Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Jenifer B. Branning
Sponsored
Became law2
Memorial highway; designate portion of Highway 16 in Neshoba County for Carson W. Bounds.
Walnut Grove; authorize correctional facility to house prisoners who have been classified to any custody level.
Out of committee1
Harvest permits; extend repeal date to July 1, 2022, and authorize for vehicles carrying bulk feed and wood pellets.
In committee5
Nonpublic schools accredited by certain agencies; authorize students to transfer course credit and grades.
Unlawfully overtaking a school bus; increase misdemeanor penalties.
Offender early-release programs; prohibit stacking of credits and specify rules for offenders under supervised release.
Pretrial detention; persons charged with certain misdemeanor offenses to be released on recognizance.
Veterans; provide for the disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of certain veterans.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Terroristic threat; create offense of.
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Forensic Mental Health Act of 2019; create.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; conform to federal law and revise penalties.
Teachers' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and solicitations for charitable contributions.
GAP (Guard and Protect vulnerable children and adults) Act; revise guardianship and conservatorship laws.
Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act; create.
Landowners Protection Act; create.
Labeling; prohibit mislabeling of food products derived from animal cultures, plants and insects as meat or meat food products.
Statutes relating to revision of budget estimates and reduction of funding allocations; applicable to Office of State Aid Roads.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 4
Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions.
Comprehensive eye examination for students prior to enrollment; recommend.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
Dental insurance benefits; prohibit the denial or recoupment of a claim in certain circumstances.
In committee · 4
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Earned-release supervision; Parole Board to approve before offender is released on.
Technical violations; revise definition of for purposes of parole revocation.
Gang act; revise.