Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Deborah Butler Dixon
Sponsored
Became law2
City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to We Care Communities, Inc.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributes to the Heritage Guild of Vicksburg and Warren County.
Passed the House4
Oakley Youth Development Center; require to have physical custody of a child within certain time frame once child is ordered to by youth court.
Child neglect cases; require CPS to notify the court after three failed attempts to remove child for temporary placement.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Eligibility of youth who may be placed in a community home by youth court; revise.
In committee27
Community-Based Placement for At-Risk Children Pilot Program; revise age of children who may be eligible for.
Appropriation; Hinds County to fund county Community-Based Placement for At-Risk Children Pilot Program.
Behavioral medication for certain youth in detention centers; require second opinion before prescribing.
Dyslexia and speech therapy screenings; require school districts to provide for and accept independent evaluations.
End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition for graduation.
School textbooks; require districts to purchase new books first using district allocations and certain MAEP funds.
Tobacco products; revise minimum age to purchase and revise fines for violations.
Youth returning to school from certain out-of-home placement; prohibit automatic placement in alternative school.
ADHD medications; provider must have second opinion and provide information to parents before prescribing.
Assistant teachers; require for each class in kindergarten and grades 1-4.
Alternative school programs; impose fine against teachers and other district employees who falsify evidence in support of referral to.
MS Bureau of Investigation; authorize to investigate law enforcement personnel placed on administrative leave.
Medication for certain youth in state-supported training school and detention centers; require second opinion before prescribing.
Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; eliminate or limit matching funds required to get grants from.
Autopsy; consent must be obtained from deceased's relative before being performed.
Municipalities; require to provide police officers with certain cameras and provide certain penalties for failure to make provision.
Student recess and socialization period; require schools to allow for students without reprimand under certain conditions.
Law enforcement officers; require to provide mental health evaluation within 24 hours of misdemeanor arrest.
Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of state regarding prohibition of.
Drug paraphernalia; increase penalties for the delivery or intent to deliver.
Hate Crimes Law; revise application of.
Alcohol beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Public schools; reorganize and separate students by appropriate age and grade classifications.
Broderick Rashad Danti Dixon Act; create.
Waste receptacles; require businesses to have fully enclosed and not visible from street and prohibit waste from being disposed outside of.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to the Kings Head Start Center and the Cedars Head Start Center.
City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to Vicksburg-Warren Veteran Transition Center.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
2018 First Extraordinary Session · Mississippi Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2018; create.
Municipalities; authorize to enter into interlocal agreement with rural water association regarding sewer services.
Municipalities; authorize to elect 5 aldermen if population is 10,000 or more and certain conditions are met.
Election commissioners; revise staggered terms of.
Commission on Marine Resources; revise length of time for which permits for governmental entities are valid.
Menaced municipal property; provide determination of may be designated to municipal officials.
Agricultural operation activities; prohibit local governments from regulating.
Appeals to circuit court from county or municipal judgments; revise process regarding.
Honey and honey products; transfer authority to inspect from State Department of Health to the MS Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
City of Clinton; authorize use of golf carts on certain public roads and streets.
City of Clinton; authorize levying of additional tourism tax on hotels and motels.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Vetoed · 1
Real estate brokers license; revise requirement for.
Passed the House · 24
Fire trucks; require certain to use blue colored electric lights on the rear of the vehicle.
Offenders convicted of a crime of violence; strike reference that such offenders are eligible for parole.
Crime Victims' Compensation Fund; delete language providing that expenses of shall be paid from General Fund.
General fund revenue; provide that percent of growth in will be used for repair and maintenance of state and local roads.
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist municipalities and counties with bridge improvements.
State road construction; prohibit if construction has not begun and right-of-way has not been acquired.
"Mississippi Career-Tech Scholars Program"; establish to provide free tuition at community and junior colleges.
Sixteenth section land; allow current lease holder to re-lease the land on no more than two occasions.
Use tax; use portion of revenue to assist municipalities and counties with road and bridge improvements.
MS Workers' Compensation Commission; return to a special fund agency.
Medicaid; extend repealers on various provisions relating to.
Grandparent visitation; revise requirements to file petition.
Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board; remove from the provisions of the Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Controlled Substances Laws; revise Schedules I and II.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; clarify student participation in authorized school activities.
Municipal special sales tax; extend date of repeal on law authorizing certain municipalities to impose.
City council and board of aldermen; shall be held personally liable for excess compensation paid to part-time law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Health insurance policies; require certain to provide infertility coverage.
Adult day care facilities; provide for licensure of and Medicaid reimbursement for.
BP settlement funds; provide for distribution to applicants for assistance for projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Byram-Clinton Parkway project and other road projects.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Warren County; authorize contribution to We Care Communities, Inc.
In committee · 5
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Public purchasing and bid law requirements; authorize prequalification of contractors on "high complexity construction projects".
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
HIV crimes; increase penalties for intentional exposure to blood or seminal fluid.
County prosecutor; authorize to represent clients outside the county.