Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Deborah Butler Dixon
Sponsored
Became law1
Sales tax; withhold portion of diversion to municipality that fails to comply with audit requirement.
Out of committee2
At-risk youth; authorize Comunnity-Based Placement Pilot Program in certain counties.
Juvenile detention centers; require a certain number of hours of daily education and prohibit use of solitary confinement.
In committee64
Cosmetology Board licenses; require that each license contain current passport photograph.
Superintendent of education; change from appointive to elective in certain county and establish term of four years.
State Parole Board; authorize to place certain offenders on medical parole.
Cosmetology Board; increase amounts of fines that may be imposed upon licensees for violations of laws or regulations.
Cosmetology Board; require licensure examinations to be conducted at three locations throughout the state.
Graduation exercises; allow those in alternative schools and juvenile offenders who meet graduation requirements to participate in at school of last attendance.
Drug testing of law enforcement officer; require when officer kills another person.
Parole eligibility; revise for certain drug crimes.
Controlled substances; expand list of prohibited.
ADHD medications; provider must have second opinion and provide information to parents before prescribing.
Child support; suspend requirement for payment while payer is incarcerated.
Child support; limit from date that paternity is proven.
Child support; provide credit to non-custodial parent.
Placement of a child into an alternative school after returning from training school; prohibit under certain circumstances.
Community Service Revolving Fund; revise amount paid to by offenders under field supervision.
Bail schedule for courts; create.
Inmate canteen; require to be staffed by trusty inmates or state employees and prohibit Dept. of Corrections from using certain vendors.
Employment Protection Act; revise and authorize law enforcement to request presentation of certain identification.
Law enforcement; require administrative leave while being investigated.
Crisis intervention centers; require to establish one in Hinds County, and direct Legislature to fully fund all centers.
Law enforcement officers; require to provide mental health evaluation within 24 hours of misdemeanor arrest.
Law Enforcement Training Academy; require all law enforcement officers to attend.
MS Bureau of Investigation; authorize to investigate law enforcement personnel placed on administrative leave.
"Broderick R. Dixon Act"; create.
Expunction; automatically granted for first-time offenders.
Law enforcement agencies; require to keep report of out-of-state homicides.
Broderick Rashad Danti Dixon Act; revise.
Attorney General; require to maintain list of persons who commit homicides and the crimes that were committed by such person.
Motorcycles; allow to proceed through red light if green light is not triggered.
Student placement; require students who complete the sentence in a juvenile facility be returned to the traditional classroom setting.
School administrators and State Department of Education directions; limit salary increases.
No Child Left Behind; require the State Dept. of Ed. to submit request for the waiving of specific requirements.
School districts; require audit of all local, state and federal funds expended by.
State Superintendent of Public Education; require Governor to appoint from candidates recommended by the State Board of Education.
School board; elect all at presidential election for four-year term.
Pledge of Allegiance; require to be recited daily in public schools.
Universities; require to admit students graduating in top ten percent of graduating high school class in Mississippi.
End-of-course subject area test; prohibit mandatory passing scores as requirement for graduation.
"Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2016"; enact.
DSH; seek federal waivers to require SNAP recipients to present photo ID when making purchases.
DHS; prohibit removal of students from school without first giving notice of removal to parents.
Universities and Colleges, Public; prohibit housing students off-campus more than 2 months who want campus housing.
Hair braiders; require to be licensed by Cosmetology Board to practice hair braiding for compensation.
Public assistance; require recipients of to present proof each quarter of their attempts to obtain employment.
Child support; revise liability of father to reflect no more than 50% of expenses.
Jurors; exclude relatives and friends of victim and defendants as.
Crime victims; authorize to employ a private attorney as alternative to DA.
Law enforcement officers; require universal background check of applicants for employment.
Misdemeanor arrests; require release within 24 hours, if judge not seen within 24 hours.
Hate Crimes Law; revise application of.
Autopsy; consent must be obtained from deceased's relative before being performed.
Manslaughter; require each case to be tried on individual merits.
Drug testing; authorize for persons receiving public assistance benefits.
Tobacco products; revise minimum age required to purchase.
Law enforcement officers; require periodic drug testing by outside company.
Youth found with drugs or drug paraphernalia on school property; require to participate in a drug court program.
Parole and Post-release supervision; make various revisions regarding.
Bail; set amount for person incarcerated for overdue child support.
Police officers; require to wear cameras on uniforms while on patrol.
Capital murder; include shooting an unarmed person in the back as.
District Attorney; prohibit from entering plea deal unless victim agrees to terms of.
Municipal annexation; require an election be held in the proposed annexed territory.
Medication for youth in state-supported training school; require second opinion before.
State Flag; revise design of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 40
2016 First Extraordinary Session · Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; revise definition of "eligible student" to include those with an active IEP for past five years.
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; delete repealer on.
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; create.
Death certificates; Vital Records shall issue five copies without charge for deceased veterans.
State buildings; rename the PERS building as the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building."
Municipal clerks in code charter municipalities; require to be appointed instead of elected.
Network pharmacy; may decline to provide certain drugs if networks pays less than acquisition cost.
Department of Revenue; revise date upon which time period begins to run for taxpayer to request hearing on permit revocation/suspension.
Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Physician Assistants; extend repealer on authority for issuance of temporary license to applicants in master's degree program.
MS Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on provision requiring annual audits to be provided by November 15.
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act and prohibitions against deceptive advertising by health care providers; delete repealers on.
Sex-related/abstinence education and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Force; extend repealers on.
MS Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act; create.
Mississippi See Something, Say Something Act of 2016; enact.
"Mississippi Church Protection Act"; create.
MSU; authorize to enter into a long term lease for housing and retail purposes.
Memorial highway ; designate segment of Mississippi Highway 182 in the City of Columbus as the "Rep. Esther M. Harrison Memorial Highway."
MS Youth Challenge Program; clarify terms for purposes of qualifying participants for graduation.
Universities & Colleges; limit out-of-state tuition waiver for veterans enrolled in professional degree program for certain.
Summer normals; repeal.
Economic Development and Infrastructure Fund; create and deposit certain funds into.
Petroleum Products Inspection Law; extend repealer on.
Electric Power Association Law; provide additional provisions applicable to generation and transmission cooperatives.
Justice court judges; clarify authority to expunge misdemeanor convictions.
Alcoholics and drug addicts; DMH shall try to arrange for supportive services upon discharge from treatment facility.
Group purchasing programs by certain public hospitals and regional mental health centers; delete repealer on authority to participate in.
City of Vicksburg; authorize annual contribution to Pigs-In-Flight museum.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind services to Tate Cemetery.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building; FY15.
Sales tax; continue to exempt sales of agricultural products grown in this state and cut and first sold from place of production.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program.
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Securities; require notice filings for certain types of federal covered securities.
School districts; require to submit reports to PEER.
Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool; revise eligibility for coverage/clarify when association may close enrollment.
MS Responder Management System; registrants receive workers' compensation benefits for death or injury responding to emergency.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; extend authority of Department of Revenue to approve applications for certain rebates under.
Task Force on the Future of Gifted Education in MS; extend repealer on.
State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.
Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; revise laws regarding.
Witness Protection Program; authorize.
Dentists; provide immunity for if necessary medical services are provided without expectation of payment.
Firearms; restrict regulations by certain public bodies regarding.
MS Youth Challenge Academy; require SDE to provide certain information to director of for purposes of dropout prevention.
Pre-election day voting; allow.
Hospitality stations; authorize Mississippi Transportation Commission to enter into agreements to offset the cost of building and operating.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; extend authority of MDA to approve participants for certain projects.
Jackson State University property; authorize long-term lease of for student housing.
Government Employees' Deferred Compensation Law; revise certain provisions of.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center.
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility through Grade 12.
Division of Child Protection Services; establish in DHS.
Charter schools; authorize open enrollment across school district lines.
CON; revise certain definitions and procedures regarding review.
Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE); create.
MS Agricultural Promotions; revise Dept. of Ag & Commerce to authority to administer for marketing purposes.
Telemedicine; revise procedures defining and regulating the practice of.
Excavation of underground utilities; provide exception for certain activity by government entities in rights-of-way.
Oil Spill settlement funds; use portion to pay debt service of bonds issued for road and bridge improvements.
State officers and employees; increase the per diem compensation for.
Financial Transparency in Education Act; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.
Juvenile Detention Facilities Licensing Act; create and require interpretation services and certain girls' facility.
MS Statewide Teacher Appraisal Rubric (M-STAR); discontinue and require local districts to adopt teacher evaluation system.
Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.
Capitol Complex Improvement District; create and fund improvement projects within.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with construction of Partnership School at Mississippi State University.
Mississippi Main Street Investment Act; create.
Mississippi Site Development Grant Program; create and authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for various Mississippi Development Authority programs.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance for capital improvements at the Mississippi State Fire Academy.
Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that may be allocated under.
Historic property income tax credit; increase maximum amount of credits and extend time for taxpayer eligibility.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.
Bonds; authorize issuance for wastewater treatment facilities improvements in Hinds County.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at the state-owned shipyard in Jackson County.
Out of committee · 2
Working Families Tax Credit Act; create to authorize an income tax credit in an amount equal to a portion of earned income tax credit.
"Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act"; revise and rename the "Equal Opportunity for All Students Act."
In committee · 12
Indecent assault; create the crime of.
School choice; establish statewide open enrollment for public school students.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson for the maintenance and construction of roads adjacent to Jackson State University.
Weight tolerance; authorize for vehicles hauling animal feed to a farm.
Littering; increase fines for.
Bonds; authorize issuance for loans to Hinds County to assist in certain projects.
School administrators; prohibit districts from hiring as consultants if last employed by failing district.
Public school curriculum; require all school boards to establish for schools within local school district.
Warren County; authorize contributions to certain organizations.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind services to Tate Cemetery.
Livable Homes Tax Credit Act; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist City of Vicksburg with tourism projects.