☑️ HB 18 (2016) billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/histo…
The first bill Foster sponsored as a member of the #MSLeg was written to make it easier for counties to impose emergency orders like mask mandates during pandemics and other emergencies. 1/
Foster's HB 18 would have allowed county boards to vest unelected bureaucrats with authority to enter emergency orders like mask mandates. HB 18 did not pass. 2/
Foster co-sponsored HB 647, which would create new misdemeanors for offenders who fail to pay tickets in municipal court and/or fail to appear for any proceeding in municipal court. 3/
HB 647 did not pass. 4/
Foster co-sponsored HB 1407, an asset forfeiture bill that would enable law enforcement to seize any property related to any violation of law. 5/
HB 1407 did not pass. 6/
Foster was the only sponsor of HB 600, a bill mainly intended to drive immigrants out of higher education in Mississippi, though it contained several further provisions. 7/.
Foster was the sole sponsor of JR 1, a bill to place the media's space in the Capitol building up for auction. Presumably, lobbyists would offer the highest bids and rent the space, leaving no room for the press. JR 1 did not pass. 9/
Foster was the sole sponsor of HB 1683, a bill to authorize DeSoto County to donate cash, land, property, and/or personnel worth up to $25 million to the DeSoto County Economic Development County with no conditions. It did not pass. 10/
Foster did not sponsor SB 2243 (2019), but SB 2243 was *very* similar to Foster's first bill, HB 18 (2016), and I wanted to include a bill that ultimately became law in this list. 11/
SB 2243 passed both chambers overwhelmingly. Foster voted for it. 12/