Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law3
Radar speed detection; revise provisions concerning use by Highway Patrol and municipal law enforcement in certain cities.
Public records; extend repealer on provision requiring public access to records.
City of Byram; extend repeal date on hotel and motel tax.
Passed the Senate2
University of Mississippi Medical Center property; revise leasing authority by removing provision requiring mixed-use development.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
In committee19
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Teacher licenses; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses valid license from other state.
Mississippi Medicaid program; authorize extended postpartum care for recipients and require standardized credentialing process.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; increase DFA's borrowing authority and divert use tax revenue for.
Tobacco tax; define tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices for purposes of 15% excise tax.
Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; revise boundaries to include Battlefield Park.
Bonds; authorize to assist Greenwood Cemetery Association in Jackson with preservation of cemetery grounds and monuments.
Appropriation FY 2022; to University of Mississippi Medical Center for fire protection.
Board of Nursing; revise penalties for prohibited conduct and authorize the recovery of reasonable costs.
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act; remove phase-out of income & franchise tax, and remove deduction of federal employment tax.
General funds; FY2022 appropriation to the City of Byram for a flood control project.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Teacher assistant nonreemployment; provide that teacher assistants receive due process rights.
Children's Promise Act; expand definition of "qualifying foster care charitable organization" to include CASA programs.
Bonds; authorize issuance of $20 million for interest-free loans to independent colleges in the state.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount.
Passed the Senate · 3
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
"Empower Reentry Through Licensing Act"; authorize provisional driver's licenses for eligible inmates.
Out of committee · 1
Equal pay; prohibit paying state employees at rates less than those paid to employees of a different sex for equal work.
In committee · 4
High-performing education systems design; establish task force.
"T Initiative of 2021"; create program that provides support to schools for virtual learning.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to the Seventh Circuit Court District for additional contractual assistant district attorneys.
City of Jackson; authorize to continue contributions to Keep Jackson Beautiful, Inc.