Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Bob M. Dearing
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Insurance agents; exempt age 75 or older from continuing education requirements.
In committee30
Legislative member election contests; person who brings and loses contest must pay attorney's fees and costs.
Appropriation FY2018; pilot programs for legal representation for indigent parents in child abuse cases.
Wildlife; allow mentally handicapped persons to hunt during special youth season and exempt from license requirements.
Public waterways; landowner not liable for illegal use of ATVs in public waters.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair & renovate the Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds to assist in establishing a McComb and Pike County musical heritage/creative arts museum.
Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing/installing solar energy system or energy efficiency services.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds to four lane MS Hwy 24 from Liberty to I-55.
DHS supervision; reduce to 6 months.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of for drainage improvements to Foster Creek in and near the Town of Crosby.
"Meet My Mississippi"; designate as official state poem.
Counties; real or personal property shall be sold to satisfy special assessment for garbage fees.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds to assist the Town of Crosby in making improvements to its surface water drainage system.
Blow-out prevention; require training course for rig workers.
Natchez-Adams Special Municipal Separate School District; elect members of school board.
Enhanced penalties for hate crimes; include law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel in class of victims.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Adams County in replacing the Old Kingston School building.
Retired judges; authorize to solemnize marriages and obtain a free pistol license.
Motor vehicle privilege tax; increase the period of time within which a newly acquired motor vehicle must be registered.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of for storm drainage improvements in the Town of Crosby.
Sales taxation; exempt purchases for fund-raising the Ducks Unlimited Inc., chapters.
Teacher licensure; authorize reciprocity license for approved foreign-certified teaching credentials.
Alcoholic beverages; remove provision that prohibits advertisements from originating in a dry area.
Wireless E911 service charges; revise the disbursement of.
Marissa's Law; enact.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize Natchez to establish leisure and recreation districts.
Lottery; create and use proceeds to fund Vision 21 projects and for maintenance of state maintained highways.
Kennels; require permit and impose animal health standards.
Blowout prevention; require training course for rig workers.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in the repair and renovation of the historic Rodney Presbyterian Church.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Deposit of state agency special funds into the State General Fund; make technical amendments.
2017 First Extraordinary Session · State budgets and reserve funds; create Financial and Operational Responses That Invigorate Future Years (FORTIFY) Act.
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
Home inspectors; delete repealer on licensure law.
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide accounts for individuals with disabilities.
Alcoholic beverages; remove provision that prohibits advertisements from originating in a dry area.
Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; delete the repealer on.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise provisions regarding leisure and recreation districts.
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; enact.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 9
Distinctive motor vehicle license; to authorize for supporters of various organizations.
Nissan Scholarship Program; authorize Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer.
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Emergency Operations Fund; create.
Delta State University property; authorize lease of certain parcel in Bolivar County.
Absentee voting by mail; change notarization requirements for ballots submitted by certain college students.
Memorial highways; designate various segments of highways as memorial highways.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
City of McComb; extend repeal date on tourism tax.
In committee · 4
Natchez-Adams Special Municipal Separate School District; elect members of school board.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.
Vaccination required for school attendance; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on parental or philosophical grounds.