Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Burks Hill
Sponsored
Became law1
Residential Landlord/Tenant Act; revise to give more protections to landlords.
Passed the Senate3
Campaign finance reports; to be available on county and municipal websites.
State parks; exempt veterans who have been adjudged to have a total 100% service-connected disability from entry fees.
Dog and cat abuse; create statewide online registry of offenders.
Out of committee3
Agriculture; prohibit rules related to poultry products inspections which are more stringent than federal rules.
White-tailed deer enclosures; require owners to apply to the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for a permit.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require establishment of a mandatory harvest reporting program for deer and turkey.
In committee54
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
Appropriation MDE FY2018; reduce funding for State Department of Education and transfer to classroom supplies.
Hunting and fishing licenses; not required if resident is an honorably discharged veteran.
Common Core National Education Standards; State Board of Education shall replace with ELA Standards in 2018-2019 school year.
Office of Public Safety Planning of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety; transfer to DFA.
Vaccine safety; SDH require vaccine information statements to be supplied to individual receiving the vaccination.
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
Vaccination required for school attendance; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on parental or philosophical grounds.
Sales tax; create diversion to counties.
Probation and parole officers; limit number of cases that may be handled.
School superintendent licensure; prescribe alternative qualifications under nontraditional route and by reciprocity.
Munchausen by proxy; constitutes child and elder abuse.
Highway traffic; violation to maliciously impede.
Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt.
Concealed-carry license; 18-year-old with instructor certification qualifies for enhanced.
Youth court records; parents have right to redacted copies.
False report of child abuse or neglect; provide criminal penalties and civil liability.
Refugee resettlement contractors; responsible for crimes committed by refugees they sponsor.
Federal MOU/MOE or contract agreements; require publication by state agencies.
State Superintendent of Education; provide limitation on salary.
Immigration workforce violations; employers using temporary workers held accountable.
Gun-free zones; businesses liable for injuries.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protection order.
Income tax; authorize credit for expenditures for participation of a child in a private elementary or high school program.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and (SNAP) Programs; impose certain restrictions on expenditures.
Governmental entities; prohibit public funding of advertisements, lobbying activities and certain convention or other meetings.
Nursing Board; require to authorize nursing license applicants to have fingerprints taken at locations outside Jackson area.
Dept. of Agriculture; require to place a notice of amount of federal & state fuel tax per gallon on gasoline & diesel fuel pumps.
Concealed carry permit holders; names of those revoked not confidential.
Health insurance policies; require to offer coverage for breast ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
Sales and use tax; create a sales tax diversion to counties and distribute a portion of use tax to cities and counties.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA); no physician supervision required after two years of practice in good standing.
PRBDD funds transfer to DEQ; authorize use for Lower Pearl River Project at Walkiah Bluff.
Guardianship; clarify a parent's right to nominate a guardian in TPR proceedings and clarify the fictive kin disposition alternative.
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services; authorize privatization of social worker services.
Qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements; authorize for reimbursing medical expenses of employees.
Health insurance; require coverage for supplies used after surgery to remove bladder or colon.
Child Protection Services social worker interviews with parents; require video and audio recordings.
Standards for the award of grants and subsidies by the state; prescribe.
Female genital mutilation; prohibit and create civil causes of action.
MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.
Pseudoephedrine; declassify.
State agency budget information to be submitted to LBO & posted on website; include MOE/MOU agreements & fed. contract information.
Pearl River Basin Development District; provide that it shall be dissolved and DFA shall assume powers of.
Columbia Training School property; DFA may transfer portion of to the Marion County Board of Supervisors.
Public purchases; exempt certain purchases by local governing authorities form reverse auction requirement.
Voluntary health services without fee; add professions and provide for continuing education.
Gestational Age Act; create.
Telemedicine services; revise regulatory requirements.
Wildlife; enact a moratorium on construction and expansion of white-tailed deer enclosures.
School board elections; provide that trustees in Picayune School District added territory shall be elected at large.
Weapons; immunity for property owners who do not prohibit.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may not prohibit trotlines or juglines in Pelahatchie Bay.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
2018 First Extraordinary Session · BP Settlement Funds; deposit into State BP Settlement Fund and Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.
Emergency Medical Technicians; authorize to transport police dogs injured in the line of duty.
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
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 · 5
Counties, municipalities and school districts; require to publish their annual budget online.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.
"Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.
Tourism; create the Mississippi Travel and Tourism Council.
In committee · 6
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Pseudoephedrine; require written log of pharmacy sales; revise prescription quantity.
Manslaughter; unlawful distribution of certain substances resulting in overdose death.
Overdose death; constitutes manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Public Utilities Act; revise the definition of the term "rate" as used in.
Community public water systems; revise the fee charged by Dept. of Health for management training of board members.