Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Wanda Jennings
Sponsored
Became law2
Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; allow use for members of MS National Guard or Reserves regardless of mobilization status.
Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend repealer on.
Passed the House2
National Guard Militia; clarify immunity for members serving in federally funded duty status during declared emergencies.
DeSoto County; authorize employment of part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.
Out of committee1
Concealed carry permit; revise qualifications for enhanced.
In committee6
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; establish for students residing in DeSoto County.
Local Law enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund; create.
County court administrators; remove certain requirements regarding approval of salaries and compensation.
DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Local Law Enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund.
Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety for grants to local law enforcement agencies for bullet proof vests for law enforcement officers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 32
Task Force on the Future of Gifted Education in Mississippi; create to study.
Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise composition, exemptions, expenditures and method for reviewing single source contracts.
Autism; require insurance coverage for and regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Passed the House · 5
School accountability system; remove requirement for a combined state-federal system and revise name of state standards.
Public school curriculum; require all school boards to establish for schools within local school district.
Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.
Gun permit for disabled veterans; clarify how exemption from fee applies.
Income tax; phase out for individuals.
In committee · 6
CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.
Holy Bible; designate as State Book of Mississippi.
City of Olive Branch; authorize contracts for naming rights for the city's park buildings and structures.
Workforce Training Mitigation Act of 2015; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of workforce training facility in certain area of state.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.