Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Sonya Williams-Barnes
Sponsored
Became law1
Suffrage; restore to Sidney Harrington Smith III.
Out of committee1
Seat belts; require all passengers to use.
In committee14
Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
Breast cancer patients; require physicians to provide certain information to.
Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Conflict resolution; require school districts to report to SDE on positive behavioral intervention practices.
Alternative school programs; clarify terms and require additional information to be included in annual report on.
School districts; require to report use of alternatives to suspension included in district's discipline plans to SDE.
Student expulsions; require mandatory reporting of to the State Dept. of Ed.
Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Dept. of Corrections; revise notification time frame given to certain local law enforcement when an offender is to be released from custody of.
Parole Board; revise notification time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by the board.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2017; create.
Mississippi Pay Equity Act; create.
Contractors; require to submit signed agreement acknowledging certain information when submitting a bid.
State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag".
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer on.
Passed the House · 1
Campaign contributions; prohibit personal use of and revise to require detailed reporting of.
In committee · 17
Health insurance policies; require coverage certain examinations primarily related to women's health.
Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Seat belts; require all passengers of a motor vehicle to use.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain information regarding a deceased's.
Life insurance; authorize funeral services provider to obtain certain info within two business days.
Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; expand membership of to include a woman and require gender equality in certain workforce development systems.
Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Funeral home and chapel; prohibit Board of Funeral Service from regulating size of.
Equal pay certificate; require certain businesses to have before contracting above $100,000.00 with agency or department of the state.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
State flag; change the design of.
Bonds; revise use of proceeds of bonds authorized for the John C. Robinson Aviation Museum.
Divorce; add domestic violence as a ground.
Religious Freedom Act; repeal along with Protecting Freedom of conscience from Government Discrimination Act.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care center teachers and directors.
MS Critical Needs School District Tax Deduction Act of 2017; create.
MS Critical Needs School District Tax Credit Act of 2017; create.