2013 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Jessie Mae Dotson of Tunica County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

Headquarters sales tax exemption and income tax credit; revise number of jobs necessary to qualify for, provide new exemption and credit.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for various purposes.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Costs associated for care of certain delinquent children; require itemized bills be given to parents before requiring to pay.

Sponsor: John Hines

Domestic violence law; revise.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

State aircraft; remove prohibition on the purchase of liability insurance coverage for.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Terrorism and champerty; add an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses and clarify prohibition.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Appropriation; Education, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Murder; distinguish between first- and second-degree of.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Student attendance; allow excused absence for those participating in 4-H & FFA sponsored events not to exceed five per academic year.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Grenada County; authorize sale of Grenada Lake Medical Center to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

Pharmacy benefit manager licensure statutes; extend repealers and conform certain definitions.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

Crimes; provide procedures for expunction of certain felonies of persons under 18 years of age at time of conviction.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Women's Health Defense Act of 2013; create.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

School district consolidation; require in Clay County.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

School district consolidation; require in certain county.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Erin's Law; create study committee to study implementation of curriculum based on.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Levee commissioners; authorize surveyors to enter on lands.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Driver's license suspension; revise course requirements for alternative sentencing of minor offenders.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Paternity proceeding; court may determine custody.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Lafayette County Reserve and Trust Fund; make revisions regarding the governance of the trust fund.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Lien in favor of providers of burn care; create.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Public officers and employees; revise punishment for embezzlement and restrict government hiring of felons.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Certificate of free sale; authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to issue for agricultural products grown, produced or manufactured in MS.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Child Protection Act; revise.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Appropriation; Health, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

MS Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law; extend repealer on and revise various provisions of.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

State Auditor's office; delete repealer on certain provisions affecting powers and duties of.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

State funds; transfer certain to BCF, and transfer sum from Health Care Trust Fund to Expendable Fund.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act; create.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Attorney General.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Uninsured motorist coverage; delete minimum number of vehicles necessary to purchase nonstacking coverage.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

City of Oxford; make certain revisions to the management of Municipal Reserve and Trust Fund.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Severance tax; reduce for 24 months for oil and gas produced from and after July 1, 2013, from horizontally drilled wells.

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

Prescription drug benefits; require use of a uniform prior authorization form by health insurers providing.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to consent to federal aid legislation to ensure continuation of federal funds for marine conservation.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Historic property income tax credit; authorize the transfer, sale or assignment of the credit.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise requirements for certification of health care industry zones under.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

County port and harbor commission; revise the number of appointments made to.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

City of Drew; authorize expansion of water distribution system to areas more than 5 miles outside city limits.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Secretary of State.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Property Insurance, Atty General Settlements, DA; Additional 2013.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Legislative expenses.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Library Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Sebastopol Natural Gas District; revise the boundaries of and authorize sale of bonds issued by at public or private sale.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; reappropriation , DFA - Bureau of Building; FY13.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Arts Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Athletic Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Literacy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Teacher and administrator licensure; clarify grounds for license denial and procedures for reinstatement.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mississippi Education Works Program; enact education reforms.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

City of Pascagoula; authorize the levy of a tax on restaurants.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Harrison County Tourism Commission; rename as Gulf Coast Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau & revise composition & certain purpose of.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Baldwyn High School Bearcats Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning Class 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Chevron Pascagoula Refinery; commend and congratulate upon the occasion of its 50th year anniversary.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Limited institutional medical license; authorize additional extension upon certain conditions.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Ole Miss Men's Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning SEC Tourney Championship and NCAA Tourney win.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Cleveland; commend on being named one of the 20 Best Small Towns to visit in 2013.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Singing River Electric Power Association; congratulate upon the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Sponsor: John Read

Dr. Mary Pace; commend and congratulate upon being named "Best Woman" in Lee county.

Sponsor: Margaret Rogers

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

DUI; revise use of ignition-interlock device.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Leflore County School District; commend all retires for 2012 and 2013.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Austin Powell; commend upon being named Eagle Scout of the Year by the Department of MS of the VFW of the United States.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Dr. Barbara Childers McMillin; congratulate upon being appointed the 8th president of Blue Mountain College.

Sponsor: Mac Huddleston

Pass Christian Middle School; commend and congratulate upon being named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School Award recipient.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

MS Dept. of Archives and History's Volunteer Program for the State Capitol; commend on superb service of.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Toyota; commend upon being named the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Partner of the Year.

Sponsor: William Arnold

City of Cleveland; commend on being named one of the Top 20 Best Small Towns to visit 2013.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Mother Annie Mae Robinson-Washington; commend life and legacy as community pillar and matriarch.

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

East Webster High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning 2012-2013 Class 1A State Cheerleading Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Dr. Mary Pace; commend and congratulate upon being named "Best Woman" in Lee county.

Sponsor: Margaret Rogers

French Camp Academy Football Team; commend on winning Class 1A North State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Mrs. Carla Falkner; commend for being recipient of the 2013 Humanities Educator Award.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Victoria Vivians; commend upon being named Miss Basketball in Mississippi and being recognized as one of the nation's top players.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Recognize Ingalls Shipbuilding on its 75th Anniversary as a leader in the industry.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Bonds; issued for various purposes.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Siege of Vicksburg and recognize its observance.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

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

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Commend Hall of Fame Pearl High School Coach and Athletic Director Woody Barnett on occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Recognize Ole Miss Basketball Forward Rahim Lockhart on induction into 2013 Allstate SEC Basketball Legends Program.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Recognize Chevron Pascagoula Refinery on its 50th Anniversary as a leader in the petroleum industry.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Recognize 50th Anniversary Celebration of Mississippi Petrified Forest.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Forest High School Bearcats Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Class 3A South State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Dr. Tom Burnham; commend career and service of upon the occasion of his retirement as State Superintendent of Public Education.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Dr. Andy Mullins; commend on retirement after lifelong career dedicated to improving education.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Madison-Ridgeland Academy Lady Patriots Soccer team; commend for winning state championship.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

John O. Gilbert; commend upon retirement after 30 years of superb public service to the state.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

The University of MS Medical Center and Dr. Hannah Gay; congratulate for functionally curing baby infected with HIV.

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

Scott Central High School Lady Rebels Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Class 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Suffrage; restore to Charles L. Bone of Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Marshall County; revise geographic description of the Marshall Utility Services Sewer District.

Sponsor: Steve Massengill

Overdue child support; payable to custodial parent after emancipation of child.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

The Holmes County Civil Rights Movement; commemorate 50th Anniversary of the beginning of and recognize Mr. and Mrs. Sojourner.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Firearms Protection Act.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Marshall County; revise the boundaries of the Marshall Utility Services Sewer District.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Urge U.S. Congress not to approve federal acquisition of 48,000 acres of private property in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Mr. Red Bailey; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

State appointments, certain; urge to reflect more of the demographics and diversity of the state.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Grenada County; authorize sale of Grenada Lake Medical Center to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Congress; urge to support efforts to reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

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

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Joint Rules of Mississippi Legislature; amend to provide that Legislature shall not convene on Easter Sunday.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Slavery; issue apology for state's role in.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Clinic.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Bishop Jonathan Tate, Sr.; commend on 50 years of pastorship of Anointed Temple A.O.H. Church of God.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Jones County; authorize county to contract with the Jones County Volunteer Fire Department Council for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

City of Greenwood; authorize the levy of a tax on hotels and motels to repair and renovate the Russell Building.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Lowndes County; authorize establishment of Lowndes County Reserve and Trust Fund.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Jay Levy; commend upon being named Pisgah Teacher of the Year.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

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

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Claudis Ray James, Sr.; commend life and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Ferr Smith

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

City of Biloxi; authorize to adopt ordinance to permit the use of golf carts & low speed vehicles on certain city streets within.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

House Rules; provide procedure for member to speak at podium when House is not convened and for speech to be telecasted.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Designate September 8-14, 2013, as "Paralegal Week in the State of Mississippi."

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Suffrage; restore to Randall Lamar Bolton of Panola County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Joint Session; call to hear State of the State address of Governor Phil Bryant.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day; designate first Monday of April as.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Mr. Bill McPeters; honor and celebrate the life and legacy of and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

City of Louisville; authorize a tax on hotels and motels.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Parental rights; State of Mississippi recognizes.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

Adams County; authorize to contract with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to house its county inmates.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

U.S. Constitution; urge Congress to call convention to amend 5th Amendment relative to double jeopardy.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Esther Harrison

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Billy Broomfield

Resolutions; encourage GASB to adopt certain acct. standards to enhance the integrity of public employee pension plan reporting.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Martin Luther King birthday; Legislature not convene.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Tunica county; may enter into contracts to fund capital costs to extend natural gas services.

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

U.S. Highway 61; designate segment in Warren County as "The Purple Heart Trail."

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

Congress; urge to amend federal law to require removal of negative information from credit report after four years.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

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

Sponsor: W Alday

City of Gautier; increase hotel/motel tax and extend repeal date.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Linda Whittington

State of poverty in Mississippi; acknowledge need for improved economic viability and increased awareness.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Tourism; create the MS Tourism Advisory Board and the Tourism Advertising and Marketing Fund; create a pilot program to fund.

Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner

Emergency Management; define certain terms and authorize MEMA to expend funds for public preparedness and mitigation.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Suffrage; restore to Terry Lee Bates of Lee County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Lauderdale County; authorize to fund chaplaincy program of the detention facility from revenue of inmate phone service.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Suffrage; restore to Michael Timothy Wood, Sr., of Jackson County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Kelvin Buck

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Brad Oberhousen

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Medicaid; extend repealers on various provisions in Medicaid program.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Jones County; authorize county to contract with the Jones County Volunteer Fire Department Council for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

State of Mississippi; urge to take critical and fundamental actions to improve the state's economic and social rankings.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Joint Rules; amend to limit number of bill introductions.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

House Rules; amend to limit number of bills that a House member may request and introduce.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: James Evans

Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Rules Committee; request to take further action on and pass Senate Bill No. 2207.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Medicaid; extend various repealers and expand eligibility.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Coahoma County; increase percentage allowed to be expended from interest earned on hospital reserve fund.

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Tunica County; create the Tourism Development and Support Fund.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Panola County; authorize the imposition of certain assessments to fund the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Deer Island Acquisition, Reclamation and Preservation Fund; authorize funds to be utilized for acquisition of Cat Island.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016, except pursuant to referendum.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Economic Redevelopment Act; revise definition of "contaminated site" and time in which county/municipality may apply for.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Mr. Droke Wilson; commend life and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: John Lamar

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

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Mrs. Maggie Olegan Dunlap Allen; commemorate life and express sympathy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Commend Alcorn Central "Lady Bears" Dance Team for winning their third consecutive State Championship.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Natchez Trace Parkway; exempt building that are not visible from the parkway from height restrictions.

Sponsor: John Horhn

"Mississippi Energy Sustainability and Development Act"; create.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Tunica County; authorize to contract with and/or contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Healthy Food Retail Act; create to encourage consumption of affordable healthy foods in underserved communities.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Lauderdale County; authorize to fund Chaplaincy Program of the detention facility from revenue of inmate phone service.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Federal disaster; revise provision regarding hiring by a contractor awarded public works bid using funds from.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Civil cases; revise procedure for certain small claims.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

State buildings; revise energy conservation requirements for design and construction of major facility projects.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Controlled Substance Law; clarify notice for administrative forfeiture.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand to include emergency management personnel and provide additional funding.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Mississippi Department of Mental Health; authorize sale-leaseback of certain facilities.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Sales and income tax; authorize extensions of examination period by agreement between the Commissioner of Revenue and the taxpayer.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

City of Pass Christian; authorize use of golf carts in.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Transfer funds for state budget; direct State Fiscal Officer to transfer certain funds.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Reading Proficiency Program; establish in public schools to achieve grade level reading by end of 3rd grade.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for various supporters.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ veterans.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Jay Levy; commend upon being named Pisgah Teacher of the Year.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Mrs. Evelyn Reeves McNair; congratulate on occasion of 100th birthday and commend life and legacy.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Christa Reed; commend and congratulate upon being named Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Sponsor: David Baria

Laura Lee Lewis; commend tenacity in creating a MS Chapter of Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors Program in Brookhaven.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

McComb High School Tigers Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon finishing successful 2012-2013 season.

Sponsor: David Myers

Forest High School Bearcats Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Class 3A South State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Commend Velma Jackson High School "Falcons" Boys Basketball Team for first State Title in school history.

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Commend Canton High School "Lady Tigers" Girls Basketball Team for first State Title in school history.

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

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

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; authorize to provide certain services for residents of.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commissioners of election; may run for other offices if they resign before they qualify.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Scott Central High School Lady Rebels Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Class 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Grand jurors; revise potential number of.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Lincoln County Teen Age Republicans Club; commend for receiving President's Volunteer Service Award.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Mrs. Patsy Speights; commend exceptional career and congratulate upon her retirement from The Prentiss Headlight.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Mrs. Martha Ann Rice Vaughn; commend life's works as an educator and community pillar.

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be furnished in electronic format.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Marie Elizabeth Wicks; commend upon being crowned Miss Mississippi USA 2012.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

MTC; authorize SASHTO scholarship funds for transportation studies and increase relocation payments per federal regulations.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Interagency Farm to School Council; establish.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Cassandra "Cassi" Davis; commend for acting career and receiving award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013.

Sponsor: Kelvin Buck

Columbia Academy; commend and congratulate upon winning 2010, 2011, and 2012 MAIS State Championships in Boys Cross Country.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

"Wounded Warrior Special Programs"; authorize Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to establish in wildlife management areas and refuges.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Acupuncture Practice Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

UCC; revise Article 9.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Recognize 1962 Ole Miss Football Team on 50th Anniversary of National Championship.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Recognize Dr. Hannah Gay and researchers at UMMC for the first "functional HIV cure" in an infant.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Commend Sandra Halat, Instructor of the Year at the Jefferson Davis Campus of MGCCC.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Commend Murrah High School "Mustangs" Boys Basketball Team for winning 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Paying tribute to World War II Combat Veteran Oscar Russell of Biloxi, Mississippi, for receiving French Legion of Honor Medal.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

"High economic benefit project"; extend repealer on exemption of certain highway projects from definition of.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Commend Joshua Prochaska for winning the 2013 Mississippi Prudential Spirit of Community Award as Top Youth Volunteer.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Commend and congratulate Florence High School Lady Eagles Girls Soccer Team on repeating as Class 4A State Champions.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Commend Porter's Chapel Academy "Eagles" Boys Basketball Team for first title in school history.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Recognize acting career of Cassandra "Cassi" Davis from Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Commend the legacy of Dr. Donald Wayne Zacharias, President Emeritus of Mississippi State University.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Commend Forest Hill Lady Patriots Girls Basketball Team for winning second consecutive Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: David Blount

Recognize Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Executive Director Larry Simpson on his receipt of the Charles H. Lyles Award.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Mississippi Reciprocal Insurance Law; revise.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

ICFMR operated by Department of Mental Health; authorize transfer of beds to more appropriate setting for clients.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Group purchasing programs by certain public hospitals and regional mental health centers; extend repealer on authority to participate in.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Recognize the educational contributions of University of Mississippi Chief of Staff Dr. Andy Mullins.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

State agencies; require to provide legislative update section on their websites.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' oyster check station; change name to "Colonel George J. Wright, Sr." building.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Income tax; credit for adoption expenses is allowed in the same year that the child is claimed as an exemption.

Sponsor: Phillip Gandy

Sales and ad valorem tax; extend exemption for certain equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Counties, municipalities and state agencies; authorize to bear cost of processing electronic payments for retail sales.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Counties and municipalities; prohibit from establishing mandatory minimum wage.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Community colleges; provide for optional out-of-state waiver policy to be determined by board of each college.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Tunica County; authorize contribution to the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Clinic, Inc.

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

Commend Callaway High School "Chargers" Boys Basketball Team for second straight Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Institute of Community Services, Inc.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Oxford High School Chargers Soccer Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Marine Resources; authorize the Commission on Marine Resources to require completion of educational programs for commercial licenses.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Southern Arts & Entertainment Center; conform law to center's name change of "Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center."

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

MS Auctioneers License Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Election contests; revise how judges are designated to hear.

Sponsor: William Denny

Forfeiture of bond; revise.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Department of ITS; may charge vendors a fee to recover cost of providing procurement services.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Public property; authorize Transportation Commission to donate certain to City of Canton and revise state highway system accordingly.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Tampering of municipal utility meters; authorize prosecution in municipality when tampering occurs outside municipal boundaries.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Law enforcement officers; revise trainee requirements.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Department of Corrections; authorize to contract for housing of males at certain county/regional correctional facility.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Civil Air Patrol members; commend the lives of the three patrolmen who passed on November 13, 2012.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Dallas Stricker; commend and congratulate upon being named 2012 State Games Male Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Charles Young

Pastor Saeed Abedini; commend dedication of.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Crime Victims' Compensation Act; revisions to grounds for denying compensation.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

MS Highway 29; designate segment in City of Ellisville as "Wyonie 'Sonny' Patterson" Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

UCC; provide for refusal and termination of false filings.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Municipal, county and state executive committees; prohibit those who violate the public trust from serving on.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Domestic Violence Task Force; create.

Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner

Mississippi Auctioneers License Act; extend repealer.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

MS Accountability and Transparency Act; require detailed description of expenditures of bond proceeds on website.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Memorial highways; designate Mississippi Highway 4 in Prentiss county as the Sergeant Jonathan W. Lambert, Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Election contest; provide procedure for candidates for office of election commissioner.

Sponsor: William Denny

Mrs. Joy Sumner Meyer; commend life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Model Business Corporation Act; correct references to in Code.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Reverend Nathaniel V. Booker; commend life, heritage and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Motor vehicle accident; repeal laws requiring security deposit after.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Emerging Crops Program; remove reversionary language regarding a certain loan program.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Compact for education; repeal.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Notice of state agency meetings; shall be published on the DFA Transparency website.

Sponsor: David Blount

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

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

State Personnel Director; revise qualifications of.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Ronnie Jermaine Williams; commend life and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Pfc. Patricia Horne; commend valiant military service upon her passing in furtherance of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Certified purchasing offices; revise decision procedure for the best value calculation.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Child pornography, possession of; clarify necessary state of mind.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Karen's Law; revise punishment for manslaughter of certain child victims.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Elections; increase per diem of election commissioners on election days.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Insurance; revise various laws regarding.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

MTC; revise paid educational leave program to a stipend program for students agreeing to work as civil engineer for.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Memorial highways; designate the Gluckstadt interchange on I-55 in Madison County as the "Adam Lee Weisenberger Memorial Interchange."

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Christie Stricker; commend and congratulate upon being name 2012 State Games Female Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Charles Young

U.S. Highway 184; designate segment of in Lawrence County as "Lawrence County Veterans Highway."

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Elevators; enact the Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Income tax; exempt a portion of income of certain physicians/nurse practitioners practicing in critical physician shortage areas.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation: State Government Agencies Budget Contingency Fund and Capital Expense Fund; additional 2013.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Sales tax law; include certain recycling activities in the terms "to manufacture" and "manufacturing."

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing and installing solar energy system or energy efficiency services.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Honey bees; include sales by producers of in the list of agricultural products exempt from sales tax.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Bonds; authorize issuance for community and junior colleges capital improvements and State Board headquarters building.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Special fuel excise tax; exempt fuel used by commercial aircraft in new market or for new direct service.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

Agriculture; require certain fish products to meet same labeling requirements of catfish products.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Sales tax; exempt certain sales of concrete and asphalt for use in residential construction.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Fall dairy show; relocate from Marion County to Lamar County.

Sponsor: Bill Pigott

Crimes; prohibit distribution of alternative nicotine products to minors.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

UCC; publish Ch. 9 on SOS website.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Municipal courts; revise amount allowed to charge convicted misdemeanor offenders for jail costs.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

County courts; revise jurisdiction.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Elections; allow mileage to receiving and returning managers for the use of private vehicles.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Tax sales; revise method of service of notice of expiration of redemption period for property sold at.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Alcoholic beverages; allow manufacturer with distillery in state to provide samples subject to certain conditions.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Counties and municipalities; may allow credit card payment of judgments, fines, costs and penalties for criminal/traffic offenses.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

State agencies and officials; require to regularly update information on their websites to ensure that it is current.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Memorial highways; designate certain as "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient" when appropriate.

Sponsor: Gary Staples

State Fire Marshals; grant limited police powers to.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Computer fraud; clarify definition of computer network.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Nutrition labeling of food; reserve regulation of to the Legislature.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Mississippi National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program; commend and congratulate for its many accomplishments with Mississippi's youth.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Mrs. Suzanne Byrd Poynor; congratulate upon being selected President of GFWC-MFWC.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

MS Highway 63; designate segment of in Greene County as "Senator George Cecil McLeod, Jr., Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013"; enact.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

"MS Hwy. Patrol Fallen Officer's Memorial Highway Act;" enact to designate certain public roadways in honor of.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Highways; designate certain memorial highway and scenic byway.

Sponsor: Pat Nelson

MS Industries for the Blind; State Personnel Board not required to approve salary of executive director of.

Sponsor: John Read

MS Industries for the Blind; remove provision requiring salary of director to be subject to the State Personnel Board.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Country of Origin Labeling; include term "fish" in category for which notification must be provided.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Depicting child engaging in sexual conduct; revise.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Child support program; authorize Department of Human Services to contract to improve performance and efficiency.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Public purchasing; allow consideration that a bidder has a local presence in determining best value.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

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

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Commend Alivia Roberts for winning the 2013 Mississippi Prudential Spirit of Community Award as Distinguished Finalist.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Recognize cultural exchange program between Columbia High School and students and teachers from Etampes, France.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Public Service Commission; may regulate rates for electricity provided by TVA directly to industrial customers.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Transportation; revise requirements for MS Department of Transportation design-build projects.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Agriculture and Commerce; extend repealer on petroleum products inspection law.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

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

Sponsor: David Blount

University Research Center; require report compiling and analyzing costs associated with certain reductions in state revenue.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Airport authorities; revise venue for trial of offenses committed on municipal airport property located in another county.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Commend Emilee Parker for winning the 2013 Mississippi Prudential Spirit of Community Award as Top Youth Volunteer.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Harvest permits; extend repealers on authority of MDOT to issue and provisions establishing maximum weight of such vehicles.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

MS Transportation Commission; authorize to donate real property in Perry County, Mississippi, to U.S. Forest Service.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Public Service Commission; extend repealer on its creation and ability to hire attorneys for certain proceedings.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

MS Professional Massage Therapy Act; revise various provisions and extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Marshall Academy Patriots Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning State Championship.

Sponsor: Kelvin Buck

Mrs. Leliar Ann Williams Bethley; mourn loss and commemorate life of upon her passing.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Highways; revise definition of off-road vehicle to include recreational off-highway vehicles and other new designs.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Marco W. McMillian; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Scenic byways; designate certain scenic byways in Madison County.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Scenic byway; create the "Noxubee Hills Route".

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Mrs. Mattie Scott Pace; commend life and legacy and express sympathy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

Melville C. Tillis; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Mrs. Ruby Jefferson Worsham; commend and congratulate upon the occasion of her 103rd birthday.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

MS Debt Management Services Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Dr. Ailean Stingley; commend upon being elected to the National Board of Trustees of the Church of God In Christ, Inc.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Florence High School Girls Soccer Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Mrs. Virginia Mangum Smith; commend and congratulate upon her retirement from the United States Postal Service.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Memorial highway; designate segment of MS Highway 11 in Lamar County as Tyler R. Kilsby and Leon Sims Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: John Polk

Public Service Commission; remove authority to regulate rates of shared utilities in municipalities.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Scenic byways; designate certain scenic byways in Madison County.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Health discount plans; remove repealer on requirements for.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Memorial Highways; direct MDOT to relocate signage for the "Albert B. Shows Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Health discount plans; delete repealer on requirements for.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Scenic byway; create the "Noxubee Hills Route."

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

State Department of Health regulations for advanced life-support personnel; define EMT-paramedic critical care.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Memorial highway; designate a portion of MS 25 and MS 15 in Louisville as "Blue Star Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Free port warehouse; clarify date ad valorem tax exemption takes effect.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of power and fuel to a producer of oil and gas for use in oil recovery or sequestration of carbon dioxide.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Municipalities; revise authority to clean menaced property.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

Vessel pilots; limit and regulate liability of.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

MS Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program; revise comprehensive investment plan and investment options for.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

MS Public Records Act of 1983; exempt certain academic records from.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Risk based capital laws; include health organization insurer under.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Regional mental health/intellectual disability commissions; define services which may be provided.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Financial literacy curriculum; require State Board of Education to revise grades for which offered.

Sponsor: John Moore

Municipal special sales tax; revise composition of commission that will establish master plan for use of revenue.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Commercial driver's license; provide that certain drivers with visual impairment in one eye may obtain.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

USM; authorize Department of Finance & Administration to sell certain real property located in Jackson County, MS.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Public lands; prohibit nonresident aliens and illegal non-U.S. citizens from acquiring.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Provide an exclusive procedure to contest the qualification of candidates for county election commissioner and municipal office.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Medicaid; extend repealers on various provisions in Medicaid program.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

State Auditor; authorize to conduct performance audits of state-funded economic development projects.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Subdivision plats; provide that future filings may be in digital media format.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Caylee's law; enact.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Income tax; authorize certain employers to pass tax credits through to employees.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Absentee ballots; revise how ballots are kept and authorize a resolution board to review.

Sponsor: William Denny

Election commissioners; provide that elections shall be nonpartisan.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Jesse Brent Memorial Bridge; designate portion of Highway 82 bridge in Washington County as.

Sponsor: Willie Bailey

Murder; create first and second degree and revise penalty.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Mississippi Tort Claims Act; revise to include volunteer fire departments when performing governmental activities.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Law enforcement trainees; revise term of appointment or employment.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Public Service Commission; extend repealer on its creation and ability to hire attorneys for certain proceedings.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Commissioner of Insurance; may conduct financial and market analysis of insurers/provide confidentiality of documents.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Lead-Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act; delete opt-out provisions.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

Department of Revenue; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to lease or purchase property for DOR's headquarters.

Sponsor: David Blount

Flood and drainage control districts; revise various laws regarding.

Sponsor: William Denny

"Mississippi Air Service Development Program Act of 2013"; create.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise various provisions of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Fund; increase period of time that MDA may make payments from, revise certain definitions.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Sheriff; authorize to charge reasonable expenses for executing service of process.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

State ports; revise membership of board.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Unlawful entry and detainer; revise service of process and notice.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Court reporters; shall receive personal and major medical leave.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Election; require candidates to designate an agent to receive any notice or service of process.

Sponsor: William Denny

State procurement cards; prohibit imposition of surcharges by vendors.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Real property; clarify certain required identifying information for instruments presented to the chancery clerk for recording.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Medicaid reimbursement; authorize for licensed professional counselors and clinical social workers.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Employment security; revise the general experience rate for all employers and how persons receive benefits.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Mississippi Above Ground Storage Tank Act of 2013; enact.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

MS Radioactive Waste Transport Permit Fees; authorize to be used for preparedness.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Vulnerable Persons Act of 1986; conform terminology in other statutes.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Justice court judges; revise the number for counties of 35,000 or less.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

State takeover of school districts; provide timeline and exit criteria for school district conservators.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

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

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

State assessments; bring forward code section for amendments.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Certificate of merit; require for filing of negligence suits against licensed professionals.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Concealed firearms on school premises; require local school board to adopt policy authorizing certain school employees to carry.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Private investigators; require to show proof of licensure before getting driver's license.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

Public Service Commission; remove ability to regulate rates of certain utilities and cooperatives that operate within municipalities.

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

"Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act"; enact.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Education Achievement Council; make recommendations regarding college readiness, common core and performance budgeting.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Motor vehicles; jointly owned and one owner claims homestead in a city may be registered outside city under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Retired Army Staff Sergeant Charles B. Kelly; commend and congratulate upon the occasion of his 93rd birthday.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Home health services; authorize advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to provide to Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Mississippi Acupuncture Practice Act; extend repealer.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Regulation of excavations near underground utility facilities; revise.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

SREB contract program at out-of-state college of optometry; students not required to practice in Mississippi.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Partition of property; revise method of appointing freeholders.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

DUI; clarify nonadjudication of certain violations of minors.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Bail agents; require examination of applicants for certain licenses.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Agricultural high schools; transfer Coahoma Agricultural High School and Hinds Agricultural High School to county school district.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Adult care facilities; define adult day care facilities for licensure purposes.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Municipal prosecuting attorney; authorize to have first option to handle municipal cases transferred to justice courts.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Gaming; revise salary of chair of athletic commission so that salary of secretary may not exceed that of chair.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Public purchasing; DFA shall receive rebates from state contracts established by DFA.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.

Sponsor: David Blount

Mr. Buster Davis; commend lifetime of loyal service provided as a community and state leader.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Mississippi Corrections Accountability Act; create.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Cosmetology board; require to expedite processing and issuance of licenses by reciprocity to spouses of military personnel.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Compulsory school attendance; lower age to 5 years and disallow parent from removing child from kindergarten.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Tort Claims Act; revise liability for automobile wrecks involving police and firefighters.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Voter assistance; require providers or assistance to complete declaration to provide assistance form.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: John Polk

Controlled substances; enhance penalty for illegal sale in proximity to drug rehab facility.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Insurance; prohibit civil liability against a person or entity for reporting insurance fraud.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bailiffs; authorize to administer oaths in court.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

State airplanes; authorize DFA to purchase liability insurance for.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Recreational off-highway vehicles; restrict use of on public property.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Municipalities; clarify the authority to hire full-time and part-time attorney as a municipal employee.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Weapons; clarify definition of concealed.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Mr. Peyton Gaddis, Sr.; commend and congratulate on the occasion of his 100th birthday and extend wishes for good health.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; commend for statewide "Delta Day at the MS Capitol" and congratulate for centennial anniversary.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

Craig Noone; commemorate life and legacy of.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Terry Cartwright; commend upon retirement.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Hazlehurst High School Indians Football Team; commend upon winning Class 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Fredda Sanderson McCune; commend career and congratulate upon occasion of her retirement.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Dr. Grant A. Dungee, III; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Ocean Springs High School Cheerleading Team; commend and congratulate on winning the 2013 World Championship.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Bonds; issue for loans to Hinds County to assist in certain projects.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Bonds; authorize the issuance of to assist Yazoo City in the construction of the Willie Morris Parkway.

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of multi-purpose domed arena on campus of Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax; provide a credit for contributions to school tuition organizations or public schools.

Sponsor: William Denny

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Mississippi Watershed Repair and Rehabilitation Cost-Share Program.

Sponsor: Mac Huddleston

Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Alexander Hall of Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Sales tax; exempt sales of nonperishable food items to certain charitable organizations.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Sales tax; exempt sales of nonperishable food to certain charitable organizations.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers pursuing associate degree or baccalaureate degree.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Appropriation; Archives and History for preplanning new museum of Mississippi's Native American heritage.

Sponsor: John Hines

Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Corporation franchise tax; phase out.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Income tax; authorize fuel cost adjustment to gross income.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; facilities that don't provide patient care may locate anywhere in the county where zone is.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Income tax; authorize a credit for sales tax paid on purchase of certain electric vehicles.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Homestead exemption; provide for certain owners of manufactured homes or mobile homes.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Mississippi Act of 2013; create.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that hire veterans.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.

Sponsor: William Denny

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to certain portion of Mississippi Highway 25 in City of Flowood.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax; provide credit for out-of-pocket classroom supply expenditures made by public schoolteachers.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Appropriation; Health Department for additional funds for Office of Health Disparity Elimination.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Income tax; exclude from gross income certain amounts spent by teachers for classroom supplies.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Appropriations; UMMC for Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Income taxation; allow a deduction for amounts contributed to accounts established to pay for uninsured wind damage to homesteads.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to the United Way of the Pine Belt Region, Inc.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of costs paid by a company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Sales and ad valorem tax; extend exemption for certain equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Bonds; increase amount authorized to be issued for the Rural Fire Truck Fund.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Appropriation; Division of Medicaid.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Contractor's tax; increase rate, increase contract amount needed to be eligible for and include certain personal property under.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Appropriation FY2013; MS Gulf Coast Community College Motion Picture Industry Workforce Training.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for agricultural land that is converted to a residential use.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

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

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Sales tax; revise definition of "business" to exclude food sales paid by certain declining balance debit cards.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County in constructing a county civil defense building.

Sponsor: America Middleton

Corporate corridor redevelopment zones; authorize designation of and certain tax incentives for qualified business enterprises in.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Income tax; provide a credit for certain appraisers incurring loss due to appraiser management company's bankruptcy.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Income tax; authorize a credit for costs paid by a company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Recreational Facilities Activity Program Fund administered by the State Department of Education.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Income tax; authorize a credit for cost of new alternative fueling property.

Sponsor: Randy Boyd

Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for construction of a lake in Alcorn County.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Sales tax; exempt sales of water and sewer services by public utility owned/operated by municipality or other governmental entity.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Income tax; provide credit to contractors for homes constructed in accordance with certain Green standards.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of tangible personal property to disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Bonds; authorize issuance for certain Mississippi Development Authority programs.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County in constructing a county civil defense building.

Sponsor: America Middleton

Sales taxation; exempt sales of power or fuel to certain enterprises for industrial purposes.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bonds; authorize for the replacement of Dansby Hall at Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Ad valorem tax; provide partial exemption for certain business personal property.

Sponsor: William Shirley

Bonds; authorize issuance for certain improvements at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy-efficiency improvements to property.

Sponsor: David Baria

Corporation franchise tax; phase out for business enterprises classified as manufacturers by the IRS.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; DFA for providing funds to MS Veterans Monument Commission for Shiloh National Battlefield Monument.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to certain portion of Mississippi Highway 25 in City of Flowood.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise requirements for certification of health care industry zones under.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Excise tax on gasoline and diesel; revise rate.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Income tax; revise provisions regarding net income of nonresidents, revise definition of "doing business".

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriations: DFA Bureau of Bldg, Grounds and Real Property Mgt, BCF and CEF; add'l 2013 and 2014.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Income tax; revise provisions regarding net income of nonresidents, revise definition of term "doing business."

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Corporation franchise tax; phase out for business enterprises classified and manufacturers by the IRS.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Sales tax; reduce rate on sale of power and fuel to a producer of oil and gas for use in oil recovery or sequestration of carbon dioxide.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Tobacco products; revise excise tax on snuff.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; DFA for Hinds County for funding to purchase body armor for law enforcement personnel.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Bonds; authorize for MAGIC (Mississippi's Accountability System for Government Information and Collaboration) Project.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax; provide credit for parents/guardians of high school students who maintain certain grade point average.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

The Sweetened Beverages and Syrups Tax Law; enact.

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Motor vehicle taxes; authorize credit for current tag when owner is issued special tag for disabled persons.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of costs paid by a company in relocating its national or regional headquarters to this state.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Appropriation; DFA for Hinds County to fund upgrading and making improvements to Smith Park in Jackson.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Bonds; authorize for construction of Mid-Mississipppi Sports Complex and improvements to portion of Mississipppi Highway 25 in Flowood.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for higher education tuition, fees and other costs.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Sales tax; give municipalities the option to impose.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Income tax; authorize establishment of catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Critical Physician Shortage Incentive Act; exclude a portion of physician income from taxation.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Taxation; provide for an additional tax on certain motor fuels.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Mississippi Infrastructure Company Recovery Act of 2013; create,.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Income tax job credit; allow certain census tracts in Tier One areas to be treated as Tier Two or Three areas.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food for human consumption.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Marty Stuart Center and Congress of Country Music Hall.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Low-Income Student Scholarship Tax Credit Act; enact.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Income tax; provide credit for taxpayer paying home security expenses for primary residence.

Sponsor: William Denny

Economically Distressed Municipalities Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Homestead exemption; increase.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Appropriation; Department of Education for North Pike School District to construct and equip a vo-tech building.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise requirements for certifications of health care industry zones under.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Ridgeland in the widening of Lake Harbour Road.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Income tax; authorize a credit for costs paid by a business enterprise to expand and relocate employees to this state.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Sales tax; exempt sales of hearing aids when ordered or prescribed by a physician.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA in Ocean Springs.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Ad valorem taxes; municipalities may exempt improvements to residential structures in blighted areas.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Bonds; authorize for Phase II of construction of a new headquarters building for the Department of Public Safety.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Job tax credit; certain areas in Tier 1 counties can be Tier 2 or 3.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Tourism; revise the definition of the term "tourism project" for purposes of the tourism project sales tax incentive fund.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Public Service Commission; may establish multi-year rate recovery plan for certain new electric generating facilities.

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

Mississippi Public Utility Rate Mitigation and Reduction Act; create.

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

Recognize the successful career of Country Music Artist Randy Houser from Lake, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Frank Crump; commend on contributions of made during the Civil Rights Movement.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Recognize Playwright Beth Henley for 2013 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Literature.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Dr. Matthew Holden; recognize the academic achievements of.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" Football Team and Coach Hugh Freeze on impressive BBVA Compass Bowl victory.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

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

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

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

Sponsor: Steve Hale

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

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Recognize 25th Anniversary of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

State funds; revise certain provisions regarding deposit and investment of excess.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Health insurance; prohibit issuance of policy restricting insurer from assigning benefits to provider.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Pat Harrison Waterway District; revise procedure for county's withdrawal from.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Medicaid; extend repealers on various provisions in Medicaid program.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Election commissioners; grant discretionary authority to boards of supervisors to increase per diem and reimburse mileage.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Ocean Springs High School Cheerleading Team; commend on winning Large Varsity Division State Championship.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

MS Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program; update available investment options.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bail; restrict for certain crimes.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Nate Rogers Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program; create to provide students with disabilities with school choice.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

DNA testing; require for all felony arrests.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Education Enhancement Fund; authorize SDE to use portion of allocation for purchase of certain technology projects.

Sponsor: John Moore

Elected school boards; elect all members at time of presidential election.

Sponsor: John Moore

Habitual offender law; revise.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

Department of Corrections; authorize to contract for the housing of federal inmates at certain private correctional facility.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Vehicle management system; require Board of Trustees of State IHL to develop for each institution.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Public Service Commission; may establish multi-year rate recovery plan for certain new electric generating facilities.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

"Fannie Lou Hamer Charter School District"; establish in Sunflower County under certain conditions.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

MS Public Utility Rate Mitigation and Reduction Act; create.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Mark Hubbard; commend as Athletic Director of the Year.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Memorial highway; designate segment in Clay County as the "Representative David Gibbs Memorial Highway".

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

Manslaughter; revise penalty for.

Sponsor: Jason White

Sales tax; authorize a diversion to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Sexual offenses; clarify second or subsequent offense of gratification of lust.

Sponsor: Jason White

Inmate Welfare Fund; require fund be a special fund in State Treasury and provide certain management of fund.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Bail; provide restrictions.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Domestic Violence; prohibit eligibility for parole when death results from.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor