Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Willie Simmons
Sponsored
Became law5
Seat belts; mandate for all passengers not required to use a child-restraint system.
Restore suffrage to Willie McAbee.
Bolivar County; authorize contribution to Fannie Lou Hamer Breast Cancer Foundation.
Bolivar County; increase the amount that may be contributed to the Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Indianola Tourism Commission and hotel, motel and restaurant tax; extend repeal date.
Passed the Senate3
Safety marking requirements on certain anemometer towers; extend repealer on.
Delta State University property; authorize lease of certain parcel in Bolivar County.
Outdoor advertisement signs; revise height requirement on those erected after April 15, 2008.
Out of committee2
Outermost left lane of a multilane roadway; prohibit continuous travel by a motor vehicle.
Highways; authorize MDOT law enforcement officers or contractors to enforce work zones prohibition.
In committee14
Small Business and Grocer Investment Act; revise the definition of "underserved community."
Mississippi Delta Enterprise Zone; create.
School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to read a minimum of four books per school year.
Children at risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Student suspension and expulsion; provide standards and require reporting.
Conviction; clarify subsequent for certain crimes and post-conviction relief.
State lottery; establish and use revenue from to supplement MAEP and for educational capital improvements.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine at retail food stores.
Mining; Local ordinances and regulations shall not supersede mining permits issued by Department of Environmental Quality.
Open container; prohibit.
Appropriation FY2018; Alcorn State University for support of horticulture programs.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of to construct faculty and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers Policy Research Center.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
2017 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
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."
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.
Passed the Senate · 3
Memorial highways; designate certain segments of highways as.
Memorial highways; designate various segments of highways as memorial highways.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Out of committee · 1
Equine riders; require helmet for certain minors on incremental basis.
In committee · 2
Towing; limit charges.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.