Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
David Jordan
Sponsored
Became law1
Controlled substances; revise Schedules I and II.
In committee6
Teachers' salary; implement a five-year phase in to increase to the southeastern average.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adoption of budget.
Opioid and other controlled substances epidemic; provide enhanced penalties.
Grand larceny; theft of prescription drugs or firearms.
Conviction; clarify subsequent for certain crimes and post-convictions relief.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; any municipality or may establish leisure and recreation districts if alcohol is legal.
Rail crossings; clarify that vehicles approaching a crossing must stop for on-track equipment.
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
Alcorn State; buildings erected on university land leased to private entities for student housing are exempt from taxation.
Vetoed · 1
Re-entry and employability; implement mechanisms to provide.
Passed the Senate · 8
State parks; exempt veterans who have been adjudged to have a total 100% service-connected disability from entry fees.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their products at the distillery for off-premises consumption.
"Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.
Tourism; create the Mississippi Travel and Tourism Council.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds for institutions of higher learning, community colleges and state agencies.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various purposes.
In committee · 11
Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.
Kratom; include in Schedule I.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Legal state holidays; move Robert E. Lee's birthday observance to last Monday of April.
State Bond Commission; powers in connection with the issuance of state bonds are limited to certain administrative functions.
College and Work Readiness Program between certain IHL universities and low-performing schools; establish.
Average daily attendance for MAEP purposes; shall include any student sick day.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.