2018 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to John Henry Nabors of Lee County.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Suffrage; restore to Stanley E. Stubbs of Prentiss County.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Wayne County; increase contribution amount to Multi-County Community Service Agency, Inc., by.

Sponsor: Shane Barnett

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Suffrage; restore to Patrick Joseph Fick.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Space Optimization Act; create to implement efficient assignment and use of office space in state buildings.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

City of Brandon; extend repealer on hotels/motels to fund amphitheater and other ancillary improvements.

Sponsor: Brent Powell

MS Vehicle Insurance Verification System; revise various laws regarding.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

Appeals to circuit court from county or municipal judgments; revise process regarding.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Construction Dispute Resolution Agreements; declare void if held outside the state.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Department of Mental Health; authorize to sell certain state-owned real property in Waveland, MS.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; extend repealer on nonadmitted policy fee.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Platoon; define and exempt certain operators in from traveling distance requirements.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Sales tax on admissions; exempt certain events sponsored by municipalities.

Sponsor: Joel Carter

City of Moss Point; authorize the levying of a tax on restaurants.

Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson

City of Clinton; authorize levying of additional tourism tax on hotels and motels.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

City of Hattiesburg; authorize additional tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Memorial highway; designate various segments of highways as.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

State, county and municipal budget estimates shall not be exceeded; exempt unfunded liability for employee retirement.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Pearl; authorize a tax on restaurants, hotels and motels to promote tourism, parks and recreation.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Income tax; authorize a credit for contributions to certain charitable organizations.

Sponsor: Roun McNeal

Ad valorem tax; revise provisions regarding payment where county inadvertently exempted property, revise certain homestead exemption.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS); authorize to charge state agencies for certain services.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

West Rankin Utility Authority; require payments made by public agency members be used solely to pay certain bonds.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Monroe County; extend the repeal date on the law that establishes the Monroe County Beautification Commission.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Criminal immunity; provide for persons when requesting assistance for medical emergency due to alcohol consumption.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Ocean Springs; authorize use of golf carts and/or low speed vehicles on certain public roads and streets.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Guice

Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.

Sponsor: John Read

City of Waveland; authorize use of low-speed vehicles or golf carts on certain city streets.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

Sponsor: John Read

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Health, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

Lowndes County; increase the amount that may be contributed to the United Way.

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Jackson County; authorize contributions to the Mississippi Maritime Museum, Inc.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Appropriation; Arts Commission.

Sponsor: John Read

City of Greenville; authorize enforcement of sewer ordinances in areas served outside the city.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Personnel Board.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Legislative expenses.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriations; additional for various state agencies for Fiscal Year 2018.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.

Sponsor: John Read

Copiah County; authorize to provide labor and materials for construction of roadways for campsite for Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Appropriation; Secretary of State.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding appeal of assessment.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

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

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Congratulate MSU "Lady Bulldogs" Women's Basketball Team for second consecutive NCAA Tournament "Final Four" appearance.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Commend Starkville High School "Yellow Jackets" Girls Basketball Team for winning 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford

Mourn the passing of prominent Journalist Wayne Sims "Joe" Rutherford of Tupelo.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Recognize Cathy Northington as COO of Mississippi Economic Council.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

City of Vicksburg; authorize contribution to the Kings Head Start Center and the Cedars Head Start Center.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church; commend upon occasion of its 150th anniversary.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Lafayette County; authorize the creation of the Lafayette County Utility Authority.

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

Jackson County; authorize to engage in retail sales of merchandise at county-owned golf course.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Fannie Lou Hamer; request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of the statue of James Zachariah George with a statue of.

Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch

Elder Clifton Goodloe, Jr.; commend for his service to community and church.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Jackson County; authorize contributions to MS Maritime Museum, Inc.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Greenwood Public School District retirees; commend years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repealer on restaurant tax and revise composition of Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

City of Pearl; authorize to levy a 1% sales tax to be used solely for infrastructure improvements.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Panola County; authorize to employ a certified professional evaluator to approve or disapprove residential wastewater disposal systems.

Sponsor: Lataisha Jackson

United States Constitutional Amendment Convention of the States under Article V; apply for certain restraints on federal government.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Jackson County; authorize the cleaning of certain blighted property.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Washington County; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotels and motels.

Sponsor: John Hines

Declaring that pornography is a public health hazard and recognizing the need for education and research.

Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell

Tunica County; contribution of funds to the Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Coahoma County; authorize to establish leisure and recreation district in.

Sponsor: Orlando Paden

Greene County; authorize to construct or acquire a county jail anywhere in the county.

Sponsor: Roun McNeal

City of Pearl; authorize to impose special sales tax to fund certain infrastructure improvements.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Statue of James Zachariah George; request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of with a statue of B.B. King.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Poppy Month; designate May 2018 as in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

United States Constitutional Convention under Article V; apply for federal debt limitation and congressional term limits.

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Jackson County Utility District; clarify that commissioners of the district serve at will and pleasure of Jackson County Board of Supervisors.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Judge Jim Pounds; commend and recognize on outstanding professional accomplishments and tremendous community service.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

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

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Representative Robert Huddleston; commend distinguished legislative career of upon his retirement.

Sponsor: America Middleton

City of Horn Lake; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotel and motel room rentals.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover; commend upon being elected the 30th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Sponsor: Debra Gibbs

Suffrage; restore to Kamal Karriem, Jr., of Lowndes County.

Sponsor: Kabir Karriem

City of Clinton; authorize to impose special sales tax to fund certain infrastructure improvements.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Jackson County; authorize contributions to the Junior Auxiliary of Pascagoula-Moss Point.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Department of Revenue; urge to establish tax amnesty program for liabilities that accrued after January 1, 2005, and before December 31, 2015.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Town of Tishomingo; authorize expansion of gas distribution system.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Town of North Carrollton; authorize a tax on restaurant to provide funds for various purposes.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

City of Fulton; authorize expansion of water services provided by.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to We Care Communities, Inc.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

House Rules; amend to require a racial impact statement for all legislation to be attached to each bill.

Sponsor: Kabir Karriem

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

Sponsor: Rob Roberson

Women's Equality Day in Mississippi; designate August 26, 2018, as.

Sponsor: Kathy Sykes

Urge the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury to place a woman's face on our paper currency in honor of 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage.

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Tupelo High School Golden Wave Swim Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship for the 11th straight time.

Sponsor: Shane Aguirre

Choctaw Central Lady Warriors Basketball Team; congratulate on 7th championship and back-to-back championship wins.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Tunica County; authorize contributions to Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.

Sponsor: Cedric Burnett

Joint Rules; amend to create a procedure for issuance of ethnic disparity impact statements.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Suffrage; restore to Catina Faulkner Taylor of Marshall County.

Sponsor: John Faulkner

House Rule 11A; amend to authorize personal staff for each member of the House.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

City of Vicksburg; authorize contributions to the Heritage Guild of Vicksburg and Warren County.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Slavery; issue an apology for the State of Mississippi's role in and urge reconciliation.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Rankin County; provide efficient method for debt service to be paid on bonds issued by West Rankin Utility Authority.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Suffrage; restore to Jay W. Jackson of Hinds County.

Sponsor: Christopher Bell

Doris McCool Osborne; commend the life and mourn the loss of upon her passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

DeSoto County; authorize to contribute funds, in-kind donations and support to Economic Development Council, Inc.

Sponsor: Robert Foster

Stone County and City of Wiggins; revise the membership of the Stone County Economic Development Partnership.

Sponsor: Joseph Seymour

Leake County; Economic Development District may lease property to the state for use as a National Guard Readiness Center.

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

Lee County; authorize to create a second county court judge position to be designated as Lee County Court Judge Post Two.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Jackson County; extend repealer on hotel/motel tax levy that has revenue paid to MS Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau to promote tourism.

Sponsor: Manly Barton

Magnuson-Stevens Act; encourage revisions that will provide better use of and access to the nation's fisheries.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

City of Waveland; authorize use of low-speed vehicles or golf carts on certain streets.

Sponsor: David Baria

Congress: urge to call a convention of the states under Article V of the United States Constitution to propose amendments limited to balancing the federal budget.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

City of Ocean Springs; authorize use of golf carts and/or low-speed vehicles on certain public roads and streets.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Bay St. Louis; may authorize the use of golf carts or low-speed vehicles on certain streets.

Sponsor: David Baria

Suspend rules; DFA to study suitable location for DPS headquarters in Jackson Metro area.

Sponsor: David Blount

City of Hattiesburg; authorize additional tax on hotels, motels and restaurants.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Scenic Rivers Development Alliance; authorize the establishment of.

Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon

Lee County; authorize contribution to the Sanctuary Hospice House.

Sponsor: Shane Aguirre

Commend Coahoma High School "Red Panthers" Boys Basketball Team for winning second straight 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Commend Raymond High School "Rangers" Boys Basketball Team for winning consecutive 4A State Titles.

Sponsor: Albert Butler

City of Vicksburg; authorize contributes to the Heritage Guild of Vicksburg and Warren County.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Recognize Mississippi's Osteopathic Physicians and students during National Osteopathic Medicine Week April 15-21, 2018.

Sponsor: John Polk

Mississippi Virtual Public School Program; provider chosen by districts under Mississippi Online Course Application Process.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Recognize academic achievements and community service of retiring USM Professor Dr. Gwen Pate.

Sponsor: John Polk

Recognize achievements and sport management service of retiring USM Professor Dr. Dennis Phillips.

Sponsor: John Polk

Commend Germantown High School Girls Soccer Team for first 5A State Title.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

City of Fulton; authorize expansion of gas services provided by.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

City of Oxford; governing authorities may authorize the use of golf carts in certain areas of the city.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

State funds; authorize excess to be invested in bonds issued, assumed or guaranteed by the Country of Israel.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Suffrage restored to Stanley Barnes of Claiborne County.

Sponsor: Albert Butler

University of Mississippi Medical Center; authorize to remove and reinter remains reposing in potter's field property.

Sponsor: David Blount

Recognize effective public service of Mississippi Oil and Gas Board Executive Director Lisa Ivshin on her retirement.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Extend condolences on the passing of Greenwood Attorney and former Leflore County Supervisor Alix Sanders.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Commend Saltillo High School "Tigers" Girls Cross Country Team for winning 2017 Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan

Commend Saltillo High School "Tigers" Boys Soccer Team for winning Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan

Fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes; revise certain provisions regarding.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend MRA "Patriots" Boys Basketball Team for third consecutive MAIS State Championship.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

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

Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford

Recognize MSU/ROTC graduate Air Force Colonel Damon Feltman upon his promotion to Brigadier General.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Extend condolences of Legislature to family of former State Aid Engineer Joe Clark of Summit, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Commend St. Andrew's Episcopal School "Saints" Boys Basketball Team for first State Championship in school history.

Sponsor: David Blount

Community colleges; county taxes collected for shall be transmitted directly to instead of to chancery clerk.

Sponsor: David Parker

Commend Okolona High School "Chieftains" Boys Basketball Team for winning Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Town of Vaiden; authorize a tax on restaurants to provide funds for tourism and parks and recreation.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Welcome NASA Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson on Stennis Space Center Capitol Day March 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Town of Sumrall; authorize the use of golf carts on the streets of the town.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Town of Byhalia; authorize expansion of natural gas system to a certain area outside the town limits.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Income tax; exclude from gross income certain payments made by agricultural disaster programs to agricultural producers and cattle farmers and ranchers.

Sponsor: Vince Mangold

Elections; impose residency requirement to run for certain offices.

Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell

Guaranteed asset protection waivers; allow sales of and regulate.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Katie's Law; DNA sample destruction; authorize County Judge for Lee County.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Budget process; bring forward various sections relating to.

Sponsor: John Read

MS Transportation Commission; authorize to receive payments for the enforcement of traffic laws in work zones.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

State agencies; allow to charge each other for MMRS charges and utilities.

Sponsor: John Read

City of Hattiesburg; authorize contributions to Twin Forks Rising Community Development Corporation.

Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee

Occupational licensing boards; require to review rules and submit certain summary to Occupational Licensing Review Commission.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of.

Sponsor: John Read

Automated sales suppression devices; prohibit.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bay St. Louis; may authorize the use of golf carts or low-speed vehicles on certain streets.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

City of Charleston; authorize to make payment to Michael Simms for certain medical costs caused by his assisting a police officer.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

"Mississippi Career-Tech Scholars Program"; establish to provide free tuition at community and junior colleges.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Leflore County School District retirees; commend years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Lawrence County High School Lady Cougars Basketball Team; congratulate upon first state championship.

Sponsor: Vince Mangold

Simpson County Academy Football Team; commend on finishing as runner-up in the Class 4A Division II State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Brookhaven Academy Lady Cougars Basketball Team; commend on winning MAIS Class AA State Basketball Championship.

Sponsor: Vince Mangold

Flonzie "Goodloe" Brown-Wright; honor and celebrate as Civil Rights Trailblazer.

Sponsor: Debra Gibbs

Kirk Academy Raiderettes; commend for winning the MAIS Overall State Championship Tournament.

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

St. Andrew's Episcopal School High School Boys Basketball Team; congratulate on first-ever MHSAA Class 3A State Championship in the school's history.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Dr. Alfio Rausa, M.D.; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Jay Hughes

Shirley G. Owens; commend life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson

Okolona High School Chieftains Boys Basketball Team; commend on winning MHSAA Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Larry E. Clark; commend the life and legacy of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Chief Master Sergeant John K. Carson; commend distinguished career upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Coahoma County High School Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Orlando Paden

Alix H. Sanders, Sr.; commemorate life and service of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Recognize Historic Farish Street Baptist Church on its 125th Anniversary Celebration.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Raymond High School Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning the 2018 MHSAA Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch

Bonds; authorize for various purposes.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Pastor Marcus T. Cathey; commend service as President of the Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Mr. Larry Green; commend and congratulate upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: John Hines

Paul Thorn; commend stellar music career and accomplishments of and designating March 27, 2018, as Paul Thorn Day.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

U.S. Constitution; submit application to Congress to call a convention of the states under Article V to propose amendments limited to certain restraints on federal government.

Sponsor: Dan Eubanks

Frederick A. Tucei; commend and congratulate on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

Sponsor: John Read

Columbus High School Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning the MHSAA Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Kabir Karriem

Department of Agriculture and Commerce; designate as state agency responsible for enforcement of FDA's Produce Safety Rule Program under the FMSA.

Sponsor: Bill Pigott

Remanufacturing (Reman) Day 2018; declare April 12 as.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Gulfport High School Boys Soccer Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Greg Haney

Ronald Leland "R.W." Williams; commend esteemed career and public service of upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Stephen Horne

Harvest Reporting Program; create for white-tailed deer and wild turkey.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Firearms, authorize those with enhanced carry to bring onto public property.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Calvin "Cal" Hobbs; commend life and legacy as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Sponsor: Karl Oliver

Department of Corrections; extend repealer on drug and alcohol program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.

Sponsor: Jason White

Controlled substances; revise Schedules I and II.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Crime lab fees; clarify who is required to pay.

Sponsor: Patricia Willis

Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: John Read

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

Sponsor: John Read

Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into.

Sponsor: Jason White

Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.

Sponsor: John Read

Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.

Sponsor: John Read

State Parole Board; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Jason White

Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.

Sponsor: John Read

Commend Brandon High School "Lady Bulldogs" for winning Class 6A Girls Soccer Championship.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Recognize the dangers of meningococcal disease.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Recognize legislative service of Mississippi Representative Tyrone Ellis.

Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford

Recognizing September 2018 as "Pain Awareness Month in Mississippi."

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Alcoholic beverages, beer and light wine; make lawful to transport unopened on state and federal highways in dry areas.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.

Sponsor: John Read

Rare diseases; UMMC and other agencies shall prepare report on the state of in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

Alcorn State; buildings erected on university land leased to private entities for student housing are exempt from taxation.

Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon

Mississippi Underground Storage Tank Act of 1988; revise tank regulatory fee provisions and create the Underground Storage Tank Advisory Council.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Emergency Telecommunications Services (911); extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Jason White

Nissan Scholarship Program; authorize Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Gestational Age Act; create.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Emergency medical technicians; change statutory references for EMT intermediate to EMT-advanced.

Sponsor: Brent Powell

MCHIRPA; require Commissioner of Insurance to make certain approvals if ceases operations.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Inactive boards, commissions, councils and committees; repeal certain.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Election commissioners; revise staggered terms of.

Sponsor: William Denny

Manufactured or mobile home; provide for legal registration as real or personal property.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.

Sponsor: John Read

Local entities; prohibit ordinances regulating the use of certain containers.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Jason White

Michael E. Harris; commend distinguished career and service upon his retirement from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Capitol Complex Improvement District projects; authorize DFA to issue short-term debt to implement and administer projects.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Agricultural operation activities; prohibit local governments from regulating.

Sponsor: Chris Johnson

Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.

Sponsor: John Read

MS Forestry Commission; extend repeal date on authority to appoint law enforcement officers.

Sponsor: Nickey Browning

State buildings; rename certain designated building as the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr., Building."

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Clothing allowance; increase for certain employees employed by a sheriff's office.

Sponsor: Brad Touchstone

Jackson Martin Brown; commend life and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: Rob Roberson

Debts; authorize community and junior colleges to collect through setoff against a debtor's income tax return.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Florence High School Lady Eagles Soccer Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Community and junior colleges; may enter into loans for up to 25 years with board of trustees' approval.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Frank E. Gammill; commend upon occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

State Veterans Affairs Board; clarify the required qualifications of executive director and deputy director.

Sponsor: David Parker

Memorial highway; designate U.S. Highway 49 in Simpson County as "MS World War II Veterans Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Noxubee County High School Tigers Football Team; commend on winning Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Carl Mickens

Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

School property; exempt requirement for automatic reverter when property is conveyed to the United States.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

City of Horn Lake; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotel and motel room rentals.

Sponsor: Jeff Hale

Schools of practical nursing; transfer authority for accreditation of from MS Community College Board to MS Board of Nursing.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

Motor vehicles; prohibit travel in outermost left lane except under certain conditions.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Real estate brokers license; revise requirement for.

Sponsor: Jason White

MS Business Corporation Act; revise bank merger process to be consistent with and revise provisions regarding banks in Mississippi that offer open-end credit.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Protective orders; prohibit unit prices within procurement contracts from being protected under.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

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

Sponsor: Jeff Hale

State Inland Port Authority; revise the powers and duties of.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Tallahatchie County; authorize contributions to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

DFA; authorize to enter into lease with nonprofit entity for the development of Pediatric Care Facility.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Bonds; authorize issuance for Reunion Parkway project in Madison county.

Sponsor: Cory Wilson

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Pearl River Community College Workforce Development Center.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Alcoholic beverages; revise privilege tax for certain manufacturer's permits under Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of buildings and infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: William Arnold

Income tax; authorize deduction for certain income earned by recent college graduates.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various purposes.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bonds; authorize issuance for certain railroad purposes.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Department of Revenue liquor distribution center.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist municipalities and counties with bridge improvements.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Dr. Ronnie McGehee; commend upon occasion of his retirement as superintendent from the Madison County School District.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Honorable Representative Tyrone Ellis; commend esteemed and laudable legislative career and public service of.

Sponsor: Sonya Williams-Barnes

Municipalities; authorize to enter into interlocal agreement with rural water association regarding sewer services.

Sponsor: Noah Sanford

Wrongful death claims; clarify that such can be opened outside an estate.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Consolidation of Lumberton School District with Lamar County School District; ratify agreement between districts.

Sponsor: John Polk

Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Jason White

Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for.

Sponsor: Jason White

Certified poll managers; revise number to be designated as.

Sponsor: William Denny

Motor carriers; conform code sections to reflect prior transfer of duties of the PSC to the Transportation Commission.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act; create.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Vagrants and tramps; repeal laws regarding.

Sponsor: Dana Criswell

Voter enfranchisement; create joint legislative study committee on.

Sponsor: William Denny

State agency budget information to be submitted to LBO & posted on website; include MOE/MOU agreements & fed. contract information.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mass-fatality incident; clarify authority of State Medical Examiner in recovery and identification operations.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Resident real estate broker license; revise qualifications for.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend repeal date.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; any municipality or may establish leisure and recreation districts if alcohol is legal.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Alcohol and Drug Treatment Pilot Program in Bolivar County; extend repeal date.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Counties, municipalities and school districts; require to publish their annual budget online.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Solid waste management permits; revise the public hearing requirements for.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

State Inland Port Authority; revise the powers and duties of.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Medical Radiation Technology Registration Law; extend repealer.

Sponsor: David Blount

White-tailed deer; require owner of enclosure preventing the free egress of to make application to and receive permit from the Dept. of Wildlife.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Income tax; authorize counties and municipalities to collect certain debts by setoff against a debtor's income tax refund.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Perpetual cemeteries; create offense of embezzlement, misapplication or conversion of trust funds.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

BP Settlement Funds; transfer into Gulf Coast New Restoration Reserve Fund.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Controlled Substances Laws; revise Schedules I and II.

Sponsor: Patricia Willis

Murrah Concert Singers; commend for being invited to participate at festival in Italy.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Commend Florence High School "Lady Eagles" Soccer Team and Coach Bill Hood for third Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris Caughman

Recognize the legacy and community service of the Lackey Scholars from Marks, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Extend condolences of Legislature to bereaved family of Attorney and Civic Leader Gene A. Wilkinson of Madison, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Recognize civic contributions and public service of Jesse Thompson, Jr.

Sponsor: Sollie Norwood

Remember the legacy and distinguished legal career of Mississippi's longest-serving Trial Court Judge, Marcus D. Gordon.

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Honor military service of Vietnam Purple Heart Veteran Billy Ray Metts of Winston County, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

Commend MSU "Lady Bulldogs" Basketball Team and Coach Vic Schaefer for first-ever SEC Regular Season Championship & undefeated season.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Employee Appeals Board; revise membership of.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Government procurement; authorize local entities to charge a fee for reverse auction and electronic bidding services.

Sponsor: John Polk

County veteran service officers; remove prohibition from holding any other elective or appointive position.

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

State land; remove application waiting period on forfeited tax land; clarify procedure for refunds on cancelled patents.

Sponsor: David Blount

Soil and plant amendments; report of net tonnage distributed to be made annually rather than quarterly.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

MDAC; authorize cooperative agreement with FDA for enforcement of the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Livestock facilities; remove date of repeal on provision of law allowing certain groups to use at no charge.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Firefighter Property Program; allow board of supervisors to expend funds necessary to personal property acquired through.

Sponsor: Gary Chism

Recognize legendary "Malaco Records" on 50th Anniversary.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Recognize artistic talent of Columbia, Mississippi, Artist Ben Watts and his latest monument at William Carey University.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Fletcher Cox; commend and congratulate upon being a member of Super Bowl LII Champions Philadelphia Eagles.

Sponsor: Rufus Straughter

David and the Giants; commend on 50th anniversary.

Sponsor: Mark Tullos

Recognize the historical development of the Mississippi Supreme Court on the occasion of the Bicentennial of Statehood.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Congratulate AKA Sorority on "2018 AKA Day at the Mississippi State Capitol."

Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon

Holly Grove M.B. Church; commend on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Sponsor: Robert Huddleston

Judge John Andrew Hatcher, Jr.; commend upon his retirement as Chancery Court Judge for District One.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Walter Anderson Day; proclaim September 29, 2018, as.

Sponsor: David Baria

Pearl River Central High School Baseball Team; commend on outstanding season and for winning the Class 5A State Championship for the first time in school history.

Sponsor: John Corley

Congratulate JSU Star Linebacker Robert Brazile upon his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Commend Nanih Waiya Attendance Center "Warriors" Baseball Team for winning 2017 Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

Dr. Charles Ozborne, M.D.; commend for being named the 2018 national Country Doctor of the Year.

Sponsor: Joey Hood

Joe Vaughn; commend outstanding services to G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery VA Hospital.

Sponsor: Rob Roberson

Bullying crisis; acknowledge and recognize link to suicide among Mississippi youth.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Designate February 8, 2018, as American Heart Association "National Wear Red Day."

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Second Lieutenant Colonel John White; commend military service upon retirement from Mississippi Air National Guard.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Commend 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc., on service to community in 2017.

Sponsor: John Horhn

State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan; extend repealer on requirement that state pay certain amounts toward cost of.

Sponsor: Jason White

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

Sponsor: David Blount

Sexting; create delinquent act of.

Sponsor: David Blount

Education Enhancement Fund; delete requirement to deposit certain sum from into Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund.

Sponsor: John Read

Elections; Legislature has exclusive jurisdiction over primary contests when regular session following the election convenes.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Sales tax; revise provisions regarding contractors using material purchase certificate to purchase materials that do not become component part of structure.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Excess state funds; authorize a portion of to be invested in bonds issued, assumed or guaranteed by the State of Israel.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Correctional facilities; provide certain penalties for correctional staff who introduce controlled substances into.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Mississippi Debt Management Services Act; exclude certain for-profit debt settlement providers.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Sales tax; divert a portion of revenue to certain counties in which certain tax increment financing districts are located.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

County jails that house state inmates; remove condition that jails be an approved county jail for housing state inmates under federal court order.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Case plans for parole eligible inmates; provide Department of Corrections more lead-way in the implementation of.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Nancy's Law; create to provide remedies for investigation of vulnerable person abuse.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

Autocycles; revise definition of.

Sponsor: Chris Johnson

State Veterans Affairs Board; revise qualifications of executive director and deputy director.

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

City council and board of aldermen; shall be held personally liable for excess compensation paid to part-time law enforcement under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Agritourism; delete repealer on statutes limiting liability and establishing requirements for professionals engaged in.

Sponsor: Jason White

Contraband cell phones; provide that it shall be a felony to communicate with inmates on such phones under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Ad valorem tax; revise provision regarding payment where county inadvertently allowed exemption to extend beyond period authorized by law.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Opioid Crisis Intervention Act; create.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Medicaid; extend repealer on provisions that levy assessments on certain health care facilities.

Sponsor: Chris Brown

Governing authorities; authorize to charge fee for electronic bid submission or participation in a reverse auction.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Mississippi Management and Reporting Systems (MMRS); authorize DFA to charge state agencies.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; clarify student participation in authorized school activities.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

"The Mississippi Urine Trouble Act"; create to provide for the crime of selling urine.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Bonds; revise use of proceeds of bonds authorized for the John C. Robinson Aviation Museum and Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Crime Victims' Compensation Fund; delete language providing that expenses of shall be paid from General Fund.

Sponsor: John Read

Employee Appeals Board; revise membership and terms of office of.

Sponsor: John Polk

Railroad grade crossing safety; revise laws regarding motor vehicles and other equipment.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Sixteenth section land; allow current lease holder to re-lease the land on no more than two occasions.

Sponsor: Bill Pigott

Tax forfeited land; remove the waiting period on applications to purchase.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Department of Revenue; remove limit on number of employees that may be designated to be law enforcement officers.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Delta State University; authorize to transfer certain real property to Coahoma Community College.

Sponsor: Orlando Paden

Forest acreage tax; delete repeal date on requirement that boards of supervisors levy.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Trip optimizer system; exempt youth services counselors.

Sponsor: Charles Beckett

Natchez-Adams Special Municipal Separate School District; elect members of school board.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

State assessments; deposit certain into designated special funds instead of General Fund.

Sponsor: John Read

Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; revise certain authority concerning loan for certain economic development project.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Office of Shared Services (OSS) in Department of Finance and Administration; establish.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Office of Consumer Protection; clarify exclusions of provisions regulating.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Child endangerment; clarify elements of the offense of.

Sponsor: Nickey Browning

Personal property; define as tangible and intangible personal property and includes cash, deposit accounts and promissory notes.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

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

Sponsor: John Polk

Mississippi Transportation Commission; authorize to require its contractors to provide work zone safety operations.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Alcoholic beverages; allow direct shipment of wines to package retailers and on-premises retailers.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Certificate of title; require all-terrain vehicles sold by a dealer after July 1, 2018, to be titled.

Sponsor: Chris Massey

Alcoholic beverages; authorize certain distillers to sell their products at the distillery for off-premises consumption.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

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

Sponsor: Jason White

Secretary of State; authorize to donate certain property in Jackson County, Mississippi, to the National Park Service.

Sponsor: Casey Eure

Criminal record background checks; allow Department of Human Services to conduct on all employees, contractors and volunteers.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Dog and cat abuse; create statewide online registry of offenders.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Counties and municipalities; prohibit certain regulation of the use, disposition, sale or taxing of disposal plastic bags and certain other containers.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Unmanned aircraft system; prohibit use of near correctional facilities.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Perpetual care cemeteries; provide criminal penalties for violation of law regulating.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Wireless communication device; restrict use while driving.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.

Sponsor: David Parker

Oil and gas severance tax; extend repealer on reduced tax on production from horizontally drilled wells.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Offenders convicted of a crime of violence; strike reference that such offenders are eligible for parole.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Employment laws; revise those that may be adopted by a local governmental body.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Felony extortion; provide when inmates have committed.

Sponsor: Bill Kinkade

Mississippi Burn Care Fund; authorize counties to contribute from insurance rebate monies to.

Sponsor: Brad Touchstone

Bail bondsmen; remove repealer on certain licensing statutes.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Motor vehicle title registration system; revise laws regarding.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Medicaid; extend repealers on various provisions relating to.

Sponsor: Jason White

Mississippi Dyslexia Education Forgivable Loan Program; clarify repayment and conversion terms.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Local government capital improvements revolving loan program; include municipal natural gas facilities.

Sponsor: Nickey Browning

Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions relating to assessment of public service corporations.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Constitution; delete 4-year university employment contract limitation.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Motor carriers; conform code sections to reflect prior transfer of duties of PSC to MTC.

Sponsor: Jody Steverson

Ms. Arilla Kerney; commend life and mourn loss upon her passing.

Sponsor: Lataisha Jackson

Recognize Mrs. Tiffany Parks-Stone as "Mrs. Mississippi 2017."

Sponsor: Chad Mcmahan

Olivia Knight; commend for being crowned Miss Jr. Teen Mississippi 2017.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Omega Psi Phi Day; designate as February 15, 2018, in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Christopher Bell

Jimmy Buchanan, Sr.; commend distinguished service upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Remember the distinguished military service of Staff Sergeant Dallas Ramsey Pauls, USAF, of Vancleave, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Recognize Mr. Vernon Perry for his career and civic contributions.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Recognize music education service and civic contributions of PRCC Band Director Dr. Kyle Hill on the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: John Polk

Frances "Sue" White; commend upon her retirement from the Ocean Springs School District.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Winona Municipal Separate School District with school repairs.

Sponsor: Karl Oliver

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

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: John Lamar

Bonds; authorize to assist Natchez in constructing a Civil Rights Memorial.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

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

Sponsor: Timmy Ladner

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

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

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

Sponsor: John Hines

Income tax; revise credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Ad valorem tax; exempt certain interests provided by railroad authorities to others in railroad properties.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Income tax; revise provisions regarding net income of nonresidents, certain definitions and certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2018; create.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Income tax; revise credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Simpson County Academy Cross Country Team; commend on winning the MAIS Division II State Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various MDA programs.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount of bonds that may be issued for projects to enhance military facilities at risk for closure.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the City of Farmington with sewer system improvements.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Bonds; issue for the construction of career tech buildings at the Greenville Higher Education Center.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Professional privilege tax; impose on attorneys who practice in state, are not domiciled in and do not maintain regular place of business.

Sponsor: John Lamar

Authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to Jackson-Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Sales tax; exempt admissions to certain events sponsored by municipalities.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Appropriation; Hinds County to fund centralized wastewater treatment system to service Byram-Clinton corridor area.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Old Whitfield Road in Rankin County.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Lamar county; authorize transfer of certain special funds to the general fund of the county.

Sponsor: Brad Touchstone

Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of the Metrocenter Mall to house the Hinds Community College Workforce Development Training Center.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Special local improvement assessment districts; authorize municipalities to create.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Sales tax; exempt certain sales of tangible personal property and services to churches.

Sponsor: Dan Eubanks

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

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Income tax; authorize a tax credit for contributions to certain endowed funds held by community foundations.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Capitol Complex Improvement District projects; authorize DFA to incur short-term debt to implement and administer projects.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

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

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Corporate corridor redevelopment zones; authorize designation of and certain tax incentives for qualified businesses.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under the Mississippi Business Investment Act.

Sponsor: Jeffrey Smith

Excise tax on gasoline and diesel; increase rate.

Sponsor: Doug McLeod

Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds for a workforce center in Horn Lake, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell

Bonds; authorize issuance for realignment of U.S. Highway 51 and Main Street roundabout.

Sponsor: John Lamar

"Small Town Teacher Tax Credit Act"; create to authorize an income tax credit to certain licensed teachers.

Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch

Ad valorem tax; exempt certain interests provided by railroad authorities to others in railroad properties.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Appropriation FY19; West Bolivar School District for repairs and renovations at three high schools.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Appropriation; Archives and History for Scott Ford House to develop two historic properties in Jackson.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Johnny "Bootsy" Morrow; commend on establishment of museum.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Bonds; create a rural counties and municipalities emergency infrastructure loan program and authorize issuance of bonds.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Town of Burnsville with water system improvements.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Bonds; authorize the issuance of to assist in the construction of a passenger train depot in Marks, MS.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

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

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Mississippi School of the Arts.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Bonds; authorize the issuance of bonds for construction of a law enforcement officer training facility in Harrison County.

Sponsor: Joel Carter

West Point High School; commend on winning Class 5A State Football Championship.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

City of Greenville; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to certain city streets.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Income tax; authorize credit for expenditures for participation of a child in a private elementary or high school program.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to widen portions of Highway 16 in Kemper County.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Bonds; authorize for matching funds for a federal grant to assist in the construction of Phase IV of the Clinton-Byram Parkway.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: Michael Watson

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

Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson

Income tax; authorize a deduction for state income taxes paid.

Sponsor: Kevin Horan

Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

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

Sponsor: Brent Powell

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

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Income tax; revise tax credit for child adoption expenses.

Sponsor: Roun McNeal

Motor vehicle license tags; motor vehicle manufacturers may issue for vehicles leased to employees under an employee incentive plan.

Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon

Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of buildings and infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Alcoholic beverages; reduce privilege tax for package retailer's permits for locations in cities with a population of 5,000 or less.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

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

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Bonds and grants; authorize to assist the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District flood control project.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with improvements to Smith Park in Jackson.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

Appropriation; MDE to assist parents in paying school districts for cost of lost/damaged electronic devices assigned to students.

Sponsor: Charles Young

Fire protection districts; prohibit boards of supervisors from taxing real properties annexed by municipalities.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Appropriation FY2019; State Board of Education for State Department of Education Early Learning Collaboratives.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Ad valorem tax exemption; expand certain ad valorem tax exemptions that municipalities are authorized to grant.

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

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

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: Steve Hopkins

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with removal and demolition of certain dilapidated and blighted properties.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with improvements to natural gas system.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenville with extension of Colorado Street.

Sponsor: John Hines

Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Pearl River Community College Workforce Development Center.

Sponsor: Philip Moran

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

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Appropriation; Department of Education for new program to make funding available to school districts for enhancing vocational education programs.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of the Metrocenter Mall to house the Hinds Community College Workforce Development Training Center.

Sponsor: Sollie Norwood

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Canton in the construction of a convention center.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Commend 2017 Jackson Prep "Patriots" Football Team and Head Coach Ricky Black for winning historic six straight championships.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Canton in the construction of a convention center.

Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon

Republic of China (Taiwan) and Mississippi; encourage further economic ties and friendship between.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Ad valorem tax; revise assessment rate for motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Steve Hopkins

Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food.

Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson

Appropriation; Jackson Public School District for costs of repair/renovation of schools and operation of district.

Sponsor: Adrienne Wooten

Bonds; authorize issuance for Reunion Parkway project in Madison County.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to school districts for vocational education improvements.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

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

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Community Open Arms Transformation with repair and renovation of building.

Sponsor: Kathy Sykes

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Gulfport with construction of the Mississippi Aquarium.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

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

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

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

Sponsor: Joel Bomgar

Local privilege taxes; eliminate.

Sponsor: Steve Hopkins

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Friars Point in constructing a community center.

Sponsor: Cedric Burnett

Commend Nanih Waiya Attendance Center Boys Golf Team for winning Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

Appropriation; City of Holly Springs for widening a road for the Springs Industrial Park.

Sponsor: John Faulkner

Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority to fund minority disparity study.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with improvements to Belhaven Park and Grove Park.

Sponsor: Kathy Sykes

Bonds; authorize to assist West Bolivar Consolidated School District with improvements to certain schools.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with maintenance of the Mississippi Telecommunication and Conference Training Center.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

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

Sponsor: Jay Hughes

Appropriation; Hinds County to fund county Community-Based Placement for At-Risk Children Pilot Program.

Sponsor: Deborah Butler Dixon

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the North Bolivar Consolidated School District in making improvements to schools.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; create and issue bonds to fund.

Sponsor: Steve Massengill

Appropriation; City of Shelby for constructing a downtown walking trail and playground.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Appropriation; City of Columbia and Marion County to assist in paying costs of certain projects.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Public School Donation Tax Deduction and Dedicated Use Act; create.

Sponsor: Jay Hughes

Appropriation; MDA for revolving loan program for rural counties and municipalities to improve infrastructure.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Appropriation; IHL to establish Business Impact Center at Alcorn State site in Mound Bayou.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Smart State Act; create.

Sponsor: Christopher Bell

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for establishing Business Impact Center at Alcorn State University site in Mound Bayou.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Marion County with construction of sportsplex.

Sponsor: Ken Morgan

Appropriation; Administration Office of Courts to provide funding for mental health courts.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Appropriation; Cleveland School District for constructing and equipping a new school.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the City of Shelby with improvements to downtown walking track.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

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

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Bonds; authorize for capital improvements at Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.

Sponsor: Kathy Sykes

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Cleveland School District with construction of a new school.

Sponsor: Abe Hudson

Mississippi Critical Needs School District Tax Credit Act of 2018; create.

Sponsor: Jeramey Anderson

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ persons convicted of certain nonviolent crimes.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Sales tax; reduce/eliminate certain exemptions.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

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

Sponsor: Randal Rushing

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

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Bonds; authorize issuance for capital improvements at Alcorn State University.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

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 taxation; exempt purchases for fund-raising the Ducks Unlimited, Inc., chapters.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Bonds; authorize the issuance of for drainage improvements to Foster Creek in and near the Town of Crosby.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to Senior Center of South Pearl River County, Inc.

Sponsor: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes

Excise tax on gasoline and diesel; revise rate.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Appropriations; New Site Water Association for repair of water tank.

Sponsor: William Arnold

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

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Income tax; authorize credit for certain child care expenses, child care centers and child care center teachers and directors.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

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

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

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

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

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

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of the Metrocenter Mall to house the Hinds Community College Workforce Development Training Center.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for highway patrol trooper training class.

Sponsor: Tom Miles

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Holmes County with improvements to county roads and buildings.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Appropriation; Mental Health for additional funding for crisis centers and outpatient services.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

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

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

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

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Town of Tchula with road improvements.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Counties; authorize levying of certain tax in support of Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

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

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Sales tax; exempt certain sales tax of tangible personal property and services to churches.

Sponsor: Dan Eubanks

Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding exemption for property of religious entities.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

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

Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch

Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.

Sponsor: David Blount

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

Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch

Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Delta Blues Museum with installation of permanent exhibits.

Sponsor: Orlando Paden

Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.

Sponsor: Robert Foster

Hospital assessments for Medicaid and Disproportionate Share program; exempt community hospitals.

Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon

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

Sponsor: William Shirley

Appropriation; Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact.

Sponsor: John Hines

Lorene "Lori" C. Moore; commend life and express sympathy upon passing of.

Sponsor: Jarvis Dortch

Odell Gatewood Saulter Wright; mourn the loss and commend her life upon passing.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Recognize Neshoba County Farmer Marlo Beason as 2017 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation "Farm Woman of the Year."

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

Commend distinguished career of Senator Willie Simmons, Chairman of Foundation for Education and Economic Development(FEED).

Sponsor: Barbara Blackmon

Extend condolences of the Legislature on the passing of Mississippi Delta Civic Leader Jere Nash, Jr., of Greenville.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Recognize Mississippi State University "Bulldogs" Football Team for victory in 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Mourn the loss and commend the music career of Mississippi Blues and Soul Legend Denise LaSalle.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Bail procedures; revise.

Sponsor: Chris Johnson

Pawnshops; revise procedure for the confiscation of pledged goods by law enforcement.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

School board members; new staggered-term school board elections beginning with the November 2023 General Election.

Sponsor: Kevin Blackwell

Dr. Rudyard Beal Robison; commend life and legacy of service upon his passing.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

National Physician Anesthesiologists Week; acknowledge and recognize.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Recognize Miriam Garner of Houston, Mississippi, as Governor-Elect of Mississippi District of Pilot International.

Sponsor: Russell Jolly

Commend the advocacy of Civil Rights icon Flonzie "Goodloe" Brown-Wright.

Sponsor: John Horhn

100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc.; commend on service to community in 2017.

Sponsor: Christopher Bell

Recognize service of Roktabija Abdul Azeez on his retirement as Director of Corporation for National and Community Service.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

Designate January 31, 2018, as "Donate Life Day in Mississippi" to promote organ, eye and tissue transplantation.

Sponsor: Josh Harkins

Designate May 17, 2018, as "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day in Mississippi."

Sponsor: Brice Wiggins

Congratulate Derrick Johnson as new President and CEO of the NAACP.

Sponsor: Tammy Witherspoon

Climentine Richardson Williams; commend her life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.

Sponsor: Joseph Seymour

Religious structures; prohibit removal from public property.

Sponsor: William Arnold

Shell Recovery and Replenishment Program; create to replenish oyster shells taken from waters within Mississippi.

Sponsor: Timmy Ladner

Stun gun; remove the term from the firearms category.

Sponsor: Dana Criswell

Drug policy reciprocity; authorize.

Sponsor: Joel Bomgar

Appraisal management companies; prohibit criminal background checks as condition of employment for.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Israel; prohibit state fund investments in and state or local contracts with companies that boycott.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Income tax; public hospitals & private nonprofit hospitals may collect certain debts by setoff against debtor's refund.

Sponsor: Sally Doty

Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program; revise.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Child endangerment; revise elements.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Toll Roads; bring forward code sections for possible amendment.

Sponsor: Charles Busby

Sales Taxation; divert portion of revenue to certain counties in which certain tax increment finance projects are located.

Sponsor: Joseph Seymour

Oil and gas severance taxes; extend repealer on lower rate for production from horizontally drilled wells.

Sponsor: Jason White

Agricultural operations; exempt from local regulations under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Jennifer Branning

Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to identify existing and needed wildlife corridors.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Use tax; provide that portion of revenue collected from certain taxpayers will be used for road and bridge repair and improvements.

Sponsor: Philip Gunn

Organized retail theft; provide definition of.

Sponsor: Randall Patterson

DFA; establish Office of Shared Services within to operate as the central business office for select agencies.

Sponsor: John Read

Shoplifting; revise penalties for.

Sponsor: Patricia Willis

Sexting by minors; provide as a delinquent act.

Sponsor: Nick Bain

Re-entry council; implement certain recommendations thereof.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Security freeze; allow representative or guardian to place on credit report of protected consumer.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

White-tailed deer enclosures; require owners to apply to the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for a permit.

Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill

Mississippi Credit Availability Act; extend the repeal date on.

Sponsor: Rita Potts Parks

Mr. Percy Alehman "Snakeman" King; commend life upon his passing.

Sponsor: Kathy Sykes

Peggy Jean Connor; commend life and legacy of service upon her passing.

Sponsor: Missy Warren McGee

Larry Grantham; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Physician contracts; prohibit noncompete clauses.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Commend the St. Martin High School "Jackettes" Varsity Dance Team for winning State Title.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Commend and congratulate Noxubee County High School "Tigers" Football Team for winning their fifth MHSAA Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford

Commend Ole Miss Golf Standout Braden Thornberry for representing the United States in the 2017 Walker Cup Matches.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commend service of LTJG Wallace Eugene Burch of Horn Lake, Mississippi.

Sponsor: David Parker

Commend Ocean Springs High School Cheerleading Team as 2017 MHSAA State Champions.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Mourn the loss and commend the career of Ole Miss and Mississippi Sports legend Larry Grantham.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commend Jefferson Davis County "Jaguars" Football Team for winning Class 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Extend condolences of Legislature on passing of Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Commissioner Dr. Rosie Johnson.

Sponsor: David Blount

Recognize Glendora Producer Mike Sturdivant III for "Mississippi 2017 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Farmer of the Year" Award.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Commend EMCC "Lions" Football Team for 4th NJCAA National Championship.

Sponsor: Charles Younger

Commend and congratulate Anne Elizabeth Buys upon being crowned Miss Mississippi 2017.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Commend the 2017 West Point High School "Green Wave" Football Team for winning their second consecutive Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Angela Turner-Ford

Commend life and public service of former State Senator and Representative Rob Smith.

Sponsor: Hillman Frazier

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

Sponsor: Steve Hopkins

Sex education curriculum; revise program to require comprehensive, medically accurate, age and developmentally appropriate material.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Mathematics and science instruction; enhance through new programs in middle schools.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott