Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Rita Potts Parks
Sponsored
Became law1
Home inspectors; delete repealer on licensure law.
Passed the Senate2
Appraisal management companies; prohibit criminal background checks as condition of employment for.
State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer on.
Out of committee1
Naloxone; training for first responders to administer opioid antagonists.
In committee11
Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; extend repealer on.
Enhanced eligibility verification system; direct Division of Medicaid to establish.
Financial institutions service providers; authorize Commissioner of Banking to examine.
Real estate appraisals; establish statute of limitations.
MS Credit Availability Act; authorize licensees to charge fees/costs for repossession and sale of collateral.
Health insurance policies; require coverage of infertility treatment and diagnosis.
Insurance adjusters license; revise waiver of license requirements and examination exemptions.
MS Check Cashers Act; remove restrictions pertaining to the operation of other businesses at the same location.
MS Credit Availability Act; authorize licensees to charge for repossession and sale of collateral, extend repealer on.
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS.
Health insurance policies; require coverage of infertility treatment and certain women's examinations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Passed the Senate · 2
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Out of committee · 1
Counties & municipalities; authorize to levy a penalty for the late payment of garbage fees.
In committee · 2
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.