Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Jackson; authorize city to adopt ordinance to permit motor-assisted scooters to operate on certain city streets.
Vetoed1
Municipalities; allow certain to establish overdue water/sewer bill programs.
Passed the Senate1
Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise applicability of.
Out of committee3
Correctional facilities; revise penalty for bringing a controlled substance onto the property of.
Department of Finance & Administration; authorize to sell, lease or develop the Sun-n-Sand property.
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
In committee47
Medicaid reimbursement for certain home services; impose moratorium on new providers.
School entry health examinations; require in all public schools.
Contractors; allow to do business in any municipality or county without local license under certain conditions.
Criminal history background checks; enact "Ban the Box."
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County shall be a separate workforce investment area.
Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount that may be loaned to assist in financing minority economic development.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; include certain hotel projects in.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt 20% of the assessed value of one motor vehicle owned by a full-time public school classroom teacher.
Ad valorem tax; exempt one vehicle per teacher in shortage areas, and discount tax on one vehicle per teacher in other areas.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2020.
Mid-year budget reductions; exempt MAEP funds.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
State Flag; revise design of.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
State Truth Commission; establish.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize "Mississippi Beautiful."
Income tax; allow tax credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County in paying costs associated with the Hinds Parkway Road project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with development of a regional wastewater treatment facility.
Highways; include certain entrances and exits to and from Interstate 55 in the state highway system.
Firearm; outlaw open carry of weapons at parades and demonstrations.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the issuance of retailers permits to businesses that derive the majority of revenue from tobacco sales.
Department of Education; require central reporting system for federal data.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County with construction of a mental & behavioral health court/collaborative facility.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
One percent sales tax; extend repealer 20 years for municipalities with population of 150,000 or more.
Certificate of need; authorize nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area.
Early voting; authorize.
"Smith Wills Stadium Commission"; establish to enter into MOU to remodel and manage the stadium.
Solid waste; prohibit new solid waste facility if within 1 mile of an existing permitted facility, unless a referendum is held.
Industrial hemp growth and processing; include minority farmers in policies and regulations.
"Ban the Box"; facilitate post-incarceration employment opportunities for nonviolent felons.
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Donation of surplus medical supplies and equipment by UMMC to nonprofit charitable organizations; authorize.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
District attorneys; allow the appointment of additional legal assistants and criminal investigators for the circuit court district.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with Aeroplex Development Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson.
Board of Barber Examiners; authorize the regulation of mobile shops.
Emergency medical services; prohibit sole participation in nonemergency, interfacility transfers.
Certified nurse aides; clarify recertification.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipments of wine to be made to residents in this state.
Public funds depositories; authorize certain credit unions to qualify as.
Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; require notice of the importance of a medical and dental physical.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Teachers; revise licensure.
Uniform Partition of Heir Property Act; create.
Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; establish.
Tourism Project Incentive Program; extend deadline on MDA's authority to approve participants.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Passed the Senate · 7
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
Historic structure tax credit; extend deadline for eligibility.
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Ex-offender provisional driver's license; provide for.
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in certain disasters or emergencies.
Out of committee · 1
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine.
In committee · 3
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine at grocery stores.
Civil rights; restore all to a person who has paid his debt to society.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in restoration and renovation of Scott Ford Midwife Houses in downtown Jackson.