Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Kevin Blackwell
Sponsored
Became law2
Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide accounts for individuals with disabilities.
Passed the Senate2
Elections; amend training requirements for resolution board members.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.
Out of committee4
School board members; all elected beginning with the November 2019 general election.
Local school boards; prescribe educational qualifications.
Surplus county road department equipment; authorize transfer to other county departments.
Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed.
In committee13
Health Care CON review; party requesting or appealing a hearing on application is responsible for costs and attorney fees.
Deer hunting with dogs; authorize commission to regulate and require permits and licenses for.
School district tax increase request; require itemization of central office expenses.
Legislature; reduce size of beginning with the 2023 statewide general election.
Local school board members; prescribe salary scale based upon school district student enrollment.
Distinctive motor vehicle license; authorize reissuance for Lions of Mississippi.
State aid roads; increase amount of motor fuel taxes allocated to include municipal roads in allocation formula.
Homestead exemption; require annual application for and full reimbursement to local governments for tax loss.
Chancery clerks; revise filing fees charged for the recording of documents.
Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.
Campaign contributions; revise use of.
Elections; impose 2-year residency requirement to run for certain offices.
Ad valorem tax on inventory tax; exempt certain small businesses from.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Counties; revise the maximum amount of aid to fire departments appropriated annually by a board of supervisors.
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
DUI; technical correction bill.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of.
Town of Byhalia; reenact hotel and motel tax and extend repeal date until July 1, 2021.
Passed the Senate · 6
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in DeSoto County as the "Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr. Memorial Bridge."
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Emergency Operations Fund; create.
City of Southaven; extend repeal date on prepared food and beverage tax; authorize election on continuance of if protested.
DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.
Out of committee · 1
County prosecuting attorney; amounts paid to for secretarial services shall not be considered as part of annual salary.
In committee · 8
Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk.
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Emergency management; local emergency may be declared by public official authorized by the governing body of a county.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protective order.
Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.