavement maintenance for N.A. Sandifer Highway.
Bonds; authorize to assist Town of Monticello in paying costs of construction of frontage road and Atwood Water Park bathhouse.
Chancery court; provide additional chancellor for 15th Chancery Court District.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Co-Lin Wesson campus for Educational, Performing Arts & Athletic Cntr.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Walthall County in paying costs of construction of new sheriff's office facilities.
Bonds; authorize to assist City of Brookhaven in paying costs associated with various infrastructure projects.
Bonds; authorize to assist Lincoln County in paying costs associated with various projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Human trafficking; create civil cause of action for engaging in or benefitting from.
"Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Passed the Senate · 9
School board members; increase pay based on enrollment.
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Elections; prohibit spending of private money on communications to electors and other election aspects.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create.
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.
In committee · 3
Mississippi Scrap Metal Act; create.
Law enforcement communications; promote interoperability between agencies.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.