Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law3
Voyeurism; revise sentencing.
Electronic search warrants; authorize issuance of in investigations of certain sex offenses against children.
Department of Public Safety; revise provisions related to.
Passed the Senate7
District attorneys; provide for the appointment of part-time legal assistants.
District attorneys and investigators; increase annual salaries of.
Terroristic threats; revise elements of.
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Juvenile offenders; provide alternative sentencing options.
"Reentry Court Act of 2022"; authorize pilot reentry courts in circuit court districts.
Mississippi Department of Human Services; authorize to use a combined reporting system.
Out of committee2
DA criminal investigators; revise allocation and compensation of.
District attorneys; revise number of additional legal assistants authorized.
In committee20
Memorial highways; designate bridge on MS-590 in Covington County for deceased Vietnam veteran Sgt. Joseph Blackwell.
Anti-Covid Vaccine Mandate Act; create.
Income tax; exempt individuals 100 years of age and older.
School boards; prohibit teaching of divisive concepts or the promotion of division between students based off of race.
Miranda warning; require disclosure in simple language to children.
Funeral processions; provide right-of-way and authorize law enforcement to escort.
Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations to the statute of limitations for rape.
Shoplifting; revise jurisdictional amounts and penalties for.
Court reporters; require to provide transcript upon request of the court under certain circumstances.
Fraudulent statements grain warehouse provisions; increase penalties for violation of.
Mississippi Scrap Metal Act; create.
Rape; revise the crime of.
Reckless endangerment; create offense and prescribe penalties.
Ignition-interlock device; bring forward provision related to.
Elections; require legislative approval of any new elections guidance or funds from the federal government before implementation.
DHS; strengthen child support enforcement remedies.
Death penalty; revise method of execution.
The Maternal Health Reporting Act; enact.
Rivers McGraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act; enact.
South Mississippi Regional Health Care Authority Act of 2022; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Critical Race Theory; prohibit.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 National Championship Bulldogs.
Chancery court; revise provisions concerning adoption and name change of incarcerated persons.
Passed the Senate · 9
Buddy's Law; order psychiatric evaluations for children adjudicated delinquent for abuse of a domesticated dog or cat.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
Divorce; authorize where marriage is irretrievably broken.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
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.
Capital Expense Funds; FY2023 appropriation to MDOT for the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund.
Out of committee · 5
Court reporters; require to provide transcript upon request of the court under certain circumstances.
State Veterans Home in Collins; name courtyard in honor of Chaplain James Carroll Sanford and Veterans Outreach Program.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
Mississippi USA Semiquincentennial Commission and Mississippi Semiquincentennial Celebration Fund; create.
Mississippi Freedom Trail Commission; establish.
In committee · 4
Vaccines; prevent entities that receive state funding from requiring individuals to receive COVID vaccine.
State General Funds; FY2023 approp. to State Aid Road Fund to reimburse for monies expended to counties due to HB 779 (2019).
State General Fund; FY2023 appropriation to Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund to be utilized by MDOT.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.