Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
Sponsored
In committee41
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Protection against discrimination; expand for housing and state employment.
"Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act"; repeal.
Environmental Quality; require the department to identify all coal ash dam sites.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2017; create.
Cockfighting; offense to conduct, train or attend.
Drug offenders; clarify parole eligibility.
Adult day care assisted living services; authorize Division of Medicaid to establish program.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; increase funding for at-risk pupils.
Prescription Monitoring Program; require dispensers and prescribers to check database.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Appointments to state agency boards and commissions; shall give due regard to race, gender and geographic distribution.
Marijuana; 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 a phased-in basis.
State Land Mammal; designate American Black Bear as.
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.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Public utilities; charitable or civic contributions shall not be allowed as costs or expenses for rate-making purposes.
Appropriation FY18; University of Mississippi School of Education grant funds for AP teachers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Environmental fees; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of Mississippi's natural resources.
Computer and electronic waste; require management plan for recycling and disposal.
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.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of MS natural resources and wildlife corridors.
State Agency Accountability and Transparency website; include 5 oldest Public Records Act requests for each agency.
Justice courts; revise fees.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of/declare public nuisance.
Transportation; require MDOT to develop a complete streets program.
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17.
Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program for Single Mothers; establish.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to identify existing and needed wildlife corridors.
Workforce Investment Board; include nontraditional occupations for women.
Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; establish.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Cannabidiol; clarify use in research of seizures and other medical conditions.
Passed the Senate · 1
Memorial highways; designate certain segments of highways as.
In committee · 3
Carbon monoxide detectors in all public and nonpublic schools; require.
Mississippi Death With Dignity Act; enact.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.