Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Robert L. Jackson
Sponsored
Became law1
Town of Sardis; authorize the levy of a tax on hotel, motel and restaurant sales.
Out of committee1
Medicaid program; revise reimbursement for telehealth services for community health centers.
In committee30
Justice court; revise jurisdictional amount.
Railroad right-of-way; unlawful to enter and remain upon without the permission of the owner or operator.
Counties and municipalities; prohibit surcharge on certain payments by credit or debit cards.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Death certificates; require medical examiners report COVID 19 as cause of death when applicable.
Schools; require carbon monoxide detectors in all.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
General Funds; FY 2023 appropriation to Department of Health for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Highways; require four-laning of portions of Highway 6 in Coahoma, Panola and Quitman Counties.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; reinstate.
Sales taxation; exempt sales to Head Start programs.
PERS; reduce vesting period for retirement benefits from eight years to four years.
Sales taxation; exempt sales to certain community action agencies exempted from federal income taxation.
Alcoholic beverages; reduce privilege tax for package retailer's permits for locations in cities with a population of 5,000 or less.
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 issuance to assist Tunica County in paying costs of repair and renovation of historic county courthouse.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Tunica County in paying costs of improvements to local roads used by casino customers.
Judicial Election Campaign Intervention Act of 2022; enact.
Charitable solicitation; revise reporting period.
Towing; limit charges.
Juror qualifications; allow jurors to serve in contiguous counties.
Wrongful conviction; increase compensation award.
Funeral service license; revise qualifications to grandfather individuals with certain number of years experience.
SNAP Healthy Food Incentive Program Act of 2022; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Quitman County in paying costs of renovation of county jail.
Bonds; authorize to assist City of Marks pay costs of planning and construction of Civil Rights Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Quitman County in paying costs of restoration of county courthouse.
State General Fund; FY2023 appropriation to the City of Clarksdale to address regional food desert.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY23 Appropriation to Department of Health for Magnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Suffrage; restore to Antonio S'Avalas Simpson.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
Public lands; extend repealer on section prescribing who may purchase.
Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program; create.
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create.
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund; authorize payment of administrative costs.
Human trafficking; create civil cause of action for engaging in or benefitting from.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Education Enhancement Fund; revise date of issuance and distribution of procurement cards or digital solutions for classroom supplies.
School district employee payroll; allow monthly or bimonthly payments.
Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; create for purpose of improving educational facilities.
Hunting and fishing licenses; allow inclusion of organ donor registration.
Commercial motor vehicles; authorize voluntary inspection program.
MS Department of Archives and History property; authorize retention of buffer and access corridor on Champion Hill property.
Office of Workforce Development; revise how MS Works funds may be spent by and certain collaborations with.
Pilot freestanding emergency room; require the Department of Health to issue not more than five licenses.
Health insurance; revise mandated coverage for telemedicine services.
Jackson State University; authorize public/private partnership to develop property owned by JSU Development Foundation.
Counties; delete the duty of the clerk of the board of supervisors to report to the grand jury.
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.
Passed the Senate · 22
"Mississippi Grain Producer Indemnity Act"; enact.
Recipients of Medicaid; extend postpartum coverage up to 12 months.
School board members; increase pay based on enrollment.
Buddy's Law; order psychiatric evaluations for children adjudicated delinquent for abuse of a domesticated dog or cat.
Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise schedules.
Hospital Nurse and Allied Health Professional Retention Loan Program; create.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
Mississippi Pill Press Law of 2022; enact.
Election commissioners; remove skills assessment requirement.
Institutions of Higher Learning; authorize to negotiate long-term lease of property administered by State Port Authority.
Third-grade reading assessment for 2021-2022 school year; allow students who fail to be promoted to fourth grade with remediation.
"MS Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (MAICU) Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Mississippi Water Quality Commission; create for the purpose of providing oversight of certain water and sewer systems.
COVID-19 Destination Marketing Organization Grant Program Fund; create.
Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center; revise lease or contract requirements for the operation of.
City of Batesville; extend repealer on restaurant, hotel and motel tax for tourism.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Capital Expense Funds; FY2023 appropriation to MDOT for the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund.
Out of committee · 1
Mississippi Freedom Trail Commission; establish.
In committee · 12
Municipal courts; suspension of sentence for certain veterans receiving treatment.
"Mississippi Residential Landlord and Tenant Act"; enact.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Charter school funding; revise funding formula.
Mental health days; allow limited leave for teachers.
Bonds; authorize to assist Sunflower County Ministerial Alliance Counseling Services in constructing transitional shelter.
Mississippi congressional districts; reapportion.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter.
General Funds; FY2023 appropriation to Claiborne County to resurface Russum-Westside Road.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.