Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
De'Keither A. Stamps
Sponsored
In committee11
Agriculture appreciation; require to be incorporated into curriculum of public colleges and universities.
State property urban farms; authorize state agencies to dispose of unneeded real property for cultivation and sale of fresh produce.
Agriculture Market Reports; require the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to develop and publish for distribution.
Food deserts; require State Department of Health to track within the State of Mississippi.
"The Farmer Equity Act of 2021"; enact to require the Department of Agriculture and Commerce to perform certain duties.
"Healthy Foods Access Program Act"; enact.
Healthy Local Food Incentive Program; enact.
First Responders and Essential Workers Incentive Program; authorize counties and municipalities to create.
Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Transportation to fund sidewalk in the city of Jackson.
High school curriculum; implement instruction in traditional vocational agricultural and forestry education, civics and home economics.
Income tax; exempt all compensation of persons retired from military.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
State flag; shall be the design recommended by the Commission to Redesign the State Flag and approved in the November 2020 election.
Community or junior colleges; authorize to administer construction contracts of $1,000,000.00 or less, and exempt certain oversight.
MDHS fraud investigators; provide they shall be law enforcement officers.
"Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act"; create.
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification.
Municipalities with a certain population; allow to establish overdue water/sewer programs.
Libraries; authorize use of debit and credit cards.
Department of Revenue; allow retiring law enforcement officer of to retain issued sidearm.
Use tax; revise certain provisions regarding funds distributed to municipalities/counties for road improvements.
Law enforcement; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing security services in off-duty hours.
Solid waste landfills; prohibit new landfill in county where 2 or more exist, unless referendum held.
Memorial highway; designate segment in Marshall County, Mississippi as the "Representative Tommy Woods Memorial Highway."
Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise funding and specify teaching standards.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
MDOT; require maintenance of rights-of-way of state highways inside municipal limits with 10,000 or less population.
Optometry; Board shall define practice of, and authorize to perform certain procedures and use and prescribe certain drugs.
Passed the House · 22
Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Community and junior colleges; authorize boards of trustees to approve policies permitting waiver of out-of-state tuition.
Expungement; authorize up to three felony convictions to be expunged after 15 years.
Claims by veterans under consumer protection law; Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board offers service free of charge.
County veteran service officers; revise certain qualifications and requirements.
Required uniform designations for offenders; exempt offenders in Mississippi Statewide Incarcerated Veterans Program.
Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a District Innovation.
Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing certain volunteer services in off-duty hours.
Counties and municipalities; authorize to offer Medicare eligible employee benefits when employees secures Medicare under certain circumstances.
Mississippi Broadband Accessibility Act; create.
The Sexual Assault Response For College Students Act; create.
Habitual offender; revise penalties for.
Reverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.
Child support payment; suspend obligation to pay when the person to pay is incarcerated.
Public utilities; authorize rate-regulated electric utilities to permit broadband provider use of the electric delivery system.
"Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act"; enact.
Transformative renewable energy projects; authorize boards of supervisors to designate as such for certain tax purposes.
Mississippi Outdoors and Natural Resources Fund; create to provide source of private funds to promote outdoors and natural resources.
Public property; authorize certain state property conveyed to Jackson to be used for park and recreational purposes.
Dual Credit Community College Scholarship Program; create.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; authorize demolition of slum and blighted properties located within.
State of emergency; provide a maximum time period for and authorize Department of Health to store dead bodies if necessary.
In committee · 12
Voter registration application; require to be processed within ten days of deadline and give applicant opportunity to cure.
No-excuse absentee voting; authorize for any qualified voter who votes in person at the office of the registrar.
Flood Prevention and Control Task Force; create for the City of Jackson.
Mississippi Horse Racing Act of 2021; create to allow for any location in the state with suitable track.
Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students.
Hinds County; authorize assessments on convictions/nonadjudications to repair pre-trial detention centers and courthouses.
Equal pay for equal work; require employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for community health centers to expand outpatient services for former inmates.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with renovating the Russell C. Davis Planetarium.
Income tax; revise definition of gross income to exclude income of certain small businesses.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
City of Jackson; authorize contributions to Keep Jackson Beautiful, Inc.