Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law6
Code of Judicial Conduct; immunity for members of a special campaign committee.
Public Service Commission; extend repealers/clarify enforcement authority and jurisdiction.
Katie's Law; DNA sample destruction; authorize County Judge for Lee County.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the Vicksburg-Warren Veteran Transition Center.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the Kings and Cedars Head Start Centers.
Warren County; authorize construction of a jail on property outside the City of Vicksburg.
Passed the Senate8
Forensic Mental Health Act of 2018; create.
Emergency telephone service/collection of charges; extend repealer on.
Provision of educational services to detained students while school is in session; clarify.
Terroristic threat; create offense of.
State-owned vehicles; create study committee to study the management of.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to We Care Communities, Inc.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the Heritage Guild of Vicksburg and Warren County.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Out of committee3
Uniform Athlete Agents Act; revise various provisions.
Physician contracts; prohibit noncompete clauses.
Security freeze; allow representative or guardian to place on credit report of protected consumer.
In committee14
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Suspension of licensed school district employee for five days or less; no requirement for due process hearing by school district.
DFA website; require state agencies to post minutes.
16th Section school land; clarify purchase of easements for access.
Mississippi Forensics Laboratory; revise payment of certain fees to.
Compensation of legislators; no pay for any special session called to consider a budget not adopted during regular session.
Open Meetings Act; revise to require that minutes kept shall be posted on public body's website within certain time after the meeting.
Education Employment Procedures Law; increase probationary period for newly hired certified employees on phased-in basis.
Suspension or expulsion of pupils; appeals of school board decisions filed with chancery court.
Conflict of interest provision applicable to school districts; revise employees and administrators subject to.
Teacher licensure; authorize special nonrenewable license for certain teacher candidates under the alternative route.
Air Operating Permit Program Fee Trust Fund; provide for more efficient management of.
Municipalities; establish expedited procedure to acquire and clear title on abandoned heir property.
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 · 1
"Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.