Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law1
Jackson State University; authorize to sell certain tax-forfeited parcels.
Passed the Senate1
Mississippi Health Information Network (MS-HIN); extend repealer.
Out of committee1
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
In committee14
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.
Special motor vehicle license tags; authorize for Belhaven Improvement Association.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Institute of Southern Jewish Life.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Alternative nicotine products; impose a tax upon and regulate under the Tobacco Tax Law.
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; create.
Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act of 1997; revise.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Student financial aid; revise.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and payment of fines.
Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
Department of Revenue; authorize to charge fees to defray costs of ABC warehouse.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Domestic abuse protection orders; revise appellate procedure.
Mississippi Fresh Start Act; create to require the revision of licensing restrictions based on criminal records.
Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act; create.
Passed the Senate · 2
Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions.
Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
Out of committee · 1
Student financial aid; require FAFSA for MTAG and MESG applications.
In committee · 14
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Cigarette excise tax; increase to be dedicated to the annual Medicaid program deficit and tobacco cessation programs.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of for replacement of a bridge on Meadowbrook Road in the City of Jackson.
Corporal punishment in public schools; prohibit for any student with an IEP or Section 504 plan.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Stennis Flag."
City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement taxing districts.
Bonds; authorizes issuance to assist Hinds County with development of a regional wastewater treatment facility.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with Aeroplex Development project.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County in paying costs associated with the Hinds Parkway Road project.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson.
Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of Metrocenter Mall to house Hinds Community College Workforce Training Center.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund to allow use for construction of a parking garage.
City of Jackson; authorize additional tax on hotels and motels and extend repeal date on Convention and Visitors Bureau.