2017 Regular Session Senator Kevin Blackwell Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Kevin Blackwell District 19 ../../../members/senate/blackwell.xml ../senate_p_authors/blackwell.xml Principal Author Only 10/18/17 at 10:45 SB2004 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2004IN.pdf Health Care CON review; party requesting or appealing a hearing on application is responsible for costs and attorney fees. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2004.xml SB2005 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2005IN.pdf Deer hunting with dogs; authorize commission to regulate and require permits and licenses for. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2005.xml % SB2006 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2006SG.pdf Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue. Blackwell 03/27 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2006.xml * SB2007 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2007IN.pdf School district tax increase request; require itemization of central office expenses. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2007.xml SB2013 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2013SG.pdf Counties; revise the maximum amount of aid to fire departments appropriated annually by a board of supervisors. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2013.xml * SB2023 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2023IN.pdf County prosecuting attorney; amounts paid to for secretarial services shall not be considered as part of annual salary. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2023.xml SB2036 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2036CS.pdf School board members; all elected beginning with the November 2019 general election. Blackwell 02/09 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2036.xml * SB2047 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2047IN.pdf Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2047.xml SB2140 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2140IN.pdf Assistant teachers; increase salaries for. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2140.xml SB2141 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2141IN.pdf Emergency management; local emergency may be declared by public official authorized by the governing body of a county. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2141.xml SB2229 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2229PS.pdf Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met. Younger ../Senate_authors/Younger.xml 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2229.xml * SB2271 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2271SG.pdf Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2271.xml * SB2273 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2273SG.pdf Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 04/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2273.xml * SB2311 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2311SG.pdf Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide accounts for individuals with disabilities. Blackwell 03/20 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2311.xml *% SB2312 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2312IN.pdf Legislature; reduce size of beginning with the 2023 statewide general election. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2312.xml SB2314 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2314IN.pdf Local school board members; prescribe salary scale based upon school district student enrollment. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2314.xml SB2315 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2315CS.pdf Local school boards; prescribe educational qualifications. Blackwell 02/02 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2315.xml * SB2316 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2316PS.pdf Elections; amend training requirements for resolution board members. Blackwell 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2316.xml SB2317 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2317IN.pdf Surplus county road department equipment; authorize transfer to other county departments. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2317.xml SB2318 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2318IN.pdf Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2318.xml SB2322 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2322IN.pdf Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2322.xml SB2367 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2367PS.pdf Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in DeSoto County as the "Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr. Memorial Bridge." Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 03/10 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2367.xml SB2469 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2469PS.pdf Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2469.xml * SB2473 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2473IN.pdf Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2473.xml % SB2508 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2508IN.pdf Distinctive motor vehicle license; authorize reissuance for Lions of Mississippi. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2508.xml SB2515 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2515IN.pdf State aid roads; increase amount of motor fuel taxes allocated to include municipal roads in allocation formula. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2515.xml SB2544 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2544PS.pdf Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Emergency Operations Fund; create. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/27 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2544.xml * SB2559 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2559IN.pdf Homestead exemption; require annual application for and full reimbursement to local governments for tax loss. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2559.xml SB2560 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2560IN.pdf Chancery clerks; revise filing fees charged for the recording of documents. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2560.xml % SB2564 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2564SG.pdf State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building." McMahan ../Senate_authors/McMahan.xml 03/27 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2564.xml * SB2600 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2600IN.pdf Dog and cat abuse; conform reporting to FBI guidelines. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2600.xml SB2605 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2605IN.pdf Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2605.xml SB2624 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2624IN.pdf Domestic abuse; allow protection of pets in a protective order. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2624.xml SB2685 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2685SG.pdf DUI; technical correction bill. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 04/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2685.xml * SB2710 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.pdf Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 03/27 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2710.xml * SB2714 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2714IN.pdf Campaign contributions; revise use of. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2714.xml SB2715 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2715IN.pdf Elections; impose 2-year residency requirement to run for certain offices. Blackwell 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2715.xml SB2932 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2932IN.pdf Ad valorem tax on inventory tax; exempt certain small businesses from. Blackwell 02/22 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2932.xml %$ SB2941 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2941SG.pdf Town of Byhalia; reenact hotel and motel tax and extend repeal date until July 1, 2021. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 03/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2941.xml * SB2949 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2949PS.pdf City of Southaven; extend repeal date on prepared food and beverage tax; authorize election on continuance of if protested. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/29 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2949.xml *% SB3052 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3052PS.pdf DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc. Blackwell 03/29 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3052.xml SB3053 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3053PS.pdf DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/29 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3053.xml SB3064 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3064IN.pdf Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3064.xml SC 504 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0504SG.pdf Commend the life and honor the military, civic and charitable service of Eugene S. Clarke, III, of Hollandale, Mississippi. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 01/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0504.xml SC 512 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0512SG.pdf Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of former Senator and President Pro Tempore Bob Perry. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 01/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0512.xml SC 519 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0519SG.pdf Recognize Warrant Officer Jessi McCormick of Olive Branch as first female Apache Helicopter Pilot in the MS. National Guard. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0519.xml SC 528 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0528SG.pdf Commend the Lewisburg High School "Marching Patriots" Band and staff for winning three consecutive Class 5A State Championships. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0528.xml SC 539 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0539SG.pdf Recognize February 23, 2017, as "Rotary Day in Mississippi." Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0539.xml SC 541 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0541SG.pdf Pay tribute to the memory and illustrious career of Mississippi Sports Legend Dave Meadow "Boo" Ferriss. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 01/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0541.xml SC 553 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0553SG.pdf Designate "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to bring awareness to cardiovascular disease in women. Doty ../Senate_authors/Doty.xml 02/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0553.xml SC 555 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0555SG.pdf Remembering the historic service of P.O. First Class Jim Johnston who was lost on the USS Oklahoma during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Doty ../Senate_authors/Doty.xml 02/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0555.xml SC 562 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0562SG.pdf Designate May 2017 as "Mental Health Awareness Month in Mississippi." Blackmon ../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0562.xml SC 579 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0579SG.pdf Celebrate 38th Anniversary of Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. Jackson (11th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0579.xml SC 580 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0580SG.pdf Recognize Mississippi Opera as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Artistic Excellence. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0580.xml SC 581 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0581SG.pdf Recognize Vasti Jackson as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for serving as Arts Ambassador for the State of Mississippi. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0581.xml SC 582 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0582SG.pdf Recognize Jaimoe J. Johnson as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Music. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0582.xml SC 583 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0583SG.pdf Recognize Sammy Britt as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Visual Art. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0583.xml SC 584 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0584SG.pdf Recognize Lucy Richardson Janoush as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Leadership as an Arts Patron. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0584.xml SC 588 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0588IN.pdf Request MDA to develop trade relations with Cuba as authorized by state and federal law to make Mississippi primary trade partner. Blackwell 03/29 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0588.xml SC 598 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0598SG.pdf Recognize U.S. Navy Commander (Retd.) Randy Reeves as President of Natl Assn of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASVA). Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0598.xml SC 600 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0600SG.pdf Designate Higher Education Appreciation Day, Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE). Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0600.xml SC 606 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0606SG.pdf Extend the official greetings of the Legislature to India Consul General Nagesh Singh at trade mission visit to Mississippi. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0606.xml SC 607 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0607SG.pdf Extend congratulations of Legislature to 83-year-old Blues Legend Bobby Rush for winning first Grammy Award. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0607.xml SC 611 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0611SG.pdf Salute the sports and entertainment excellence of Mississippi's Pro Rodeo Master Comedian Lecile Harris. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0611.xml SC 629 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0629SG.pdf Recognize distinguished law enforcement career of MHP Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Myers. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0629.xml SC 630 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0630SG.pdf Recognize historic military service of Bradford Clark Freeman, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge with 101st Airborne Division. Younger ../Senate_authors/Younger.xml 03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0630.xml SC 631 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0631PS.pdf Designate March 2017 as "Women's History Month in Mississippi." Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 03/29 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0631.xml SC 632 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0632SG.pdf Congratulate Marshall Academy "Lady Patriots" Girls Basketball Team for Class AA State Championship. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0632.xml SC 636 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0636SG.pdf Recognize public policy legacy of Mississippi Economic Council CEO Blake Wilson on the occasion of his retirement. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0636.xml SC 637 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0637SG.pdf Recognize former MSU Quarterback Dak Prescott as NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2016-2017. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0637.xml SC 642 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0642SG.pdf Recognize Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for health care research grants in Mississippi Delta. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0642.xml SC 643 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0643SG.pdf Recognize outstanding military service of Lt. Col. Bert E. Sullivan, Jr., on occasion of retirement from Ms Air National Guard. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0643.xml SC 645 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0645SG.pdf Recognize historic military service of WW II Veteran LTC George T. Mercier of Copiah County on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Doty ../Senate_authors/Doty.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0645.xml SC 646 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0646SG.pdf Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War and recognize that March 29, 2017, is Vietnam Veterans Day in Mississippi. Witherspoon ../Senate_authors/Witherspoon.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0646.xml SC 655 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0655SG.pdf Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) "Building Leaders for Life." Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0655.xml SC 658 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0658SG.pdf Recognize Olive Branch High School Girls Basketball senior Myah Taylor as 3-peat "Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year". Blackwell 03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0658.xml SC 659 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0659SG.pdf Commend Olive Branch High School "Lady Quistors" Girls Basketball Team for winning 6A State Championship. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0659.xml SC 660 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0660SG.pdf Commend Northpoint Christian School "Lady Trojans" Girls Basketball Team for back-to-back State Championships. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0660.xml SC 670 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0670SG.pdf Pay tribute to the memory of longtime Senate Porter John Henry Davis. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0670.xml SC 675 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0675SG.pdf Honoring the military service and Mississippi Gulf Coast civic leadership of Lt. Colonel Dean Todd, U.S. Air Force, Retired. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0675.xml SC 683 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0683PS.pdf Wishing the State of Mississippi a "Happy 200th Birthday" from the Legislature. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/29 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0683.xml SC 686 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0686SG.pdf Congratulate MSU "Lady Bulldogs" Women's Basketball Team and Head Coach Vic Schaefer for first NCAA Tournament "Final Four" appearance. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0686.xml