Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Sampson Jackson II
Sponsored
Became law1
Contraband cell phones; authorize circuit court to issue order to disable service from carrier.
Out of committee2
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; authorize housing of state offenders in.
Regional correctional facilities; increase minimum number of state offenders which may be housed in.
In committee29
Appropriation from State BP Settlement Fund FY2020; to Noxubee County for infrastructure improvements.
2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Fund; specify additional capital projects in Noxubee County.
Drones; prohibit near and above correctional facilities.
MDOC supervised release; prohibit incarceration for minor violations of & reduce maximum term for certain forms of.
Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act; enact.
Average daily attendance for MAEP purposes; shall include any student sick day.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to identify existing and needed wildlife corridors.
School Resource Officers; require uniform statewide training program.
Assistant teachers/reading instructors; require in each K-3 class.
Youthful Offender Unit; offenders housed in to remain under court's jurisdiction.
Cosmetics; require disclosure of ingredients on manufacturer's website.
Consumer protection; restrict use of certain chemicals in food and food packaging.
Literacy-Based Promotion Act; require intensive reading instruction beginning with Kindergarten and First-Grade students.
Absentee ballot; require to be placed in an unmarked envelope inside the envelope containing affidavits to ensure ballot secrecy.
Keyaurdra's Law; require unique identifying mark on bullet casings.
Tenth Circuit Court District; create subdistrict and additional judge.
Open-box items; retailers required to prominently display exchange policies.
Secure detention; raise minimum age.
Felony conviction; revise expunction of.
Flame-retardant chemicals; prohibit children's products or upholstered residential furniture containing certain amounts of.
Drug courts; persons placed on earned-release supervision, parole or post-release supervision may participate in.
Barber Licensure Law; make technical amendments.
Income tax credit; authorize for taxpayers employing persons who have been convicted of certain nonviolent crimes.
Open Records; exempt certain data maintained by the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
State Board of Cosmetology; may administer student tests and increase certain fees.
State Personnel Board procedures; extend exemption for Department of Corrections.
Offenders; MDOC to establish rules regarding uniforms for and items that may not be possessed by.
Sex offenders; must obtain approval from MDOC and MDPS before leaving state.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Town of Shuqualak in resurfacing streets.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
College tuition; spouses and children of U.S. Armed Forces members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
Institutions of higher learning/community colleges; require the award of educational credits for military training or service.
Public office; persons convicted of certain crimes are ineligible to qualify as a candidate for or be appointed to.
Medicaid; authorize reimbursement for services provided by a licensed freestanding psychiatric hospital.
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Forensic Mental Health Act of 2019; create.
Pharmacy Practice Act; define biological/interchangeable product.
Career and technical grants to schools for qualified students; provide for.
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Residency Program; include psychiatry students.
Fraudulent reports; Child Protection Services may divulge information under certain circumstances.
State Board of Cosmetology; may administer student tests.
Teachers' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
County Elected Officials Compensation and Fees Task Force; create.
Labeling; prohibit mislabeling of food products derived from animal cultures, plants and insects as meat or meat food products.
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 · 5
Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protection order.
Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions.
Comprehensive eye examination for students prior to enrollment; recommend.
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
Voyeurism; prescribe criminal penalties for conviction.
In committee · 8
Justice court; revise jurisdictional amount.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Chancery Clerks; revise filing fees for the recording of documents.
Second chances; create Back-to-Work Act.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Noxubee County in HVAC improvements and E-911 upgrades.