Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Seymour
Sponsored
Became law3
Veterans Service Officers; revise certain qualifications and requirements.
Claims by veterans under consumer protection law; Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board offers service free of charge.
Veteran Driver's License Designation; allow proof of military service in person.
Passed the Senate1
Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating.
Out of committee3
Fishing and hunting licenses; free license for veterans who are 50% disabled or more.
Homestead exemption; veterans exemption is based on 100% service-connected disability.
Counties and municipalities; encourage to exchange information with military installations relating to land use and development.
In committee13
Wild hogs; require metallic tags to be affixed to the ear of one that is being transported.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.
Vote fraud; increase penalties.
Organized retail theft; revise.
Scrap metal; exclude nonfunctioning window units and stainless steel sinks.
Shoplifting; revise penalties.
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
State flag; require governmental entities, public colleges, universities and school districts to display or be subject to penalty.
Wildlife; clarify that a conservation officer must have probable cause to conduct a search without a warrant.
Historical monuments and memorials; delete authority to move.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; convert into advisory commission.
Live bait dealers; delete restriction that only licensed commercial shrimpers may cross state lines.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Mississippi Dementia Care Program, Food Bank Pilot Programming; create.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Athletics; provide that schools designate teams by biological sex.
Hudson's Law; require healthcare providers to provide information to parents who receive a postnatal diagnosis of a chromosomal disorder.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Passed the Senate · 4
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Firearms; prohibit local governments and state agencies from restricting possession.
Autopsies; provide for confidentiality of photographs and recordings of.
State offenders in county jail; MDOC to pay increased rate to county to expedite removal of.
Out of committee · 1
Retail sales; prohibit seller from refusing to accept cash as a form of payment for goods and services.
In committee · 1
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired.