Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Robert L. Jackson
Sponsored
Became law1
Delta State University property; authorize DFA to transfer to Coahoma County Community College.
Passed the Senate1
Tunica County; contribution of funds to the Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
In committee27
Statutory rape; relieve children who are close in age from criminal responsibility.
Statutory rape; must be knowing and willful.
Speed limit; set limit on state highway system at 65 miles per hour and increase interstate limit to 75 miles per hour.
Highways; require MDOT to erect signs along certain highways to inform motorists that texting while driving is illegal.
Alcoholic beverages; reduce privilege tax for package retailer's permits for locations in cities with a population of 5,000 or less.
Railroad right-of-way; unlawful to enter and remain upon without the permission of the owner or operator of the railroad.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Arrest; require probable cause hearing for legislators.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited for retirement purposes.
Genetically engineered salmon; prohibit sale or cultivation of.
Carbon monoxide detectors in all public and nonpublic schools; require.
Charitable solicitation; revise reporting period.
Death penalty; eliminate for persons with certain intellectual disabilities.
Law enforcement training expenses; revise time for reimbursement of formerly employing entity.
Sales taxation; exempt sales to certain community action agencies exempt from federal income taxation.
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Sales tax; exempt sales to Head Start programs.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Delta Blues Museum's installation of permanent exhibits.
Bonds; authorize issuance of to assist Marks, MS in the construction of a building to house a community center and its city hall.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of to assist in the construction of a passenger train depot in Marks, MS.
Towing; limit charges.
Highways; require four-laning of portions of Highway 6 in Coahoma, Panola and Quitman Counties.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Alcoholic beverage; Coahoma County may establish leisure and recreation districts outside municipalities.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of to assist in the construction of a passenger train depot in Marks, MS.
Tunica County; authorize to impose a license tax upon gaming devices.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
2018 First Extraordinary Session · Lottery; create and establish the Mississippi Lottery Corporation to administer the lottery.
2018 First Extraordinary Session · BP Settlement Funds; deposit into State BP Settlement Fund and Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.
Criminal immunity; provide for persons when requesting assistance for medical emergency due to alcohol consumption.
Motor carriers; conform code sections to reflect prior transfer of duties of the PSC to the Transportation Commission.
Community and junior colleges; may enter into loans for up to 25 years with board of trustees' approval.
Alcohol and Drug Treatment Pilot Program in Bolivar County; extend repeal date.
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Motor vehicles; increase weight limit tolerance for harvest permit vehicles and vehicles loading and unloading at state ports.
Practice of Psychology Licensure Law; extend repealer and make technical amendments.
Perpetual cemeteries; create offense of embezzlement, misapplication or conversion of trust funds.
Personal property; revise definition of when used in any statute.
Rail crossings; clarify that vehicles approaching a crossing must stop for on-track equipment.
Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law; revise definition of the term "autocycle."
Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend repeal date.
Electronic home detention; extend date of repeal.
State Parole Board; extend repeal date.
Parole supervision fees; extend date of repeal on authority to collect.
Automated sales suppression devices; prohibit.
Controlled substances; revise Schedules I and II.
MS Forestry Commission; extend repeal date on authority to appoint law enforcement officers.
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
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.
Lauderdale County; authorize to fund Chaplaincy Program of the detention facility from revenue of inmate phone services.
Town of Sumrall; authorize the use of golf carts on the streets of the town.
Vetoed · 1
Re-entry and employability; implement mechanisms to provide.
Passed the Senate · 18
Resident real estate broker license; revise qualifications for.
Elections; Legislature has exclusive jurisdiction over primary contests when regular session following the election convenes.
Local government capital improvements revolving loan program; include municipal natural gas facilities.
State parks; exempt veterans who have been adjudged to have a total 100% service-connected disability from entry fees.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Emergency telephone service/collection of charges; extend repealer on.
MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.
Certificate of title; require all-terrain vehicles sold by a dealer after July 1, 2018, to be titled.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their products at the distillery for off-premises consumption.
State Department of Education to provide central business services for MSA and MSB/MSD; authorize.
Mass-fatality incident; clarify authority of State Medical Examiner in recovery and identification operations.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
Medical examiners and medical examiner investigators; make technical corrections.
"Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.
Opioid Crisis Intervention Act; create.
MS Fair Commission; authorize DFA to purchase certain properties for the use and benefit of.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds for institutions of higher learning, community colleges and state agencies.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various purposes.
In committee · 15
Salary supplements for Master Teachers who teach in the Mississippi Delta; add certain counties.
Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Legal state holidays; move Robert E. Lee's birthday observance to last Monday of April.
Motor vehicles; prohibit transfer without a title to a licensed used vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor.
State Bond Commission; powers in connection with the issuance of state bonds are limited to certain administrative functions.
College and Work Readiness Program between certain IHL universities and low-performing schools; establish.
Average daily attendance for MAEP purposes; shall include any student sick day.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program for Single Mothers; establish.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.