Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Jenifer B. Branning
Sponsored
Became law1
Memorial highways; designate segment of MS-488 in Leake County as Hunky Cross Highway in memory of Austin Morrow & others.
Passed the Senate3
Salary cap; exempt certain attorneys employed by Attorney General from.
Highways; conform weight tolerance provision, and remove repealers relating to harvest permits and timber deed grantees.
Recreational off-highway vehicles; raise width and unladen dry weight limits.
Out of committee1
Fuel taxes; bring forward section of law providing for the apportionment of.
In committee9
Public Procurement Review Board; exempt personal services contracts entered into by the Office of State Aid Road Construction.
Memorial highways; designate segment of MS-21 North in Neshoba County for Master Sergeant Bridgette R. Horn.
Sheriffs; may deputize tribal law enforcement officers.
Unemployment compensation; MDES Unemployment Data Fraud Prevention Program.
Charitable organizations; revise religious institution exemption and clarify service of process.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Children's Advocacy Centers Fund administered by the AG for Children's Advocacy Centers of MS.
State General Funds; FY2023 approp. to State Aid Road Fund to reimburse for monies expended to counties due to HB 779 (2019).
State General Fund; FY2023 appropriation to Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund to be utilized by MDOT.
State General Fund; approp. to MDOT for replacement of bridges impacted by harvest permit allowable weight.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
2022 First Extraordinary Session · Triple Crown Project Fund; create.
2022 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; additional to the Mississippi Development Authority for certain projects.
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Critical Race Theory; prohibit.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund; authorize payment of administrative costs.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 National Championship Bulldogs.
Voyeurism; revise sentencing.
Electronic search warrants; authorize issuance of in investigations of certain sex offenses against children.
Child support; authorize DHS to satisfy arrearages with unclaimed property.
Human trafficking; create civil cause of action for engaging in or benefitting from.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Commercial motor vehicles; authorize voluntary inspection program.
Motor vehicle loads; clarify provisions regarding illumination of loads extending beyond rear of vehicle.
Mississippi National Guard retired list; clarify placement of federally recognized officers or men on.
"Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of-ARPA funds.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 21
Fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer; revise offense of.
School board members; increase pay based on enrollment.
Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody.
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Elections; prohibit spending of private money on communications to electors and other election aspects.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; allow to be credited.
Teacher license; allow supplemental endorsement and revise provisions of issuance.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Mississippi Domestic Law Task Force; reconstitute.
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create.
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of executive director and create Division of Parks and Recreation.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
CDLs; treat certain moving violations as regular license holders.
Line-Item Appropriation Transparency Act; revise.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Appropriation; Child Protective Services, Department of-ARPA funds.
Appropriation; Mississippi Emergency Management Agency-ARPA funds.
Appropriation; National Guard,-ARPA funds.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Capital Expense Funds; FY2023 appropriation to MDOT for the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund.
In committee · 2
Vaccines; prevent entities that receive state funding from requiring individuals to receive COVID vaccine.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.