Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
David Parker
Sponsored
Became law6
Unclaimed dead bodies; board of supervisors or the coroners shall direct burial or cremation of.
Simple and aggravated assault; assault on member of military is aggravating circumstances for.
Supporting and Strengthening Families Act; create.
Mississippi Code of Military Justice; correct the reference to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
DUI Modernization and Technology Act; create.
DUI Transparency Act; create.
Passed the Senate6
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Military justice; allow Adjutant General to designate facility upon sentence of confinement.
Military justice; revise maximum fine imposed by courts-martial.
Charitable Bingo Law; remove restrictions on compensation of person who assist in conducting bingo games.
Out-of-state tuition waiver for veterans; shall not be given to certain nonresident students at professional schools or colleges.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.
Out of committee2
Military justice; revise the maximum fine imposed by special courts-martial.
Military justice; revise the maximum fine imposed by summary courts-martial.
In committee11
Emergency management; local emergency may be declared by public official authorized by the governing body of a county.
Riding bailiffs; revise per diem.
Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk.
County court administrators; provide for direct payment of salaries by participating counties.
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Child support; may continue past age of majority for a disabled child.
State curriculum for sex and abstinence education; delete repealer.
Minimum length of school term; specify minimum instructional student hours required for school district to receive MAEP funds.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for World War II veterans and exempt vehicle from taxation.
Duty of care; not owed to trespasser.
Durable legal relative guardianship; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Funeral escort vehicles; may be marked with purple lights when leading a military funeral procession; Tommy E. Kendall Memorial Hwy.
Passed the Senate · 3
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create.
Salary supplement for Nat'l. Bd. Certified teachers who teach in certain counties; authorize & clarify process reimbursement.
Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed.
In committee · 9
Elections; amend training requirements for resolution board members.
DeSoto County; sheriff's office may be located more than 1/2 mile from the courthouse.
Mississippi K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission; establish.
Mississippi Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act of 2016; enact.
Common Core National Education Standards; State Board of Education shall replace with ELA Standards in 2016-2017 school year.
Wireless E911 service charges; revise the administration and disbursement of.
Surplus county road department equipment; authorize transfer to other county departments.
Health benefit plans; must allow participation of medical providers if licensed and within scope of practice.
Homestead exemption; increase for unremarried spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who dies in the line of duty.