Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
Sponsored
In committee41
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; required to have working generators.
Marine Resources fees; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to adjust fees to cover costs of permitting programs.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Environmental fee; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; establish.
Appropriation FY19; University of Mississippi School of Education grant funds for AP teachers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Justice courts; revise fees.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Environmental Quality; require commission to adopt rules on radon control.
Environmental Quality; require the department to identify all coal ash dam sites.
Adult day care assisted living services; authorize Division of Medicaid to establish program.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of MS natural resources and wildlife corridors.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to identify existing and needed wildlife corridors.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Women's Economic Security Act of 2018; create.
State Board of Medical Licensure; reconstitute membership of board on a phased-in basis.
State Land Mammal; designate American Black Bear as.
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
Public utilities; charitable or civic contributions shall not be allowed as costs or expenses for rate-making purposes.
Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program; earmark minimum number of awards for teachers of advanced placement courses.
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 Higher Education Grant Program for Single Mothers; establish.
Natural resources; recommend an assessment of the value of Mississippi's natural resources.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Transportation; require MDOT to develop a complete streets program.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; establish.
Prescription Monitoring Program; require dispensers and prescribers to check database.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of and declare public nuisance.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; increase funding for at-risk pupils.
Marijuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients under doctor's supervision.
Drug offenders; clarify parole eligibility.
State Agency Accountability and Transparency website; include 5 oldest Public Records Act requests for each agency.
Workforce Investment Board; include nontraditional occupations for women.
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17.
Computer and electronic waste; require management plan for recycling and disposal.
Appointments to state agency boards and commissions; shall give due regard to race, gender and geographic distribution.
"Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act"; repeal.
Protection against discrimination; expand for housing and state employment.
Cockfighting; offense to conduct, train or attend.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Passed the Senate · 1
Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their products at the distillery for off-premises consumption.
In committee · 4
State Bond Commission; powers in connection with the issuance of state bonds are limited to certain administrative functions.
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; administered by planning and development districts.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Lottery; authorize and provide that net proceeds go to highways and MAEP.