Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Robert L. Jackson
Sponsored
In committee27
Statutory rape; must be knowing and willful.
Death penalty; eliminate for persons with mentally retardation.
Divorce; create bona fide separation as the 13th ground.
Alcohol-free motor fuels; ensure the availability of.
Law enforcement training expenses; revise time for reimbursement of formerly employing entity.
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Charitable solicitation; revise reporting period.
Carbon monoxide detectors in all public and nonpublic schools; require.
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited for retirement purposes.
Alcoholic beverages; reduce privilege tax for package retailer's permits for locations in cities with a population of 5,000 or less.
Towing; limit charges.
Railroad right-of-way; unlawful to enter and remain upon without the permission of the owner or operator of the railroad.
Arrest; require probable cause hearing for legislators.
Elections; increase fee paid by legislative candidates upon entering the race for party nominations.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Towing; limit charges.
Official Mississippi Bicentennial song; authorize.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Genetically engineered salmon; prohibit sale or cultivation of.
Statutory rape; relieve children who are close in age from criminal responsibility.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist the Delta Blues Museum's installation of permanent exhibits.
Coahoma County; authorize contributions to Family and Youth Opportunities Division.
City of Clarksdale; Clarksdale Public Utilities Comm. may be abolished by majority vote of electors voting at a special election.
City of Clarksdale; authorize Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission to transfer funds to the city.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 34
Funeral escort vehicles; may be marked with purple lights when leading a military funeral procession; Tommy E. Kendall Memorial Hwy.
Distance Learning Collaborative Act; establish grant program administered by Mississippi Department of Education.
Qualifying fees; require independent candidates to pay and increase for party candidates.
Department of Agriculture and Commerce; assess a fee to cover costs associated with the MS Agricultural Promotions Program.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; expand to include cellular telephones.
Reading intervention program at "C" level or low-performing school districts; direct State Department of Education to conduct.
Sixteenth section lieu land; authorize exchange for timber development.
Simple and aggravated assault; assault on member of military is aggravating circumstances for.
Coahoma Agriculture High School; provide for closure and transfer of facilities, equipment and students.
Mississippi S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; extend repealer and revise certain provisions.
Physician's license to practice; filing with circuit clerk not required.
Commissioner of Banking; may join an examination with the Federal Reserve Bank of certain bank holding companies.
Commission on Marine Resources; revise authority relating to oyster aquaculture facility developments.
Commission on Marine Resources; remove requirement that waters of oyster reefs be tested within a certain period of time.
Leake County property; DFA may transfer to Town of Walnut Grove on behalf of MDOC.
Derelict vessels on the coastal wetlands; revise procedure for the removal of.
Bad check law; technical correction.
Real estate brokers/salespersons; require background investigations for licensure.
DUI Modernization and Technology Act; create.
DUI Transparency Act; create.
Municipal naming rights; may be leased to private commercial entity.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Sunflower County; authorize the issuance of bonds to assist in the completion of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
Passed the Senate · 21
Domestic abuse protection orders; revise appellate procedure.
Child abuse; expand to include a trafficked child.
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Determination of cost of adequate education program; define student "average daily membership" (ADM) for purpose of formula.
Education Enhancement Funds; authorize for Mississippi Schools for Arts, Math and Blind/Deaf.
State Board of Health; authorize to charge fees for services based on cost of providing the services.
Missing-child reports; require policy adoption.
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Council on Education Technology; reestablish and define responsibilities.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; create and fund improvement projects within.
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create.
Salary supplement for Nat'l. Bd. Certified teachers who teach in certain counties; authorize & clarify process reimbursement.
Fondling of a child under 16; technical correction to penalty.
HIV testing; clarify for those arrest for sex crimes against minors.
Pretrial diversion; authorize misdemeanant participation in district attorney's program.
Indecent assault; create crime of.
Parole; clarify list of offenses that make offenders convicted between 1995-2014 ineligible for.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
Mobile ride hailing services; regulate and require licensing of.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various economic development programs.
Appropriation; Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
In committee · 6
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag; establish to recommend new flag to be unveiled at Bicentennial on 12/10/17.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Felony conviction; revise expunction of.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.