Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Tammy Witherspoon
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
City of Magnolia and City of McComb; authorize agreements for cooperative wastewater transportation, treatment and disposal.
In committee11
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance; authorize the establishment of.
Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program for Single Mothers; establish.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Workforce Investment Board; include nontraditional occupations for women.
Youth court; revise jurisdiction of for certain cases involving juveniles in possession of firearms.
Mississippi Pay Equity Act; prohibit wage discrimination based on gender.
Criminal history background checks; enact "Ban the Box".
Access to correctional facilities; MDOC to promulgate rules allowing private marital and extended family visits.
Environmental Impact Study; authorize MDEQ to have conducted on of poultry houses.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Walthall County in renovation of the county courthouse.
Bonds; authorize for fire hydrants, enlargement of water service lines, and asphalt repair in Town of Summit.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Transportation center and certain historic properties; authorize City of Natchez to transfer to United States.
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Teachers' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
Passed the Senate · 1
Comprehensive eye examination for students prior to enrollment; recommend.
Out of committee · 1
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
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.
Bonds; authorize to assist Natchez in constructing a Civil Rights Memorial.
Expunction; consolidate statutes concerning.
Critical Teacher Shortage Area License; create alternative license to be issued for educators who teach in designated areas.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Legal state holidays; move Robert E. Lee's birthday observance to last Monday of April.