Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Became law1
Hinds County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial detention facilities.
Passed the Senate1
Fresh Start Act of 2019; expand.
Out of committee1
Correctional facilities; revise penalty for bringing a controlled substance onto the property of.
In committee50
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Emergency medical services; prohibit sole participation in nonemergency, interfacility transfers.
Certified nurse aides; clarify recertification.
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
Highways; include certain entrances and exits to and from Interstate 55 in the state highway system.
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.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize issuance of retailer's permits to businesses deriving majority of revenue from tobacco sales.
Donation of surplus medical supplies and equipment by UMMC to nonprofit charitable organizations; authorize.
Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount that may be loaned to assist in financing minority economic development.
Income tax; authorize credits for donations to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area.
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
Ad valorem tax; exempt one vehicle per teacher in shortage areas, and discount tax on one vehicle per teacher in other areas.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt 20% of the assessed value of one motor vehicle owned by a full-time public school classroom teacher.
"Ban the Box"; facilitate post-incarceration employment opportunities for nonviolent felons.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County shall be a separate workforce investment area.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Stay on Track Act of 2021; provide grants to parents for tutoring of children.
Firearms; outlaw open carry of weapons at parades and demonstrations.
Early voting; authorize.
Municipally owned utilities; authorize accounting system accommodation of certain uncollectible indebtness owed by a customer.
Contractors; allow to do business in any municipality or county without local license under certain conditions.
District attorneys; authorize appointment of additional legal assistants and criminal investigators for circuit court district.
Public funds depositories; authorize certain credit unions to qualify as.
Department of Education; require central reporting system for federal data.
Mid-year budget reductions; exempt MAEP funds.
Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; require notice of the importance of a medical and dental physical.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County in paying costs associated with the Hinds Parkway Road project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with Aeroplex Development Project.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County with construction of a mental & behavioral health court/collaborative facility.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Tax amnesty; establish a program for tax liabilities that accrued after January 1, 2005, and before December 31, 2019.
Income tax; allow tax credit for investments in qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2021.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; include certain hotel projects in.
State Truth Commission; establish.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize "Mississippi Beautiful."
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area.
Medicaid reimbursement for certain home services; impose moratorium on new providers.
Board of Barber Examiners; authorize the regulation of mobile shops.
Certificate of need; authorize nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area.
Mississippi Small Business Recovery and Revitalization Program; establish under Mississippi Development Authority.
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.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to the Seventh Circuit Court District for additional contractual assistant district attorneys.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in paying costs associated with Commerce Park Connector in Madison County.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for the Ayers Restoration Fund.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Mississippi Dementia Care Program, Food Bank Pilot Programming; create.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Department of Public Safety; authorize contract with counties for custody of certain offenders.
Radar speed detection; revise provisions concerning use by Highway Patrol and municipal law enforcement in certain cities.
Passed the Senate · 4
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Special Care Facility for Paroled Inmates; authorize parole for medically frail inmates, licensure and Medicaid reimbursement.
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.
In committee · 3
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Madison County in paying costs of construction and improvements on Bozeman Road.
General Funds; FY 2022 appropriation to Department of Health for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
City of Jackson; authorize to continue contributions to Keep Jackson Beautiful, Inc.