Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law3
Weight limits; allow certain vehicles fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas to exceed on interstate highways.
Superload vehicles; authorize law enforcement to escort and to charge reasonable fee for escort.
Driver's licenses; credit time of inability to apply due to COVID-19 closures toward period for holding prerequisite permit.
Passed the Senate4
Motor vehicle towing; revise towing at the direction of real property owner.
Abandoned manufactured or mobile homes; establish procedure for disposition.
State Personnel Board procedures; exempt Department of Transportation for a period of one year.
Driver's licenses; revise various laws regarding.
Out of committee1
University of Southern Mississippi; trustees may enter into services agreement for operation, repairs and maintenance.
In committee28
Practice of optometry; require the Board of Optometry to define with certain exceptions.
School athletic trainers; provide annual salary supplement for those certified through the national certification program.
Sales taxation; exempt sales of precious metals bullion or currency.
Sales taxation; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Lamar County Education Foundation.
Off-duty law enforcement officers; authorized to use public vehicles.
Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.
Workers' Compensation Law; require blood tests and autopsies in found-dead cases under certain conditions.
Workers' compensation; increase assessment for the Second Injury Trust Fund.
Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission; reestablish as special fund agency.
"Second Amendment Preservation Act"; enact.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; revise the delegates and extend repeal date on the compact.
Outdoor advertisement signs; revise height requirement on those erected after April 15, 2008.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Sales tax; "installation charge" does not include charges made when primary activity is repair of buildings.
Successful Child Act; create and authorize tax credit pursuant to.
Tanning facilities; prohibit use by children under age 18.
Child Protection Services; mandate placement preference for children and require relative search.
Health Care Certificate of Need Law; repeal.
Motor carrier regulation; update and streamline.
Misdemeanor procuring services of a prostitute; mistake of age is no defense.
Standup electric scooters; authorize local governing authorities to regulate.
Foster care; revise aggravated circumstances leading to removal.
Abnormal economic disruption; include in emergency powers of the Governor and provide restrictions on certain prices.
Anesthesiologist assistants; direct licensure by the State Board of Medical Licensure.
The Mississippi Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Centers Act; enact.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Collins in construction of frontage road connection.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in bridge repairs and trail overlay repairs on Longleaf Trace.
Appropriation from special funds; to Department of Transportation for repairs to Longleaf Trace for FY2021.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Guardianships and conservatorships; revise GAP Act.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
The Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program; establish.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Passed the Senate · 5
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Mississippi High School Activities Association; require to comply with Mississippi Open Meetings Law to receive public funds.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Highways; require Dept. of Transportation to erect signs directing motorists to Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument in Pike County.
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in certain disasters or emergencies.
Out of committee · 1
GAP Act; revise transition and minor settlement provisions for guardianships and conservatorships.
In committee · 3
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Athletics; enact the "Mississippi Fairness Act."
Pharmacists; revise regulation of pharmacy benefit managers.