Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, House.
Sonya Williams-Barnes
Sponsored
Became law1
Suffrage; restore to Ray Ferrell of Harrison County.
Passed the House1
Suffrage; restore to Anthony Leroy Wallace of Harrison County.
In committee22
Southern Voting Rights Act; create and revise provisions related to elections.
Medical marijuana; authorize use of and provide for regulation by State Department of Health.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2022; create.
Stillborn children; require death certificate for and require notice to parents that they may obtain birth certificate for.
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for school improvements.
Hurricane deductible; bring forward code sections regarding.
Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for the purposes of funding teacher pay raises.
Mental health courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.
Domestic violence; prohibit those convicted of from carrying weapons.
Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create.
Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within a certain 30 day period.
Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
State agency and governing authority contracts; require 30% of to be set aside for certain businesses.
Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of driver's license.
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.
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create.
Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
2022 Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Teacher education program and licensure requirements; remove the option for a 21 ACT score (or SAT equivalent) for eligibility.
State historical markers; person who willfully damages shall be guilty of a felony.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Memorial highways; designate in Rankin County, Mississippi.
"Representative Bill Kinkade Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope (FAITH) Scholarship Program Act"; create.
Appropriation; additional to DPS for the Mississippi Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Premium Pay Program.
City of Gulfport; authorize to contribute funds to a motor vehicle transportation system commission.
In committee · 2
Mississippi congressional districts; reapportion.
Appropriation; Department of Health for MAGnet community Health Disparity Program.