Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Burks Hill
Sponsored
Became law1
Public records law; exempt certain hunting license record of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
In committee34
Federal Firearm, Magazine and Register Ban Enforcement Act; create.
"Mississippi Unborn Infants Dignity Act"; enact.
Medicaid expenditures for family planning services; require prioritization and prohibit funding nonfederally qualified abortions.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and (SNAP) Programs; impose certain restrictions on expenditures and eligibility.
Threat against public official or law enforcement officer; create offense of.
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
Division of Medicaid; authorize to apply for federal grant to integrate eligibility systems between DOM and DHS.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Managed care organizations providing health care services to Medicaid beneficiaries; provide standardized credentialing of providers.
United States Citizenship Test; require as a condition for high school graduation.
Columbia Training School property; DFA may transfer portion of to the Marion County Board of Supervisors.
Collaboration with nurse practitioners; waive supervision requirements in certain health provider settings.
Statutory limitation on school district expenditures for administration; withhold MAEP funds for overspending & cap salaries.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise powers and duties of the county utility authorities.
MS Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; certain insurers must provide notice that minimum premium is fully earned.
Public purchasing; require competitive bidding for the purchase of telecommunications services by school districts and libraries.
Agriculture; prohibit rules related to poultry products inspections which are more stringent than federal rules.
Littering; revise offense of.
Cursive writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Hunting; authorize disabled persons to hunt from vehicles under certain circumstances.
Campaign finance reports; to be available on county and municipal websites.
Dept. of Agriculture; require to place a notice of amount of federal & state fuel tax per gallon on gasoline & diesel fuel pumps.
Rule of Law Act; create.
Private correctional facilities; entities that operate shall be subject to the public records law.
Federal Food Safety Modernization Act; State Dept of Health & State Dept of Ag/Commerce shall publish any agreement to enforce.
Nurse practitioners may practice in any clinical setting under general supervision of physician; authorize.
Managed care organizations providing health care services to Medicaid beneficiaries; provide standardized credentialing of providers.
Firearms; revise penalty for possession of by convicted felon.
Civil liability; prohibit damages for wrongful birth or wrongful life.
DEQ; shall publish any plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions under federal Clean Air Act for public comment.
Common Core National Education Standards; State Board of Education shall replace with ELA Standards in 2016-2017 school year.
Infringement on parental rights; enact "Parents Matter Act."
Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths (SUID) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); require State Medical Examiner to use federal forms.
Meat inspections; provide exemption for custom slaughter facilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Supporting and Strengthening Families Act; create.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Passed the Senate · 4
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit, and require local cooperation with federal immigration control.
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Appropriation; Department of Child Protection Services.
In committee · 3
State curriculum for sex and abstinence education; delete repealer.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for capital improvements at state parks.