Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol
Sponsored
Became law1
Mississippi Native Spirit Law; create.
Passed the Senate1
State agencies; revise reporting requirements when personnel actions are exempted from State Personnel Board procedures.
In committee12
Correctional system cost-per-day reviews; transfer responsibility from PEER to MDOC.
Parole Board; bring forward sections relating to powers and duties of.
Charter School Authorizer Board; reconstitute.
Require the PEER Committee to conduct biennial reviews of the Department of Child Protection Services.
Emergency Management Law; revise definition to include a public health emergency and revise emergency powers of the Governor.
Sales tax; divert certain sales tax revenue to special fund for state parks improvement.
County jail dockets; require additional data for transparency purposes and require uniform recording of data.
School Recognition Program; require board of education and department of education to implement rules.
Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.
Electric and hybrid motor vehicle taxes; exclude vehicles incapable of exceeding 35 miles per hour.
Public Employees' Retirement System; county and municipal election commissioners shall be members of.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Winona pay costs of construction and placement of historic clock tower.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
Mississippi Dementia Care Program, Food Bank Pilot Programming; create.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Transportation; revise provisions relating to motor carrier enforcement, harvest permits, and funding.
City of Greenwood; extend the repeal date on the tourism tax and the Greenwood Tourism Commission.
Passed the Senate · 5
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Firearms; prohibit local governments and state agencies from restricting possession.
Autopsies; provide for confidentiality of photographs and recordings of.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Nonadmitted insurer policy fee; divert certain amount to fund fire trucks and fire apparatus/protection grants.
In committee · 1
"T Initiative of 2021"; create program that provides support to schools for virtual learning.