Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Willie Simmons
Sponsored
Became law3
Harvest permits; extend date of repeal to July 1, 2019.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for various entities.
Sunflower County; authorize the issuance of bonds to assist in the completion of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
Out of committee2
Hospitality stations; authorize Transportation Commission to enter agreements with other entities to offset the cost of.
Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation; authorize any county to make donations to.
In committee12
Children at risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.
School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to read a minimum of four books per school year.
Bonds; authorize for critical capital improvement needs at Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Mississippi Delta Enterprise Zone; create.
Commercial motor vehicle inspection program; create and provide for administration of by the Department of Public Safety.
Small Business and Grocer Investment Act; revise the definition of "underserved community."
Tourism Sales Tax Incentive Program; reduce required per room investment for certain full-service hotel projects.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine at retail food stores.
Roads & highways; provide for an additional tax on motor fuel and additional motor vehicle registration fees to fund improvements.
Bolivar County; authorize contributions to the Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Sunflower County; authorize contribution to the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Passed the Senate · 3
Mississippi Department of Medicaid and Human Services; establish.
Salary supplement for Nat'l. Bd. Certified teachers who teach in certain counties; authorize & clarify process reimbursement.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various economic development programs.
In committee · 8
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
FY 2016; CREATE Foundation for construction of Vietnam Veteran's Wall.
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
Health insurance; require approval by Commissioner of Insurance for rate filings containing an increase in premiums.
School resource officers; require uniform statewide training.
Search not incident to arrest; require consent.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist the Delta Blues Museum's installation of permanent exhibits.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.