Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
David Parker
Sponsored
Became law6
DeSoto County; authorize the contribution of funds for membership to the Chamber of Commerce.
Mississippi Public Records Act; extend date of repeal on.
County authorization to assess emergency telecommunications service charge; extend date of repeal on.
Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; revise definition and annual report due date, and correct agency reference.
Medical records retention requirements; provide for.
PERS; revise employer contribution rate increase, and redefine responsibilities of board and Legislature.
Passed the Senate8
Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child.
Compensation of elected state & district officers; extend repealer on.
Trip optimizer for state employee travel reimbursement; extend moratorium on application to certain state agencies.
Ad valorem taxes; authorize local governments to grant exemptions for raw materials and work in progress inventory.
Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; enact.
Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
Regional health authorities; create the Delta Regional Health Authority.
Ballot initiative process; revise statutory implementation.
Out of committee2
Annexation; require referendum in certain communities if municipality does not provide critical services.
ARPA; allow funds deobligated from existing ARPA grants to be reallocated to existing subgrantees.
In committee9
Dental hygienists; authorize to work under general supervision of dentists in nursing homes.
Medical records; prohibit health care facilities from withholding from parents the records of their minor children.
Mississippi Whistleblower Reward Act; enact.
Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act; exempt the practice of dentistry and practice of optometry.
Commission on Mississippi Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) and Vision Benefits Manager (VBM) Issues; establish.
Child protection services; authorize "kinship payments" to children's extended family, as needed or applicable.
Insurance; include prepaid plans for low-income individuals sponsored by not-for-profit organizations as health care ministry.
Public Procurement Review Board; bring forward.
Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund; make technical revisions to.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
2024 Second Extraordinary Session · Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority; increase borrowing/bonding authority from $40 Million to $80 Million.
Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
Motor vehicle theft; revise penalty for.
Sheriffs; revise cap on annual salary supplement.
Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality's certificate to provide service upon findings of.
The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create.
Mississippi Department of Transportation; design-build requirement revisions.
Cyber Security Review Board; create.
Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force; create and provide membership and duties.
SAFER Act; enact.
Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; additional to DMH-Children & Youth PRTF, ARPA funds.
Appropriation; additional to MDOT-Surface Transportation Projects, ARPA funds.
Passed the Senate · 8
Shoplifting; modify finding required before imposing a sentence of imprisonment.
Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act; enact to prohibit discriminating against 340B drug discount program entities.
Receiving stolen property; revise the crime of.
Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish.
MAEP; revise funding formula.
Walker's Law; enact to criminalize sexual extortion.
State subject area tests and accountability standards; replace with college prep test and revise provisions.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; define authority.
In committee · 5
School extracurricular events, authorize teachers and one guest to attend for free.
Special occupational diploma; re-authorize students having a disability as defined by federal IDEA to obtain.
Transparency and Accountability of Patient Premiums Invested in Dental Care Act; create.
Mississippi Savings Initiative; create.
Lunancy; remove all references in statute.