Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
Sonya Williams-Barnes
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Suffrage; restore to Anthony Leroy Wallace of Harrison County.
Suffrage; restore to Ray Ferrell of Harrison County.
In committee20
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for school improvements.
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for the purposes of funding teacher pay raises.
State agency and governing authority contracts; require 30% of to be set-aside for certain businesses.
Domestic violence; prohibit those convicted of from carrying weapons.
Parole Board; revise notifications time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by.
Department of Corrections; revise notification period given to local law enforcement when offender is to be released.
Death certificate; time for filing with Office of Vital Records shall be within 7 business days after the death occurs.
Teacher education program and licensure requirements; remove the option for a 21 ACT score (or SAT equivalent) for eligibility.
Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of a driver's license.
Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.
Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.
Contractors; require to submit signed agreement acknowledging certain information when submitting a bid.
Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create.
Hurricane deductible; bring forward code sections regarding.
2021 Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2021; create.
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
"Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act"; create.
Cemeteries; authorize to disinter and reinter dead human remains for next of kin instructions.
Driver's license; require Department of Public Safety to allow official identifying document of MDOC to suffice for.
Passed the House · 2
Expungement; authorize up to three felony convictions to be expunged after 15 years.
Child support payment; suspend obligation to pay when the person to pay is incarcerated.
In committee · 2
Income tax; revise definition of gross income to exclude income of certain small businesses.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.