Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Josh Harkins
Sponsored
Became law5
Proprietary schools; revise provisions related to surety bonds and permits.
State Board for Community and Junior Colleges; revise the qualifications for board members.
Airport Authorities Law; limit ad valorem tax exemption to facilities on airport property as result of airport-related contracts & leases.
University construction projects; authorize IHL Board to administer.
Landowners Protection Act; create.
Passed the Senate1
Student Financial Aid; repeal discontinued grant and forgivable loan programs.
Out of committee4
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; enhance regulatory authority.
Health insurance and telemedicine services; impose certain statutory conditions.
Student financial aid; require FAFSA for MTAG and MESG applications.
Higher Education Legislative Plan; align core curriculum with IHL College Preparatory Curriculum and allow partial grants.
In committee4
Distinctive license tags; revise distribution of fees for Pearl River Valley Water Supply District supporter tax.
Broadband deployment by electric cooperatives; authorize with certain requirements.
Open Meetings Law; regulate use of cell phones and where minutes are kept.
Mississippi Internal Audit Act; require employment of agency internal auditor and revise reporting requirements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Passed the Senate · 2
Baby Drop-off Law; revise certain definitions.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
In committee · 5
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles, authorize municipalities to authorize operation on municipal streets.
Managed care plans; provide certain prohibition and requirements.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; authorize Department of Human Services to issue photo EBT Cards.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.