2015 Regular Session

Commend Tupelo High School "Synergy" Show Choir for Grand Championship.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Medicaid; clarify frequency of meetings of P&T committee and required time to file judicial appeals.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Infant Mortality Reduction Collaborative; create.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Suffrage;restore to Orlando Robinson of Noxubee County.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

MS Commission on College and Career Readiness; establish to recommend new standards to replace Common Core.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Health plans & policies; prohibit higher copayments for patient-administered anti-cancer medications.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Division of Medicaid; clarify meetings of Pharmacy and Therapeutics (PNT) Committee.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

MS Department of Public Safety and MBN sworn officer salary scale and experience increases; enact.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Mississippi Medicaid Program; authorize Hospital Access Program (MHAP) payments and provide for hospital assessment.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

DFA; authorize to sell or lease certain state-owned real property in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for various purposes.

Sponsor: Patricia Willis

Cheating on statewide tests; financial responsibilities of local school district, licensure sanctions and criminal penalties.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Mississippi Fines Accountability and Transparency Task Force; create.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Attorney General.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

State budget; revise authority for expenditures from General Fund and provide for certain transfers to rainy day fund.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Community hospitals; revise provisions concerning transparency.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 61 in Bolivar County as the "Henry Butler Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Appropriation; Legislative expenses.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Persons with disabilities; require state agencies to enhance employment opportunities for.

Sponsor: Carolyn Crawford

Mississippi Uniform Limited Partnership Act; revise and expand.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Health care providers; prohibit conditioning of licensure upon participation in certain health plans.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Capital murder; revise.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Appropriation; IHL - General support.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Cat Island; authorize Secretary of State to exchange certain property located on with National Park Service.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Appropriation; Personnel Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; additional for various state agencies for fiscal year 2015.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Licensed professional counselors; revise license renewal fee to conform to amount being charged by the board.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Appropriation; Port Authority, State.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Provider-sponsored health plans; authorize formation of/provide certification process.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Sale of property by nonresident; require seller to withhold for income taxes rather than the buyer.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Individuals with disabilities; require statutes and regulations to use "person first" references.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Crime Lab; rename "Mississippi Forensics Laboratory" and extend Bureau of Narcotics' authority to advertise forfeitures online.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Memorial highways; designate certain segments of U.S. Highway 98 in George County as memorial highways.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Gaming Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Arts Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Vicksburg; authorize a tax on hotels, motels and restaurants for recreation and tourism venues and facilities.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Washington County; authorize levy of special tax on real and personal property to support operation of fire protection districts.

Sponsor: John Hines

Industrial Development Authority of Marshall County; authorize to create Spring Economic Development Area.

Sponsor: John Faulkner

Sales tax; include costs of completing oil and gas wells in the reduced rate levied for drilling oil and gas wells.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend Kossuth High School "Lady Aggies" Bowling Team for winning MHSAA State Championship.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Recognize career and public service of youth court reform advocate Judge John N. Hudson.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

City of Hattiesburg; authorize annual contributions to Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Recognize Co-Lin Lady Wolves Basketball Team for State Championship.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Recognize Clinton High School 2015 STAR Student Javarcia Ivory.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Recognize longtime Chickasaw County Chancery Clerk Wanda Sweeney on her retirement after 32 years serving at the courthouse.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Jackson County; authorize tax on hotels and motels with revenue paid to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Recognize longtime Chickasaw County Sheriff Jimmy Simmons on his retirement after 32 years of public service.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Monroe County; authorize the establishment of a county beautification commission.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Designate April 13-17, 2015, as "Undergraduate Research Week in Mississippi."

Sponsor: John Polk

City of Grenada; extend the repeal date on the Grenada Tourism Commission and the Grenada tourist and convention tax.

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

Recognize Jackie Lett on her retirement as longtime President of the Mississippi Association of Broadcasting.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

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

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Humphreys County; authorize issuance of bonds to refund certain taxes erroneously collected.

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

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

Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Fire Academy.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Tishomingo County Water District; revise method in which commissioners are selected.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Library Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mr. John M. Hairston; commend upon many accomplishments with the Gaming Commission and financial industry.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Robert (Bob) Owens; commend service and express appreciation as outgoing President of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Mr. Jim Duncan; commend upon special occasion of his retirement from WLBT after 50 years of service.

Sponsor: Charles Young

Studio of Dance and Gymnastics; commend upon occasion of it 55th anniversary.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

East Webster High School cheerleaders; commend upon winning two State Championships.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

The Magnolia Regional Health Center; commend and congratulate on its 50th Anniversary.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Stephanie Parker-Weaver; commending the life and legacy of.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Pelahatchie High School Chiefs Boys Basketball Team; commend upon outstanding season.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Aero G. English; commend upon being awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Deputy U.S. Marshall Josie Wells; commend life and service upon his untimely passing.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Mr. Cayce DePoyster; commend educational service of.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Masters Quartet; congratulate upon occasion of its 25th anniversary.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Mr. Richard Morgan; commend upon the occasion of his retirement from the Electric Power Associations of MS.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Ms. Grace Elizabeth Munro; commend for outstanding and monumental achievements as a young person.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Guice

Bennie Kirk; commend and congratulate upon being awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

East Rankin Academy Lady Patriots Basketball Team; commend for winning MAIS Division II AAA Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Copiah-Lincoln Lady Wolves Basketball Team; commend upon winning MACJC State Championship.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Representative Clara Burnett; commend dedicated legislative career upon her retirement.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

City of Corinth; authorize imposition of local sales tax.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Representative Hank Lott; commend dedicated legislative career upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Sebastopol Natural Gas District; correct the description of the district.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.

Sponsor: Pat Nelson

Representative Linda Whittington; commend dedicated legislative career upon retiring.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Mr. John M. Hairston; commend upon many accomplishments with the Gaming Commission and financial industry.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Wayne County; authorize assessments on cases filed in, and misdemeanor convictions in justice court to fund a county office building.

Sponsor: Phillip Gandy

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Assistant teachers increase base salary by $2,500.00.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Representative Henry "Chuck" Espy III; commend dedicated legislative career upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

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

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Claiborne County; authorize transfer of certain building.

Sponsor: America Middleton

Suspend deadlines for introductions; State Bd. of Ed.; require to contract with certain entity for development of comprehensive statewide assessment.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Persons with special needs; urge political subdivisions not to discriminate against.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Guice

Dr. Joseph S. Paul; commend service as Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Miss upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

U.S. Constitution; application to Congress for calling a convention to propose amendments that address concerns raised by Citizens United.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Hinds County; authorize to create the Hinds County Utility Authority.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Suffrage; restore to Kenneth King of Noxubee, County.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Braden Ivey; commend upon being selected the 2014 State Games of Mississippi Male Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Representative Ferr Smith; commend dedicated legislative career upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Adult care facilities; define for licensure and reimbursement purposes.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement assessments district.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Tishomingo County; authorize to levy a tax on sales of beer, light wine and alcoholic beverages.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

U.S. Constitution; application to Congress for calling a convention to propose amendments that address concerns raised by Citizens United v. FEC.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Congress; urge to engage in communications and express support to western states, regarding the transfer of certain lands.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Town of Pope; authorize to enter into an agreement with certain water association to end water services for customer with delinquent sewer payment.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Sunflower County; authorize to borrow money to pay certain ad valorem tax refund for taxes collected in error.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

Representative Cecil Brown; commend dedicated legislative career upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Cities of Pascagoula; authorize the creation of community redevelopment areas within existing urban renewal areas in the city.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

City of Baldwin; extend repeal date on tax on hotels, motels, restaurants and convenience stores to promote tourism.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Bay High School Lady Tigers Basketball Team; commend upon winning Class 4A South Half Championship.

Sponsor: David Baria

Coahoma County; may enter into certain construction contracts even if they extend 30 days beyond board's term.

Sponsor: W Alday

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

Sponsor: William Shirley

City of Jackson; authorize to regulate and prohibit placement and continued use of private water wells in municipal utility service area.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Study commission established to study governance structure of Mississippi IHL.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

City of Quitman; authorize imposition of local sales tax to fund additions/improvements at sports complex.

Sponsor: William Shirley

City of Starkville; remove repeal date on the city's economic development, tourism and convention tax.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; provide for a State University System and local Boards of Trustees.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Congress; urge to call a constitutional convention to propose a balanced budget amendment and further fiscal restraints.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Marshall County; authorize contributions to charitable nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income taxation.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Commend public service of Senator Haskins Montgomery.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

City of Gautier; authorize the creation of community redevelopment areas within existing urban renewal areas in the city.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

City of Pascagoula; authorize the creation of community redevelopment areas within existing urban renewal areas in the city.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

City of Morton; authorize the imposition of a sales tax and require the revenue to be used for improvement to public streets.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau; give Jackson County additional time to provide tourism funding.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Tishomingo County; authorize a tax on light wine, beer and alcoholic beverages to fund youth activities.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Coahoma County; may enter into certain construction contracts even if they extend 30 days beyond board's term.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

School Resource Officers; require uniform statewide training program.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

City of Quitman; authorize the imposition of a sales tax to fund additions and improvements to the city's sports complex.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Council on Education Technology; reestablish and define responsibilities.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commend public service of Senator Kelvin Butler.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Express opposition of State of Mississippi of National Defense Authorization Act provisions on indefinite detention.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Corrections; require Inmate Fund to be a special fund; require RFPs for canteen; revise contract amount for review by procurement board.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Recognize the mission of the new Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum in Leland.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Commend public service of Senator Tony Smith.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Commend public service of Senator Perry Lee.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Urge federal transfer of public lands to the states.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Honorable Judge Betty W. Sanders; commend distinguished career of upon her retirement.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Recognize the "Mississippi Year of Women" celebration of the legacies of Eudora Welty, Margaret Walker and Marie Hull.

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

O'Keefe Funeral Homes; acknowledge and observe June 5, 2015 as "O'Keefe Funeral Homes Day."

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

Jackson County; authorize tax on hotels & motels with revenue paid to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.

Sponsor: John Moore

Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; amend Constitution to provide for a State University System and local Boards of Trustees.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Lincoln County; authorize contracts for naming rights for the county's park buildings and structures.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Recognize 150th Business Anniversary of O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Reverend Dr. Melvin J. Williams Sr.; commend and congratulate upon 29th anniversary as pastor of Springhill Christian Center.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

East Webster High School Lady Wolverines Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Commend East Webster High School Cheerleading Team for third consecutive State Championship.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Dr. Charles Lynn Weathersby; commend educational legacy and distinguished career upon his retirement as Superintendent.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Recognize legacy of Executive Director of Department of Rehabilitation Services and former Legislator Butch McMillan on his retirement.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Mr. Darwin & Mrs. Dana Nelson; commend distinguished careers in education upon their retirement.

Sponsor: Doug McLeod

O'Keefe Funeral Homes; commend upon the occasion of its 150th anniversary on June 5, 2015.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

Tonya Boyd-Cannon; congratulate on successful appearance and competition on Season 8 of NBC's "The Voice."

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Mary Mock; commend upon being named a Distinguished Finalist in the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Mr. Sammy H. Ainsworth; commend dedicated service and career upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Mr. Philip (Phil) Erskine Irby, Jr.; commemorate life and legacy and express sympathy.

Sponsor: William Denny

Commend MRA "Lady Patriots" Basketball Team and Coach Stephen Force for winning MAIS AAA and Overall State Championships.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise composition, exemptions, expenditures and method for reviewing single source contracts.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Hospice licensure; extend moratorium and repealer on new applications.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Designate March 2015 as "Women's History Month in Mississippi."

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Mississippi Valley State University retirees; commend distinguished service of upon their retirement.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Commend and recognize 17 Senior Class Eagle Scouts from Jackson Academy.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

School district consolidation; establish Commission on Holmes-Durant Consolidated School District structure.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

City of Baldwyn; extend repeal date on tax on hotels, motels, restaurants and convenience stores to promote tourism.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Jumpertown FFA,; recognize and commend for participation in the Food For All grant program.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Sheriff Jimmy Simmons; commend upon retirement.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Charter schools; revise provisions relating to payments from local school districts and end-of-year balances.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

City of Oxford; authorize the use of the dual-phase design-build method of construction contracting for parking facilities.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commend Velma Jackson High School Basketball for 3-Peat Class 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Callaway High School Chargers Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning 2015 MHSAA Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Commend Belmont High School "Lady Cardinals" Girls Basketball Team and Coach Chris Higginbottom for Class 3A State Title.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

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

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

McComb High School Tigers Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning 2015 MHSAA 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: David Myers

Mrs. Willa Dean Watkins; commend upon the occasion of her retirement.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Employment Security Law; create the Mississippi Works Fund to fund strategic workforce training needs.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission; revise membership and transfer trust fund money for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Lauren O. Pickett; commend upon being named the 2014 State Games of MS "Female Athlete of the Year".

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Pascagoula Street property; authorize DFA to transfer to MDOC.

Sponsor: David Blount

Public Defender Oversight and Accountability Commission; create.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Morgantown Church of God; commend spiritual excellence upon the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Transportation; transfer law enforcement duties of MDOT to the Department of Public Safety.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Presidential preference primary; change date to the first Tuesday in March.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Domestic violence; clarify entry of criminal protection orders in the registry.

Sponsor: David Blount

Motor vehicles; authorize a distinctive motor vehicle license tag for supporters of various organizations.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Lafayette County; may enter into certain construction contracts even if they extend 30 days beyond the board's term.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Investigational drugs; authorize physicians to prescribe to certain eligible terminally ill patients.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Mississippi Re-entry Council; create.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

DeSoto County; authorize conveyance of certain property to the City of Olive Branch.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building;FY15.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement; regulate.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that may be allocated under.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Bishop Dr. Arnold Stanton, Sr.; commend upon reaching several significant milestones.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Mother Birteen M. Burnside;commend the life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Mississippi Phi Theta Kappa Day; recognize March 25, 2015, as.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Dr. Leslie Ray Matthews; commend and congratulate upon successful accomplishment in promotion of Vitamin D research.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

Mr. Calvin Walker; commend career as Executive Director of the Jackson Boys Club.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Bolivar County Regional Facility; extend date of repeal on drug and alcohol treatment program.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Alternative Fuel Revolving Loan Fund; authorize counties to borrow money from.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Autism; require insurance coverage for and regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.

Sponsor: Steve Massengill

Public works; increase to $100,000.00 the amount exempt from supervision by engineers and architects.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Terry Choate; recognize upon the occasion of his retirement after 37 years of service to this state.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Designate March 2015 as "American Red Cross Month" in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Chief Mst. Sgt. Kendrick L. Shropshire; recognize distinguished career of upon his retirement from the Air Force.

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

Recognize Jackson Prep "Patriots" Soccer Team for 5th straight MAIS Title and Coach Duncan for 500th win.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Recognize Roy Thigpen, Sr., of Montrose in Jasper County as 2014 MFA "Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year."

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Bishop Dr. Arnold Stanton, Sr.; commend upon reaching several significant milestones.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Service of process; sheriff may retain fee for attempt to serve.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Coahoma County; may enter into certain construction contracts even if they extend 30 days beyond board's term.

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Commission on Marine Resources; revise authority for regulating the leasing of bottoms.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Landlord-tenant; provide for disposition of personal property remaining on the premises after removal of the tenant.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Universities; revise laws regarding enforcement officers of.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Courts; prohibit from applying foreign law under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repeal date on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Auto club memberships; extend repealer on authority of small loan licensees to sell to borrowers.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Humphreys County; authorize to contribute funds for little league baseball teams within the county.

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

Congratulate Poplarville High School Marketing Instructor Hope Roberts for 2015 DECA and MAME awards.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Motor vehicle dealers; provide for certain application requirements, and allow wholesalers to purchase tags and be designated agents.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend automatic repealers on.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Honor Mississippi members of the Black Stuntmen's Association for changing the movie and television industry.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Recognize achievements of Jackson business and civic leader Carl Herrin and extend condolences on his passing.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Commend "W.C." Gorden for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.

Sponsor: Sollie Norwood

Small loan licensees; remove repealer on authority to sell auto club memberships to borrowers.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Recognize longtime Lamar County Circuit Clerk Leslie Wilson on his retirement after 32 years serving at the courthouse.

Sponsor: John Polk

Dr. Christy Philippoff; commend and congratulate upon being honored as Instructor of the Year at Jackson County Campus of MGCCC.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

Sherry James; commend and congratulate upon being honored as Instructor of the Year at the Perkinston Campus of MGCCC.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

The First Baptist Church of Madison; congratulating on occasion of 125th Anniversary.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Pearl High School cheerleaders; commend upon winning 2014 MHSAA State Cheerleading Championship.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Leakesville Jr. High School Bears and Lady Bears Basketball Teams; congratulate upon winning Singing River Conference Championship.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Memorial highway; designate the entire Segment of U.S. Highway 72 that lies within Mississippi as the "Veterans Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Marine Resources; authorize the Commission on Marine Resources to revoke the license of person violating seafood laws.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Corporal Michael Brandon Presley Memorial Highway; designate a certain segment of Highway 51 in Panola County as.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

MS Highway 550; revise posted speed limit on certain portion of in honor of the late Peyton Flowers.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2015; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board members; allowed to receive per diem expense reimbursement.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Sales tax; revise time for exemption on retail sales of certain clothing, revise ammunition exempt during MS Second Amendment weekend holiday.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Highway 24 in Amite County as the "Agent Kimbrough "Kim" Sterling Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Income & sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities & sales tax exemption for materials.

Sponsor: David Blount

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at the state-owned shipyard in Jackson county.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Physicians; authorize special volunteer medical license for those serving as active duty military or in National Guard or Reserves.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Mississippi Direct Primary Care Act; create.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Levee districts; authorize the Board of MS Levee Commissioners to enter into agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mississippi Country and Western Music Commission; remove the repealer on.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Income tax; authorize a credit for costs incurred for storm shelter/safe room for primary residence.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of Mississippi Highway 63 in Greene County as the "Alan Smith and Dennis Rushing Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Memorial highway; designate segment of I-59 in Pearl River County as the Deputy Len J. Rowell Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Limited liability companies; delete repeal clause on fees.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Memorial Highway; designate certain segment of Mississippi Highway 25 in Oktibbeha County as the "Hank" McLeod Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of Kiln Delisle Road in Hancock County as the Dr. Michael Lee Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Lee County; authorize annual contributions to Sanctuary Hospice House.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

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

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; create (corrected).

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Memorial highways; designate segment of MS Highway 371 in the Town of Marietta as the James C. "Jimmy" Pharr Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Assessments; may be imposed for Class I violation of game and fish statutes.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

DeSoto County; authorize employment of part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.

Sponsor: David Parker

Admission requirements for examination for cosmetology license; clarify.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Growth and Prosperity Act; remove application deadline and extend cut-off date for tax exemptions under.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of MS Highway 30 in Lafayette County as the William Faulkner Memorial Highway.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Lowndes County with construction of an equine center.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for various Mississippi Development Authority programs.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Hearing aids; exempt sales of hearing aids when ordered/prescribed by a physician, audiologist or hearing aid specialist for a patient.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize for community and junior college capital improvements.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Mack Jordan Memorial Highway; designate segment of U.S. Highway 84 in Covington County as.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol Substation in Starkville.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Dept. of Wildlife; authorize to sell certain real property belonging to located in Claiborne County, MS, and part of the Canemount WMA.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds for the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Chief William "Bill" Lott Memorial Highway; designate segment of Highway 49 in Sunflower County as.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Black Stuntmen's Association; commend for many accomplishments.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Speaker Tim Ford; commend life and public service of.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Division of Youth Services; authorize to operate "Adolescent Opportunity Program" instead of Adolescent Offender Program.

Sponsor: John Hines

MS Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law; allow certain exclusions and limitations on liability insurance required under.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; allow repayment of funds to be made at terms consistent with federal law.

Sponsor: John Read

Crimes of violence; require DNA testing for arrests and HIV testing for sex crimes against minors.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Weights and Measures Law; establish method of sale for natural gas motor fuel.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Veterans' Home Purchase Law; increase maximum annual cost of administering.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Motor vehicles; allow a person with a valid driver's license from any state to operate owned by a state institution of higher learning.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Hunting license; exempt Purple Heart recipients from requirement while hunting nuisance animals.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Florence High School Football Team; commend upon outstanding football season.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Domestic violence; revise procedures related to.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Public Service Commission; may not regulate management or internal affairs of certain gas or electricity public utilities.

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

Medicaid; authorize extension of information system and support system contracts.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

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

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Emergency management; clarify language that includes MS Band of Choctaw Indians as participant in the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Senquez Golson; commend career accomplishments as a member of the Ole Miss Football Team.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Industrial life insurers; increase maximum life insurance policy from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00.

Sponsor: Alex Monsour

Mississippi Debt Management Services Act; extend repealer.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell computers to students of issue upon student's high school graduation.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Engineers and architects; increase amount needed for exemption of public works services from certain requirements and include municipalities.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Emergency Response and Overdose Prevention Act; create.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Nonnative plant species; prohibit cultivation of potentially invasive species without special permit from Dept. of Agriculture & Commerce.

Sponsor: Randy Boyd

Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

Commend Pearl River Community College "Wildcats" Basketball Team for 7th MACJC Championship under Coach Richard Mathis.

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Recognize longtime Tate County Chancery Clerk Wayne Crockett on retirement.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Single source emergency purchases contracts; place restrictions on.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Title disputes; clarify jurisdiction of state courts in certain.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

MS Military Family Relief Fund; allow utilization by Mississippi National Guardsmen regardless of mobilization status.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Commend and congratulate Laurel High School Football Team for winning MHSAA 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

National Guard Militia; clarify immunity for members serving in federally funded duty status during declared emergencies.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

DFA; authorize to purchase certain real property located within the area of the Capitol Complex.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Driving record; authorize Driver Services Division of DPS to monitor and make reports to insurance companies for reinsurance purposes.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Concealed weapon; authorize carrying of.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Child abuse; clarify mandatory reporting by school officials.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

State Employees Health Insurance Plan; extend repealer on provision providing for the payment of premiums.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

In-state tuition; provide for nonresident students entitled to federal Veterans' Educational Assistance.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

National Osteopathic Medicine Week; declare week of April 19-25, 2015, as.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mrs. Ila Lee Putnam Erwin Brown; commend life and legacy and express sympathy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Commend Lauren O. Pickett upon being selected the 2014 State Games AT&T Female Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

"Mississippi Hugs and Kisses Day"; declare October 2 of each year as.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Commend Braden Ivey upon being named the 2014 State Games AT&T Male Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

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

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Recognize legacy of MVSU Baseball Coach and former Jackson City Commissioner Doug Shanks on occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Copiah County; authorize contribution via funds or services to Calling Panther Heritage Foundation.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Car rental limited license; provide that employee or agent of company shall not be required to have license.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

City of Indianola; extend repealer on authority to fix and collect fees to provide mosquito and pest control services.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

Recognizing September 2015 as "Pain Awareness Month in Mississippi."

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Salute legacy and civic energy of award-winning Hattiesburg Radio and Television Station Icon Randy Swan.

Sponsor: John Polk

Mourn the passing and paying tribute to the Civic and Christian Leadership and Legacy of Reverend Dr. David Matthews of Sunflower County.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Congratulate Senator W. Briggs Hopson III upon his election as President-Elect of The Mississippi Bar.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Mourn the loss and remember the legacy of Mississippi Civil Rights Activist and Author Anne Moody of Gloster.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Recognize success of Madison Central Soccer Coach Cecil Hinds.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Pearl High School Pirates Boys Soccer Team; commend upon winning 10th MHSAA Class 5A Soccer State championship.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

William W. Martin; commend life and express sympathy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Recognize Joseph Mickel of Jackson, Mississippi, on the occasion of his 100th Birthday.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Salute Paul's Pastry in Picayune, Mississippi, as the Southern Living Magazine "King Cake Faceoff 2015 Champion."

Sponsor: Tony Smith

Recognize "2015 Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi" Tanner Fant from Starkville.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Mrs. Stephanie Lee; honor life and express sympathy upon passing.

Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team; commend and congratulate for SEC West Title and CWS appearance.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mr. Willie Harris; commend upon many accomplishments and as President of Black Stuntmen Association.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Edwin C. LeGrand, III; commend upon retirement as Executive Director of the MS Department of Mental Health.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Mrs. Lena Bell Darby; commend life, legacy and heritage upon her passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Dyslexia; urge all schools and state and local educational entities to recognize the educational implications of.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Compulsory commitment of active tuberculosis cases who refuse treatment; revise procedures.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Reverend Dr. James David Holmes; commend life upon his passing.

Sponsor: Esther Harrison

Tishomingo County High School Cheerleaders; commend for receiving 17th ranking at National UCA competition.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Collins High School Football Team; commend and congratulate upon winning the MHSAA 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Second Lieutenant Wellington G. Irving; commend for service during World War II.

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

St. Joseph Catholic School Lady Bruins Soccer Team; commend upon winning the 2015 MHSAA Class 1A/2A/3A Girls Soccer State Championship.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

James Ervin Dees; commemorate his life upon his passing.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Nurse Donnis Harris; commend on being named the 2014 Nationally Certified School Nurse of the Year.

Sponsor: William Shirley

Bethani Grace Alman; commend upon being crowned Miss Mississippi Junior High 2015.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Mr. Johnny Louis Perkins; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Mississippi State Bulldogs; commend and congratulate on outstanding season.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Ripley Middle School Cheerleaders; commend for winning the 2014 MHSAA Junior High and Junior Varsity Cheer and Dance State Championship.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

William M. "Mitch" Stennett; commend and congratulate upon his retirement as the president of the Economic Development Authority of Jones County.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

School district maintenance fund; extend repealer on requirement that districts with low ending balance file budget cuts plan.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Enhanced penalty for simple and aggravated assault; enhance list of protected personnel.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Children; clarify reporting of certain crimes against.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Salary supplement for National Board Certified teachers who teach in critical teacher shortage areas; authorize.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Literacy-Based Promotion Act; clarify good cause exemptions applicable to disabled students.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

MS University Research Authority Act; revise.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

CON; exempt construction of clinical research unit at UMMC & repair of health care facilities damaged in natural disasters.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Elections commissioners; increase per diem.

Sponsor: William Denny

Person convicted of violent crime seeking pardon; require notification of Parole Board, district attorney and sheriff for hearing.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

Mental Health Task Force; establish.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

UN Agenda 21; prohibit state from adopting.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Department of Corrections; authorize to contract with Lee County and Leflore County for regional correctional facilities.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Technical violation; revise definition for probationary purposes.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Powdered alcohol; prohibit in this state.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Teacher/Classroom supply procurement cards; increase allocation percentage for teachers in first three years of educational service.

Sponsor: John Moore

Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in Lowndes County as the "Senator Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge".

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Transient vendors; revise laws regarding licensing and regulating by municipalities.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

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

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Mississippi "Gospel Music Trail"; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Motor vehicles; define and regulate autocycles.

Sponsor: David Parker

State Personnel Board; delete requirement that all staff positions of must be state service employees.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Disabled veteran license tag; authorized disability decal for certain.

Sponsor: Esther Harrison

Noah's Law; create to prohibit sales of certain caffeine products to juveniles.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Statewide Law Enforcement Incident Report and Jail Booking System Task Force; create.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Capital Expense Fund; increase amount that may be transferred to provide funds for emergency repairs on state-owned buildings.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Expunction of felony; revise.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

State-owned vehicles; MDOC Commissioner may request unmarked vehicle for use in official investigations.

Sponsor: Tommy Taylor

Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; expand to include coroners and emergency management personnel.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Universal reading screener; require development and use of for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1-3.

Sponsor: John Moore

City councils in cities with populations of 40,000 or more; authorize to hire additional staff.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Towing; limit charges.

Sponsor: Kenneth Jones

Broderick Rashad Danti Dixon Act; revise.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Dept. of Public Safety; transfer funds in FY15 appropriation among various objects of expenditure and budgets.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Mandatory Risk Assessment Instrument; require AOC to develop and use in all youth courts.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

SR22 certificate; require to be filed with DPS under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

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

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

DMR enforcement officers; increase time to complete required training for employment before salary benefits are terminated.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Toll roads and bridges; increase maximum maturity of bonds for from 30 years to 40 years.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Diamondhead Water & Sewer District; board members shall be appointed by City of Diamondhead.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

School district consolidation; require in Holmes County and Durant.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Chickasa-Leaf Barn Quilt Trail; authorize the Transportation Commission to allow for markers designating.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Sexual abuse; clarify for crimes against child or vulnerable adult.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Central Office of the Department of Corrections; exempt from State Personnel Board procedures.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Excavations near underground utility facilities; revise regulations of.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Health plans and policies; prohibit higher co-payments for patient-administered anti-cancer medications.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; revise administration of.

Sponsor: John Moore

Wrongful death; include unborn child.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

MS Works Scholarship Pilot Program to assist Career and Technical Education (CTE) students at community colleges; create.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Commercial driver's license; authorize driver with diabetes to be examined by board certified advanced diabetes management nurse.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Elections; require use of certain equipment to seal ballot boxes.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Fund; extend repealer on MDA authority to use certain monies in for expenses.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Cargo theft; provide for crime and penalties of.

Sponsor: Steve Massengill

Foreign executor or administrator; revise authority of financial institutions to turn over property or funds of a decedent to.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Conservator; allow appointment for a single transaction.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; delete repealer on.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Hospices; extend repealer on moratorium on processing new applications for licensure.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Ignition Interlock Device Fund; extend repealer on provision requiring transfer of all funds from Drug Court Fund.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

All-terrain vehicles; clarify inclusion in chop shop act to prohibit altering of VIN.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

MS Responder Mgmt System; registrants receive workers' compensation for death or injury responding to emergency.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Check cashers; reporting of uncollected payment to credit reporting agency by unlicensed check casher is per se violation.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; delete repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Mississippi Criminal Information Center; revise reporting to.

Sponsor: Steve Hale

Presidential preference primary; change date to the first Tuesday in March.

Sponsor: William Denny

Divorce; revise habitual cruel and inhuman treatment to include verbal, emotional or psychological abuse.

Sponsor: John Moore

Division of Community Services; revise duties to require development of a standardize risk assessment tool and to delete repealer on.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Estates; provide for a statutory order of abatement for shares of distributees of property of a deceased.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State.

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Commission on Proprietary Sch. and College Registration; authorize to enter interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Cat Island; authorize the Sec. of State to negotiate with the U.S. government for consolidation of lands located on through exchange.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Optional retirement program; authorize participants to join PERS under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Herb Frierson

Children's Justice Center; change the name to Children's Safe Center.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Mississippi Private Investigation Regulatory Act; create.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Commercial driver's license; exempt church-owned vehicles from definition of commercial motor vehicle for purposes of.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Transportation; make placement of guides or warning posts on culverts a discretionary duty of MS Transportation Commission.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Investigational drugs; authorize physicians to prescribe to certain eligible terminally ill patients.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Obscene electronic communications; revise provisions regarding.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Visitation; allow to third party under certain limited circumstances.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Drug courts; revise participation in.

Sponsor: Jason White

Child support; may continue past age of majority for a disabled child.

Sponsor: David Parker

Time served on probation or post release supervision; revise reduction process of.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

Trial courts; redistrict.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Municipal Water, Sewer and Wastewater Systems Repair and Replacement Grant Program; create.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Medicaid planners; require to register with Division of Medicaid and file a surety bond.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Bonds; clarify use of bond proceeds for a multipurpose building for the Department of Mental Health in Kemper County.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Maternal Mortality Review Committee; establish under State Board of Health.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Eula Mae Holmes Wells; mourn loss and commemorate her life upon her passing.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

Mississippi Home Education Week; designate week of May 11-15, 2015, as for observance in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Slavery; acknowledge and observe February 7, 2013, as "Mississippi Day of Freedom and Abolishment of Slavery for African Americans."

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

Dr. Glenda B. Glover; commend and congratulate for selection as 1st Supreme Anti-Basileus for AKA Sorority, Inc.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Coach Morris Brown; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Agent Marc Lee Whatley,Sr.; commend life, legacy and public service of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Mr. David Abney; commend on being named 11th CEO of the United Parcel Service (UPS).

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Hinds Community College Eagles Baseball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning the NJCAA 2014 Region XXIII Title and impressive 2014 season.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Economically Distressed Municipalities Development Act; create.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Appropriation; IHL for establishing an accredited School of Public Health at Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Angela Cockerham

Alternative fuel systems; expand loan program to all political subdivisions.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

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

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation FY2016; Mississippi Development Authority for Small Farm and Agribusiness Center.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $1,500,000 for an equine center in Lowndes County.

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Appropriations FY2016; IHL and community colleges for Clery Act/Violence Against Women prevention programs.

Sponsor: David Blount

Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University Agriculture Programs for establishing a meat processing facility.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Bonds; authorize issuance city of Oxford in extending West Oxford Loop.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Appropriation; MDOT for installing lighting at intersection of MS Hwy. 145 and U.S. Hwy. 45 in Saltillo.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Privilege tax; establish for vehicles carrying certain loads at a licensed gross vehicle weight between 80,001 and 84,000 pounds.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Electric vehicles; impose annual tax on.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Appropriation; Dept of Public Safety for training employees of the Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit.

Sponsor: John Hines

Working Families Tax Credit Act; create to authorize an income tax credit in an amount equal to a portion of earned income tax credit.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Sales tax; exempt sales of water and sawdust when used for agricultural purposes.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Appropriation; SDE for the establishment of comprehensive dyslexia program in the Smith County School District.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Appropriations; IHL for Alcorn State University Agricultural Programs for renovation and repair of aquaculture facility.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Deputy Hubert Rivers; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist JSU with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for expansion of research and production of shiitake mushrooms.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: John Moore

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

Sponsor: Blaine Eaton

Income tax, insurance premium tax and oil and gas severance tax; authorize credit for contributions to school tuition organizations.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Homestead exemption; increase for persons 70 years of age or older.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

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

Sponsor: Stephen Horne

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Vicksburg with construction of the Vicksburg Interpretive Center.

Sponsor: Oscar Denton

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with repair and rehabilitation of the Woodrow Wilson Avenue Bridge.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Appropriations; MDOT for completing Economic Development Access Road to U.S. Highway 45 in Baldwyn.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Carolyn Chase Bailes; commend distinguished career and exceptional public service upon the occasion of her retirement.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

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

Sponsor: William Shirley

Income tax; authorize first-time home buyer savings accounts and exclude contributions/distributions from gross income.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Small business participating loan program; create and authorize issuance of bonds for.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for in the amount of $10,000,000,.00.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of certain equipment to contractors for construction related use.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

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

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Workforce Training Mitigation Act of 2015; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of workforce training facility in certain area of state.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of cost of new alternative fuel vehicle or alternative fuel conversion equipment.

Sponsor: Randy Boyd

Appropriations; City of Tupelo for constructing Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and improvements at Elvis Presley Birthplace.

Sponsor: Randy Boyd

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

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Municipalities; authorize the creation of local improvement assessment districts.

Sponsor: David Blount

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at the state-owned shipyard in Jackson County.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Income tax; authorize a credit for the cost of certain alternative fuel motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Ad valorem taxation; exempt hunting and/or fishing leases on sixteenth section lands.

Sponsor: Haskins Montgomery

Attala County; authorize the issuance of bonds for certain costs related to county owned hospital.

Sponsor: Jason White

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

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Appropriations; IHL to fund Plan of Action to Address the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancies.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Appropriation; City of Jackson for police coverage and traffic control at state-sponsored events.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

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

Sponsor: John Horhn

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

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Appropriation; community colleges support at one-half mid-level funding commitment.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Appropriation; SDE for the establishment of comprehensive dyslexia program in the Smith County School District.

Sponsor: Blaine Eaton

Appropriation; IHL for Alcorn State University for design and planning of construction of new student union complex.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

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

Sponsor: Sean Tindell

Bonds; authorize issuance for Pat Harrison Waterway District improvements.

Sponsor: Dennis DeBar

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

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist in construction of Center for Manufacturing Technology Excellence.

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Jamie Branning; commend and congratulate upon being named as the 2015 DeSoto County School District Teacher of the Year.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

Sales tax; reduce the rate on motorcycles from 7% to 5%.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide for improvements to portion of Old Richton Road in City of Petal.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

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

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Appropriation; DFA for making various repairs and renovations at state-owned facilities for FY 15 & FY 16.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

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

Sponsor: William Arnold

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Inventory; phase in an ad valorem tax exemption for.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Homestead exemption; increase.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Appropriation; IHL for MS Valley State University for lowering tuition rate for 2015-2016 academic year.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Appropriation; Archives & History for funds to Mississippi Heritage Trust to develop Historic Preservation Toolkit.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Bonds; authorize issuance for certain lighting improvements to Rose E. Mccoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of College of Education and Human Development at Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Income tax; authorize credits for certain prekindergarten child care/education expenses and repeal prekindergarten grant program.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

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

Sponsor: John Hines

Insurance premium tax; impose on domestic personal surety bail bonds and foreign personal surety companies.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Appropriation FY2016; Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation for completing Master Plan 2000.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Vicksburg with construction of the Vicksburg Interpretive Center.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Bonds; authorize g.o. bonds to provide matching fund for the Hugh White State Park/Lake Access Road Project in Grenada County.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Bonds; authorize issuance for the Marty Stuart Center for Country Music.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

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

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

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

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2015; create.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Surplus school buildings and certain other property of political subdivisions; establish a tax credit for development & rehabilitation of.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

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

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Rail Authority of East Mississippi with certain costs associated with East Mississippi Intermodal Rail Corridor.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Sales taxation; exempt hearing aids when ordered or prescribed by a licensed physician, audiologist or hearing aid specialist.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Local Law Enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

Appropriation; Hinds County for renovating and making security improvements to Adult Detention Center.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Sales tax; exempt retail sales of parts used to maintain or repair certain truck-tractors and semitrailers.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Income taxation; allow deduction for contributions to accounts established to pay for uninsured wind damage to homesteads.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Taxes; phase out income tax and increase motor fuel taxes.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Appropriations; National Guard for MS National Guard Educational Assistance Program for FY 15.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Appropriation; Administrative Office of Courts for certain youth courts' pilot program.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

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

Sponsor: Gary Chism

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

Sponsor: Brent Powell

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Tax exemption; authorize for retail sale of certain electronic devices and school related supplies.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements at the state-owned shipyard located in Jackson County.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation; Health Dept. for funding the Municipal Water, Sewer and Wastewater Systems Repair and Replacement Grant Program.

Sponsor: Toby Barker

Income tax; increase the dollar amount of brackets and adjust for inflation.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Booneville with certain improvements in downtown historic district.

Sponsor: William Arnold

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

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.

Sponsor: William Shirley

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo and Livingston Park.

Sponsor: John Horhn

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

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

Sponsor: William Arnold

Income tax; allow credit to venison processors for part of costs of processing venison for MS Hunter's Harvest Program.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Appropriation FY2016; MDOT for three-lane Highway 16 in Kemper County.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for portion of self-employment taxes paid by self-employed individuals.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Motor fuel taxes; increase.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Natchez with the construction of a river landing dock along riverfront.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo and Livingston Park.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Appropriations; National Guard for expenses of MS National Guard Educational Assistance Program for FY 2015 and 2016.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Appropriation; National Guard for MS National Guard Educational Assistance Program.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Appropriation FY16; reimburse City of Jackson for infrastructure and law enforcement.

Sponsor: John Horhn

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Joint Rules; delay deadline for original floor action on Appropriation/Revenue bills by one day.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Recognize the achievements and awards of the Oak Grove High School Theatre Department.

Sponsor: John Polk

Commend Southeast Lauderdale High School "Tigers" Boys Soccer Team and Coach Mike Thomas for winning first soccer State Championship.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of Congressman and former State Senator Alan Nunnelee.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

George H. Reese; commend life and legacy of Meridian pianist.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Bay High Steppers Dance Team; commend on winning 6th consecutive MHSAA Class 4A Championship.

Sponsor: David Baria

Mourn the loss of MDOT Maintenance Technician Ricky Murrah of Lucedale, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Phillip Gandy

Recognize and commend Miss Wheelchair Mississippi Lauren Compere of Madison.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Mourn the loss and commend the public service of DeSoto County Supervisor Harvey Wayne Lee.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Recognize contributions of Dr. Rick Young on his retirement as President of East Mississippi Community College (EMCC).

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Mourn the loss of Mississippi Gaming Commission Director of Investigations John Ballard Gorman.

Sponsor: William Longwitz

Mourn the loss and pay tribute to the judicial leadership of former Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Noble Lee.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Commend WTVA Chief Meteorologist Matt Laubhan & Weather Team for effective forecasting of violent tornado on April 28, 2014.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Recognize The Center for Violence Prevention in Pearl on its 25th Anniversary.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Attorney General; require approval by Outside Counsel Oversight Commission to bring certain suits.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Constitution; amend to require Legislature to enact a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Iran Divestment Act of 2015; enact.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Contraband tobacco; modify procedure for confiscation, forfeiture and disposal of.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

CNG school bus purchase grants; authorize pilot program.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Alcorn Central High School Dance Team; commend for winning Hip-Hop Championship Title.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Affidavit ballots; clarify procedures for accepting and handling.

Sponsor: William Denny

School district accreditation; require compliance with constitutional provisions and state laws as a minimum requirement for.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Mid-South Project Package; commend for volunteer work in sending care packages to service members.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Coach Ed Rich; commend and congratulate on being named DeSoto County Touchdown Club's Coach of the Year.

Sponsor: Wanda Jennings

Local governments; may adopt regulations for waiver of certification that goods or services have been received or performed.

Sponsor: David Parker

Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

MHSAA and local school boards; authorize to stipulate that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege, not a right.

Sponsor: John Moore

License tags; Department of Revenue to establish system for marketing and sale of certain.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Highway 371 in Prentiss County as the "James 'Jimmy' C. Pharr Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: William Arnold

Ports; remove members from a county with a county port who are on the board of the Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Disbursement of earnings order for offenders housed at restitution centers; institute.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Memorial highway; designate segment of U.S. Highway 42 in Forrest County as the "Sheriff Eugene Lamar 'Gene' Walters Memorial Highway."