2019 Regular Session
Senator Michael Watson
Principal Author and Co-Author
Senator Michael Watson
District 51
../senate_p_authors/watson.xml
Principal Author Only
01/07/20 at 09:19
SB2049
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2049SG.pdf
College tuition; spouses and children of U.S. Armed Forces members may keep in-state residency classification throughout enrollment.
Younger
../Senate_authors/Younger.xml
03/29 Approved by Governor
../history/SB/SB2049.xml
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SB2093
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2093IN.pdf
Mississippi Education Savings Scholarship Accounts Program; establish.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2093.xml
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SB2094
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2094IN.pdf
Refugee resettlement; impose civil liability on sponsor organizations under certain circumstances.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2094.xml
SB2095
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2095IN.pdf
Illegal immigration; Attorney General to seek federal reimbursement of costs incurred by state.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2095.xml
SB2096
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2096IN.pdf
Tax evasion; limit prosecution's authority to plea bargain.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2096.xml
SB2097
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2097IN.pdf
Educational expenses at qualified private schools; individual income tax credits for.
Watson
02/27 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2097.xml
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SB2098
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2098IN.pdf
Common Core educational standards; parents can opt out.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2098.xml
SB2099
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2099IN.pdf
Federal Firearm, Magazine and Register Ban Enforcement Act; create.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2099.xml
SB2100
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2100IN.pdf
Intercept gaming winnings of parents with a child support arrearage; provide procedures for.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2100.xml
SB2102
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2102IN.pdf
School board members; elected in all districts.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2102.xml
SB2103
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103IN.pdf
"Pay for Success Contracts Act"; authorize DFA and public school districts to only pay providers when results are successful.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2103.xml
SB2104
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2104IN.pdf
Trusty status; offenders ineligible to work at Governor's Mansion if incarcerated for a violent crime.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2104.xml
SB2112
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2112IN.pdf
Charter schools for special needs students; may be approved without approval of local school board.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2112.xml
SB2113
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2113IN.pdf
Chemical endangerment of a child or fetus; create crime of.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2113.xml
SB2114
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114IN.pdf
Jackson County Utility Authority; reconstitute board of directors and revise provisions relating to the board.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2114.xml
SB2116
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2116SG.pdf
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
Hill
../Senate_authors/Hill.xml
03/21 Approved by Governor
../history/SB/SB2116.xml
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SB2123
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2123IN.pdf
Legislature; reduce size beginning with 2019 statewide general election.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2123.xml
SB2127
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2127IN.pdf
Health care insurance; no person, employer or health care provider shall be required to participate in any health care plan.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2127.xml
SB2129
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2129IN.pdf
Student transfer from school or school district which has lost accreditation; provide for mandatory transfer.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2129.xml
SB2165
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2165IN.pdf
"Mississippi Opportunity Scholarship Act of 2019"; establish.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2165.xml
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SB2166
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2166IN.pdf
Gaming commission; certain investors consider in the aggregate to satisfy scrutiny thresholds.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2166.xml
SB2167
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2167IN.pdf
Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS); parents may opt out.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2167.xml
SB2168
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2168IN.pdf
Federal Affordable Care Act; prohibit implementation of ACA and prohibit expansion of Medicaid Program.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2168.xml
SB2169
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2169IN.pdf
Sales tax; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June liability for the tax on or before June 25.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2169.xml
SB2170
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2170IN.pdf
Use of public or grant funds for abortion or family planning services; strictly prohibit.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2170.xml
SB2171
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2171IN.pdf
"Mississippi Unborn Infants Dignity Act"; enact.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2171.xml
SB2172
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2172IN.pdf
State Board of Education; transfer powers and responsibilities to the Governor.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2172.xml
SB2173
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2173IN.pdf
"Mississippi Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act of 2019"; establish.
Watson
02/27 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2173.xml
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SB2304
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2304IN.pdf
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct shipment of certain wines to package retailers and on-premises retailers.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2304.xml
SB2305
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2305SG.pdf
Human trafficking; increase certain penalties.
Watson
04/16 Approved by Governor
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SB2506
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2506IN.pdf
Voter registration; authorize election officials to ensure that non-United States citizens are not registered to vote.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2506.xml
SB2527
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2527IN.pdf
Elections; authorize procedures to promote full investigation and detection of election law violations.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2527.xml
SB2609
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2609IN.pdf
Employment Protection Act; revise and clarify.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2609.xml
SB2654
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2654IN.pdf
Elections; revise procedure for examining certain records and for filing certain election contests.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2654.xml
SB2688
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2688IN.pdf
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2688.xml
SB2698
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2698PS.pdf
Veterans; create the Mississippi Veterans Honor Medal Program.
Doty
../Senate_authors/Doty.xml
03/13 (H) Died On Calendar
../history/SB/SB2698.xml
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SB2740
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2740IN.pdf
Tidelands; require a lease for commercial harvesting of submerged logs.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2740.xml
SB2901
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2901SG.pdf
Landowners Protection Act; create.
Harkins
../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml
03/29 Approved by Governor
../history/SB/SB2901.xml
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SB2912
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2912IN.pdf
Homeschool students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public school.
Watson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2912.xml
SB2933
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2933IN.pdf
Department of Marine Resources; revise duties of enforcement officers and the appointment process of reserve unit.
Gollott
../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
../history/SB/SB2933.xml
SB2955
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2955SG.pdf
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Junior League of Jackson.
Michel
../Senate_authors/Michel.xml
04/16 Approved by Governor
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SB2956
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2956IN.pdf
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Michel
../Senate_authors/Michel.xml
02/27 (S) Died In Committee
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SB3115
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3115IN.pdf
City of Moss Point; allow golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads.
Watson
03/29 (S) Died In Committee
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SC 501
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0501SG.pdf
Congratulate President Mark Keenum and faculty of Mississippi State University for receiving chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Harkins
../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0501.xml
SC 502
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0502SG.pdf
Congratulate EMCC "Lions" Football Team as the first to win a National Football and Academic Championship in the same year.
Younger
../Senate_authors/Younger.xml
02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0502.xml
SC 503
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0503SG.pdf
Commend the achievement of Army Sgt. Randy Sandifer of Pinola, Mississippi, who was nominated for 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
Jackson (11th)
../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0503.xml
SC 506
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0506SG.pdf
Extend deepest sympathy of the Legislature to the surviving family of Trooper Kenneth "Josh" Smith of Walnut.
Parks
../Senate_authors/Parks.xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0506.xml
SC 508
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0508SG.pdf
Extend deepest sympathy of the Legislature to the family of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States of America.
Burton
../Senate_authors/Burton.xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0508.xml
SC 512
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0512SG.pdf
Commend USM "Golden Eagles" Baseball Team for winning the 2018 C-USA Tournament and for third consecutive postseason.
Hudson
../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0512.xml
SC 514
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0514SG.pdf
Extend the condolences of the Legislature on the passing of Dr. Blair E. Batson, the "Father of Pediatrics" in Mississippi.
Burton
../Senate_authors/Burton.xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0514.xml
SC 517
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0517SG.pdf
Commend MSU "Bulldogs" Baseball Team and Interim Coach Gary Henderson for miracle 2018 NCAA Regional and Super Regional victories.
Harkins
../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml
02/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0517.xml
SC 525
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0525SG.pdf
Commend University of Mississippi "Rebels" Baseball Team for winning the 2018 SEC Tournament Championship.
Michel
../Senate_authors/Michel.xml
02/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0525.xml
SC 526
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0526SG.pdf
Commend Louisville High School "Wildcats" Football Team for winning their 9th State Championship.
Jackson (32nd)
../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml
02/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0526.xml
SC 527
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0527SG.pdf
Lafayette County Sheriff "Buddy" East; extend condolences of the Legislature and commend service of.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0527.xml
SC 528
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0528SG.pdf
Congratulate the Nanih Waiya "Warriors" Football Team for winning its first-ever Class 1A Championship.
Branning
../Senate_authors/Branning.xml
02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0528.xml
SC 530
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0530SG.pdf
Commend judicial service of Chancellor Jaye Bradley on the occasion of her retirement.
DeBar
../Senate_authors/DeBar.xml
02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0530.xml
SC 540
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0540SG.pdf
Extending congratulations to 18 public school districts and superintendents achieving an "A" accreditation rating.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0540.xml
SC 545
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0545SG.pdf
Recognize Ole Miss Linebacker Patrick Willis upon his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0545.xml
SC 584
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0584SG.pdf
Commend Abigail Musser as Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi for 2018.
Jackson (15th)
../Senate_authors/Jackson_(15th).xml
02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0584.xml
SC 585
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0585SG.pdf
Congratulate the William Carey University "Lady Crusaders" Women's Soccer Team for first National Championship.
Hudson
../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml
02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0585.xml
SC 586
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0586SG.pdf
Congratulate Ocean Springs "Lady Greyhounds" Girls Soccer Team for winning Class 6A State Title.
Watson
02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0586.xml
SC 587
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0587SG.pdf
Congratulate Sunjay Chawla of Greenwood as first Mississippi high school student to win Wendy's National High School Heisman Award.
Jordan
../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml
02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0587.xml
SC 610
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0610SG.pdf
Recognize Mississippi Board of Nursing Executive Director Phyllis Polk Johnson as "2019 Business Woman of the Year."
Frazier
../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml
03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0610.xml
SC 611
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0611SG.pdf
Commend Lamar School "Raiders" Boys Soccer Team for repeating as MAIS AAAA Division II State Champions.
Carmichael
../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml
03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0611.xml
SC 612
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0612SG.pdf
Commend St. Aloysius "Flashes" Boys Soccer Team for second Soccer Championship in a row.
Hopson
../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml
03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0612.xml
SC 613
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0613SG.pdf
Commend Angela McKinnon for being awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Massey
../Senate_authors/Massey.xml
03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0613.xml
SC 614
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0614SG.pdf
Congratulate Dr. Brad Bailey as Instructor of the Year at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Wiggins
../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml
03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0614.xml
SC 615
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0615SG.pdf
Congratulate Teresa Wells, Jefferson Davis Campus Instructor of the Year at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Wiggins
../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml
03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0615.xml
SC 616
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0616SG.pdf
Commend Dr. Valerie Cleckler as Instructor of the Year at the George County Center of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Wiggins
../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml
03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0616.xml
SC 617
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0617SG.pdf
Commend MGCCC Men's Golf Team for winning National Championship.
Wiggins
../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml
03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0617.xml
SC 630
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0630PS.pdf
Provide legislative intent that Daylight Saving Time shall be the year-round standard time of the state.
Blackwell
../Senate_authors/Blackwell.xml
03/29 (H) Died In Committee
../history/SC/SC0630.xml
SC 636
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0636SG.pdf
Recognize Ole Miss Men's Basketball Coach Kermit Davis as SEC "Coach of the Year."
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0636.xml
SC 641
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0641SG.pdf
Commend public career of Central District Transportation Commissioner and former Mississippi Senator/Representative Dick Hall.
Michel
../Senate_authors/Michel.xml
03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0641.xml
SC 649
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0649SG.pdf
Recognize Mississippi Excellence in Education Awards recipients from George County.
DeBar
../Senate_authors/DeBar.xml
03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0649.xml
SC 651
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0651SG.pdf
Commend law enforcement service of Leake County Sheriff Greg Waggoner on his retirement.
Branning
../Senate_authors/Branning.xml
03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0651.xml
SC 658
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0658SG.pdf
Recognizing the lasting legacy of Senator Tommy Gollott, who is the longest-serving state lawmaker in Mississippi history.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0658.xml
SC 660
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0660SG.pdf
Commend service of Governor Phil Bryant.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0660.xml
SC 661
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0661SG.pdf
Commend Barbara Westerfield on her retirement as Director of Student Records and Registrar at UMMC.
Moran
../Senate_authors/Moran.xml
03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0661.xml
SC 662
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0662SG.pdf
Commend life of Dr. John Neihof, Jr., past President of Wesley Biblical Seminary.
Frazier
../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml
03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0662.xml
SC 663
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0663SG.pdf
Commemorate the Bicentennial of the extension of the Mississippi eastern boundary to include Jackson County and Port of Pascagoula.
Wiggins
../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml
04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
../history/SC/SC0663.xml
SC 664
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SC/SC0664PS.pdf
Congratulate PRCC "Wildcats" Men's Basketball Team for winning State Championship and first-ever National (NJCAA) Tournament.
Hill
../Senate_authors/Hill.xml
03/29 (H) Died On Calendar
../history/SC/SC0664.xml
SR 1
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SR/SR0001PS.pdf
Extend deepest sympathy of the Legislature to the surviving family of Brookhaven Police Officer Corporal Walter Moak.
Doty
../Senate_authors/Doty.xml
01/09 (S) Immediate Release
../history/SR/SR0001.xml
SR 2
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SR/SR0002PS.pdf
Extend deepest sympathy of Legislature to surviving family of Brookhaven Police Officer James Kevin White.
Doty
../Senate_authors/Doty.xml
01/09 (S) Immediate Release
../history/SR/SR0002.xml
SR 4
../../../documents/2019/pdf/SR/SR0004PS.pdf
Commend Mississippi Country Music Star Derek George.
Branning
../Senate_authors/Branning.xml
01/23 (S) Immediate Release
../history/SR/SR0004.xml