Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
Michael McLendon
Sponsored
Became law1
Building Fund for the Arts; authorize Mississippi Arts Commission to retain monies for administrative costs.
Passed the Senate1
Shoplifting; modify finding required before imposing a sentence of imprisonment.
In committee23
Retired teachers; allow to return to teaching for a maximum of five years while receiving retirement benefits.
Dental health plans; establish certain provisions related to insurers bundling and downcoding.
School extracurricular events, authorize teachers and one guest to attend for free.
Special occupational diploma; re-authorize students having a disability as defined by federal IDEA to obtain.
School enrollment; criminalize the enrollment without establishing domicile.
Municipal ad valorem taxes; exempt real property and motor vehicles in an annexed area for 12 months after annexation.
Local governments; disallow 2% charge for ad valorem tax when paying with a debit card.
Municipal annexation; require an election be held in the proposed annexation territory.
Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriffs.
Assistant district attorneys; authorize additional 23rd circuit.
School enrollment; criminalize enrollment without establishing domicile within the school district.
Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriffs until a specified date.
Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriff's until a specified date subject to approval by the county board of supervisors.
School employee salary supplement; provide for occupational therapists, behavior analysts and school psychologists.
Local Planning Commission members; authorize increase in monthly compensation.
Rejecting Racism in Higher Education Act; enact.
Safeguarding Teens from Out-of-State Procedures Act; enact.
Net lottery proceeds; provide that any shall be paid into State Highway Fund on requisition of Transportation Commission.
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Residency Program; include child psychiatry students.
COVID-19 mRNA; prohibit administration and require MDOH to study and make recommendations.
Over-the-counter products with potential for abuse; establish a screening and approval program in the Department of Health.
Mississippi Search and Rescue Program Act; enact.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to UMMC for Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
DeSoto County; authorize the contribution of funds for membership to the Chamber of Commerce.
DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority; increase borrowing/bonding authority from $40 Million to $80 Million.
Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
Motor vehicle theft; revise penalty for.
Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on.
Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create.
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act; create.
Mississippi Department of Transportation; design-build requirement revisions.
Insurance; authorize counties, municipalities, school districts and other political subdivisions to pool risk.
SAFER Act; enact.
Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Health benefit plans; set provisions related to diagnostic breast exams and individualized investigational drugs.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 9
Receiving stolen property; revise the crime of.
Ad valorem taxes; authorize local governments to grant exemptions for raw materials and work in progress inventory.
MAEP; revise funding formula.
Alternative nicotine products; prohibit distribution or sale of certain products.
In-person early voting; allow.
Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Trespass to hunt, fish, shoot or trap; revise offense description, and impose penalties and fees.
Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
University System Efficiency Task Force; create to examine the efficiency of the state public university system.
Out of committee · 1
Annexation; require referendum in certain communities if municipality does not provide critical services.
In committee · 9
Liability insurance; impound vehicles operated without mandatory limits.
School districts; require to implement mental health awareness into health education curriculum.
Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; enact.
High school graduation requirements; require civics course to graduate.
Public schools; allow voluntary prayer, require Ten Commandments be displayed, and require certain size of U.S. flag.
Transparency and Accountability of Patient Premiums Invested in Dental Care Act; create.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for renovation of county library.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to expand art education statewide.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Jackson for Thalia Mara renovations and improvements to ensure ADA compliance.