Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law4
Medical Radiation Technology Registration Law; extend repealer.
State land; remove application waiting period on forfeited tax land; clarify procedure for refunds on cancelled patents.
Secretary of State; authorize to donate certain property in Jackson County, Mississippi, to the National Park Service.
University of Mississippi Medical Center; authorize to remove and reinter remains reposing in potter's field property.
Passed the Senate3
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
Sexting; create delinquent act of.
Jackson State University; authorize to sell certain tax-forfeited parcels.
Out of committee1
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
In committee18
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize issuance to supporters of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Dept. of Fin. & Admin.; include condition of roofs at universities, community/junior colleges in capital needs report.
Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.
Tourism project incentive program; cultural retail attraction certificates expire on 7/1/18 unless complete by that date.
Child Death Review Panel; extend repeal date.
State agencies; revise protections against disclosure of certain personal information of individuals.
State law enforcement officers; provide for overtime pay in certain instances.
IHL; may approve long-term contracts between universities and private real estate developers.
DFA; authorize to lease certain property to nonprofit entity for the development of pediatric palliative care facility.
Bonds; revise purposes for which certain bonds authorized to be issued for JSU may be utilized.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance; establish priority of funding for certain programs.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their product for off-premises and on-premises consumption.
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Practice of medicine and dentistry; authorize reinstatement after rehabilitation.
Appropriation FY19; renovate Robert G. Clark, Jr., Building.
Elections; authorize preelection day voting and online voter registration.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist the City of Jackson in funding improvements to Smith Park.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Capitol Complex Improvement District projects; authorize DFA to issue short-term debt to implement and administer projects.
Alcorn State; buildings erected on university land leased to private entities for student housing are exempt from taxation.
Passed the Senate · 1
Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their products at the distillery for off-premises consumption.
Out of committee · 1
City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement taxing districts.
In committee · 5
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Bonds; authorize for matching funds for a federal grant to assist in the construction of Phase IV of the Clinton-Byram Parkway.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Stennis Flag."
Authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to Jackson-Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field.
City of Jackson; extend the repeal date on the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and the tax that supports it.