Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Deborah Butler Dixon
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Broderick Rashad Danti Dixon Act; revise.
End-of-course subject area tests; prohibit mandatory passing scores as requirement for graduation.
Out of committee1
Homicide; require persons convicted of to be registered as offenders.
In committee42
Barbering and cosmetology; applicants for licensure must take exam in person and show official picture ID.
Opioid analgesic drugs with tamper-resistant technology; prohibit substitution without verifying equivalence of.
Remedial education; provide to high school students before graduation as a dual-enrollment option under certain conditions.
Municipal annexation; require election on proposed annexation that only qualified electors may participate in the election.
Interscholastic uniforms and equipment; require school districts to purchase with certain funds.
Video and audio surveillance; require installation in police evidence holding rooms.
Plea deals; prohibit district attorneys from entering into.
Juries; prohibit friends and family of victim or defendant from serving.
Courtroom proceedings; require electronic recording of with video and audio.
Bail; allow for obligor incarcerated for overdue child support.
Autopsy; consent must be obtained from deceased's relative before being performed.
Prosecutorial discretion; revise definition of.
Child support; establish paternity by blood testing before payment of is required.
Child support; provide credit toward payment upon presentation of receipts to DHS and the court.
Prosecutors; revise plea bargaining in homicide cases.
Crime victims; authorize to employ private attorney to prosecute case as alternative to DA's office.
Manslaughter; require case to be tried on individual merits.
Criminal prosecutions; victim or relative may hire own attorney to participate in.
Right to appeal; provide to be included in Victims' Bill of Rights.
Expunction; automatically granted for first-time offenders.
MS Bureau of Investigation; authorize to investigate law enforcement personnel placed on administrative leave.
Capital murder; include the shooting of an unarmed person in the back.
Marijuana; issue ticket for possession of 30 grams or less.
Law enforcement officers; require universal background check of applicants for employment.
Law enforcement officers zero tolerance drug law; require random testing and provide penalties for infractions.
Law enforcement officers; require to undergo psychological evaluation once every two years.
Hate crimes law; revise application of.
Youth found to be in possession of drugs, certain; require to attend drug court program.
Drug testing; require when law enforcement officer kills a person.
Law enforcement officers and legal professionals; prohibit from certain acts of indiscretion and provide penalty for violations.
Police officers; require to wear video cameras that have audio on uniforms while on patrol.
Model Penal Code - "Truth in Sentencing"; enact to provide uniform sentencing guidelines.
School district administrators; impose moratorium on salary increase for those in schools or districts rated as "D" or "F".
School board; elect all at presidential election for four-year terms.
Powers of attorney; all power of attorney must be filed in Chancery Court and copies must be available on the official state website.
Hair braiders; require to be licensed by Cosmetology Board to practice hair braiding for compensation.
Low-Income Student Scholarship Tax Credit Act; create.
Traffic signal lights; direct MDOT to install and operate at highway intersection in Hinds County.
Traffic signal lights; direct MDOT to install and operate at certain intersection in Hinds County.
Motorcycles; allow to proceed through red light if green light is not triggered.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Vicksburg with construction of the Vicksburg Interpretive Center.
Income tax, insurance premium tax and oil and gas severance tax; authorize credit for contributions to school tuition organizations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ certain veterans.
Veterans' Home Purchase Law; increase maximum annual cost of administering.
Persons with disabilities; require state agencies to enhance employment opportunities for.
Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; allow use for members of MS National Guard or Reserves regardless of mobilization status.
Iran Divestment Act of 2015; create.
Parole Board; revise powers and duties.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair of deficient bridges on state maintained highways.
Passed the House · 14
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.
Mississippi Rural Hospital Transition and Improvement Grant Program; establish.
Hearing aids; exempt sales of hearing aids when ordered/prescribed by a physician, audiologist or hearing aid specialist for a patient.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs incurred for storm shelter/safe room for primary residence.
MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.
Assistant teachers; increase base salary by $1,000.00.
Investigational drugs; authorize physicians to prescribe to certain eligible terminally ill patients.
Elections; revise training requirements for resolution board members.
Deferred Compensation Plan; revise various provisions of.
Optional retirement program; authorize participants to join PERS under certain circumstances.
Public Employees' Retirement System; revise certain provisions regarding the administration of the system.
State assessments; bring forward code section for amendment.
Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program; revise term "capital improvements" to include municipal gas system improvements.
City of Vicksburg; authorize tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for recreation and tourism venues and facilities.
Out of committee · 3
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.
Department of Corrections; require to provide cash overtime pay instead of comp time to correctional facility employees for all overtime worked.
Transportation Network Company Act; create.
In committee · 3
Utility cooperatives; include industrial customers in calculation of percentage of gross revenue sales paid to municipalities.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Vicksburg with construction of the Vicksburg Interpretive Center.
Appropriations; MS Community College Board to provide support for formal river barge training school at Hinds Comm. College.