Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Sampson Jackson II
Sponsored
Became law1
State Personnel Board procedures; exempt Department of Corrections from.
Passed the Senate2
Bolivar County Regional Facility; extend date of repeal on drug and alcohol treatment program.
School Resource Officers; require uniform statewide training program.
Out of committee2
Habitual offenders; revise method of determining whether a felony triggers sentencing as.
State-owned vehicles; MDOC Commissioner may request unmarked vehicle for use in official investigations.
In committee13
Keyaurdra's Law; require unique identifying mark on bullet casings.
Burn bans; allow board of supervisors to provide an exemption for certain persons.
Assistant teachers/reading instructors; require in each K-3 class.
Youthful Offender Unit; offenders housed in to remain under court's jurisdiction.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ certain supervised offenders.
Probation/parole fees; extend date of repeal on MDOC's authority to collect from offenders under field supervision.
Tenth Circuit District; create subdistrict and additional judge.
Appropriation FY2016; MDOT for three-lane Highway 16 in Kemper County.
Salary realignment for certain MDOC correctional officers; authorize.
Habitual offender; offenses that trigger enhanced sentencing must have been committed when a person was 18 years of age or older.
Secure detention; raise minimum age.
Alternative school placement; provide clear standards and notice to parents or legal guardians.
Absentee ballot; require to be placed in an unmarked envelope inside the envelope containing affidavits to ensure ballot secrecy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Certain electric power associations and electric public utilities; authorize to undertake economic development activities.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Mississippi History Trust Fund; create.
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 · 4
Expunction of felony; revise.
Salary supplement for National Board Certified teachers who teach in critical teacher shortage areas; authorize.
Autism; require insurance policies to offer coverage for/regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Income & sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities & sales tax exemption for materials.
In committee · 5
Official State Book; Holy Bible shall be.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited for retirement purposes.
Racial impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect certain populations.
State employee salaries; provide for an across-the-board increase of 5%.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Miss. Civil Rights Museum & Museum of Miss. History; exempt certain contracts from bid law.