Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Joel R.Carter, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act; create.
Passed the Senate1
Local governmental entities; authorize to pay costs of insurance coverage for dependents of employees.
In committee15
Youth court judges; strengthen powers and revise penalties for minors possessing weapons.
DUI; revise violations of.
Oaths; officers authorized to administer.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of bonds for construction of a law enforcement officer training facility in Harrison County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Gulfport with construction of the Mississippi Aquarium.
Mississippi Municipal Public-Private Partnership Act; enact.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; extend deadline for approval of rebate for certain nonresident employees.
Department of Revenue; require to provide each municipality access to certain sales tax information on its TAP website.
Chancery Clerks; revise filing fees for the recording of documents.
Harrison County Utility Authority Board of Directors; provide date of repeal on.
Municipal courts; may accept electronic signatures for warrant applications.
Collections; provide garnishment of tax refunds as means of collecting fines and costs on which a debtor has defaulted.
Revenue bonds; authorize the State Port Authority at Gulfport to issue for channel improvements.
Bonds; authorize to assist Biloxi in paying costs of street improvements related to the construction of a new main gate at Keesler AFB.
City of Gulfport; authorize tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for various purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state.
Mississippi Ports Improvements Fund; create.
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Fraudulent reports; Child Protection Services may divulge information under certain circumstances.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Board; extend repealer on.
Airport Authorities Law; limit ad valorem tax exemption to facilities on airport property as result of airport-related contracts & leases.
County Elected Officials Compensation and Fees Task Force; create.
Landowners Protection Act; create.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Junior League of Jackson.
Passed the Senate · 2
County coroners; may contract with a private pathologist to perform autopsies.
Baby Drop-off Law; revise certain definitions.
In committee · 18
Provision of educational services to detained students while school is in session; clarify.
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles, authorize municipalities to authorize operation on municipal streets.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Department of Marine Resources for certain projects at Point Cadet Marina.
Earned-release supervision; Parole Board to approve before offender is released on.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; authorize Department of Human Services to issue photo EBT Cards.
Child advocacy centers; immunity from civil liability.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Authorize the direct shipment wine.
Technical violations; revise definition of for purposes of parole revocation.
Gang act; revise.
Department of Marine Resources; revise duties of enforcement officers and the appointment process of reserve unit.
Coastal Wetlands Protection Act; monies collected under the act shall be deposited into the Coastal Preserves Account.
Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to revoke a license for unpaid fines.
Department of Marine Resources; establish licensing and fees for vessels used in off-bottom oyster aquaculture.
Commission on Marine Resources; clarify authority to revoke permits and endorsements issued under regulatory programs.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Bonds; allow issuance in amount of $250,000.00 to assist City of Winona in construction and placement of historic clock tower.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund to allow use for construction of a parking garage.