Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
David Parker
Sponsored
Became law2
Code of Military Justice; make various amendments to.
DUI; technical correction bill.
Passed the Senate3
Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Emergency Operations Fund; create.
City of Southaven; extend repeal date on prepared food and beverage tax; authorize election on continuance of if protested.
DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.
Out of committee1
County prosecuting attorney; amounts paid to for secretarial services shall not be considered as part of annual salary.
In committee11
Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk.
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Emergency management; local emergency may be declared by public official authorized by the governing body of a county.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Durable legal relative guardianship; provide alternative for abused and neglected children.
Appropriation FY2018; pilot programs for electronic submission of arrest records.
Appropriation; field sobriety training.
DUI; prescribe parameters for court-ordered drug testing.
Mississippi Department of Human Services; change appropriate references to Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services.
Mandatory Statewide Offense-Reporting System Task Force; revise report due date.
Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Counties; revise the maximum amount of aid to fire departments appropriated annually by a board of supervisors.
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide accounts for individuals with disabilities.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of.
Passed the Senate · 6
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Elections; amend training requirements for resolution board members.
Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in DeSoto County as the "Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr. Memorial Bridge."
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Delta State University property; authorize lease of certain parcel in Bolivar County.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.
Out of committee · 3
Surplus county road department equipment; authorize transfer to other county departments.
Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed.
Rules of the Road; require dissemination of additional information.
In committee · 8
Homestead exemption; require annual application for and full reimbursement to local governments for tax loss.
Chancery clerks; revise filing fees charged for the recording of documents.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protective order.
Supporting and Strengthening Families Act; technical correction.
Certificate of Foreign Birth; authorize issuance by Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Ad valorem tax on inventory tax; exempt certain small businesses from.