Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
Melanie Sojourner
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Highways and Transportation; dedicate the Second Creek Bridge to Boyd Sojourner.
Highways and Transportation; dedicate the Second Creek Bridge on Liberty Road to James Carter.
In committee35
Civics test; require passing score for high school graduates and high school equivalency diploma applicants.
Personalized license tag; veterans are exempt from additional fee.
Elections; candidates for any office must file documentation of United States citizenship.
Elections; prohibit incumbent candidates from appearing in publicly funded ads leading up to statewide general elections.
Election Integrity Act; create.
Voter registration; require verification of an applicant's U.S. citizenship.
"Mississippi Recall Act of 2023"; enact.
Mississippi Recall Act of 2021; enact.
Elections; Secure our Primaries Act.
Forestry; abolish Forestry Commission and transfer duties to Division of Forestry in MS Department of Agriculture & Commerce.
Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales and authorize to advertise over the internet.
School districts and political subdivisions; prohibit from implementing mask and Covid vaccine mandates.
TANF Benefits; require applicants to participate in mandatory community service programs to qualify.
TANF; prohibit assistance to persons convicted of multiple felonies.
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of Mississippi residents as condition of employment; prohibit based on religious belief.
State agencies; prohibit radio and TV advertising to promote agency programs except in certain instances.
Insurance; prohibit mandates for gender reassignment surgery or services.
Workers' compensation; revise the exclusive remedy provision to provide certain exemptions.
State funded health plans and Medicaid; prohibit payment of gender reassignment surgery or services.
Public salaries; limit the amount withheld to satisfy child support arrearage or overdue income tax to 25%.
Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require agencies to solicit public comment in advance of filing.
Governmental entities; prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment in public employment, education or contracting.
Taking; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban firearms or seize property.
Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State.
Firearms; interpose state law in place of any federal law confiscating firearms.
"Second Amendment Preservation Act"; state firearm law preempts any local ordinance or regulation.
Child sex abuse; include chemical or physical sterilization of child within definition of.
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban.
Firearm suppressor; legalize intrastate manufacture and possession of.
Ad valorem tax; exempt real and personal property belonging to persons aged 65 years or older.
Disabled veterans motor vehicle license tags; revise certain provisions regarding disability and employability.
Income tax; authorize credit for tuition payments to private schools.
Electric and hybrid motor vehicle taxes; exclude vehicles incapable of exceeding 35 miles per hour.
Inventory; phase in an ad valorem tax exemption for.
Gold and silver bullion; exempt sales from taxation and capital gain and require State Treasurer to invest.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
MS School Safety Guardian Act; create.
Ballot harvesting; ban.
"Secretary of State Eric Clark Coastal Preserve" and "Gollott Island/Godfather Point"; Department of Marine Resources designate.
Homestead; provide full exemption for unremarried surviving spouse of U.S. military member killed on active duty or training.
In committee · 3
No Patient Left Alone Act; enact.
Gas stoves; enjoin federal rules or regulations prohibiting the sale or possession of.
Mississippi Help Not Harm Act; enact.