Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law65
Arrest warrant; opportunity for probable cause hearing before issuance.
Appropriation; additional appropriation to Department of Finance & Administration for the 2020 Census.
Brewpubs and small craft breweries; remove certain limits and prohibitions.
16th section trust interest; authorize districts to spend once loan payments are current.
Coronavirus relief monies; transfer federal funds received, and provide small business relief.
Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to certain organizations.
City of Vicksburg; authorize city to adopt ordinance to permit motor-assisted scooters to operate on certain city streets.
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; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
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; Department of Agriculture and Commerce - 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.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriations; additional appropriations for Veterans Affairs Board for FY20.
Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY20.
Coronavirus relief monies; amend certain provisions pertaining to small business relief.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Appropriation; ICU Infrastructure Fund -COVID-19.
Appropriation; Poultry Farmer Grant Program Fund, Covid-19.
Passed the Senate7
School board members; increase pay.
Municipalities; establish expedited procedure to acquire and clear title on tax-forfeited lands.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Dept. of Health for COVID-19 expenses incurred by hospitals for FY20 and FY21.
Appropriation; Dept. of Finance and Administration for COVID-19 expenses incurred by municipalities and counties for FY 20 and FY 21.
Appropriation; Dept. of Education, IHL and Community Colleges for COVID-19 expenses for FY20 and FY21.
Appropriation; Dept. of Finance and Administration for COVID 19 expenses for FY20 and FY21.
Out of committee1
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds to the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program.
In committee12
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
State-owned vehicles; create study committee to study the management of.
Municipalities; establish expedited procedure to acquire and clear title on abandoned heir property.
Armed Services Absentee Voting Law provisions; applicable to Mississippi citizens working on federal navigable waters.
Meritorious earned-time credits; revise application of in relation to parole-eligibility date.
Education Employment Procedures Law; increase probationary period for newly hired certified employees on phased-in basis.
Mississippi Forensics Laboratory; revise payment of certain fees to.
Public Service Commission; require to study the funding and expenditures of emergency communications districts.
Ad valorem taxes; allow assessors to consider exigent circumstances subject to certain restrictions.
Mississippi teacher shortage areas of the state; establish a Teacher Shortage Commission to contract for internet STEM services.
Youth court confidentiality; allow attendance only as specifically limited.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute to the Read by Third Grade Tutorial Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Guardianships and conservatorships; revise GAP Act.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
Passed the Senate · 4
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; create and repeal existing statutes on notaries public.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in certain disasters or emergencies.
Out of committee · 1
GAP Act; revise transition and minor settlement provisions for guardianships and conservatorships.