Mississippi Sen. Derrick T. Simmons (D)

MS - SB2090 Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents.

MS - SB2360 Bolivar County school district consolidation; repeal mandated school district consolidation law.

MS - SB2004 Tax assessors and collectors; increase salaries.

MS - SB2180 Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery and remove cap on permanent total disability compensation.

MS - SB2386 Youth court custody orders; authorize electronic monitoring.

MS - SB2142 School Start Date Act of 2012; repeal.

MS - SB2227 Court administrators; revise continuing education requirements.

MS - SB2125 School district financial procedures; clarify distribution of funds and time of payment of school employee salaries.

MS - SB2024 Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

MS - SB2161 Domestic abuse courts; authorize implementation.

MS - SB2038 Memorial highways; designate portion of Highway 82 bridge in Washington County as the "Jesse Brent Memorial Bridge."

MS - SB2136 School district consolidation incentive grants; establish program in the State Department of Education.

MS - SC617 Mourn the loss of Lillie B. Ayers, lead plaintiff in Mississippi's college desegregation lawsuit.

MS - SB2162 Simple and aggravated assault; revise personnel triggering enhanced penalty.

MS - SB2716 Creation of innovation schools and innovation zones in school districts; authorize.

MS - SC508 Mourning the loss and commending service of former Greenville Mayor Charles A. "Chuck" Jordan, Jr.

MS - SB2053 Appropriations FY2014; State Department of Health, Taborian Urgent Care Center medical services.

MS - SB2393 Teacher salaries funded under the MAEP; provide for 5% across the board increase.

MS - SC619 Commend Sarah A.K. Brown on her selection as Miss Jackson State University 2012-2013.

MS - SB2158 Youth court; clarify original jurisdiction of certain serious crimes.

MS - SB2226 Expunction; revise list of felonies that a first-time offender is allowed to expunge.

MS - SC550 Mourn the loss and commend the life and legacy of Mary Alma Chess King upon her passing.

MS - SB2472 State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.

MS - SC513 Mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty U.S. Army Reserve Master Sergeant Coater Debose of State Line, Mississippi.

MS - SB2316 Public construction; IHL Board shall manage certain state-funded construction projects for campus homes for university presidents.

MS - SB2419 Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.

MS - SB2391 Expunction; provide procedure for certain felonies of persons under 21 years of age at the time of conviction.

MS - SB2756 Coahoma County; authorize a donation of real property to Coahoma Community College for expansion of the Allied Health Center.

MS - SB2631 Domestic Violence Task Force; create.

MS - SB2499 Gaming; courses related to service industry may be taught at certain state universities and colleges.

MS - SC615 Recognize Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson for receiving The Laurel Wreath of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

MS - SB2304 Child support; arrearage not pursued absent proof of nonpayment.

MS - SC605 Commend Heritage Academy "Patriots" Football Team for winning MAIS Class AAA State Championship.

MS - SC519 Commemorate the last speech given in Mississippi by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King during "Poor People's March" in Greenwood, MS.

MS - SC532 Designate April 22, 2013, as "Mississippi Earth Day 2013: What are you doing to protect the planet?".

MS - SC557 Recognize Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice George C. Carlson, Jr., on his retirement from the Court.

MS - SC558 Designate Higher Education Appreciation Day Working for Academic Excellence (H.E.A.D.W.A.E.).

MS - SC571 Post-ratify poll tax prohibition amendment to the United States Constitution.

MS - SC572 Post-ratify federal voting age (18) amendment to the United States Constitution.

MS - SC576 Recognize 110-year history and significance of Utica Normal and Industrial Institute.

MS - SC604 Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" Basketball Team and Coach Andy Kennedy on impressive SEC Championship victory.

MS - SC607 Recognize June 12, 2013, as International Day of Remembrance of Medgar Evers: Honor His Life and Legacy.

MS - SC548 Recognize Olympic Medalist David "Trell" Kimmons of Coldwater, Mississippi.

MS - SC563 Mississippi shall commit to become an "Employment First" State relative to persons with disabilities.

MS - SC600 Commend Southeast Lauderdale "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team for winning Class 3A State Championship.

MS - SC603 Commend Bay High Girls Basketball Team for winning 4A State Championship and for No. 1 Super 10 Ranking.

MS - SC606 Commend Aesha Coleman as Boys & Girls Clubs "Mississippi Youth of the Year."

MS - SC546 Recognize Pan African Film & Arts Festival for naming "Rising Star" Award for Vicksburg native Beah Richards.

MS - SB2439 MS Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund; create to provide job training grants for certain eligible business enterprises.

MS - SC503 Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of Senator Alice Harden.

MS - SB2907 Severance tax; reduce for 30 months for oil and gas produced from and after 7/1/13 from horizontally drilled wells.

MS - SC549 Pay tribute to distinguished judicial service of former Mississippi Court of Appeals Presiding Justice William "Bill" Harbin Myers.

MS - SB2215 Domestic violence; revise and clarify elements of the offense.

MS - SR4 Commend the City of Cleveland on being named one of the Top 20 Best Towns by Smithsonian Magazine.

MS - SC601 Commend Stringer High School "Red Devils" Football Team for winning Class 1A State Championship.

MS - SC590 Recognize distinguished service of Delta State University President Dr. John Hilpert.

MS - SC506 Mourn the loss and commend public service of former Mississippi Senator Rick Lambert.

MS - SC573 Recognize Mississippi Author Thomas E. Simmons and his book about African-American Fighter Pilot John Charles Robinson.

MS - SC542 Congratulate Ole Miss Quarterback "Bo" Wallace for winning 2012 C Spire Conerly Trophy.

MS - SB2659 Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program; establish in the State Department of Education.

MS - SC547 Mourn the loss of Marshall County Sheriff Deputy David Scott Johnson of Red Banks, Mississippi.

MS - SB2850 Growth and Prosperity Act; certain businesses in high poverty census tracts are eligible.

MS - SC504 Mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty United States Army Private First Class Patricia L. Horne of Greenwood, Mississippi.

MS - SC517 Remembering and commending the sports legacy of the 1964-1965 Lanier High School National Championship Basketball Team.

MS - SC502 Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of Senator Bennie L. Turner.

MS - SC552 Recognize Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps as 102nd President of ACA.

MS - SC579 Recognize civil rights contributions of Sue Lorenzi Sojourner.

MS - SB2302 Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.

MS - SC515 Commend Starkville High School "Yellowjackets" Football Team for winning MHSAA 5A State Championship.

MS - SB2150 Driver's license; require license examiner at every county courthouse at least one day a month.

MS - SC569 Commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for statewide "Delta Day at the MS Capitol" and congratulate on Centennial Anniversary.

MS - SB2583 Community/junior boards; may waive out-of-state tuition for nonresident students employed by Mississippi-based companies.

MS - SC562 Commend Israel on relationship with United States and Mississippi.

MS - SB2816 Homestead exemption; certain leases between physically or mentally disabled and institutions are not homesteads.

MS - SB2187 Counties; revise authority to invest excess funds.

MS - SC505 Mourn the loss and commend civic leadership of former State Senator John Keeton, Jr., of Grenada, Mississippi.

MS - SB2462 Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; increase the amount of rebates authorized under.

MS - SC518 Commend the life of Dr. Theodore Jones, first African-American orthodontist and Dental School Faculty member in Mississippi.

MS - SB2832 Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.