Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Jeremy England
Sponsored
Vetoed1
Criminal convictions; create registry of certain offenders and clarify the effect of expungement.
Passed the Senate2
Fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer; revise offense of.
Fireworks; reduce offense for violation of law from felony to misdemeanor.
In committee16
MS Public Records Act; exempt certain private information of federal law enforcement officers conducting an operation in this state.
Bonds; authorize for West Jackson County Utility District construction of new water and sewer infrastructure at I-10 corridor.
Mississippi Recall Act of 2022; enact.
MDOC; require to promulgate rules regarding use of technology portals by those on probation or parole.
The Academic Transparency Act of 2022; enact.
Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
Justifiable homicide; provide for criminal and civil immunity.
Remote Online Notarization Act; enact.
Commercial Financing Disclosure Law; create.
"Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act;" revise definition of "eligible student" and "eligible school."
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners; establish specific practice authority.
Physician billing for pathology services; prohibit fee division unless provided by the physician.
Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise definition of "cause of death."
Home health agencies; delete moratorium on establishment or expansion.
Jackson County; repurpose and extend repeal date on tourism tax on hotels and motels.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Critical Race Theory; prohibit.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 National Championship Bulldogs.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Hunting and fishing licenses; allow inclusion of organ donor registration.
Department of Public Safety; revise provisions related to.
Scrap metal; revise provisions of and prescribe certain conditions for the purchase of detached catalytic converters.
Office of Workforce Development; revise how MS Works funds may be spent by and certain collaborations with.
"Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Counties; delete the duty of the clerk of the board of supervisors to report to the grand jury.
Jackson County; authorize contributions to Friends of Arts, Culture and Education (F.A.C.E.).
Jackson County; authorize contributions to Junior Auxiliary of Pascagoula-Moss Point.
Passed the Senate · 16
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Buddy's Law; order psychiatric evaluations for children adjudicated delinquent for abuse of a domesticated dog or cat.
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.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
Election commissioners; remove skills assessment requirement.
Judicial candidates; revise political limitations on.
Voter registration; provide for certain procedures upon application.
Divorce; authorize where marriage is irretrievably broken.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Deficit Prevention Act; require state agencies to notify certain officials when likelihood of a deficit exists.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Taxation; cut grocery tax by 2%, phase out 4% income tax bracket, cut General Fund portion of car tag fees, and give rebate.
Out of committee · 1
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
In committee · 4
Sales tax; exempt sales of feminine hygiene products.
"Mississippi Coastal Master Plan Act of 2022"; enact.
Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriffs.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.