Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Chad McMahan
Sponsored
Passed the Senate2
Freedom of Roadway Act; increase penalties for the obstruction of public passageways.
Lee County; authorize 3/4% sales tax and bond issuance for a specific project by county board.
Out of committee1
Retail sales; prohibit seller from refusing to accept cash as a form of payment for goods and services.
In committee14
City of Guntown; allow low-speed vehicles and golf carts on certain public roads.
Certificate of need; issue CON to Panola Medical Center for adult psych beds and North MS Medical Center for child psych beds.
Certificate of need; issue CON to North Mississippi Medical Center for child psych beds and geriatric psych beds.
Residential roofers; require licensing, and exclude labor from "installation charges" for sales tax purposes.
Tax credit; include contributions to charitable organizations spending on education services for children.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repairs and storm shelter construction at Red Hills Community Center in Union County.
Bonds; authorize to assist Sand Creek Wastewater Authority in building regional wastewater facility in Northeast Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize issuance for property purchase and update to firehouse building for Richmond Volunteer Fire Department.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Guntown in paying costs associated with sewer expansion.
Appropriation FY2022; to North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for junior-high or high-school performances.
Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.
Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; create.
High school curriculum; require Bible be taught in ethics and history classes during month of April.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Baldwyn for regional wash center for personal protection equipment for first responders.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
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.
Athletics; provide that schools designate teams by biological sex.
Transportation; revise provisions relating to motor carrier enforcement, harvest permits, and funding.
Residential and commercial contractors; require sales tax permit from Department of Revenue for pulling building permit.
Passed the Senate · 8
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Off-duty law enforcement officers; authorized to use public vehicles for private security duty.
Firearms; prohibit local governments and state agencies from restricting possession.
Autopsies; provide for confidentiality of photographs and recordings of.
Parole and earned release; criminalize absconding.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Nonadmitted insurer policy fee; divert certain amount to fund fire trucks and fire apparatus/protection grants.
Credit Availability Act; extend repealer on.
In committee · 2
Certificate of need; issue CON to Panola Medical Center for adult psych beds and North MS Medical Center for child psych beds.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain railroad reconstruction/replacement expenditures.