Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Sampson Jackson II
Sponsored
Became law1
Alcoholic beverages; restore provision restricting areas in which manufacture, sale and distribution are authorized.
In committee22
Department of Corrections; contract with the Multi-County Community Service Agency to provide workforce training.
School Resource Officers; require uniform statewide training program.
Average daily attendance for MAEP purposes; shall include any student sick day.
Tenth Circuit Court District; create subdistrict and additional judge.
Open-box items; retailers required to prominently display exchange policies.
Keyaurdra's Law; require unique identifying mark on bullet casings.
Expunction; revise for certain felony convictions.
Parole; revise length of sentence to be served before offenders may request judicial recommendation of.
Corrections; require annual reports to the Legislature on successes and accomplishments.
Crimes of violence; require jury finding to classify burglary and certain other felony offenses as.
MDOC supervised release; prohibit incarceration for minor violations of and reduce maximum term for certain forms of.
Drones; prohibit near and above correctional facilities.
Absentee ballot; require placement in unmarked envelope to ensure ballot secrecy.
Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act; enact.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to identify existing and needed wildlife corridors.
Barber Licensure Law; revise fees and other regulatory laws.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in upgrades to Kansas City Southern Rail Line south of Meridian.
Income tax credit; authorize for taxpayers employing persons who have been convicted of certain nonviolent crimes.
Teachers and assistant teachers; provide incentive programs to experienced teachers.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to Town of Scooba for repair and renovation of town baseball field.
General funds; FY2022 appropriation Kipling Water Association for a running water line.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to the City of Shuqualak for a meter reader system.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Mississippi Dementia Care Program, Food Bank Pilot Programming; create.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles; authorize municipalities to permit operation on municipal streets.
Hudson's Law; require healthcare providers to provide information to parents who receive a postnatal diagnosis of a chromosomal disorder.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount.
Driver's license requirements; exempt military members, spouses and dependent children under certain conditions.
"Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; enact.
Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Fund; create and provide for administration by Department of Archives and History.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce - Dixie National Livestock Shows and County Livestock Shows.
Passed the Senate · 11
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Autopsies; provide for confidentiality of photographs and recordings of.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives.
State offenders in county jail; MDOC to pay increased rate to county to expedite removal of.
"Empower Reentry Through Licensing Act"; authorize provisional driver's licenses for eligible inmates.
Nonadmitted insurer policy fee; divert certain amount to fund fire trucks and fire apparatus/protection grants.
Computer science curriculum; require State Department of Education to implement in K-12 public schools.
Department of Tourism; create.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
In committee · 6
"T Initiative of 2021"; create program that provides support to schools for virtual learning.
Driver's license fees; waive for applicants in MDCPS custody.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
General Funds; FY 2022 appropriation to Department of Health for MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for the Ayers Restoration Fund.