Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Burks Hill
Sponsored
Became law3
Age of majority; lower to 18 for securing loans and entering contracts for real property.
MS School Safety Guardian Act; create.
County boards of supervisors; permit to expend federal funds during the last term of office of such board.
Passed the Senate2
Birth certificate; adoptee may obtain certified copy of original after age 21.
Mayoral veto power; clarify scope of.
Out of committee1
Local government; prohibit ordinances authorizing camping on public property and sidewalks.
In committee57
Electric/hybrid vehicle tax; repeal sections of law authorizing.
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.
State agencies; notify Legislature of proposed rule adoption.
Mississippi National Security in Public Purchasing Act; create.
Sales tax; create diversion to counties.
Mississippi resident bidder preference; provide 10% preference over vendors located outside of the United States.
State Superintendent of Education; provide limitation on salary.
School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics.
No Patient Left Alone Act; enact.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; require Department of Human Services to issue photo EBT cards.
Birth Certificates; require certain information be included.
United States Citizenship Test; require as a condition for high school graduation.
Board of Cosmetologist; allow special permits for shampooists.
Youth court; prohibit intake based solely on the opinion of a medical professional on contract with DHS or CPS.
The Title IX Preservation Act; enact.
Eminent Domain; require entities to notify and explain proposed projects to landowners before hiring a surveyor.
Concealed-carry license; 18-year-old with instructor certification qualifies for enhanced.
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protection order.
Eminent domain; provide compensation for the loss of a business's goodwill.
Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt.
Land ownership; prohibit certain entities from.
Child abuse or neglect; provide for civil liability false reports of.
MS Public Records Act; prohibit confidentiality of settlement agreement.
Child Protection Services; require disclosure of reporter in cases of false abuse and neglect reports.
Voting; require printed record of each vote.
Earned-release supervision; require Parole Board to approve release of offenders.
Child support; allow restricted driver's license for work and worship.
Trespass; criminalize offense on property other than a structure or conveyance.
Criminal law; increase penalties for crimes of impersonating patrolman or law enforcement officer.
Aggravated DUI; order child support to children of deceased victim.
"Service Canine Protection Act of 2022"; enact.
Distribution of obscene materials; delete exemption for public school libraries.
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
State agencies; mandate reimbursement to the general fund for failure to follow proper procurement guidelines.
Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Vehicle data; prevent an insurer from using insured's data to determine rates to renew policy unless insured consents.
Columbia Training School; amend DFA conveyance authority to require consideration that best promotes public interest.
Probation and parole officers; limit number of cases that may be handled.
Shoplifting merchandise; provide that certain second offenses within 5 years are felonies.
Sworn law enforcement officers; provide supplemental pay for certain.
Urban Flood and Drainage Control Act; delete provision of law authorizing districts to levy assessments on certain property under.
Reinforcing College Education on America's Constitutional Heritage (REACH) Act; create.
Counties and municipalities; modernize and simplify notice publication process for.
Mississippi Regional Preneed Disaster Cleanup Act; create.
Health Care Certificate of Need Law; repeal.
Female genital mutilation; prohibit and create civil cause of action.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
School Safety Guardian Program; establish.
Mississippi Help Not Harm Act; enact.
Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act; enact.
"Mississippi Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act"; enact.
School vaccinations; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on religious grounds.
Anatomical gifts and organ transplant; prohibit person from being denied based on their COVID vaccination status.
The Defense of Title IX Act; enact.
Occupational Licensing Review Board; revise membership.
"Transparency in Education Act"; prohibit certain curriculum in public schools without parental consent.
General Fund; FY2024 appropriation to DPS for supplemental salary increase for law enforcement officers employed by the department.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Criminal law; revise crimes of fleeing a law enforcement officer and carjacking.
Material harmful to minors; provide for liability for any entity that distributes on the internet without age verification.
Ballot harvesting; ban.
"Secretary of State Eric Clark Coastal Preserve" and "Gollott Island/Godfather Point"; Department of Marine Resources designate.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.
State Department of Health; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider.
Homestead; provide full exemption for unremarried surviving spouse of U.S. military member killed on active duty or training.
Law enforcement officers & fire fighters death benefits black tag; authorize black version of regular tag.
Small unmanned aircraft systems; require state purchase and servicing of from American companies only.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
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.
Vetoed · 3
Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
Residential builders and remodelers; revise license examination for certain license applicants.
Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
Passed the Senate · 9
Sales tax; exempt sales of coins, currency and bullion.
Motor vehicle theft; revise penalty for.
Receiving stolen property; revise the crime of.
Firearms; authorize law enforcement officers to purchase at fair market value upon retirement.
Bribery of a public official; increase statute of limitations to 5 years.
Transportation; require disclosure of the total charges in the rental of motor vehicles.
Elections; penalty for fraudulently requesting or submitting absentee ballots.
Mississippi Nonprofit Transparency Act; create.
Mississippi Office of Space and Technology; create and direct Mississippi Development Authority to administer.
Out of committee · 1
Pharmacy Benefit Manager; revise certain requirements of.
In committee · 6
School enrollment; criminalize the enrollment without establishing domicile.
Gas stoves; enjoin federal rules or regulations prohibiting the sale or possession of.
Counties and municipalities; prohibiting use of automated recording equipment to track motor vehicle liability insurance.
Recreational off highway vehicles; authorize operation on county roads subject to registration and other requirements.
Open Meetings law; amend to include Legislature and provide judicial enforcement of.
Gender reassignment surgery; criminalize performance of upon minors.