Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Sean J. Tindell
Sponsored
Became law6
Conversion and Domestication; revise.
Termination of parental rights; technical corrections.
Business Corporation Act; technical revisions.
Guardian ad litem fees; create panel to study.
Tort Claims Board; revise memberships.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of.
Passed the Senate7
Expedited small claims; provide judicial proceeding.
Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State.
Youth court prosecutor; appointed by county prosecuting attorney.
Divorce; bona fide separation as a ground for.
Stolen property; when cause of action to recover accrues.
Youth court referees; appointed to a 4-year term.
Fantasy Sports Contests; revise licensure of operators.
Out of committee2
Release after arrest; sheriff or police chief to notify parent or guardian of minor.
Asbestos Transparency Trust Act; create.
In committee28
Agency legal staff; authorize to hire or retain.
Mississippi Uniform Power of Attorney Act; create.
Termination of parental rights; parent has right to transfer to chancery court.
False report of child abuse or neglect; provide criminal penalties and civil liability.
Durable legal relative guardianship; provide alternative for abused and neglected children.
Alienation of affection; abolish tort of and provide for punitive alimony.
Pre-mortem probate; create.
Occupational Board Compliance Act of 2017; create.
Workers' compensation claims; may be made by persons 18 and older.
Youth court; parents may review the youth court records of the parent's child.
Transportation network companies; regulate taxis.
Hate crimes; include law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Economic Restoration Trust; create.
Divorce and alimony; require financial disclosure and equitable distribution.
Birth certificate; adoptee may obtain certified copy of original after 40 years.
Supporting and Strengthening Families Act; technical correction.
Venue; clarify when defendants properly sued in different counties.
Emergency displacement of children; require criminal background check.
Driving under the influence; revise computation of subsequent offenses and eligibility for nonadjudication.
Expunction; revise for penalty enhancement.
Civil actions; property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Economic Liberty and Occupational Licensing Act of 2017; create.
Multidisciplinary team records; youth court confidentiality law applies.
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
Commercial air service; authorize incentive for certain expenditures made to increase service at commercial service airports.
Sales tax on admissions; exempt certain events sponsored by municipalities.
City of Biloxi; authorize acquire or build Internet capacity and services for use by city departments.
City of Biloxi; authorize to establish "Biloxi Biometrics and Cybersecurity Center, Inc., a nonprofit corporation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
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."
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Passed the Senate · 7
Constables; revise fees charged by.
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in DeSoto County as the "Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr. Memorial Bridge."
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Youth court records; parents have right to redacted copies.
BP Settlement Funds; transfer into Gulf Coast New Restoration Reserve Fund.
Mental illness; commitment for certain persons with pending felony charges.
Out of committee · 1
Secretary of State to donate certain submerged lands to National Park Service; authorize.
In committee · 8
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Transfer sum from Capital Expense Fund to Point Cadet Leasing Fund; direct DFA.
Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance.
Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines.
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; establish board of trustees to make expenditure recommendations.
Public Trust Tidelands Transparency and Accountability Act; enact.
Gulf Coast Restoration Reserve Fund; create.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentive for certain health care facilities.