Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Patricia H. Willis
Sponsored
Became law1
Controlled substances; revise Schedules I, II, and V.
Out of committee1
Operation of vessel in reckless or negligent manner; include wakeboarding restrictions.
In committee8
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require to renew registration.
MS Highway Safety Patrol; increase salaries of sworn officers by $7,500.00.
Alternative nicotine products; regulate and impose a tax.
Domesticated dogs and cats; revise various provisions relating to penalties for cruelty to.
Alcohol and drug treatment and mental health treatment; revise process for initiating commitment for.
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol; increase salaries of sworn officers by $7,500.00.
City of Diamondhead; authorize city to designate streets upon which golf carts and low-speed vehicles may be operated.
City of Diamondhead; authorize to levy a parks and recreation special parcel assessment if certain conditions occur.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 37
Commercial sexual exploitation of children; decriminalize for minors and improve response and support services of government agencies to.
Educator use of personal leave; authorize use of by employees on certain days in the event of death or funeral of an immediate family member.
Israel Support Act of 2019; create.
Physician Assistants; delete repealer on authority for issuance of temporary license to applicants in master's degree program.
Income tax; authorize a job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.
Grandparent visitation; revise requirements to file petition.
Public agency; prohibit from requesting or releasing certain personal information from an entity organized under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Eye examinations; require SBE to recommend for first grade students whose initial screening indicates need for comprehensive.
Criminal Justice Reform Act; create.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Passed the House · 9
Mental health courts; authorize to be established throughout the state.
School districts; exempt those with "A" and "B" accountability ratings from certain duties.
Abortion; prohibit when heartbeat is detected.
School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state.
Financial institutions; authorize to delay completion of transaction if it may result in exploitation of certain persons.
Municipal menaced property that is one acre or less; make certain clarifying revisions regarding.
Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for terminally ill patients without in person visit.
Daylight saving time; observe year-round if the federal law is amended to allow it.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Buccaneer State Park and dredging at Port Bienville in Hancock County.
In committee · 6
Abortion; prohibit after fetal heartbeat is detectable.
Driver's license; expand eligibility for "Vet" designation to any person honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, including reserves.
ETV; Legislature not appropriate general funds to after fiscal year 2020, use funds for National Guard.
First responders; declare certain diseases and conditions as work-related and entitling worker to benefits.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in paying costs associated with dredging at Port Bienville in Hancock County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with dredging at Hancock County Port and Harbor.