2013 Regular Session

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

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

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

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; Education, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

School attendance and absenteeism; standardize for compulsory attendance law & ADA calculations under MAEP.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

State Auditor; revise provisions regarding organization and staffing of departments.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

MS Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments; create to provide students with school choice.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

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

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

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

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Wrongful death; clarify who may bring action.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

School district consolidation; require in certain county.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Guardian of the person; revise provisions regarding notice to creditors.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Accreditation of schools; prescribe standards for single "A" through "F" school and school district accountability system.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

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

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

Mental Health Reform Act of 2011; reenact and extend repealers.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Youth court records; adult can obtain own.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

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

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Energy Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; revise.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Levee commissioners; authorize surveyors to enter on lands.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Kemper County; authorize a contribution to Mississippi Community Development Empowerment, Inc.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

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

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

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

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

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

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Attorney General.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Forestry Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Child support; authorize DHS to contract with vendors to improve program.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

Driver's license reinstatement fees; increase and provide for the distribution of.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Truth in Sentencing Task Force; create.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Public purchasing; limit exemption from bidding for purchases of prison industry products to purchases by Dept. of Corrections.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Energy efficiency standards; revise for commercial buildings.

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act; create.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

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

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

State property; ratify conveyance of property in Marion County by DHS in 2011.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

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

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

City of Oxford; authorize to issue special assessment bonds to finance certain improvements and to purchase land.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Resident combination small game license; reduce price for issuance to $8.00.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Qualified equity investment tax credit; revise certain provisions regarding.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Military - Support.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Fire Academy.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Audit, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Gautier; authorize to revise tax on restaurants, hotels and motels.

Sponsor: John Read

Humphreys County; authorize to make contribution to Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation.

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

Appropriation; Port Authority, State.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Athletic Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Real estate brokers; not be liable for wrong square footage of property.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Mississippi S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; make various amendments.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013; create.

Sponsor: John Moore

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

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

City of Southaven; authorize contracts for naming rights for the city's park buildings and structures.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Representative Jessica Upshaw; commend life, legacy and public service upon her passing.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mr. Jimmy Bishop; commend life and service as fire chief and public servant and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Appropriation; IHL - General support.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

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

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Alcoholic beverages, beer and light wine; lawful to transport through dry areas in unopened containers.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Eupora Eagles High School Football Team; congratulate for winning the Class 2A North Half State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Chief William Kerry Moore; commend dedicated service and career upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Mr. Robert Henry Bramlett, Sr.; commend life meritorious service and legacy of and express deepest sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Mac Huddleston

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

Sponsor: William Arnold

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

Sponsor: Joey Hood

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

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Mrs. Annie Opal Hood; congratulate on occasion of 93rd birthday and express sincere wishes for many more years of good health.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Greenwood Mississippi Roundup Committee; commend on outstanding service in preparing to host 36th National Bikers Roundup.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

MS Petrified Forest; commend and congratulate upon its 50th anniversary as a state natural resource and attraction.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Mrs. O'Reader Singleton Richardson; commend life and congratulate upon occasion of her 100th birthday.

Sponsor: David Baria

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

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

East Webster High School Boys Bowling Team; commend and congratulate upon winning 2013 State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

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

Sponsor: Mac Huddleston

Recognize Liz Joachim as recipient of 25th "Pat Santucci Spirit of the Coast Award."

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Commend Madison-Ridgeland Academy "Lady Patriots" Soccer Team for winning their first State Championship.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

Pay tribute to Houston Astros Coach Dave Clark as the first African-American Mississippian to manage in Major League Baseball.

Sponsor: David Blount

Commend Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Hattiesburg) Mock Trial Team for winning State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mourn the loss of South Mississippi Hospitality Industry Icon John Mladinich.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

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

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Hilton Hollis; commend upon success in the fashion industry.

Sponsor: Bennett Malone

Corporal Jacob Wooley; honor life and legacy and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Woody Barnett; commend upon retirement as Athletic Director of Pearl Public School District.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

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

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

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

Sponsor: Earle Banks

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

Sponsor: James Evans

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

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Adams County; authorize to contract with a private entity to provide correctional services.

Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner

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

Sponsor: Linda Whittington

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

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

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

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

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: Blaine Eaton

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

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Slavery; issue apology for state's role in.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Congress; urge to amend U.S. Constitution to prohibit corporations from having certain rights.

Sponsor: James Evans

Joint Rules; amend to limit number of bill introductions.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

U.S. Congress; urge to support any appropriation for relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Sponsor: David Baria

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

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

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

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Memorial highways; MS 51 in Madison Co. as Deputy Chief W.T. "Bill" Martin Memorial Hwy; MS 47 in Clay County as "Tom Goode Hwy."

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

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

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Tunica County; create the Tourism Development and Support Fund.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Designate "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Mississippi."

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Harrison County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Amendment to the United States Constitution relating to parental rights; urge Congress to propose.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

United States Constitution; urge Congress to call convention to amend regarding prayer in schools.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

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

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

Firefighters Appreciation Day; designate first Monday in February as.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

City of Ripley; extend repealer on hotel, motel and restaurant tax.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Suffrage; restore to Joseph Herring of Lamar County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Bill Pigott

City of Horn Lake; extend repeal date on hotel and motel tourism tax.

Sponsor: Pat Nelson

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

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Suffrage; restore to James Lee Dunn of Alcorn County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

City of Brandon; extend repealer on authority to levy tax upon sales of prepared food and drink at restaurants and bars.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: W Alday

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: W Alday

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

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

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: Charles Young

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

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

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

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

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

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

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

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

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: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: Henry Espy

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

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

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

Sponsor: Bill Stone

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

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

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

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Firearms Protection Act.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Highways; joint committee to study revenue and expenditure to maintain highway system.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

U.S. Congress; urge to enact the Marketplace Fairness Act.

Sponsor: Doug McLeod

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

Sponsor: David Myers

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

Sponsor: Steve Massengill

City of Southaven; authorize contracts for naming rights for the city's park buildings and structures.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

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

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Clay County; designate certain segment of highway to be named "Turner/Gibbs Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Madison County; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued for Madison County Economic Development Authority.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Highways; committee to study revenue and expenditure to maintain highway system.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Pay tribute to the memory of Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Thomas K. McCraw from Corinth, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

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

Sponsor: Henry Espy

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

Sponsor: Ferr Smith

Parental rights; State of Mississippi recognizes.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Greenwood Public School District retirees; commend years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

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

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Walnut Grove; members of the Board of Commissioners of the Walnut Grove Correctional Authority may receive per diem compensation.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

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

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Mississippi Consumer Alternative Installment Loan Act; create.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

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

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Sacred Heart Catholic High School; commend Alpha Team for winning the Mississippi High School Mock Trial Championship.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Kindness Starts With Us - Pay it Forward; declare April 3, 2013, as and congratulate Hartfield Academy SOAR Team for project entitled.

Sponsor: Brent Powell

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

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Linda Martinez; commend for being selected as the Mississippi winner in the 2012 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge contest.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Education Works: Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act/performance-based pay; create.

Sponsor: John Moore

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

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Controlled Substance Law; revise notice for administrative forfeiture.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Public purchasing; exempt from bidding requirements fuel for certain county-owned machinery and vehicles.

Sponsor: Nickey Browning

Cottage food operations; exempt from certain licensing requirements.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

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

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Telemedicine services; health insurance plans must provide coverage to same extent as in-person services.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Civil cases; revise procedure for certain small claims.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Controlled Substance Law; clarify notice for administrative forfeiture.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for various supporters.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Child Death Review Panel; revise membership of and delete repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Mississippi Valley State University retirees; congratulate for numerous years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

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

Sponsor: David Baria

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

Sponsor: William Arnold

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

Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner

Bay High School Lady Tigers Basketball Team; commend on winning the Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: David Baria

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

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Dr. Jerry B. Gulledge, Sr.; commend and congratulate upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Mississippi Reciprocal Insurance Laws; revise.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act; create.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Principal Corey Uselton; commend upon being named DeSoto County Schools Administrator of the Year 2013.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolfpack Football Team; commend on winning 2012 state championship.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

City of Louisville; authorize to impose tax upon hotels and motels.

Sponsor: Michael Evans

Law enforcement; provide for electronic citations for certain offenses.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Students of military personnel residing on base; allow parent or legal guardian to choose school or school district of enrollment.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Grand jurors; revise potential number of.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

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

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Acupuncture Practice Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Dept. of Wildlife; authorize to enter into agreement with local EPAs to maintain and operate state park electrical infrastructure.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Student Tuition assistance; revise high school course work requirements to obtain for state institutions of higher learning.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Kelvin Buck

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

Sponsor: Kelvin Buck

Recognize civil rights contributions of Sue Lorenzi Sojourner.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Commend life and public service of former DeSoto County Superintendent of Education Erlend Nichols.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

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

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Mr. Casey Marion Smith, Sr.; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

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

Sponsor: William Longwitz

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

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

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Primitive weapon season; authorize use of firearm of choice upon certain private lands during.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

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

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

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

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Home Inspector Regulatory Board; abolish board and transfer duties to Mississippi Real Estate Commission.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District; technical revisions to certain requirements.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

UCC; revise Article 9.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

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

Mississippi Interagency Council on Homelessness; create.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

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

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Agricultural crimes; revise crime of livestock theft.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

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

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Counties and municipalities; prohibit from establishing mandatory minimum wage.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Commend legacy of public service of respected Congressional Constituent Liaison Julia Shaw Green.

Sponsor: David Parker

Pay tribute to dedicated men and women of the Mississippi Highway Patrol on its 75th Anniversary Commemoration.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

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

Commend Starkville Academy "Lady Vols" Basketball Team for repeat Overall State Championship and perfect season.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

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

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

Election contests; revise how judges are designated to hear.

Sponsor: William Denny

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

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Youth Court Act; add definition of "financially" able to.

Sponsor: John Hines

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

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Forfeiture of bond; revise.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

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

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Medical radiation technologists; extend repealers on registration statutes.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Retirement; exclude value of maintenance furnished to PERS members after 7-1-13 for retirement purposes.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Larry Grantham; commend life, career accomplishments, community service and contributions of.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Pastor Saeed Abedini; commend dedication of.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Mrs. Jessie B. Williams; acknowledge upon being recognized in the U.S. House of Representatives as a great parent.

Sponsor: John Hines

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

Sponsor: Charles Young

Pearl High School Pirate Band; commend and congratulate upon winning MHSAA/MBA 2012 Class 5A State Marching Band Championship.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

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

Sponsor: Charles Young

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

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

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

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in Adams County as "Veterans Memorial Bridge".

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

County court; authorize boards of supervisors to establish.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Gaming; clarify that operation of Internet sweepstakes cafe is illegal gambling activity under state law.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

State-issued credit cards; prohibit sellers from imposing a surcharge on buyers for using.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on training requirements/funding.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Dr. Tommy Laney "Tommy" Sweat; commend and congratulate upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Motor vehicle accident; repeal laws requiring security deposit after.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

State agencies and departments; require to file report with DFA of all transactions for conveyances of real property.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

University of Southern Mississippi property; authorize DFA to sell and convey.

Sponsor: John Polk

Volunteer fire department; include within the scope of immunity under the Tort Claims Act.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

St. John Baptist Church; commend spiritual excellence upon the occasion of its 89th year anniversary.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Domestic Violence Task Force; create.

Sponsor: Melanie Sojourner

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

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

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

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Child support; change reference to Uniform Support Act.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

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

Sponsor: William Denny

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

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

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Compact for education; repeal.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

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

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

State Personnel Director; revise qualifications of.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Local school boards in Mississippi; create task force to study structure of.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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 to provide funds for the Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Corporation franchise tax law; exclude deferred gains and deferred income from certain computations under.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of new School of Medicine classroom building at University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Mississippi Craft Center.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Bonds; authorize issuance for road improvements in oil producing counties & create income tax credit for new oil production jobs.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

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

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Youth court; conform time for appeal from to judicial rules of procedure.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Environmental Quality; maintain directory of certified electronic recyclers and require state agencies to use those listed.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Bonds; revise purposes for which proceeds of bonds for USM/Gulf Coast Campuses may be used.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

MS Debt Management Services Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Computer fraud; clarify definition of computer network.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Child support guidelines; presumed to be reasonable for adjusted gross income within a certain range.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

State Fire Marshals; grant limited police powers to.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Bow hunting; allow the use of crossbow and bow and arrow during any open season on deer.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Bill Pigott

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

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Mrs. Pauline Germany Matthews; congratulate on the occasion of her 103rd birthday & extend heartfelt wishes for continued good health, peace & joy.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

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

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Urge United States Department of State to approve TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Driver's license; provide fines from other state's electronic traffic cameras shall only be recognized if a Driver License Compact state.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport; provide venue for trials for offenses committed at.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Highways; designate certain memorial highway and scenic byway.

Sponsor: Pat Nelson

Environmental Quality; remove the opt-out provision of the MS Lead Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Pre-kindergarten programs; require State Dept. of Education to implement on phased-in basis beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

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

Sponsor: Steve Hale

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

Sponsor: David Blount

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

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Emerging crops; delete repealer on maximum amount of loans to certain enterprises under Emerging Crops Fund.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

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

Sponsor: Terry Brown

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

Sponsor: Terry Brown

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

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act; enact.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Fraudulent or false filing; allow Secretary of State to refuse or terminate.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

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

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Commend Molly Kathleen May as Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2012.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Recognize accomplishments of NASCAR's 2012 Nationwide Series Champion Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., of Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

MS Bd. of Levee Commissioners and Bd. of Levee Commissioners of the Yazoo-MS Delta; allow entry onto lands for surveying and other levee lands for surveying and other levee purposes.

Sponsor: Willie Bailey

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Bancroft Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital; commend exceptional service provided by.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Oil-Dri Corporation of America; commend and congratulate upon its 50th anniversary of operations in Tippah County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Ocean Springs Greyhounds Girls Soccer Team; commend and congratulate upon winning first MHSAA 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

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

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

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

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Districts under conservator; provide for special election in certain to fill vacancies on school board.

Sponsor: John Moore

Scenic byways; designate certain scenic byways in Madison County.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Agricultural aviation; extend repealer on safety marking requirements for certain anemometer towers.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

Joe Michael Franks; commend life and legacy of community volunteerism.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Mary Dee Kemp; commend and congratulate upon being named Corinth Junior Auxiliary Outstanding Citizen of 2013.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

William White, Sr.; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Jason White

Senior men of Mt. Peel M.B. Church; commend.

Sponsor: Kelvin Buck

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

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Scenic byway; create the "Noxubee Hills Route."

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

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

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Health discount plans; remove repealer on requirements for.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Perry County property; MS Transportation Commission may donate to US Forest Service or appropriate federal agency.

Sponsor: David Blount

Scenic byways; designate certain segments as "Delta Bluffs Scenic Byway."

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Country/regional correctional facilities; authorize the incarceration of additional offenders in such facilities.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

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

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Commissioner of Insurance; increase the amount of reward which may be offered in cases of arson.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Mississippi Department of Employment Security; expand authority of.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Regulation of excavations near underground utility facilities; revise.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Minimum wage established by county or municipality; preempt.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Sales tax; limit liability if previous Department of Revenue audit determined taxpayer was in compliance with the law.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Mississippi Corrections Accountability Act; create.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Purchasing Certification Program; require all purchasing officials at state agencies to complete.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Law enforcement trainees; revise term of appointment or employment.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

County fire services coordinators; revise qualifications for.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Bail agents; require examination of applicants for certain licenses.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Unemployment compensation; place funds under exclusive administrative control of MDES and provide additional funds for WET fund.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Post-conviction relief; revise time limitation.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

School administrators; prohibit districts from hiring as consultant if last employed by a failing district.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

State ports; revise membership of board.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Justice court clerks; clarify annual educational requirements.

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

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

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Flood and drainage control districts; revise various laws regarding.

Sponsor: William Denny

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

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

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

State airplanes; authorize DFA to purchase liability insurance for.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Energy Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund; increase period allotted to issue bonds allocated for.

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

Utility worker; killing of shall be capital murder.

Sponsor: William Shirley

Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Emergency aid to Local Governments Loan and Grant Program; transfer administration of to MEMA.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

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

Sponsor: Gary Chism

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Eligibility of children in certain licensed residential facilities to receive federal education funds; provide.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

Crime; create offense of selling timber or minerals on mortgaged property without notifying holder of mortgage.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

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

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Crime victim compensation; increase by 25%.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Controlled substances; revise Schedules III and V.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

County court serving as youth court; clarify that court may appoint a guardian ad litem.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

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

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Trespass; clarify duty of care of a possessor of real property.

Sponsor: Gary Staples

Criminal Forfeiture; provide procedure for offenses with no specific procedure.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

MS Eminent Scholars Grant; allow transfer to MS college or university to receive.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Bailiffs; authorize to administer oaths in court.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

State funds; transfer sum from Department of Insurance Fund to Budget Contingency Fund.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: John Moore

Partition of property; revise method of appointing freeholders.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Public Records Act; cost for records shall be at pay scale of lowest level employee.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

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

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

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Agricultural crimes; revise crime of livestock theft.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

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

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Drivers' license examinations; require an examiner in each county at least once per month.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

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

Sponsor: William Denny

Court reporters; shall receive personal and major medical leave.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Commissioner of Insurance; increase the amount of reward which may be offered in cases of arson.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

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

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Dogs and cats; clarify humane euthanasia.

Sponsor: David Blount

Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission; revise composition of.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Mississippi Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 2013; enact.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Uniform Power of Attorney Act; enact.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

U.S. Flag; authorize flying at 1/2-staff when member of the Armed Forces dies on active duty.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

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

Sponsor: John Moore

Medicaid; extend repealers on various provisions in Medicaid program.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

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

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Speed limit; increase maximum for interstate highways and certain controlled access highways from 70 mph to 75 mph.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

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

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

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

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

PERS; prohibit investments in companies that invest in oil-related or mineral-extraction activities in Iran.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines must be used or a certain number of ballots printed.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Certified academic language therapy; include in category of individuals eligible for annual salary supplement.

Sponsor: John Moore

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Public safety; require MEMA to establish statewide planning and mapping system.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Constables; require to file compensation reports to the State Auditor.

Sponsor: William Denny

Syrup Containers Law; revise to require pure syrup to comply with regulations prescribed for.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

MS Public Records Act; exempt weapon permit information.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Mrs. Jessie Lee Walker; commend life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Terry Cartwright; commend upon retirement.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

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

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Mr. Marvin H. "Bobby" Caldwell; honor the life and express sympathy upon passing of.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

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

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

2012 Max Preps Freshman All-American Football Team; commend and congratulate four Mississippians selected to.

Sponsor: John Hines

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

Alcorn State University; commend upon being named 2012 HBCU of the Year.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Parents who send children to private school or homeschool; provide state income tax deduction for.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Income tax; provide a deduction in gross income for expenses incurred as result of serving as a volunteer firefighter.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing and installing a solar electric energy system.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

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

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Ad valorem tax; revise manner of determining true value of affordable rental housing and exempt portion of true value from.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Ad valorem tax, inventory; authorize a tax credit against.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Income tax; authorize a deduction for certain retrofitting or upgrades to homes in Coastal Area of Mississippi.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

College Private Research Incentive Act; create.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Local Governments MSWIN Infrastructure and Equipment Revolving Loan Program; create.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Sales tax; exempt sales of certain home medical equipment and supplies when paid for under insurance policy or plan.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making improvements to the Woodrow Wilson Avenue Bridge.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Income tax; authorize a credit for certain small businesses that create new jobs.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

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

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Income tax; authorize fuel cost adjustment to gross income.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

The Sweetened Beverages and Syrups Tax Law; enact.

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Appropriation; Mental Health for Hinds County to fund care for incarcerated persons with behavioral health issues.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Appropriation; Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Commission for funding new scholarship program.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bonds; authorize issuance for certain Mississippi Development Authority programs.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for a headquarters for the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Appropriation; Department of Education for certain school districts for support of digital interactive learning pilot programs.

Sponsor: John Moore

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Appropriation; Department of Health for a grant to the Southern Health Commission in Washington County.

Sponsor: John Hines

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

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

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

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

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

Bonds; increase bond authorized to be issued for certain MDA programs.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

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

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making improvements to the Woodrow Wilson Avenue Bridge.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

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

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Division of Medicaid.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

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

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Rail Authority of East Mississippi with certain projects.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

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

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

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Mississippi Infrastructure Company Recovery Act of 2013; create.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Mississippi Infrastructure Company Recovery Act of 2013; create,.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Motor vehicle ad valorem taxes; exempt one motor vehicle owned by a disabled American veteran regardless of license tag.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

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

Tobacco products; revise excise tax on snuff.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Cigarettes; increase tobacco equity tax on (formerly known as nonsettling-manufacturer cigarette fee).

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Homestead exemption; increase.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Sponsor: John Hines

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

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

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

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Giles Ward

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

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Gaming; impose 3% tax on all amounts paid or credited by gaming establishments and specify the use of the revenue.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Excise tax on gasoline and diesel; revise rate.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Ad valorem tax; create 10% cap on increase in assessed value of agricultural property and commercial poultry houses.

Sponsor: Blaine Eaton

Appropriation; IHL for funding Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Randy Boyd

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

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

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Homestead exemption; increase.

Sponsor: William Denny

Appropriation; Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund for funding bridge program.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment programs/services.

Sponsor: John Hines

Corporation franchise tax; phase out.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: William Denny

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Economically Distressed Municipalities Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

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

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Bonds; increase amount that may be issued for the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

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

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

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

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Wesson in making Americans With Disabilities Act improvements to a building.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

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

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Income tax; authorize deduction for private school tuition, expenses for home schooled students and certain public school expenses.

Sponsor: John Moore

Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation received by a resident while stationed out of state.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.

Sponsor: Stephen Horne

Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Commend Ocean Springs High School "Greyhounds" Girls Soccer Team for winning first 6A Championship.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

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

Recognize Mississippi Bluesman Bobby Rush, "the Chicken Head Man" for 2013 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Ridgeland Lady Titans; commend on winning ninth state soccer title.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Coach Sank Powe, Jr.; commend life and legacy and expressing sympathy.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

William F. Winter; celebrate his life in honor of his 90th birthday.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

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

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Commend Bryan Hawkins of Tupelo as 2012-2013 Chairman of Mississippi Manufacturers Association.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Public records; access not diminished because stored in certain manner and revise civil penalty.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Harrison County Motor Vehicle for Hire Commission; revise authority of.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

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

Sponsor: Toby Barker

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

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Opportunity Scholarship Program; create for low income students to attend nonpublic schools.

Sponsor: John Moore

University property; IHL Board may acquire/dispose of for university unless university so authorized by law.

Sponsor: John Polk

MS Fair Commission; authorized to hire certified law enforcement officers to patrol fairgrounds complex.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Habitual offender law; revise.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

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

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

Occupational diploma; revise manner of issuance to increase employment opportunities for students with special needs.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

MS Highway 364; designate segment in Prentiss County as "Oliver Wendell Pinson Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: William Arnold

Alcorn State University; commend upon being named 2012 HBCU of the Year.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Manslaughter; revise penalty for.

Sponsor: Jason White

Crimes; prohibit impersonating a firefighter.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

MS Motor Vehicle Commission Law; provide compensation that manufacturer or distributor must pay dealer upon termination of franchise.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

Public officials; not eligible for nonadjudication or other sentence reduction for embezzlement.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Medicaid program; establish reciprocal reimbursement policy regarding payment of nonresident health care providers.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: John Moore

School district superintendents; require all to be appointed beginning in 2016.

Sponsor: John Moore

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

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Tax levy to support school districts; authorize levying authority to veto school board request for increase up to seven percent.

Sponsor: John Moore

DNA testing; require for all felony arrests.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Traffic signal lights; direct MDOT to install and operate at highway intersection in George County.