Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Kevin Blackwell
Sponsored
Became law3
Surplus county road department equipment; authorize transfer to other county departments.
Charitable solicitation; revise exemption of humane societies.
Insurance companies; revise notice requirements when transferring policies to an affiliated insurer.
Passed the Senate3
Elections; impose residency requirement to run for certain offices.
School board members; new staggered-term school board elections beginning with the November 2023 General Election.
Public Records Act; exempt certain information technology-related information from.
In committee18
Local school board members; prescribe salary scale based upon school district student enrollment.
Statute of limitations; except sexual battery without regard to victim's age.
Local school boards; prescribe educational qualifications.
Ad valorem tax on inventory tax; phase in exemption for certain small businesses.
Legislature; reduce size of beginning with the 2023 statewide general election.
School district tax increase request; require itemization of central office expenses.
Civics portion of Naturalization Test; require passing score for high school graduates and GED applicants.
Health Care CON review; party requesting or appealing a hearing on application is responsible for costs and attorney fees.
Emergency management; local emergency may be declared by public official authorized by the governing body of a county.
High School graduation standards; require completion of at least one course online for students graduating in 2020 and after.
Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act; create.
Sex offenders; future contact with victim prohibited (Carly's Law).
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; prescribe standards for participation.
Expunction/expungement; revise for those acquitted or found not guilty.
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create.
State aid roads; increase amount of motor fuel taxes allocated to include municipal roads in allocation formula.
Town of Byhalia; authorize expansion of its gas system to a certain area outside the town limits.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds for a workforce center in Horn Lake, Mississippi.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
2018 First Extraordinary Session · Lottery; create and establish the Mississippi Lottery Corporation to administer the lottery.
2018 First Extraordinary Session · BP Settlement Funds; deposit into State BP Settlement Fund and Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.
Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk.
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law; revise definition of the term "autocycle."
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
Passed the Senate · 7
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.
Dog and cat abuse; create statewide online registry of offenders.
Elections; prohibit incumbent candidates from appearing in publicly funded ads during statewide general election years.
"Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds for institutions of higher learning, community colleges and state agencies.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various purposes.
Out of committee · 1
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
In committee · 20
Health insurance coverage for autism therapy services; remove age limitation.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Homestead exemption; require annual application for and full reimbursement to local governments for tax loss.
Drug court; clarify eligibility for.
Public purchases; exempt certain purchases by local governing authorities from reverse auction requirement.
Waste management fees; exempt certain county-owned nonhazardous solid waste management facilities from.
Abortion facility required to have CON and "Mississippi Unborn Infants Dignity Act"; enact.
State Bond Commission; powers in connection with the issuance of state bonds are limited to certain administrative functions.
Landlord-tenant law; revise certain provisions related to the nonpayment of rent.
Charter school authorize board; clarify funding.
Vehicle procurement by state agencies; clarify duties of DFA.
Mississippi Management and Reporting System (MAGIC); empower new steering committee.
Lobbying; enact State Agency Lobbying Reform Act of 2018.
Auditor of the correctional system; repeal position.
Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow counties of former Pearl River Basin Development District to join.
Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance.
Project Medicaid shortfall; revise reporting requirements.
City of Horn Lake; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotel and motel room rentals.
Bonds; authorize for construction of the Unknown Child Holocaust Memorial and related facilities.
DeSoto County; extend the repeal date on the authority to donate to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.