Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law5
2016 Second Extraordinary Session · Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; authorize additional transfer to alleviate the deficit for FY2016.
Distance Learning Collaborative Act; establish grant program administered by Mississippi Department of Education.
Uniform traffic ticket; clarify forms for various.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; expand to include cellular telephones.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Passed the Senate3
Education Employment Procedures Law; increase probationary period for newly hired certified employees on phased-in basis.
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; enact.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind maintenance services to Tate Cemetery.
Out of committee1
Expunction of record; allow filing fee in municipal court.
In committee17
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Sales tax; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June liability for the tax on or before June 25.
Credit freeze; revise obligations of consumer reporting agencies and revise fees.
Oil and Gas Board; create regulatory division to protect interest-owner rights.
Resident hunting and fishing license; authorize for nonresident minors whose noncustodial parent is a resident of MS.
Smoking in all public places; prohibit.
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Tort Claims Act; clarify ministerial and discretionary acts.
Business combination; revise.
Driver's licenses; clarify issuance to legal resident aliens.
Weapons; revise employer's restrictions.
Good Samaritan law; enact for certain disaster volunteers.
Easements; clarify purchase of for access.
Weapon; revise employer's restrictions.
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; create.
Title disputes; clarify jurisdiction of state courts in certain.
City of Vicksburg; authorize annual contributions to the Pigs-In-Flight Museum for the benefit of early childhood education.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 53
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office 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.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
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
Appropriation; Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Appropriation; Department of Medicaid and Human Services.
Appropriation; Department of Child Protection Services.
In committee · 1
Alienation of affection; abolish tort of.