Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Chuck Younger
Sponsored
Became law5
College tuition; spouses and children of U.S. Armed Forces members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state.
Institutions of higher learning/community colleges; require the award of educational credits for military training or service.
Lowndes County; change annual valuation date of Reserve and Trust Fund from December 31 to August 31.
Board of Trustees of East MS Community College District; may enter into long-term lease of certain property it owns in Lowndes County.
Passed the Senate1
Child abuse; require CPS to notify applicable military installation family advocacy program in certain cases.
Out of committee1
City of Columbus; authorize a tax on restaurants to provide funds for infrastructure improvements and for amphitheater.
In committee19
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services for transitioning military; allow services for dependants with special needs.
Veterans; establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans.
Machete; prohibit possession of by a felon.
Electric power associations; authorize secondary purpose of providing broadband services.
Motor vehicle privilege tax law; revise definition of corporate fleet.
Bonds; authorize for repair and renovation of the Crawford Community Education and Recreation Center.
County Medical Examiners, Deputy Medical Examiners, and Deputy Medical Examiner Investigators; revise the salaries of.
Public purchasing; exempt term contract authorizations from the reverse auction requirement for receiving bids.
Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board; shall make annual audit reports available for inspection by each ECD board and the Audit Dept.
Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; create.
Windshield tint restrictions; revise enforcement of.
State employee salaries; implement $7,500.00 across-the-board increase for Highway Patrol and MS Bureau of Narcotics officers.
Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services for transitioning military; allow services for dependents with special needs under waiver.
County supervisors; increase the annual salaries of.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Monroe County in paving gravel road to Tenn-Tom Waterway.
Counties & municipalities; authorize to maintain/repair any public or private nonprofit cemetery within respective boundaries.
Weapons; revise employer-imposed parking prohibition.
Bonds; authorize for improvements at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
County tax assessors; increase annual salary supplement upon the completion of certain certifications.
Occupational licensing boards; require prompt licensure for certain military spouse applicants.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; conform to federal law and revise penalties.
Airport Authorities Law; limit ad valorem tax exemption to facilities on airport property as result of airport-related contracts & leases.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and solicitations for charitable contributions.
County Elected Officials Compensation and Fees Task Force; create.
State employment; revise definition of the term "disabled veteran" as used for veterans preference.
Labeling; prohibit mislabeling of food products derived from animal cultures, plants and insects as meat or meat food products.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Junior League of Jackson.
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.
Passed the Senate · 5
Sheriffs; authorize to provide occupational health services and preventive care to employees.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
Commercial Driver's License Act; exclude certain equipment operated by Mississippi Military Department.
Local governmental entities; authorize to pay costs of insurance coverage for dependents of employees.
Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
In committee · 8
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles, authorize municipalities to authorize operation on municipal streets.
County tax assessors and collectors; increase the salaries of.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; authorize Department of Human Services to issue photo EBT Cards.
Chancery Clerks; revise filing fees for the recording of documents.
Assault and aggravated assault; include health care providers in provisions regarding.
Alcoholic beverages; legalize statewide and allow elections in counties to institute prohibition.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Bonds; allow issuance in amount of $250,000.00 to assist City of Winona in construction and placement of historic clock tower.