Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, Senate.
Tammy Witherspoon
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Criminal history; enact "Ban-the-Box Act."
In committee7
State Board of Funeral Service; authorize to establish continuing education requirements for certain licensees.
Department of Environmental Quality; may contract for environmental impact study on poultry houses.
Mississippi Pay Equity Act; prohibit wage discrimination based on gender.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Walthall County in renovation of the county courthouse.
Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; establish.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2020; enact.
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Secretary of State's official seal; include the phrase "In God We Trust" at the bottom.
Uniform Partition of Heir Property Act; create.
Office of Workforce Development; establish.
Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; establish.
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; provide for physician grants.
Department of Corrections; increase number of offenders in regional facilities and adjust regional per diem.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Equity in Distance Learning Act; enact.
The Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program; establish.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.-CARES Act.
Passed the Senate · 9
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
State parks; change name of Natchez State Park to "Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park."
Historic structure tax credit; extend deadline for eligibility.
School board members; increase pay.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Ex-offender provisional driver's license; provide for.
Driver's licenses; revise various laws regarding.
Highways; require Dept. of Transportation to erect signs directing motorists to Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument in Pike County.
Local governmental entities and school districts; authorize grant of admin leave with pay in certain disasters or emergencies.
Out of committee · 1
Criminal history; enact "Ban-the-Box Act."
In committee · 7
Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks.
Appropriation FY 2020; to Department of Archives and History for an historical statue of Emmett Till at Leflore County Courthouse.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance for supporters of Camp Sunshine in McComb, Mississippi.
Child support; add income of custodial spouse to criteria considering in rebutting presumption of fairness.
State employees; provide for percentage increase in annual compensation.
Community health centers; revise reimbursement for telehealth services.
Delta Incentives for Community and Economic Development Act; create.