Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Sampson Jackson II
Sponsored
Became law4
MDOC; may incarcerate additional offenders in county and regional correctional facilities.
Corrections; extend repeal date on intensive home supervision programs and electronic home detention.
Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend date of repeal to July 1, 2018.
Kemper County; authorize creation of the Kemper County Natural Gas District.
Passed the Senate2
School Resource Officer qualifications; require standard training program.
State Parole Board; extend date of repeal to July 1, 2016.
Out of committee2
State-owned vehicles; MDOC Commissioner may request unmarked vehicle for use in official investigations.
State offenders; extend repeal date on MDOC's authority to house in county jails.
In committee14
Burn bans; allow board of supervisors to provide an exemption for certain persons.
County supervisors; require adoption of resolution before notifying tax collector of any unpaid garbage fees.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; extend time for requirements to be met to issue for supporters of Boys and Girls Clubs.
Veterans Treatment Courts; authorize formation.
Keyaurdra's Law; require unique identifying mark on bullet casings.
Absentee ballot; require to be placed in an unmarked envelope inside the envelope containing affidavits to ensure ballot secrecy.
Distinctive tags for supporters of the Boys and Girls Clubs; extend time for meeting issuance requirements.
MDOC early-release programs; increase the monthly fee paid by offenders being supervised by the Community Corrections Division.
MDOC; may house additional offenders in county or regional correctional facilities.
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; authorize city to change the name of the facility.
Youthful Offender Unit; provide the offender's housed at remain under court's jurisdiction.
Assistant teachers/reading instructors; require in each K-3 class.
Tenth Circuit District; create subdistrict and additional judge.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ certain supervised offenders.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
State Auditor; authorize to conduct audits of certain Gulf Coast restoration programs.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 6
Mississippi Qualified Health Center/Rural Health Clinic Incubator Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
Texting while driving; constitutes careless driving.
Federally designated controlled-access interstate highways; clarify responsibility to investigate motor vehicle accidents.
Family medicine residency programs; clarify eligible programs for funding under the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce.
Harper Grace's Law; revise Schedule I to exclude CBD oil.
Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.
Out of committee · 1
Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2014; enact.
In committee · 2
Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service.
Racial/impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect criminal offender populations.