Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Burks Hill
Sponsored
Became law3
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Move Over Law; include rural mail carriers.
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
Passed the Senate1
Youth court records; parents have right to redacted copies.
Out of committee1
Mississippi State Hospital Chemical Dependency Unit at Whitfield; direct Department of Mental Health to reopen.
In committee37
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; Blue Knights® International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club tag issued only to members.
Hunting and fishing licenses; not required if resident is an honorably discharged veteran.
Columbia Training School property; DFA may transfer portion of to the Marion County Board of Supervisors.
Agriculture; prohibit rules related to poultry products inspections which are more stringent than federal rules.
Civil liability; prohibit damages for wrongful birth or wrongful life.
Common Core National Education Standards; State Board of Education shall replace with ELA Standards in 2017-2018 school year.
Campaign finance reports; to be available on county and municipal websites.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and (SNAP) Programs; impose certain restrictions on expenditures and eligibility.
United States Citizenship Test; require as a condition for high school graduation.
Dept. of Agriculture; require to place a notice of amount of federal & state fuel tax per gallon on gasoline & diesel fuel pumps.
School superintendent licensure; prescribe alternative qualifications under nontraditional route and by reciprocity.
Make refugee resettlement contractors responsible for crimes committed by refugees they sponsor.
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
Vaccine safety; SDH require vaccine information statements to be supplied to individual receiving the vaccination.
Gun-free zones; businesses liable for injuries.
Transfer of students between school districts; automatic transfer of students attending school rated "C," "D" or "F."
Qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements; authorize for reimbursing medical expenses of employees.
Office of Public Safety Planning of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety; transfer to DFA.
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
State agency regulations; automatic expiration of rules adopted under federal agreements.
Probation and parole officers; limit number of cases that may be handled.
Federal MOU/MOE or contract agreements; require publication by state agencies.
Concealed-carry license; 18-year-old with instructor certification qualifies for.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Fire insurance rating systems; require certain standard for classification of property located outside a municipality.
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protective order.
Vaccination required for school attendance; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on parental or philosophical grounds.
Agriculture; revise country of origin labeling for certain ground meats.
Federal Affordable Care Act; require state agencies to make report on regulations.
Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt.
Highway traffic; felony to maliciously impede.
Public entities; require rotation of public accounting firms for annual audits of.
Lobbying; ban for state agencies.
Sales tax; create diversion to counties.
Munchausen by proxy; constitutes child and elder abuse.
Judicial Performance Commission meetings to come under Open Meetings Law; require.
Income tax; authorize credit for expenditures for participation of a child in a private elementary or high school program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
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."
Marine Resources; require a nonresident to meet licensing requirements before receiving a Mississippi commercial fishing license.
Guardian ad litem fees; create panel to study.
Campaign funds; prohibit personal use of.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of.
MS Securities Act; provide additional post-registration requirements to prevent exploitation of vulnerable persons.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
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 · 3
Constables; revise fees charged by.
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
In committee · 4
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
False report of child abuse or neglect; provide criminal penalties and civil liability.
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.