Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Tammy Witherspoon
Sponsored
In committee3
Parole; revise eligibility for.
Child Care Advisory Council; advise Mississippi Department of Human Services on CCDBG state plan.
Appropriation FY2017; Department of Human Services redirect funds for childcare services for TANF recipients.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
"Breast-Feeding in Mississippi: Guidelines"; require accommodations by employers and facilities.
City of Natchez/Adams County; authorize contributions to Natchez, Inc.
Passed the Senate · 1
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
In committee · 9
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag; establish to recommend new flag to be unveiled at Bicentennial on 12/10/17.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration for a felony.
Search not incident to arrest; require consent.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for capital improvements at state parks.
Adams County, Mississippi, and PERS; settle certain claims for obligations of the former Natchez Regional Medical Center.