Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Robert L. Jackson
Sponsored
Became law1
Coahoma County; authorize reserve and trust fund trustees to use certain amount to supplement county general fund.
Passed the Senate1
Tunica County; revise distribution of gaming revenue tax.
In committee36
Counties & municipalities; prohibit surcharge on certain payments by credit or debit cards.
Genetically engineered salmon; prohibit sale or cultivation of.
Towing; limit charges.
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.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Sales tax; exempt sales to Head Start programs.
Assistant teachers; increase salaries for.
Sales taxation; exempt sales to certain community action agencies exempt from federal income taxation.
Law enforcement training expenses; revise time for reimbursement of formerly employing entity.
Death penalty; eliminate for persons with certain intellectual disabilities.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Charitable solicitation; revise reporting period.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited.
Carbon monoxide detectors in all public and nonpublic schools; require.
Statutory rape; relieve children who are close in age from criminal responsibility.
Statutory rape; must be knowing and willful.
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.
Appropriation from State BP Settlement Fund FY2020; to Town of Crenshaw and Town of Marks for road repair.
Justice court; revise jurisdictional amount.
Electric power associations; authorize secondary purpose of providing broadband services.
Transportation and Infrastructure Improvement Fund disbursements; clarify train depot project in Marks, Mississippi.
Highways; require four-laning of portions of Highway 6 in Coahoma, Panola and Quitman Counties.
Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission may be abolished by a majority vote of electors voting in a special election.
Municipal utility commission; authorize to be abolished by majority vote of electors who vote at a special election.
2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund; specify additional capital projects in Crenshaw and Marks, Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize to assist Marks, MS in construction of building for emergency shelter, community center and city hall.
City of Clarksdale; authorize the levying of special ad valorem tax to fund certain capital improvements.
City of Clarksdale; public utilities commission may be abolished by majority vote of electors voting in special election.
Bonds; authorize issuance in amount of $10,000,000.00 to fund economic development in Tunica County.
Tunica County; authorize to impose a license tax upon gaming devices.
Tunica County; supervisors may authorize legal gaming in structures located, in whole or in part, on shore.
Tunica County; revise gaming tax revenue distribution-amount attributable to sports betting used to pay for school construction.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 76
College tuition; spouses and children of U.S. Armed Forces members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
Institutions of higher learning/community colleges; require the award of educational credits for military training or service.
Fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes; revise investment required by qualified businesses under the MS Health Care Industry Zone Act.
Public office; persons convicted of certain crimes are ineligible to qualify as a candidate for or be appointed to.
Medicaid; authorize reimbursement for services provided by a licensed freestanding psychiatric hospital.
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Forensic Mental Health Act of 2019; create.
Pharmacy Practice Act; define biological/interchangeable product.
Pay and Trade with Confidence and Electronic Device Tampering Act; create.
Career and technical grants to schools for qualified students; provide for.
Education of students in juvenile detention facilities; define responsibility of home school district.
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Residency Program; include psychiatry students.
Fraudulent reports; Child Protection Services may divulge information under certain circumstances.
Qualified equity investment tax credits; extend authority of Mississippi Development Authority to allocate.
Mississippi Home Corporation; continue authority to issue a certain amount of bonds.
Jackson State University; authorize to sell certain tax-forfeited parcels.
Real estate appraisers; revise provisions regarding licensure requirements and national registry fee.
State Board of Cosmetology; may administer student tests.
Teachers' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and solicitations for charitable contributions.
Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act; create.
State employment; revise definition of the term "disabled veteran" as used for veterans preference.
Labeling; prohibit mislabeling of food products derived from animal cultures, plants and insects as meat or meat food products.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
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; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, 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.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Passed the Senate · 11
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protection order.
Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions.
Advocate confidentiality law; protect certain information held by rape crisis and domestic violence programs.
Intimate visual material; create civil and criminal liability for unlawful disclosure or promotion of.
Mississippi Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund; repeal and transfer balance to the General Fund.
Comprehensive eye examination for students prior to enrollment; recommend.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
Voyeurism; prescribe criminal penalties for conviction.
Critical infrastructure; define crimes of impeding and trespassing against.
Offender Community Work Programs; require MDOC transparency in approving counties for participation in.
Appropriation; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY2019.
In committee · 15
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of and declare a public nuisance.
Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; establish.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise Schedules I, II and V.
Central reporting system for schools for data required by federal law; SDE to develop.
Mid-year budget reductions; exempt MAEP funds.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Drug offenders; clarify parole eligibility.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
State Board of Cosmetology; may administer student tests and increase certain fees.
Appropriation FY2020; Church of God in Christ historical markers in Holmes County, Mississippi.