Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Seymour
Sponsored
Became law1
Mississippi National Guard retired list; clarify placement of federally recognized officers or men on.
Out of committee4
Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating.
State Veterans Home in Collins; name courtyard in honor of Chaplain James Carroll Sanford and Veterans Outreach Program.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.
Veterans Resource Advisors; authorize State Veterans Affairs Board to certify.
In committee29
State Veterans Homes; require informed consent by residents prior to administering vaccinations.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Wildlife; clarify that a conservation officer must have probable cause to conduct a search without a warrant.
All-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles; allow tagging for operation on certain roads.
Wild hogs; require metallic tags to be affixed to the ear of one that is being transported.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; convert into advisory commission.
Grain producer compensation for financial loss in 2021; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to pay.
State flag; require governmental entities, public colleges, universities and school districts to display or be subject to penalty.
Alteration or renaming of historical monuments, memorials and streets; prohibit and provide sanctions.
Organized retail theft; revise.
Shoplifting; revise penalties.
Scrap metal; exclude nonfunctioning window units and stainless steel sinks.
Vote fraud; increase penalties.
Solemnize marriage; authorize judges of military court to perform rites.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
"Mississippi Veterans Home Perpetual Care Fund"; create.
Executive Director of the State of Veterans Affairs Board; to be appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation.
"Mississippi Veterans Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund"; create.
Adjutant General; authorize to transfer real property that is in the best interest of the Military Department.
Commercial driver's license; authorize issuance to military-trained personnel under Military Family Freedom Act.
Unemployment benefits; provide eligibility for persons discharged for failure to comply with employer-required vaccine mandate.
Bonds; authorize for construction and relocation of State Veterans Home in Jackson.
Bonds; authorize to assist Jackson County Utility Authority pay costs of apple snail eradication and habitat restoration.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Pearl River County in paying costs of industrial park project.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to City of Wiggins to improve sewer infrastructure.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to City of Poplarville to improve water infrastructure.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 approp. to City of Poplarville for city's fire and police departments.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 approp. to Jackson Co. Utility Auth. for wastewater/stormwater infrastructure.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Stone County Utility Authority to improve sewer infrastructure.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program; create.
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Critical Race Theory; prohibit.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; create for purpose of improving educational facilities.
Hunting and fishing licenses; allow inclusion of organ donor registration.
"Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board and Homes.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Passed the Senate · 10
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set terms of office.
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of executive director and create Division of Parks and Recreation.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
Election commissioners; remove skills assessment requirement.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Taxation; cut grocery tax by 2%, phase out 4% income tax bracket, cut General Fund portion of car tag fees, and give rebate.
Out of committee · 1
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
In committee · 4
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for children under 21.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired.
Vaccines; prevent entities that receive state funding from requiring individuals to receive COVID vaccine.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.