Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law6
Terroristic threat; create offense of.
Forensic Mental Health Act of 2019; create.
Drug courts; revise time frame of recertification.
State aircraft; Director of DFA shall ensure commercially reasonable procurement practices.
Energy High School Academy; authorize Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne school districts to enter into partnership.
Warren County; authorize contributions to a local, nonprofit Veteran's Transition Center facility.
Passed the Senate1
Payments in lieu of taxes in forest preserve property located in Issaquena and Warren Counties; authorize DWFP to make.
Out of committee2
Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics; authorize to dispose of nonforfeited property when unclaimed.
Warren County; authorize contributions for various organizations.
In committee20
Provision of educational services to detained students while school is in session; clarify.
Mississippi Forensics Laboratory; revise payment of certain fees to.
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
State-owned vehicles; create study committee to study the management of.
Posting child abuse hotline telephone number; require in schools in area accessible to students.
Electric or hybrid vehicle; allow credit for certain taxes paid on vehicles sold by the taxpayer under certain circumstances.
Overdose death or serious bodily injury; fix criminal liability for unlawful distribution.
Suspension of licensed school district employee for five days or less; no requirement for due process hearing by school district.
School Recognition Performance Incentive program nonrecurring salary supplements; local school superintendent shall approve.
Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend; move tax-exempt holiday to one week before Labor Day weekend.
Water systems; require certain notifications for boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Municipalities; establish expedited procedure to acquire and clear title on abandoned heir property.
Education Employment Procedures Law; increase probationary period for newly hired certified employees on phased-in basis.
Public Service Commission; require to study the funding and expenditures of emergency communications districts.
Medicaid reimbursement for durable medical equipment (DME); fix rate at 100% of Medicare rate.
Income tax; job tax credit for inland water transportation enterprises.
Issaquena County; authorize contracts with private entities for the management of county-owned regional jail facility.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to enter 20-year lease agreements for improvement of waterfront area park and amenities.
Warren County; authorize contracts with and contributions to local nonprofit economic development organizations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 54
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
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
County coroners; may contract with a private pathologist to perform autopsies.
Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
In committee · 1
Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019; enact.