Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
In committee29
Justice courts; revise fees.
Cockfighting; offense to conduct, train or attend.
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17.
Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program; earmark minimum number of awards for teachers of advanced placement courses.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Environmental Quality; require the department to identify all coal ash dam sites.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Adult day care assisted living services; authorize Division of Medicaid to establish program.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of Mississippi's natural resources.
Transportation; require MDOT to develop a complete streets program.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; increase funding for at-risk pupils.
Marihuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients under doctor's supervision.
Computer and electronic waste; require management plan for recycling and disposal.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
Environmental Quality; require commission to adopt rules on radon control.
Prescription Monitoring Program; require dispensers and prescribers to check database.
Appropriation; University of Mississippi School of Education grant funds for AP teachers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Justice courts; revise fees.
State Agency Accountability and Transparency website; to include 5 oldest Public Records Act requests for each agency.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of/declare public nuisance.
State land mammal; designate black bear as.
Environmental fees; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Appointments to state agency boards and commissions; shall give due regard to race and gender.
Public utilities; charitable or civic contributions shall not be allowed as costs or expenses for rate-making purposes.
Appeal bond; set the maximum amount for appeals from decisions of local governments as to taxes.
Marine Resources fees; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to adjust fees to cover costs of permitting programs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
"Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act"; enact.
Health insurance policies; clarify when policies must include coverage for mental illness.
State Auditor; authorize to conduct audits of certain Gulf Coast restoration programs.
Passed the Senate · 6
Mississippi Qualified Health Center/Rural Health Clinic Incubator Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
Texting while driving; constitutes careless driving.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.
Family medicine residency programs; clarify eligible programs for funding under the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce.
Harper Grace's Law; revise Schedule I to exclude CBD oil.
Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.
In committee · 5
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize to commemorate the City of Marks as home of "The Mule Train."
Dental hygienists; provide for general supervision of licensed dental hygienists by licensed dentists.
Gaming; create statewide lottery to fund Hope College Scholarship Program.
Racial/impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect criminal offender populations.
Child care payment system; prohibit DHS from using payment system that records time and attendance through certain methods.