Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Tammy Witherspoon
Sponsored
Became law1
Alcorn State; buildings erected on university land leased to private entities for student housing are exempt from taxation.
In committee7
Natchez-Adams Special Municipal Separate School District; elect members of school board.
Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program for Single Mothers; establish.
Workforce Investment Board; include nontraditional occupations for women.
Mississippi Pay Equity Act; prohibit wage discrimination based on gender.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Youth court; revise jurisdiction of for certain cases involving juveniles in possession of firearms.
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance; authorize the establishment of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
Vetoed · 1
Re-entry and employability; implement mechanisms to provide.
Passed the Senate · 1
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various purposes.
Out of committee · 1
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
In committee · 9
Sex offenders; future contact with victim prohibited (Carly's Law).
Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Critical Teacher Shortage Area License; create alternative license to be issued for educators who teach in designated areas of.
College and Work Readiness Program between certain IHL universities and low-performing schools; establish.
Average daily attendance for MAEP purposes; shall include any student sick day.
Lottery; authorize and provide that net proceeds go to highways and MAEP.
Mississippi Civil Rights Act; enact.
Bonds; authorize to assist Natchez in constructing a Civil Rights Memorial.