Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Brice Wiggins
Sponsored
Became law4
Bond proceeds; revise MDA's authority regarding disbursal of for capital improvements at the state shipyard.
Open Meetings Act; technical correction.
Juvenile Detention Facilities Licensing Act; create.
MS Open Records Act; revise time period for release of records containing trade secrets or confidential information.
Vetoed1
Income tax; extend repeal date on tax credit for certain charges for using certain port facilities.
Passed the Senate9
Domestic abuse protection orders; revise appellate procedure.
Witness Protection Program; create.
Child abuse; expand to include a trafficked child.
Prekindergarten programs; establish Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council.
Fondling of a child under 16; technical correction to penalty.
HIV testing; clarify for those arrest for sex crimes against minors.
Pretrial diversion; authorize misdemeanant participation in district attorney's program.
Indecent assault; create crime of.
Jackson County; authorize the cleaning of certain blighted property.
Out of committee2
Prekindergarten providers under Early Learning Collaborative Program; require minimum rate of readiness, etc.
Parental rights; termination of.
In committee25
DA criminal investigators; revise salary of.
Military officers and employees; grant leave of absence from civil occupations in public or private business.
Statewide monetary assessments; revise.
Income tax; authorize credits for certain child care expenses and for pre-k providers for care of certain children.
Income tax; authorize a credit for dependent care equal to that allowed for federal income tax purposes.
Salary supplement for national board certified school nurses; increase number of nurses eligible.
Sexual battery; conform statute of limitation to rape.
Homicide; clarify lesser included offenses.
Embezzlement; clarify for merchant's goods.
Sales taxation; divert a portion of revenue to counties in which certain tax increment financing districts are located.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) Formula Review Commission; establish.
Commercial taking of redfish; revise the prohibition on.
Financial literacy curriculum for students in public schools; State Board of Education shall implement.
Performanced-based funding for school districts; revise MAEP formula.
County hospitals; bring forward for possible amendment provisions relating to the board of trustees of.
Mississippi Medicaid Program; bring forward sections for reimbursement and assessments.
Jackson County Utility Authority; revise provisions relating to the board of directors of.
Medicaid reimbursement for dental services; prescribe amount.
MDOT; store traffic camera footage for 24 hours.
Domestic abuse; clarify that perpetrator prohibited to possess a firearm.
Inducing panic; create crime of.
Mental Health Task Force; establish.
Health benefit plans; must allow participation of medical providers if licensed and within scope of practice.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentive for certain health care facilities.
Appropriation FY2017; restoration of LaPointe-Krebs Home formerly known as the "Old Spanish Fort."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Passed the Senate · 6
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Divorce; domestic violence as additional ground for.
Mobile ride hailing services; regulate and require licensing of.
Appropriation; Department of Medicaid and Human Services.
Appropriation; Department of Child Protection Services.
In committee · 5
Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance.
Mandatory Statewide Offense Reporting System Task Force; create.
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; establish board of trustees to make expenditure recommendations.
Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for capital improvements at state parks.