Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Tammy Witherspoon
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.
Out of committee1
Ban the Box Act; enact.
In committee11
Mississippi Pay Equity Act; prohibit wage discrimination based on gender.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2021; enact.
Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; enact.
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.
Bonds; increased authorized amount to assist Adams County in paying costs of completion of Belwood Levee construction.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez pay costs of Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to City of Natchez for the Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Magnolia in paying costs of repair and renovation of community center.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to South Pike School District for renovations to its school buildings.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist South Pike School District in paying costs of repair and renovation of buildings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Mississippi Fair Commission; remove repealer and revise advisory council composition.
Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 5
Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives.
"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.
In committee · 10
Hate crimes; revise delineation of victim.
Mississippi Fair Advisory Council; revise council composition.
State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health.
Procurement of wireless communication devices for students; exempt institutions of higher learning in emergency situations.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to IHL-Student Financial Aid for the Nursing Forgivable Loan program.
General Funds; FY2022 appropriation to Alcorn State University for STEM-related programs.
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.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Mississippi Ports Improvement Fund.