Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
William Tracy Arnold
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ veterans.
Out of committee1
MS Highway 364; designate segment in Prentiss County as "Oliver Wendell Pinson Memorial Highway."
In committee17
Law enforcement officers; provide identification card and designation on driver's license.
Election; require direct referendum on question of imposing a local tax by a local and private law.
School curriculum; require teachers to prepare daily lesson plans aligned with the curriculum objective adopted by local school board.
Adoption of Human Embryos Act and Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act; create.
Law enforcement agencies; revise laws regarding interlocal agreements between.
State Board of Education; require to relax regulations on public school in the same manner relaxed for public charter schools.
"Protection of the Human Person Act;" enact.
Electronic textbooks; authorize SDE to purchase license agreement form publishers of.
County economic development district; bring forward section of law authorizing for purposes of amendment.
Retired public employees; authorize Dept. of Safety to issue license or personal identification card indicating retired status.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of certain schools and districts in Prentiss County.
Fingerprinting; revise laws regarding process.
"IVF Parental Protection & Adoption & Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act"; create.
Surname of child for legitimization; revise standard for changing.
Firearm Protection Act; enact.
Hwy., 2-lane; create rebuttable presumption of fault for certain accidents involving vehicle attempting to overtake and pass another vehicle.
Commercial driver's license; require DPS to provide electronic transmission of medical card required for.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Weapons; clarify definition of concealed.
Appropriation; Wireless Communication Commission; Additional 2013.
Child Protection Act; revise.
MS Public Records Act; exempt weapon permit information.
Mississippi Highway 15; designate certain bridge in Chickasaw County as the "Representative William E. 'Billy' Bowles Memorial Bridge".
Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program; increase maximum number of students eligible to 20.
Human Trafficking; revise law.
Memorial highways; designate certain as "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient" when appropriate.
Passed the House · 8
Appropriation: State Government Agencies Budget Contingency Fund and Capital Expense Fund; additional 2013.
Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.
Education Works: Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act/performance-based pay; create.
Reading Proficiency Program; establish in public schools to achieve grade level reading by end of 3rd grade.
Concealed firearms on school premises; require local school board to adopt policy authorizing certain school employees to carry.
Mississippi Tort Claims Act; revise to include volunteer fire departments when performing governmental activities.
Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Justice court judges; revise the number for counties of 35,000 or less.
Out of committee · 4
Parental rights; establish fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children.
Firearm Protection Act; enact.
School choice; establish opportunity scholarships and open enrollment for public school students.
Inmate Welfare Fund; require fund be a special fund in State Treasury and provide certain management of fund.
In committee · 24
Sex offenders; prohibit residing near victim and require notice to persons residing near offender.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend holiday.
Social media privacy; prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide passwords.
Mineral interests; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for Highway Patrol trooper training class.
School Protection Act; enact.
Pregnancy; provide crime of child abuse for women using illegal drugs during.
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Fund; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
Rural fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.
Appropriation; IHL for funding Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program.
Sex-related education; revise to clarify the instructional approach to the topic of abortion in the adopted curriculum.
Community colleges; waive tuition for residents of state and allow colleges to develop out-of-state waiver policy.
Sales tax; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June liability for the tax on or before June 25.
Firearms; declare that are not subject to federal law or regulation if manufactured and contained within Mississippi.
School property; authorize district superintendents to select certain employees to carry concealed weapons on campus.
Mississippi Health Care Freedom of Choice Act; create.
Mississippi Food Freedom Act; enact to provide greater autonomy to private producers of agricultural or farm products.
State boundaries; define in statute.
Public funds; prohibit use of to pay cost of drugs used for treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction.
Gun buy-back programs; prohibit.
Parole; require offender serve at least 1/3 of sentence and that commissioner recommend parole before offender is eligible for.
Appropriation; Department of Education for certain school districts for support of digital interactive learning pilot programs.