Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
Michael Watson
Sponsored
Became law1
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
In committee35
Mississippi Education Savings Scholarship Accounts Program; establish.
Refugee resettlement; impose civil liability on sponsor organizations under certain circumstances.
Illegal immigration; Attorney General to seek federal reimbursement of costs incurred by state.
Tax evasion; limit prosecution's authority to plea bargain.
Educational expenses at qualified private schools; individual income tax credits for.
Common Core educational standards; parents can opt out.
Federal Firearm, Magazine and Register Ban Enforcement Act; create.
Intercept gaming winnings of parents with a child support arrearage; provide procedures for.
School board members; elected in all districts.
"Pay for Success Contracts Act"; authorize DFA and public school districts to only pay providers when results are successful.
Trusty status; offenders ineligible to work at Governor's Mansion if incarcerated for a violent crime.
Charter schools for special needs students; may be approved without approval of local school board.
Chemical endangerment of a child or fetus; create crime of.
Jackson County Utility Authority; reconstitute board of directors and revise provisions relating to the board.
Legislature; reduce size beginning with 2019 statewide general election.
Health care insurance; no person, employer or health care provider shall be required to participate in any health care plan.
Student transfer from school or school district which has lost accreditation; provide for mandatory transfer.
"Mississippi Opportunity Scholarship Act of 2019"; establish.
Gaming commission; certain investors consider in the aggregate to satisfy scrutiny thresholds.
Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS); parents may opt out.
Federal Affordable Care Act; prohibit implementation of ACA and prohibit expansion of Medicaid Program.
Sales tax; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June liability for the tax on or before June 25.
Use of public or grant funds for abortion or family planning services; strictly prohibit.
"Mississippi Unborn Infants Dignity Act"; enact.
State Board of Education; transfer powers and responsibilities to the Governor.
"Mississippi Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act of 2019"; establish.
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct shipment of certain wines to package retailers and on-premises retailers.
Voter registration; authorize election officials to ensure that non-United States citizens are not registered to vote.
Elections; authorize procedures to promote full investigation and detection of election law violations.
Employment Protection Act; revise and clarify.
Elections; revise procedure for examining certain records and for filing certain election contests.
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
Tidelands; require a lease for commercial harvesting of submerged logs.
Homeschool students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public school.
City of Moss Point; allow golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
College tuition; spouses and children of U.S. Armed Forces members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
Landowners Protection Act; create.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Junior League of Jackson.
Passed the Senate · 1
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
In committee · 2
Department of Marine Resources; revise duties of enforcement officers and the appointment process of reserve unit.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.