Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Seymour
Sponsored
Became law4
Disabled veteran with service-connected disability; clarify procedure for concealed weapons permit.
General and special courts-martial; may order forfeiture of all pay of offenders.
Venue for actions against members of the Mississippi National Guard; brought in state military court, create Veterans Honor Program.
Jackson County; authorize to expand or merge existing lighting districts.
Passed the Senate1
Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating.
Out of committee1
Commission on Marine Resources; provide for court contempt and license revocation for nonpayment of administrative penalty.
In committee29
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
Bonds; authorize the Department of Audit to be reimbursed certain costs from the proceeds of bond issues.
State flag; require governmental entities, public colleges, universities and school districts to display or be subject to penalty.
Historical monuments and memorials; delete authority to move.
Organized retail theft; revise.
Shoplifting; revise penalties.
Access to children's records; require release to member of Legislature per release form.
Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home property; remove restrictions on purchase authorization.
Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of office.
Commercial mobile radio service providers; shall automatically compensate customers for loss of service.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Wild hogs; require metallic tags to be affixed to the ear of one that is being transported.
Mediation; required in lawsuits between political subdivisions.
Wildlife; clarify that a conservation officer must have probable cause to conduct a search without a warrant.
Deer depredation permits; revise requirements and require deer harvested to be tested for chronic wasting disease.
Hunting; prohibit use of certain scents and the supplemental feeding of deer outside registered enclosures.
Ad valorem taxes; apply homestead exemption for totally disabled veterans from date of application for disability.
Bonds; authorize to fund relocation and construction of Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson metro area.
Bonds; authorize to fund repair and renovation of the War Memorial Building in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi Veterans Cemeteries; create special trust fund for administration and maintenance.
State Veterans Affairs Board; authorize to sell or dispose of surplus property of veterans nursing homes and cemeteries.
State veterans nursing homes; authorize to operate group purchasing programs jointly with other public entities.
Mississippi Veterans Nursing Homes; create special trust fund for administration and maintenance.
Rulemaking procedures; require state agencies to solicit public comment and maintain subject matter docket of proposed rules.
Honorably retired judges; may obtain an enhanced concealed carry license for life.
Scrap metal; exclude nonfunctioning window units and stainless steel sinks.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.
Agriculture; Mississippi Seafood Marketing Law of 2020; enact.
Malicious prosecution; create misdemeanor offense of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Sex offenders; future contact with victim prohibited (Carly's Law).
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
State Auditor; authorize to examine tax returns necessary for auditing certain federal benefits.
Office of Workforce Development; establish.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
The Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program; establish.
Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act; create.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Passed the Senate · 5
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Compatibility of land use development with Mississippi military installations; require exchange of information.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
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 · 2
Probation and parole officers; limit number of cases that may be handled.
Mississippi Corrupt Persons List; create.
In committee · 19
Guardianship; clarify a parent's right to nominate a guardian in TPR proceedings and clarify the fictive kin disposition alternative.
Youth court records; parents have right to redacted copies.
Female genital mutilation; prohibit and create civil cause of action.
Federal MOU/MOE or contract agreements; require publication by state agencies.
Economic interest statements; require local governing authorities to file with Ethics Commission.
PERS; cap external investment management fees and require annual reporting.
Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; require Department of Human Services to issue photo EBT cards.
Technical violations; revise definition for purposes of parole revocation.
Child Protection Services; require disclosure of reporter in cases of false abuse and neglect reports.
Voter registration; applicants must submit documentation proving U.S. citizenship.
Athletics; enact the "Mississippi Fairness Act."
State Superintendent of Education; provide limitation on salary.
MS Public Records Act; prohibit confidentiality of settlement agreement.
Education standards; replace Common Core with ELA Standards.
Public officials holding more than one elected position; prohibit.
CPS abuse investigations; require workers to record interviews with parents and children.
Camping on public property and sidewalks; preempt local ordinances authorizing.
Concealed carry permits; revise fees.