Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
Sponsored
In committee33
State Agency Accountability and Transparency website; to include 5 oldest Public Records Act requests for each agency.
Justice courts; revise fees.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Marine Resources fees; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to adjust fees to cover costs of permitting programs.
Environmental Quality; require commission to adopt rules on radon control.
Computer and electronic waste; require management plan for recycling and disposal.
Environmental Quality; require the department to identify all coal ash dam sites.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of Mississippi's natural resources.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17.
Public utilities; charitable or civic contributions shall not be allowed as costs or expenses for rate-making purposes.
Appropriation FY17; University of Mississippi School of Education grant funds for AP teachers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Appeal bond; set the maximum amount for appeals from decisions of local governments as to taxes.
Public lands; reestablish Office of State Land Commissioner and transfer authority of Secretary of State relative to supervision of.
State Land Mammal; designate American Black Bear as.
State Board of Medical Licensure; reconstitute membership of board on phased-in basis.
Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program; earmark minimum number of awards for teachers of advanced placement courses.
Marihuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients under doctor's supervision.
Transportation; require MDOT to develop a complete streets program.
Environmental fees; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Women's Economic Security Act; create.
Appointments to state agency boards and commissions; shall give due regard to race and gender.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of/declare public nuisance.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Prescription Monitoring Program; require dispensers and prescribers to check database.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; increase funding for at-risk pupils.
Adult day care assisted living services; authorize Division of Medicaid to establish program.
Drug offenders; clarify ineligibility for parole.
Cockfighting; offense to conduct, train or attend.
Co-sponsored
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Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
Youth court; clarify original jurisdiction over certain serious offenses.
Offender vocational training programs; MDOC to establish at each institution.
Search not incident to arrest; require consent.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.