Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Sonya Williams-Barnes
Sponsored
Became law1
Suffrage; restore to Shannon B. Oatis of Harrison County.
Passed the House1
Suffrage; restore to Anthony Leroy Wallace of Harrison County.
In committee18
Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
2019 Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of motor vehicle driver's license.
Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.
Domestic violence; prohibit those convicted of from carrying weapons.
State flag; revise design of.
Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Corporal punishment; prohibit the use of in public schools to discipline a student with a disability.
Universities and community/junior colleges; waive tuition for children, spouses, widows and widowers of certain deceased and disabled veterans.
Data reporting; require SDE to develop central reporting system to be used by school districts to report certain information to the U.S. Dept. of Ed. Office for Civil Rights.
MAEP; exempt from mid-year budget reductions.
Contractors; require to submit signed agreement acknowledging certain information when submitting a bid.
State agency and governing authority contracts; require 30% of to be set-aside for certain businesses.
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2019; create.
Department of Corrections; revise notification period given to local law enforcement when offender is to be released.
Parole board; revise notification time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by the board.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at the state-owned shipyard in Jackson County.
Income tax; authorize a job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.
In committee · 4
Mississippi Initiative on HBCUs; create to strengthen capacity of HBCUs to provide highest quality of education.
Spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at post secondary institution.
Medicaid; seek waiver for plan to expand eligibility with regional care organizations, known as "One Mississippi".
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at John C. Robinson Mississippi Aviation Museum in Gulfport.