Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
Sponsored
In committee32
Marine Resources fees; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to adjust fees to cover costs of permitting programs.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of Mississippi's natural resources.
Environmental Quality; require the department to identify all coal ash dam sites.
Computer and electronic waste; require management plan for recycling and disposal.
Environmental Quality; require commission to adopt rules on radon control.
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
Environmental fees; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Transportation; require MDOT to develop a complete streets program.
Marihuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients under doctor's supervision.
Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program; earmark minimum number of awards for teachers of advanced placement courses.
State Board of Medical Licensure; reconstitute membership of board on phased-in basis.
State Land Mammal; designate black bear as.
Public lands; reestablish Office of State Land Commissioner and transfer authority of Secretary of State relative to supervision of.
Appeal bond; set the maximum amount for appeals from decisions of local governments as to taxes.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Appropriation FY16; University of Mississippi School of Education grant funds for AP teachers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Public utilities; charitable or civic contributions shall not be allowed as costs or expenses for rate-making purposes.
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; increase funding for at-risk pupils.
Cockfighting; offense to conduct, train or attend.
Prescription Monitoring Program; require dispensers and prescribers to check database.
Adult day care assisted living services; authorize Division of Medicaid to establish program.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of/declare public nuisance.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Justice courts; revise fees.
Appointments to state agency boards and commissions; shall give due regard to race and gender.
Justice courts; revise fees.
State Agency Accountability and Transparency website; to include 5 oldest Public Records Act requests for each agency.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Community hospitals; revise provisions concerning transparency.
Scenic Byways; designate U.S. Highway 90 within the Cities of Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian as a scenic byway.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Passed the Senate · 5
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Bicycles; require lamps and reflectors for safety during nighttime riding.
Autism; require insurance policies to offer coverage for/regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Income & sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities & sales tax exemption for materials.
Out of committee · 1
State Board of Cosmetology; all fees shall be deposited into the State General Fund and require warnings prior to citations.
In committee · 9
Dental hygienists; provide for general supervision of licensed dental hygienists by licensed dentists.
Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited for retirement purposes.
In-state tuition; authorize for certain undocumented students who reside in the state.
Racial impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect certain populations.
State employee salaries; provide for an across-the-board increase of 5%.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for an aquarium located in the City of Gulfport.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds for improvement to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.