Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Brady Williamson
Sponsored
In committee4
Emergency executive order; limit state of emergency orders to 30 days.
Violent offenders; prohibit from receiving parole.
Local and private laws that implement a tourism tax; authorize proceeds to be used for certain retirement fund and water/sewer systems.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons retired from military or law enforcement service.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Foreign governments; prohibit sale of agricultural lands to.
Oil and gas severance taxes; extend repealer on lower rate for production from horizontally drilled wells.
Length of Service Award Program; authorize for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
County veteran service officers; revise certain qualifications for.
Firearm suppressors; authorizing manufacture and possession in Mississippi and prohibit enforcement of federal laws governing.
Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; create.
Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act; create to regulate transgender procedures and surgeries.
Elections; revise certain provisions about names of candidates appearing on the ballot, judicial candidate's annual report and fraudulent absentee voter applications.
Elections; revise provisions related to the integrity of.
Tax credits; revise certain existing and authorize additional.
Tax credits; authorize for business contributions to certain organizations supporting food pantries or soup kitchens.
Income tax; revise deduction for depreciation for certain expenditures and property.
Passed the House · 9
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; allow to speak to student regarding civic involvement with principal's approval.
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; create.
State Veterans Affairs Board; revise provisions regarding processing appeals of claims.
Foster and adopted children; allow foster or adoptive parent to choose school or school district of enrollment.
Occupational licensing; revise certain provisions relating to members of the military to include veterans.
Charter schools; bring forward various provision relating to powers and duties of authorizer board.
Digital or online resources or databases; require vendors to verify technology protection for persons under 15.
"Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2023"; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day.
Out of committee · 2
Fentanyl; increase penalties for possession of.
Libraries; regulate the material that is curated for children and younger teens.
In committee · 52
Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements.
Sales tax; exempt sales of platinum, gold, silver bullion and numismatic coins.
Justice and municipal courts; require to file all legal documents by electronic form using MEC.
False allegations of hate crime; provide penalties for.
State parks; exempt veterans and active duty from paying entry fee and provide discount for campsite rental.
Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
Campaign finance reports; require those filed by all candidates to be available online.
Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to Veterans Outreach.
The Second Amendment Preservation Act; create to provide that the Legislature preempts local firearms ordinances.
Face masks; prohibit public schools and universities and colleges from requiring students to wear.
"Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act"; establish.
Statewide testing program; cease all statewide uniform assessments and determine promotion based on cumulative grades.
MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Students; prohibit entities directly or indirectly funded with public monies from distinguishing between.
"Mississippi Food Freedom Act"; enact to provide greater autonomy to private producers of agricultural or farm products.
"The Financial Transparency Act"; enact.
CDL; exempt church-owned vehicles equipped to transport 30 or less passengers from requirement of.
Counties and municipalities; delete requirement for permitting as a condition to construction.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food.
Child abuse; revise definition to include gender reassignment.
Pregnancy Resource Act; increase amount of tax credits that may be allocated under during a calendar year.
Civil proceedings; authorize judge to assess cost against those that are dismissed.
Wrongful death; clarify cause of action for an unborn child.
Legislature; provide that members have individual standing to challenge certain actions of the Governor in state court.
Gender reassignment surgery or services; prohibit performing or paying for.
Death Benefits Trust Fund; survivors of persons receiving federal death benefits shall automatically receive a payment from.
Bribery of candidate; revise statute of limitations.
Firearms Protection Act; create.
Stun gun; remove the term from the prohibited firearms category.
Local and private bills proposing to extend local tax for second time; require direct referendum.
Open Meetings Law; authorize court to void certain actions taken in violation of.
Baby drop-off law; revise procedure to authorize a person designated by a parent to.
Mississippi Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.
Milk products; exempt owners of certain milk producing animals from regulation when used for personal milk consumption.
Mississippi On-Farm Sales and Food Freedom Act; create.
Counties; authorize to choose not to be subject to requirement for permitting as a condition to construction.
PERS; new public safety employees may receive retirement allowance with 25 years of service.
Tim Tebow Act; create to authorize homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities.
Charter schools; require automatic approval of new school when applicant is currently operating charter school in MS and authorize expansion.
Sales Tax; exempt retail sales of baby/toddler clothing, diapers, diaper bags and rash cream and baby wipes.
Minors; hold entities that publish harmful material on the internet civilly liable if age verification is not performed.
Pharmacy Benefits Prompt Pay Act; revise various provisions of.
MS Safe Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE); create to prohibit providing gender transition procedures to minors.
Nonpublic school student participation in public school extracurricular activities; prohibit school districts from restricting or denying participation.
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities and create diversion to counties.
Aliens and foreign government; prohibit from owning real property in the State of Mississippi.
Elections; provide for post-election audit report.
Elections; revise provisions for the distribution of absentee ballots.
Licensing boards; prohibit from disciplinary or threatening discipline of health care providers for exercising free speech rights.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to local chapters of Lions Club International and churches.