Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Edward Blackmon, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Canton; authorize to enter into long-term agreements with Madison county Economic Development Authority concerning industrial park.
In committee13
Pre-election day voting; authorize for twenty days before an election.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Canton in the construction of a convention center.
Deeds; revise recording deadline when deadline occurs on a weekend.
Motor vehicle license tags; motor vehicle manufacturers may issue for vehicles leased to employees under an employee incentive plan.
"Mississippi Universal PreKindergarten Program Act of 2019"; create.
Mentally ill patient/inmate who escapes a facility; require public to be notified of mental health status.
Circuit and county courts; authorize to obtain certain mental health records for bond/sentencing hearings.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Freedom House in Canton.
School district accountability; require SBE to develop differential component with alternative measures of success.
Law enforcement; require to provide mental health evaluation within 24 hours of arrest and establish training standards.
Mental Health Diversion Pilot Program; expand statewide.
Cash Deposit Bond; create supplemental provisions to existing law.
Boards and commissions; regulate how a member of may be removed.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Income tax; authorize a job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.
In committee · 7
Mississippi Initiative on HBCUs; create to strengthen capacity of HBCUs to provide highest quality of education.
Appropriations; Employment Security for funding Summer Youth Employment Programs.
Appropriations; Employment Security for funding Summer Youth Employment Programs.
Mississippi Veterans Organizations Supplemental Funding Act of 2019; create.
First responders; declare certain diseases and conditions as work-related and entitling worker to benefits.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Jackson Public School District's Career Development Center.