Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Manly Barton
Sponsored
Became law1
Jackson County; authorize tax on hotels and motels with revenue paid to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House2
Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Counties; clarify authority to collect fees for rubbish and garbage disposal.
In committee3
Municipal annexation; provide that an election shall be held to vote on the question.
Community hospitals; revise Open Meetings and Public Records Acts provisions regarding and revise qualifications to be trustees of.
Retirement; limit authority of PERS to interpret personnel policies of a municipality or other political subdivision of the state.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Autism; require insurance coverage for and regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Passed the House · 4
Public retirement systems, certain; require to disclose certain information to public and participants.
Marshals and constables; revise fees charged for service of process.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at the state-owned shipyard in Jackson county.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentives for certain health care facilities.
Out of committee · 3
Inland port authority; prohibit appointment of a member from a county with a county port to.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
MS Department of Public Safety; enact salary scale for sworn officers and provide for experience increases.
In committee · 4
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.
Driver's license; remove requirement that commissioner, assistant commissioner, or authorized deputy sign driver's license.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Rail Authority of East Mississippi with certain costs associated with East Mississippi Intermodal Rail Corridor.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.