Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law4
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on.
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions of funds and in-kind maintenance services to Beulah Cemetery.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the Read by Third Grade, a Tutorial Program for At-Risk Students.
Passed the Senate2
Code of Judicial Conduct; immunity for members of a special campaign committee.
Mental illness; commitment for certain persons with pending felony charges.
Out of committee1
Driver's license; authorize designation of a lifetime sportsman hunting and fishing license.
In committee17
16th Section school land; clarify purchase of easements for access.
Derelict property; authorize cities to make repairs to stabilize and prevent demolition by neglect.
Education Employment Procedures Law; increase probationary period for newly hired certified employees on phased-in basis.
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Appropriation FY2018; Department of Archives and History refurbish railcars at Old Vicksburg Depot Museum.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Driver's licenses; clarify issuance to legal resident aliens.
Security freeze; allow representative or guardian to place on credit report of protected consumer.
DFA website; require state agencies to post minutes.
Educational services for detainees in juvenile detention centers; only provided during regular school year.
Student suspensions; provide for informal hearing for short-term suspensions and formal due process hearing for long-term suspensions.
Retirement; earned compensation of members of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all remuneration except mileage.
Suspension of licensed school district employee for 5 days or less; no requirement for due process hearing by school district.
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; create.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the Storehouse Community Food Pantry.
Historic property tax credit; expand the type of single family dwelling that are eligible for.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 53
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
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; 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.
Vetoed · 1
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Passed the Senate · 2
Memorial highways; designate various segments of highways as memorial highways.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
In committee · 3
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Light wine or beer; authorize small craft breweries to sell light wine or beer they produce on the premises of the brewery.
Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for.