Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Sonya Williams-Barnes
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Suffrage; restore to Anthony Leroy Wallace of Harrison County.
Out of committee1
Universities and community/junior colleges; waive tuition for children, spouses, widows and widowers of certain veterans.
In committee18
Domestic violence; prohibit those convicted of from carrying weapons.
Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.
Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of a driver's license.
Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Department of Corrections; revise notification period given to local law enforcement when offender is to be released.
Parole Board; revise notifications time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by.
Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
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.
Death certificates; time for filing with Office of Vital Records shall be within 7 business days after the death occurs.
Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2020; create.
Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
2020 Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create.
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for the purposes of funding teacher pay raises.
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for school improvements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
State Flag; revise with a commission and require words "In God We Trust."
Passed the House · 1
Habitual offender; revise penalties for.
In committee · 6
Early voting; authorize.
Practice of medicine or dentistry; allow person convicted of certain crimes to practice after license reinstatement.
Starkville High School AP Government Class of 2019 Motor Voter Act; create to establish the procedure for the automatic registration of voters.
Medicaid; seek waiver for plan to expand eligibility with regional care organizations, known as "One Mississippi."
Medicaid; eligible pregnant women shall remain eligible for maternal care services for 12 months after end of pregnancy.
Income tax; revise certain provisions to address investment in federally designated qualified opportunity zones.