Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Albert Butler
Sponsored
In committee8
Bears; legalize shooting by landowner when on landowner's property.
Mississippi Fair Advisory Council; revise council composition.
Procurement of wireless communication devices for students; exempt institutions of higher learning in emergency situations.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to IHL-Student Financial Aid for the Nursing Forgivable Loan program.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to Alcorn State University for STEM-related programs.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Hazlehurst for reflective street signs.
Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter.
Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Depositories; revise bid process for selection by counties and municipalities.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
Mississippi Fair Commission; remove repealer and revise advisory council composition.
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Mississippi Dementia Care Program, Food Bank Pilot Programming; create.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Veteran Driver's License Designation; allow proof of military service in person.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount.
Driver's license requirements; exempt military members, spouses and dependent children under certain conditions.
"Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; enact.
Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Fund; create and provide for administration by Department of Archives and History.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 6
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
State offenders in county jail; MDOC to pay increased rate to county to expedite removal of.
"Empower Reentry Through Licensing Act"; authorize provisional driver's licenses for eligible inmates.
Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; create.
Out of committee · 1
Retail sales; prohibit seller from refusing to accept cash as a form of payment for goods and services.
In committee · 5
Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to the Seventh Circuit Court District for additional contractual assistant district attorneys.
General Funds; FY 2022 appropriation to Department of Health for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for the Ayers Restoration Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Mississippi Ports Improvement Fund.