Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Turner-Ford
Sponsored
Became law2
Surplus property; clarify current policy to conform with federal regulations for the Department of Finance and Administration.
Noxubee County; authorize assessments on misdemeanor convictions and nonadjudications for capital improvements.
Out of committee1
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
In committee85
Department of Education; implement dyslexia screenings and awareness programs.
Requirements for standard high school diploma; discontinue subject area tests.
Economic and Academic Need Forgivable Loan Program; create.
Office of Early Childhood; establish and prescribe responsibilities.
Paternity; clarify circumstances when putative father cannot contest.
Landlords; prohibit discriminatory action against prospective or current tenant based on source of income.
Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
Credit transaction; prohibit discrimination against an applicant.
Minority subgrantees contracted by Department of Human Services; require study and policy.
Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women up to 12 months postpartum.
Division of Medicaid; increase fee to private reimbursement level for children on Medicaid who receive dental services.
Division of Medicaid; allow recipients to receive four single-source prescriptions per month.
Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create.
Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration for a felony.
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create.
Voluntary search; require officers to obtain written consent.
Restore the Right to Vote Act; create.
Juvenile offenders; provide alternative sentencing and early-release options when convicted of certain crimes.
Juvenile offenders; authorize alternative sentencing and parole options.
Fresh Start Act; remove limitations on the applicability of.
Sex offenders; prohibited from registering with online dating services for ten years.
Suffrage; restore to Dexter Foster.
Parole; early release for nonviolent offenders with less than 3 years to serve for participation in drug court.
Early voting; authorize up to 10 days prior to any election.
Community Policing and Transparency Act; create body-worn camera policy standards.
State Board of Dental Examiners; require state-at-large appointee to be a member of the Mississippi Dental Society.
Appropriation; require annual transfer of general funds to Office of State Aid Roads.
Childcare Advance Act; provide income tax deferral for parents incurring childcare expenses.
Appropriation from State General Fund; to Department of Archives & History for renovation of Northside School for FY 2021.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of West Point in the remodeling, renovation and improvement of Northside School.
Department of Finance & Administration; transfer bond funds to community colleges for facility renovation and repairs.
PEER Committee; require to conduct a review of wrap-around services.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Noxubee County with construction of an emergency operations center.
Appropriation FY2022; fully fund Ayers Settlement Agreement.
Expand Mississippi Connectivity for Education Act; create.
New educational programs; allow school districts to enter into agreements for vocational and other educational programs.
Community/Junior College Grant Program; establish to provide financial aid to community/junior college students.
"Mississippi Targeted Student Loan Forgiveness Act"; create program under IHL Board of Trustees.
Online voter registration; implement.
Create a system to restore voting rights for people who have served their sentence.
Violent Crimes Indigent Defendant Defense Counsel Fund; create to fund Public Defender system.
Marijuana; legalize possession of certain amount.
Mississippi Consumer Data Privacy Act; enact.
Gun Violence Intervention Grant Program and funding; earmark federal VOCA victim assistance funds.
Smith-Wills Stadium; clarify authority for certain state property conveyed to Jackson to be used for park and recreational purposes.
Assistant teachers; Department of Education implement program to employ more assistant teachers in failing school districts.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; fully fund.
Teacher licenses; lower the requirement for nontraditional route teachers.
Failing school systems; Department of Education shall implement program to provide incentive to experienced teachers.
Teacher pay; increase to southeastern average.
Teachers; authorize licensure in individual subject areas.
Accreditation of schools; allow schools to employ up to 10% of nonlicensed teachers to teach in core areas.
Mississippi Save Our Schools Program; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol Substation in Starkville.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Noxubee County in HVAC improvements and E-911 upgrades.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of West Point in improvements and repairs to Marshall Park.
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Act; fully fund.
Division of Medicaid; allow reimbursement for telemedicine treatment for recipient's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Division of Medicaid; require reimbursement to providers for long-acting reversible contraceptives for women of child-bearing age.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Medicaid program; provide reimbursement for all care and services under the PACE program for the elderly.
Division of Medicaid; apply for waivers to eliminate waiting period for services for those with brain or spinal cord injury.
Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women to 12 months postpartum.
Health care CON; authorize Mississippi Department of Mental Health to convert beds for crisis or substance abuse treatment.
Recreational marijuana; legalize and tax 7% of gross proceeds from retail sales.
Teachers; revise licensure qualifications and requirements.
Bonds; provide for bonds issued for CCID to be paid mainly from CCID Project Fund.
Public bidding; provide decision procedure on bid requirements for high complexity construction projects.
Minimum payment to defray the cost of public ambulance service by local governments; prescribe.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Tibbee Development Club pay costs of community center building improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of West Point in paying costs of paving city roads.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Clay County in paying costs of road improvements in Supervisor District 5.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Clay County in paying costs of road improvements in Supervisor District 2.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Columbus in paying costs of phase 3 of the amphitheater project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Columbus in paying costs of Propst Park Baseball Field renovations.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Columbus in paying costs of Fifth Street improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Columbus in paying costs of Bluecutt Road Widening Project.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to Clay County for street repairs in Supervisor District 2.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Columbus for improvements to Fifth Street.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Columbus for the Bluecutt Road Widening Project.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to Clay County for street repairs in Supervisor District 5.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to Tibbee Development Club for improvements to community center building.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of West Point for street repairs.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Columbus for renovations to Propst Park Baseball Field.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Columbus for Phase 3 construction of amphitheater.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Depositories; revise bid process for selection by counties and municipalities.
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 8
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
University of Mississippi Medical Center property; revise leasing authority by removing provision requiring mixed-use development.
State agencies; revise reporting requirements when personnel actions are exempted from State Personnel Board procedures.
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives.
"Empower Reentry Through Licensing Act"; authorize provisional driver's licenses for eligible inmates.
Reentry courts; create pilot reentry court, and establish rehab and workforce development program at MDOC.
Nonadmitted insurer policy fee; divert certain amount to fund fire trucks and fire apparatus/protection grants.
In committee · 6
State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
General Funds; FY 2022 appropriation to Department of Health for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for the Ayers Restoration Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha Counties with certain road projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Mississippi Ports Improvement Fund.