Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Terry C. Burton
Sponsored
Became law3
Perpetual cemeteries; create offense of embezzlement, misapplication or conversion of trust funds.
Solid waste management permits; revise the public hearing requirements for.
Pyramid promotional schemes; regulate.
Passed the Senate4
Elections; Legislature has exclusive jurisdiction over primary contests when regular session following the election convenes.
Mississippi Underground Storage Tank regulatory law; provide criteria for annual storage tank fee.
Municipalities; expedite process for menace property cleanup and limit hold-over/interim service for officers/employees of.
Criminal record background checks; allow Department of Human Services to conduct on all employees, contractors and volunteers.
Out of committee2
Municipalities; authorize to pay processing or transaction fees associated with accepting credit card payments.
SNAP fraud cases; revise statutes to comply with federal regulations.
In committee20
Adult day care facilities; define for licensure reimbursement purposes.
Certified nurse practitioners; no physician supervision required if over 3,600 hours of clinical practice.
Income tax; authorize a credit for expenses incurred by a taxpayer for care of individuals who are 65 or older.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize Meridian to establish leisure and recreation districts.
Local public officials; increase salaries of.
Mississippi Uniform Power of Attorney Act; create.
Services for Medicaid-eligible children with an IEP provided in school-based setting; Division of Medicaid shall reimburse.
Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; provide certain safety regulations for.
Possession of precursor chemicals; allow conviction to be expunged.
"Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate Order-Bracelet Act"; enact.
Sunscreen; permit student to carry and use sunscreen at school and provide immunity.
Diabetes care plan for students in school setting; State Board of Education develop guidelines and training.
Advanced practice registered nurses; revise licensure requirements.
Alcoholic Beverage; authorize tourism permits that allow the sale & sampling of throughout a tourism development.
Gaming Control Act; clarify the term "applicant," require applicants to pay certain additional costs; increase license fee.
Good samaritan immunity from liability law; extend to architects and engineers who volunteer during disasters.
Drug court; unsuccessful participants must serve time in original jurisdiction.
English Language Learners (ELL) programs; earmark Education Enhancement Fund.
Child support obligations; allow administrative suspension if noncustodial parent is incarcerated for more than 180 days, etc.
Medicaid; reimbursement for inpatient services for inmates under certain circumstances and conditions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Memorial highways; designate various portions of highways as.
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Passed the Senate · 4
State parks; exempt veterans who have been adjudged to have a total 100% service-connected disability from entry fees.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
"Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.
Oil and gas severance tax; extend repealer on reduced tax on production from horizontally drilled wells.
In committee · 8
Charter school authorize board; clarify funding.
Vehicle procurement by state agencies; clarify duties of DFA.
Mississippi Management and Reporting System (MAGIC); empower new steering committee.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Auditor of the correctional system; repeal position.
Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow counties of former Pearl River Basin Development District to join.
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipments of wine to be made to residents in this state.
Project Medicaid shortfall; revise reporting requirements.