Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Willie Simmons
Sponsored
Became law3
Motor carriers; conform code sections to reflect prior transfer of duties of the PSC to the Transportation Commission.
Alcohol and Drug Treatment Pilot Program in Bolivar County; extend repeal date.
Rail crossings; clarify that vehicles approaching a crossing must stop for on-track equipment.
Passed the Senate1
MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.
Out of committee2
Conviction; clarify subsequent for certain crimes and post-conviction relief.
Outermost left lane of a multilane roadway; prohibit continuous travel by a motor vehicle.
In committee21
State lottery; establish and use revenue from to supplement MAEP and for educational capital improvements.
Small Business and Grocer Investment Act; revise the definition of "underserved community."
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.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Appropriation FY2019; Alcorn State University for support of horticulture programs.
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise maximum amount of per diem paid to members of the board.
Community Policing and Transparency Act; create body-worn camera policy standards.
Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.
Mississippi Delta Enterprise Zone; create.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine at retail food stores.
Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of the Metrocenter Mall to house the Hinds Community College Workforce Development Training Center.
Highways; authorize MDOT law enforcement officers or contractors to enforce work zones prohibition.
Bonds; authorize for matching funds for a federal grant to assist in the construction of Phase IV of the Clinton-Byram Parkway.
Officer-involved death; require investigation and appointment of special prosecutor.
College and Work Readiness Program between certain IHL universities and low-performing schools; establish.
Texting; extend repeal clause on prohibition.
Unofficial state song; designate "Mississippi Beautiful."
Official Mississippi state song; authorize "Mississippi Beautiful."
Lottery; authorize and provide that net proceeds go to highways.
Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2018; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
2018 First Extraordinary Session · Lottery; create and establish the Mississippi Lottery Corporation to administer the lottery.
2018 First Extraordinary Session · BP Settlement Funds; deposit into State BP Settlement Fund and Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Memorial highways; designate various portions of highways as.
Delta State University property; authorize DFA to transfer to Coahoma County Community College.
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.
Alcorn State; buildings erected on university land leased to private entities for student housing are exempt from taxation.
Vetoed · 1
Re-entry and employability; implement mechanisms to provide.
Passed the Senate · 4
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Building Roads, Improving Development and Growing the Economy (BRIDGE Act); create.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds for institutions of higher learning, community colleges and state agencies.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various purposes.
In committee · 4
Salary supplements for Master Teachers who teach in the Mississippi Delta; add certain counties.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipments of wine to be made to residents in this state.