2014 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Donald Jones of Harrison County.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Public Procurement Review Board approve parking leases; delete repealers.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Real Estate Appraisal Board; authorize to establish standards for measuring certain residential properties.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Transportation of students; authorize school boards to authorize use of providing alternative to school bus for certain agriculture related events.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; create.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Court Collections Fund; create.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Mississippi Qualified Disposition in Trust Act; create.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Appraisal management companies; require criminal background check for registration.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Justice court judges; revise population requirements for.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Airport authorities; remove requirement that notice Internet sales of airport property be published in a newspaper.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Wild hogs; prohibit the transport of live.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Appropriation; Secretary of State.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Statewide Grand Jury Act; extend repeal clause.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commercial driver's license; require DPS to provide electronic transmission of medical card required for.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Agricultural high schools; discontinue Hinds Agricultural High School and transfer property.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Military Department.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Alcoholic beverages; authorize package retailers to sample product and hold tasting/sampling events.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Appropriation; Ethics Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commission Against Interpersonal Violence; create.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

State agency program budgeting; provide specific requirements.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Abortion; prohibit performing at or after 20 weeks.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Suffrage; restore to Michael Todd Manual of Rankin County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Exempt from sales taxation sales of certain truck-tractors.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building; FY14.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend reverter on authority of State Bond Commission to negotiate sale of bonds issued.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Marine Resources; create Marine Resources Accountability and Reorganization Act.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Attorney General.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mississippi Employment Fairness Act; create.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

The "Prohibition Against Employer Intimidation Act"; create.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Forestry Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

State Auditor; authorize to conduct audits of certain Gulf Coast restoration programs.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

State Dept. of Education; remove from certain State Personnel Board procedures for two years.

Sponsor: John Moore

Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Universities & colleges; provide authority to prepay certain expenses.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Medicaid; extend repealer on Medicaid services and make technical amendments.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Insurance Benefits Roofing Repair Consumer Protection Act; create.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for various organizations.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

MS Dept. of Mental Health; may sell to Clarke College Alumni Assn. certain real property in Newton County.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Memorial highways; designate certain in Oktibbeha, Choctaw and Webster Counties.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Tishomingo County; authorize to make certain contribution to Fellowship Christian Retreat, Inc.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

City of Oxford; authorize contributions to Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Appropriation; Gaming Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Greenville, authorize the city to make contributions to the Greenville Public School District.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Appropriation; Personnel Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Gabriel C. "Gabe" Jackson; commend athletic accomplishments of as a member of the MSU Bulldogs Football Team.

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

First Baptist Church of Meridian; commend and congratulate on the occasion of its 175th Church Anniversary.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority; authorize to enter into lease purchase agreement and/or transfer assets.

Sponsor: Jason White

City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and hotel/motel tax.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Simpson County Cougars Basketball Team; commend upon winning MAIS Class AA State Championship.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

John F. Kennedy High School Lady Hornets Basketball Team; commend and congratulate on winning the Class 1A Championship.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Tunica County; revise distribution of gaming revenue tax.

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

John Pope; commend and congratulate upon being named Fire Chief of the Year for the State of Mississippi.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

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

Sponsor: James Evans

Slavery; issue apology for state's role in.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Natchez Regional Medical Center; authorize to petition for debt relief under Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Commend Picayune High School "Maroon Tide" Football Team for Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

City of Greenville; authorize to levy a 1% sales tax.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

The Equal Opportunity for All Students with Special Needs Act; create to establish IEFs for certain students.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and hotel/motel tax.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Marshall County; authorize contributions to certain charitable organizations.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Mississippi Qualified Health Center/Rural Health Clinic Incubator Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Suspend rules for intro; Coast Coliseum Commission; expend certain amount of money from its trust fund for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

United States Pledge of Allegiance; commemorate 60th anniversary of addition of the phase "under God" to.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Harrison County Motor Vehicle for Hire Commission; revise memebership and eliminate oversight by Harrison County.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

City of Hattiesburg; authorize to impose local sales tax.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Tunica County; revise the distribution of gaming tax revenue.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

City of Byram; authorize a tax on the gross proceeds of sales for room rentals of hotels and motels.

Sponsor: David Blount

Mississippi businesses; urge to implement ergonomic practices to protect the health of the state's workforce.

Sponsor: James Evans

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

City of Starkville; extend repeal date on economic development, tourism/convention tax.

Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford

City of Greenwood; authorize donations of Katrina cottages to Greenwood-Leflore Fuller Center for Housing, Inc.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Lauderdale County; extend the repeal date on the Lauderdale County Tourism Commission.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Parental rights; Mississippi House of Representatives recognizes.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Forest High School Boys Soccer Team; commend on winning school's first North State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Urge U.S. Congress to enact legislation to open all roadways in the National Forest in Harrison County.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Recognize Moss Point Basketball Star Devin Booker on his selection for the Elite McDonald's All-American Game.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

City of Pascagoula; extend date of repeal on city's hotel and motel tax.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

United States Constitution; urge Congress to propose amendment to restrict federal/regulatory authority.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Town of Falkner; authorize to acquire Blackjack Development Water Association, Inc. Water System.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Washington County; extend repealer on Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and the tourism tax.

Sponsor: John Hines

Congratulate Pascagoula Red AA Coach Pitch Baseball Team for State and Regional World Series Championship.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Mississippi Hugs and Kisses Day for Older Citizens; designate February 14, 2014 as.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; delete repealer on.

Sponsor: David Baria

City of Waveland; authorize municipal court to be conducted outside the city.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Nuclear waste storage; reaffirm Legislature's opposition to within the borders of the State of Mississippi.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

United States Constitutional Convention under Article V; apply for federal debt consideration.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; authorize to obtain compressed natural gas auto refueling station and to sell gas to public.

Sponsor: William Shirley

Jefferson County Hospital; authorize contributions to Jefferson County.

Sponsor: America Middleton

Conditions for state offenders to serve sentences in county jails; delete repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Joint Rules; amend to require a fiscal note on any bill increasing or decreasing the revenue of the state unless 2/3 vote to dispense.

Sponsor: David Blount

Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

City of Madison; establish alternate procedure for municipal code enforcement.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Kemper County; authorize creation of the Kemper County Natural Gas District.

Sponsor: Michael Evans

U.S. Constitution; urge Congress to propose "Regulation Freedom" amendment to.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; authorize to obtain compressed natural gas auto refueling stations and to sell gas to public.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Greenwood Public School District retirees; commend years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Urge President and United States Congress to assist the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Brice's Crossroads Tupelo-Harrisburg and recognize its reenactment.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Jenny Loome; commend upon being selected as Clinton High School's 2014 STAR Student.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Mrs. Altoria Robinson; commend on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

Sponsor: Bill Pigott

Dr. Thomas J. "Sparky" Reardon; commend on retirement as Asst. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Ole Miss.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mr. Stephen C. Reynolds; commend and congratulate upon retirement as CEO of Baptist Memorial Health Care of Memphis.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Commend the life and civic contributions of Biloxi seafood patriarch Emile "Junior" Desporte.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Mr. Sipp "The Mississippi Blues Child"; commend on taking top honors at the 30th International Blues Challenge.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Mr. Rocky L. McGarity; commend distinguished career and acknowledge many achievements of.

Sponsor: Doug McLeod

John F. Kennedy High School Lady Hornets Basketball Team; commend and congratulate on winning the Class 1A Championship.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Commend Madison-Ridgeland Academy "Patriots" Boys Basketball Team for winning MAIS Overall Title.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Indianola Tourism Commission and hotel, motel and restaurant tax; extend repeal date.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Victoria Vivians; commend on record breaking high school basketball career.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Attorney Mr. Richard Burdine;commend historical legacy and esteemed service as a distinguished member of the MS legal community.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Taxation; authorize alternate method of apportioning for income tax, revise appellate procedure for the appeals.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Recognize DeSoto County Schools for winning 2012 State Cheer Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Assistant DAs; revise number authorized.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Starkville Consolidated School District; revise certain provisions of consolidation timetable.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Paying tribute to the historic World War II military career of PFC Herschell Wilbanks of Walnut, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Commercial motor vehicle registration; remove repeal & reverter on provisions relating to enforcement of unlawful operation of.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend life of legendary Blues Harmonica Player Bud Spires from Bentonia, Mississippi.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Name reservation and registration for corporations; revise.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Child care facility licensure by the State Department of Health; provide certain standards and restrictions.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Domestic violence; clarify sentencing status of multiple offender, revise protection order.

Sponsor: David Blount

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Economic development tax incentives and program; University Research Center to analyze incentives, MDA to report on programs.

Sponsor: David Blount

Contract employees working for state agencies; Personal Service Contract Review Board issue standards in conformity with IRS rules.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Trial courts; redistrict.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

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

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Recognize Dr. Stephen L. Handley upon retirement as Hinds County Superintendent of Education.

Sponsor: David Blount

Celebrating the life of renowned Mississippi Woodcarver George Berry, Sr.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Congratulate Jones County Junior College "Bobcats" Basketball Team and Coach Jay Ladner for historic NJCAA National Championship.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Felony & misdemeanor offenses; require court clerks, drug courts, MDOC & Parole Board to report certain info for use by PEER.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Regional mental illness and intellectual disability commissions; define services.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Transportation; create consortium to study infrastructure of and impact on economy.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Recognize Greenwood Historian and Preservationist Mary Carol Miller for receiving two National Awards by the D.A.R.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Qualified equity investment credits; increase amount that may be allocated by MDA in a fiscal year, increase time for issuance.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax; provide for method of apportioning income for certain major pharmaceutical suppliers.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Recognize Claiborne County Civil Rights Pioneer Mr. Nathaniel "Nate" Jones.

Sponsor: Albert Butler

Commission on the Future of Medicaid and Health Care in Mississippi; create.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Judicial districts, ADAs, criminal investigators and criminal assistant coordinators; revise.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Uniform Power of Attorney Act; create.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Juvenile delinquency; revise disposition alternatives.

Sponsor: John Hines

City of Flowood; authorize a tax on hotels & motels; authorize the issuance of bonds for a conference center.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; revise definition of "economic development project" for bonds issued prior to 7/1/94.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Ms. Pat Thomasson; commend on being named MS Business Journal's 2014 Businesswoman of the Year.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Judge Johnny L. Williams; commend on career and achievements.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Regional correctional facilities; remove cap on number of state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract for the housing of inmates.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

Lake High School Hornets Football Team; commend on winning MHSAA Region 5 Class 2A District Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

East Side Trojans Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning Class 3A North Half Championship.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Frank D. Montague, Jr.; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning the MAIS Overall Tournament Championship.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Booneville High School Lady Blue Devils Girls Basketball Team; commend on winning MHSAA Class 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Mr. Roy McSwain; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Mr. Sam Lacey; commend life and legacy of NBA icon and Mississippi native son upon his passing.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

United States Marine Chase M. Blaylock; commend well-lived life and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Mike Proffitt; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Republic of Azerbaijan; support the strategic partnership with United States.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Program; establish in the State Department of Health.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

City of Newton; authorize a long-term agreement regarding the lease of space on the city's water tower.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Washington County; extend the repeal date on the Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and the tourism tax.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commend H.W. Byers High School "Lady Lions" Basketball Team for historic 4-peat State Championship.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to Study Issues Relating to Family Caregivers and Long-Term Care Services.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program; revise and clarify requirements related to income, residency and documentation.

Sponsor: John Polk

Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; authorize to obtain compressed natural gas auto refueling stations and to sell gas to public.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Commend Gulfport High School "Admirals" Basketball Team and Coach Owen Miller for winning 9th State Championship.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship; change requirements related to GPA and proof of disability.

Sponsor: John Polk

Reappraisal; local taxing units must publish certain information regarding to receive homestead exemption reimbursement.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Commend Lake Cormorant High School "Lady Gators" Volleyball Team and Coach Christina Morgan for consecutive State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Attorney Constance I. Slaughter-Harvey; honor and commend for many legal and social achievements.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

D'Iberville property; authorize DFA to sell on behalf of USM.

Sponsor: John Polk

Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; extend date of repeal.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act; create.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Recognize Stephen Reynolds, President/CEO of Baptist Memorial Health Care, on his contributions to health care.

Sponsor: David Parker

City of Collins; authorize to enter into certain long term power supply agreement.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Commend Starkville High School student Joy Cari

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Public property; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to transfer and convey to certain state agencies.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Recognize record and legacy of H. Lee Hedegaard on his retirement as General Manager and CEO of Singing River EPA.

Sponsor: Phillip Gandy

Commend Horn Lake High School "Lady Eagles" Girls Basketball Team for Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

State Parole Board; extend date of repeal to July 1, 2016.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Recognize Lois Swaney-Shipp of Holly Springs for her receipt of the 2014 Award of Merit from the Mississippi Historical Society.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Commemorate single-game-scoring record for girls basketball set by Mary Louise Necaise Moran of Kiln, Mississippi, on Feb. 17, 1951.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

Dean Jim Rosenblatt; commend on retirement as Dean of Mississipppi College School of Law.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Jones County Junior College Bobcats Men's Basketball Team; commend on winning NCJAA Division I Men's Tournament.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Wilton C. Jackson, II; commend upon being selected as a USA Today Collegiate Correspondent Program participant.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Auto insurance; extend repealer on law requiring repair business and lienholder on check paying claim.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Medical examiners and pathologists; delete repealer on fees for death investigations and autopsies.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Fund; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel & increase benefit.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Emergency management; include MS Band of Choctaw Indians as a participant under the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

City of Oxford; require trustees of municipal reserve and trust fund to invest fund in any investments authorized for PERS.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Arts Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain project costs.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Elections; revise the definition of "absent voter."

Sponsor: William Denny

Ms. Taylor Beverly; commend upon breaking NCAA Division II Career scoring record for the Univ. of Montevallo Falcons Women's Basketball Team.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Local governments; authorize to reimburse an insured's deductible for automobile insurance coverage claim if protected by immunity.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Tallahatchie County Correctional Authority; authorize to receive per diem compensation for attending meetings of.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Mississippi Uniform Trust Code; create.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Commend Natchez High School "Lady Bulldogs" Girls Basketball Team for Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Uninsured motorist coverage; rejection of coverage shall be binding upon all insured persons.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Pat Harrison Waterway District; provide for the renewal of property leases in the district.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Faye Stokes; commend upon being selected the 2013 State Games of Mississippi AT&T Female Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Vietnam War veterans; commemorate and pay tribute to upon 50th anniversary of Vietnam War.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

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

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.

Sponsor: Sollie Norwood

Marine finfish; allow restaurants to serve recreationally caught marine finfish to the persons who caught the fish.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

City of Southaven; extend the repeal date on restaurant tax.

Sponsor: David Parker

Town of Abbeville; authorize borrowing of money to purchase the Abbeville Water Association.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Lowndes County; make various revisions to its reserve and trust fund.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

State Auditor; authorize to audit agencies as deemed necessary/revise charges for performing audits.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Driver's licenses; clarify fees charged by Department of Public Safety.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Recognize Jim Hill High School English Teacher Tracee Thompson for 2013 Milken Educator Award.

Sponsor: John Horhn

City of Pascagoula; extend the repeal date on the city's hotel and motel tax.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Coastal wetlands permit; increase time for which applicant can request and extension for.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Recognize Louisville resident Reginald "Reggie" Patterson as top recipient of prestigious French Graduate Writing Fellowship.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Public defenders; clarify authority over employees of the office.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Town of Falkner; authorize to acquire Blackjack Development Association, Inc. Water System.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Jackson County and the City of Pascagoula; extend repealer on LaPointe-Krebs Foundation, Inc.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

City of Hernando; authorize the imposition of a tax on restaurants, hotels, and motels.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Town of Sardis; extend repealer on authority to impose tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Dr. Kelly Rouse, commend on being selected Instructor of the Year at the Jefferson Davis Campus of MS Gulf Coast Community College.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

Mr. Douglas Harrington, Sr.; commend life and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: William Denny

Tax liens; provide for centralized filing with the Department of Revenue.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Recognize Columbus Fire and Rescue (CFR) for receiving International Accreditation Status.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Partition of property; revise method of appointing freeholders.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commend Madison Central "Lady Jaguars" Soccer Team for 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Mr. Shawn Randolph "Randy" Houser; commend for many achievements as an award-winning country singer and songwriter.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Excess state funds; remove certain restrictions on investment of certain obligations of the United States.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mrs. Elnora A. Bryant; mourn loss and commend life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Washington County; authorize long-term lease for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a youth sports complex.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

State funds; delete certain provisions regarding investment of excess funds.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mississippi Community College Board; conform code sections to revised name.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

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

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Life insurance policies; revise valuation and nonforfeiture standards for.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Justice Information Center; clarify duty to submit disposition forms.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Mr. Leo Allen, Sr.; commend and congratulate upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Ole Miss Rebels Football Team; commend and congratulate upon successful 2013 season.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of MS Hwy 63 in Jackson County in memory of Sergeant John E. Wells.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

City of Amory; authorize a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Coahoma County Reserve & Trust Fund; trustees may delegate investment of assets to investment advisors.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Monroe County; extend the repeal date on the authority to contribute to the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Grocery Store Development Loan Program Act; issue bonds to help construct new grocery stores in underserved areas.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Commend Lewisburg High School "Patriots" Baseball Team for winning first MHSAA Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Mourn the loss and commend public service of former State Senator and Army Officer George E. Guerieri, Sr., of Southaven.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide funds for the Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance for IHL capital improvements.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Jackson State University Stadium Fund; create and impose a tax on activities and events held at the stadium to fund.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Commend Lewisburg High School Golf Team for winning 2013 MHSAA Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Bonds; authorize issuance for certain Mississippi Development Authority programs.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Ad valorem tax; exempt one motor vehicle owned by law enforcement officer wounded/injured in performance of duties.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance of general to repair, renovate and refurbish Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

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

Sponsor: Mac Huddleston

Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentives for certain health care facilities.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax, job credit; authorize for entities that conduct certain warehousing activities.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise the definition of the term "project" and authorize the issuance of bonds for a project.

Sponsor: Linda Whittington

Income tax; provide for method of apportioning income for certain major medical or pharmaceutical suppliers.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; IHL for funding Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Ad valorem; revise the definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Second Amendment Weekend holiday.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Mississippi Main Street Investment Act; create.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Bonds; authorize issuance for the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center and the Mississippi Craft Center.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Regional recycling cooperative grants; delete repealer on Commission on Environmental Quality's authority to set aside certain trust fund monies for.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Paying tribute to the memory of D'Iberville visionary Tom Moore, Jr.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Public Utilities Staff; remove requirement to appoint a communications engineer.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mourn the untimely death of Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and commend his legacy.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to employ persons with specialized skills needed to fulfill his official duties.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Executive Committee; prohibit certain persons from serving on municipal, county and state.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Chelsea Kaitlin Rick; commend and congratulate upon being crowned Miss Mississippi 2013.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan; prohibit from restricting covered employee from assigning benefits to provider.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Mississippi Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification Board; provide certain members per diem and travel expenses.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Designate Mississippi as "A Purple Heart State."

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Administrative Office of the Courts; require to recommend uniform format for keeping youth court records.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Health care certificate of need law; define "radiation therapy services."

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Mrs. Sarah Payton Ratliff; mourn the loss and commend life, legacy and service upon her passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Qualified equity investment credits; increase amount that may be allocated by MDA in a fiscal year increase time period for issuance.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Public property; authorize MS Veterans Affairs Bd. to transfer certain real property in Lafayette County, MS, to the MS Transp. Commission.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Ray Guy; commend and congratulate upon his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Municipal judges; revise maximum number for certain municipalities.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Mississippi Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act; conform to NAIC model law.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Open season on fur-bearing animals and for hunting opossums, raccoons and bobcats with dogs and guns; revise.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Hunting; revise squirrel season.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Agritourism; extend repealer on section regulating agritourism.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Municipal judges; revise qualification requirements for certain.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

State Department of Health; extend repealers.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Tourism; create study committee on entertainment industry investment.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Counties and municipalities; delete repealer on the provision that authorizes acceptance of credit cards.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Agriculture; clarify terms used in the Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in Marion County on Mississippi Highway 44 as the "J.B. Ivy Memorial Bridge".

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Banking & Consumer Finance, Commissioner of; revise certain powers of.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Hurricane deductibles; require Commissioner of Insurance to establish regulations regarding.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Recognize the accomplishments and civic leadership of Dr. Lee Gardner Royce, 19th President of Mississippi College.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

MS Dept. of Archives and History property; DFA may transfer certain lands to U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Vicksburg National Military Park.

Sponsor: Albert Butler

Embezzlers; prohibit public employment.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Veterans' Home Purchase Law; revise requirements for refinancing of mortgage loans.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Recognize Cotton Baronich, Grand Marshal of the 2014 Mal's St. Paddy's Parade.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Teacher licensure; revise requirements for teacher candidates applying for licensure under alternative route.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Authority of chancery court to revise birth certificates; Tribal Court of MS Band of Choctaw Indians has same authority.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Pat Harrison Waterway District local funds; use DOR tax rolls.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Electric power associations; bylaws may allow members to vote electronically.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Smithville High School Seminoles Football Team; commend upon MHSAA Class 1A North Half State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Det. Sergeant Chris Rollan; commend the remarkable and selfless service of.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Honorable Mayor Chokwe Lumumba; commend life, service and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

Marlena Jobe; commend upon being named Byram Middle School Teacher of the Year.

Sponsor: Brad Oberhousen

Fuel tax; provide that interest charged for late payment or nonpayment shall be as provided in the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Electric power associations; allow corporate name to include words "electric cooperative."

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Professional school counselors; provide for assignment and responsibilities.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of MS Highway 364 in Prentiss County as the "Oliver Wendell Pinson Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Morton High School Panthers Football Team; commend on winning Region 6 Class 3A District Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Memorial highways; designate MS Highway 6 within the State of Mississippi as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Highway."

Sponsor: Nickey Browning

Memorial Highways; designate a segment of MS Highway 32 in Chickasaw County as the "Veterans Memorial Boulevard."

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Municipalities; extend repeal date on authority to enter agreements to provide extra police protection to housing authorities.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Domestic violence; revise.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Criminal convictions; revise certain fees and assessments.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Agricultural Marketing Cooperative; revise procedures for amendments to articles and election of officers.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriations limit; Legislature may appropriate up to 100% of estimate if corresponding amount is transferred to General Fund.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

The Equal Opportunity for All Students with Special Needs Act; create to establish IEFs for certain students.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

"Mississippi Student Safety Act"; prevent certain student restraint and seclusion procedures in schools.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Anatomical Gift Act, Revised Mississippi Uniform; delete repealer on.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Deer bag limit; grant the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks plenary power to set.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Memorial highway; designate a segment of Mississippi Highway 51 in Madison County as the William T. "Bill" Martin Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

State agency procurement contracts; Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS) develop website link.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Judge Kevin Hall; commemorate life and legacy of.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Agritourism; delete repealer on provisions providing limited liability to person engage in.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Forgivable loan programs; clarify repayment terms and expand governing board.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Hunting restrictions; enhance penalty for engaging in hunting or target practice upon certain levee structures.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Dr. Gerry Cadenhead Fletcher; commend life and contributions to nursing and health care of.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Professional school counselors; revise manner of reference and duties and responsibilities of.

Sponsor: John Moore

UCC; revise waiver of implied warranties for sales between merchants and "as is" sales.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

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

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

City of Starkville; authorize a long-term ground lease of certain property belonging to Mississippi State University.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Health insurance policies; clarify when policies must include coverage for mental illness.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Wildlife enclosures; delete repealer on authority of the MS Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to regulate.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Clara School; commend resilience and community involvement in rebuilding efforts.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Camille Scales Young; commend upon selection as the first female African-American President of the MSU Nat'l Alumni Association.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Hattiesburg Junior Chamber of Commerce; recognize and commend exemplary community service and charitable contributions.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Tracee Thompson; commend and congratulate upon being named the 2014 Milken Educator Award recipient for Mississippi.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Dexter Allen; commend musical artistry and success as Blues Musician.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

General education development (GED); change references to "high-school equivalency diploma."

Sponsor: John Polk

H.B. Mayes McGehee; mourn loss and commemorate life, legacy and service of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Regulation of underground excavation; exclude routine railroad maintenance and require State Fire Marshal to enforce.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Domestic Violence Protection Order Registry; require arresting officer to perform check.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Public colleges and universities; require to develop a plan for addressing unintended pregnancy.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Pat Harrison Waterway District; use Department of Revenue tax rolls to determine counties' share of ad valorem funding.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Personal care home licensure; unlicensed homes serving 4 or more residents are guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Election commissioners; authorize chairman of to receive per diem for up to 5 additional days.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Driver's license; commissioner able to decline suspension.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Burial spaces; establish procedure for for-profit cemeteries with abandoned spaces to terminate owner's right to spaces.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

County tax collectors and deputies; provide additional compensation for those holding certificates of educational recognition.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Insurance Benefits Roofing Repair Consumer Protection Act; create.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Domestic violence; revise penalty.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Hattiesburg State Service Center property; authorize DFA to transfer a certain parcel of to the Department of Public Safety.

Sponsor: David Blount

Domestic violence shelters; bring forward sections and revise administration of certain funding.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

School buses; repeal law requiring to be driven less than certain speeds.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Family medicine residency programs; clarify eligible programs for funding under the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce.

Sponsor: John Polk

Law enforcement officers; sidearm issued to officer killed in line of duty may be purchased by family.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Municipalities; revise authority to clean menaced property.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

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

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Income tax; public and private hospitals may collect certain debts by a setoff against the debtor's refund.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Mississippi Emergency Management Plan; include Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

School superintendents; require to certify all statistical information submitted to SDE.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Commercial motor vehicles; delete repealer on Dept. of Revenue's authority to deny or revoke license of certain persons to operate.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Personal care homes; extend repealer on certain provisions relating to.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; delete repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Prescription drug monitoring program; remove dispensers of veterinary drugs from and delete repealer.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

State Grand Jury Act; remove repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Duplicate license; prohibit public bodies from requiring licensees to appear in person to receive.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Mutual Aid Arrangements; add MS Band of Choctaw Indians.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Mississippi Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Capacity Building Grant Program; establish.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Accreditation of schools; revise manner by which certain schools are assigned a grade designation.

Sponsor: John Moore

Licensed school employees; allow use of personal leave near holiday if summoned by court.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Gun buy-back programs; prohibit.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Erin's Law Awareness; authorize inclusion of as a component of required comprehensive school district safety plan.

Sponsor: John Moore

Mississippi Home Corporation; extend reverter on authority to issue certain amount of bonds.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Education provision; revise and clarify certain relating to hours of instruction; student records, student enrollment, dual enrollment and textbooks.

Sponsor: John Moore

Severance tax; change date that returns & payments are due for timber, oil and gas; repeal salt severance tax.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Elections; prohibit candidates from appearing in publicly funded ads during statewide general election years.

Sponsor: John Polk

Board of Bar Commissioners and The Mississippi Bar; delete repeal clause.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Public Utilities Staff; conduct survey of state universal service funds/report with recommendations.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Voter registration; require registrar to mail card to the address on the voter application.

Sponsor: William Denny

Voter rolls; revise how the commissioners of election are required to purge voter rolls.

Sponsor: William Denny

Highways; require MDOT install rumble strips along shoulders of newly constructed or resurfaced roadways.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Mississippi Trust Decanting Act; create.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Employee Appeals Board; require hearing officers to be residents of Supreme Court Districts from which they are appointed.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Capital Expense Fund; increase maximum amounts for use for any single emergency, and for all emergencies.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Expunction of felony; revise.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Graduation requirements; require ACT to serve as high school exit exam in lieu of subject area tests.

Sponsor: John Moore

Health Information Technology Act (MS-HIN); extend repealer.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Dept. of Archives and History; authorize DFA to donate and convey certain property to U.S. Dept. of Interior.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Physician Order for Scope of Treatment Act (POST); enact.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

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

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Autocycles; define and exempt from helmet and motorcycle endorsement requirements.

Sponsor: Steve Massengill

Minors; allow sentencing discretion in capital cases.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Light wine and beer; may be seized and disposed of in the same manner as alcoholic beverages for certain violations of law.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Public university real property; authorize IHL to acquire and dispose of with DFA's approval.

Sponsor: John Polk

Tax liens; provide for centralized filing with the Department of Revenue.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Flu vaccinations; require hospital to offer to patients prior to discharge.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Memorial highway; designate certain segments in Chickasaw County as the "Veterans Memorial Boulevard."

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Income tax; state agencies and political subdivisions may collect debt by a setoff against the debtor's refund.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

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

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Delinquency; revise disposition alternatives.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Motion picture productions; create loan guaranty program as incentive for productions in state.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Tax increment financing; clarify what constitutes cost of redevelopment project under.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Driver's licenses; authorize designation of certain disabilities on.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Sirens; clarify which vehicles may be equipped with.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Residential Electronic Protection License; application; require applicant to submit fingerprints with.

Sponsor: William Denny

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Junior colleges; repeal provisions requiring instructors to fill out affidavit of membership in organizations.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Capital murder; include killing of utility worker in definition.

Sponsor: William Shirley

Historic property income tax credit; extend time within which taxpayers may be eligible to receive.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Nonnative plant species control; exempt forestry and silviculture activities from permit requirement for areas exceeding one acre.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Earned time allowances; prohibit certain inmates from obtaining.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Courts; prohibit from applying foreign law under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

State Board of Pharmacy; prescribe new nominating process.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Controlled substances; revise hallucinogenic substances and synthetic cannabinoids.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Hotel and restaurant renovation projects sales tax incentives; authorize for certain projects.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant; allow transfer to a Mississippi College or University to receive.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Hattiesburg Junior Chamber of Commerce; recognize and commend exemplary community service and charitable contributions.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Motor fuels tax, Certain; provide continued collection of when Groundwater Protection Trust Fund reaches $10 Million for highways & bridges.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Colonel George Robert Hall; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Tracee Thompson; commend and congratulate upon being named the 2014 Milken Educator Award recipient for Mississippi.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Jones County Junior College's Women's Soccer Team; commend upon winning MACJC & Region 23 Championships.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State University - bring campus and facilities into compliance with ADA.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Expand the Health Care Industry Zone Act to include the Port Bienville.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation; IHL-Alcorn State University-renovation and repair of aquaculture facility.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Ad Valorem taxes; counties and municipalities may exempt certain residential rental structures.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ persons convicted of certain felony offenses.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Appropriation FY2015; continued implementation of the Early Learning Collaborative Act.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Educational expenses at qualified private schools; individual income tax credits for.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State University - safety and security systems upgrade.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Appropriations; Health Dept. for MS Qualified Health Ctr. & Rural Health Clinic Capacity Bldg. Grant Program.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

State income tax deduction; provide for parents who send children to private school or homeschool.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Bonds; authorize issuance for tourism rail line in Adams, Franklin and Lincoln Counties.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Health care industry zones; may be countywide under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for Highway Patrol trooper training class.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Fire insurance policies; increase tax to on gross premium receipts for Fire Marshal and academy expenses.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; MDOT to replace funds transferred from in past years.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Appropriations; Medical Care Fund to compensate hospitals for reduction in federal DSH payments.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Sponsor: Blaine Eaton

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Appropriation; Archives and History for funding to Town of Summit to restore historic water tower.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Appropriation; MDEQ to provide funding to Hines County for development of certain wastewater infrastructure facility.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Sales tax; exempt sales of electricity, street lights and security equipment to homeowners' associations for security purposes.

Sponsor: Brent Powell

Income tax; authorize fuel cost adjustment to gross income.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of equipment to contractors for use in road construction.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

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

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Appropriation; Department of Wildlife for conservation officer cadet training class.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Commend Pearl "Pirates" Boys Soccer Team and Head Coach Chris Rash for winning 9th State Championship.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Appropriation; MS Arts Commission to provide funding for Greenville Arts Council.

Sponsor: John Hines

Income tax; authorize a business deduction for certain income attributable to domestic production activities.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

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

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties/cities to exempt true value added to commercial property by installing solar energy system from.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Sales taxation; sales of aircraft used in oil exploration or production are exempt.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Income tax; authorize credit for taxpayer who maintain, support and care for a dependent with diagnosis of a developmental disability.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

Appropriation; Department of Education for grants to school districts to equip school buses with seat belts.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentives for certain health care facilities.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Contractor's tax; reduce for drilling oil and gas well utilizing hydraulic fracturing.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of stadium on campus of Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

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

Sponsor: David Baria

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Appropriation; IHL-Alcorn State University-general repair and renovations to certain facilities.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Surplus school buildings; establish a tax credit program for development and rehabilitation of.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Housing repair grant program; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for grants to low income individuals for home repair.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Appropriation; Archives and History for portrait of former Governor William A. Allain.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

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

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Motor fuel tax; levy on each diesel gallon on liquefied natural gas.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Income tax; reduce the rate of tax.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Appropriation; IHL for funding the Speech-Language Pathologists Loan Forgiveness Program.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Ad valorem taxes; authorize certain counties/municipalities to exempt new hotels/motels.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

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

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.

Sponsor: David Parker

Bonds; authorize to provide funds for loan to North Central MS Regional Rail Authority to acquire certain rail line.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Bonds; authorize to assist the Rail Authority of East Mississippi to pay the cost of environmental impact study.

Sponsor: Phillip Gandy

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Sales tax; delete provision that excludes ornamental plants from agricultural exemption.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Appropriation; from WC-SRF to Medical Care Fund to compensate hospitals for reduction in federal DSH payments.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Bonds; authorize for phase II of the Civil Rights Museum and Mississippi Museum of History.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for Highway Patrol trooper training class.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Contractor's tax; exempt portion of the contract performed by a professional engineer who is the prime contractor.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

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

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Appropriation; Department of Public Safety to provide funding for drug task forces.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Sales tax; exempt portion of sales of labor, parts, etc. for certain truck-tractors & semitrailers used in interstate commerce.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Alcohol; increase excise tax and markup on alcoholic beverages, increase excise tax on beer.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Economically Distressed Municipalities Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

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

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Surplus school buildings; establish a tax credit program for development and rehabilitation for teacher housing purposes.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

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

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Appropriation FY2015; Supreme Court fund MS Civil Legal Assistance program.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Second Amendment Weekend holiday.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority to fund minority disparity study.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Income tax; authorize an additional exemption for deaf persons.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

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

Sponsor: William Arnold

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

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Fire insurance policies; increase tax on gross premium receipts for fire marshal and academy expenses.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Income tax; credit for contributions to organizations that grant scholarships to schools that provide dyslexia therapy.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Appropriation FY2015; MSU Early Childhood Institute research early education programs.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriations; Department of Wildlife for matching funds for a county road project in Neshoba County.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

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

Sponsor: Stephen Horne

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

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State University - Agricultural Programs.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Income tax; provide a credit to qualified MS cybersecurity companies for certain investments in those companies.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Income tax; allow credit to grocers for part of cost of purchasing locally grown or produced agricultural products.

Sponsor: David Baria

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who serve as volunteer firefighters.

Sponsor: Phillip Gandy

Unemployment compensation; create the State Workforce Investment Fund and provide for contributions to the fund.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State University - infrastructure upgrades.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Appropriation FY2015; Alcorn State University meat processing facility.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Appropriations FY2015; State Department of Health, Taborian Urgent Care Center medical services.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Sales tax; exempt admission to and parking at certain livestock and agricultural facilities.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Sales tax; authorize cities to impose a 1% sales tax.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Insurance premium tax; reduce for certain insurance companies participating in health exchanges.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Citizens for Economic Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Recognize historical significance of Coleman High School and commend Greenville Progressive Art and Civic Club.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Commend the life and public service of Tupelo Sergeant Kevin "Gale" Stauffer, who was lost in the line of duty.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Congratulate USM punter Ray Guy upon his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Pay tribute to the public service of William "Eph" Cresswell who was Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator John C. Stennis.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commend Picayune High School "Maroon Tide" Football Team for Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in Holmes County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Recognize Art Businesswoman Lesley Silver for 2014 Governor's Arts Award for Arts in the Community.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Recognize and congratulate Seattle Seahawks Linebacker K.J. Wright.

Sponsor: David Parker

Dr. Theodore Thomas Lewis; commemorate the life and legacy of and express deepest sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Pearl High School Pirates Boys Soccer Team; commend on winning Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

MS Association of Parliamentarians; congratulate on 5th anniversary as a chartered division of NAP.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Paige Nicholson; commend and congratulate upon being crowned Miss Rodeo America 2014.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Traffic safety violator course; require in-person classroom instruction for certain minors.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

State Auditor; authorize to audit RESTORE Act funds and charge actual cost of agency audits.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Justin Odom; commend and congratulate upon being named Clinton's Teacher of the Year.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Bill Richardson; commend excellence in teaching as educator at Olde Towne Middle School.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Senator Billy Howard Thames; commend life and legacy of public service of.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

School district administrative consolidation; require in Holmes County.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Republic Guinea; welcome dignitaries to State of Mississippi as symbol of economic partnership and support.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

USM property; authorize DFA to sell and convey or lease certain real property subject to certain conditions.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Mississippi Entity Conversion and Domestication Act; enact.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Teacher licensure; revise eligibility for receipt of licensure through the nontraditional teaching route.

Sponsor: John Moore

Guardian ad litem; clarify duties and appointment.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Uniform laws; enact Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Medicaid; extend repealer on Medicaid services and make technical amendments.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Prekindergarten programs; establish Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Earned time allowances for reduction of sentence; prohibit for certain offenders who committed certain felonies.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act; create.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

University of MS Medical Center; authorize to enter into long-term lease of certain real property.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Hunting; provide for a spring season for the hunting of squirrel.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act; enact.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2014; enact.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Medical record copies; revise how fees are charged for electronic and imaging media.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Left-hand lane; allow driving only if passing, turning or in an emergency.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Limited lines credit insurance producers; require to report certain numbers to Department of Banking and Consumer Finance.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Emerging Crops Fund; extend date of reverter language on provisions authorizing issuance of general obligation bonds for.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Commend the life and public service of Eupora Police Officer Keith Crenshaw who was lost in the line of duty.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

State agency personnel; exempt from certain State Personnel Board procedures.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Corrections; require inmate fund to be a special fund and require RFPs for administration of canteen services.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Hunting; enhance penalty for violations of provisions prohibiting on public roads.

Sponsor: Jason White

Circuit clerk fees; revise.

Sponsor: John Read

Corrections; decrease maximum term of agricultural leases and provide certain advertisement for such leases.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

MS Development Bank; extend repealers on authority of DEQ and State Department of Health to borrow from for loan programs.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Community health workers & personal care assistants; prohibit health care professionals from supervising publicly funded.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Finance charges; charges & premiums for credit insurance & auto club memberships by small loan licenses not considered as.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Natural gas; provide for open access of intrastate gas pipelines and intrastate gas gathering systems.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Dyslexia therapy scholarship program for students with dyslexia; revise definitions.

Sponsor: John Polk

Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau; authorize compensation by court order for investigative work.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Uniform laws; create Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Homicide; require persons convicted of to be registered as offenders.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Commend Johnny Atherton of Mississippi Power Company as 2013-2014 Chairman of Mississippi Manufacturers Association.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Crimes; create offense of advertising sexual servitude of a minor.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Child abuse; third offense constitutes a felony.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.

Sponsor: John Polk

Highway; designate segment of in Choctaw County as "The Blackwood Brothers Gospel Highway".

Sponsor: Joey Hood

County regional correctional facilities, certain; require certain auditing of.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

Recognize Memorial Hospital at Gulfport on National Ranking as Best Hospital in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Public contracts; give preference to resident bidders and prescribe specific penalties for violations.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Failing schools and school districts; establish an "Achievement School District" within the State Department of Education.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Student transfer; prohibit school boards in failing school districts from denying requests to better performing district.

Sponsor: John Moore

State inmate eligible for release, certain; require to receive certain notification regarding searches after inmate is released.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

School nurses; authorize to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to students.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Department of Corrections; require to provide certain notice to certain city before offender is released.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Public purchasing laws; exempt from bid requirements certain fuel purchases for county-owned machinery & vehicles.