Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Sam C. Mims, V
Sponsored
Became law7
Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce; establish within UMMC.
Prescription drugs; drug task forces shall collect from residential sources for disposal by Narcotics Bureau.
Controlled Substances Law; add certain substance to Schedule I.
Child support enforcement by Department of Human Services; conform to certain federal requirements regarding modification.
Abortions; all physicians performing in abortion clinics must have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Passed the House3
Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity; conform one-year rescission period to other statutes.
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act; create.
State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer and amend various licensing laws.
Out of committee5
Professional Art Therapists; update educational qualifications for licensure.
Mississippi Respiratory Care Practice Act; make technical revisions to.
State Department of Health regulations for advanced life support personnel; define EMT-Paramedic Critical Care.
Department of Human Services; extend repealers on.
County mental health holding facilities; not required to have initial patient assessment by a psychiatrist.
In committee21
Real estate records; social security number not required.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend holiday.
Real property; clarify liability of landowner for injuries to 3rd parties.
Real estate; allow covenants to prohibit sale or lease of property to registered sex offenders.
Civil liability; provide immunity for purchasers of property at tax sales.
Sales tax; exempt all interior design services provided by Mississippi certified interior designers.
Homestead exemption; increase.
Appropriation; MS Development Authority for Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce.
Chancery court; provide additional chancellor for 4th Chancery Court District.
Prescription drugs; drug task forces shall collect from residential sources for disposal by Narcotics Bureau.
TANF; require applicants and recipients to take a drug test as a condition of receiving benefits.
Crimes; enact Caylee's Law.
Chancery court; provide additional chancellor for 4th Chancery Court District.
Income tax; clarify certain provisions regarding additional assessment or refund when taxpayer's income is increased/decreased by IRS.
Child support guidelines; presumed to be reasonable for adjusted gross income within a certain range.
Mental health; bring forward statutes relating to.
Abortion-Inducing Drugs Safety Act; create.
Abortions; physicians performing in clinics must be board certified in OB/GYN.
Abortion; revise parental consent provisions for performing abortions on minors.
Abortion clinics; provide malpractice action against.
Abortion; revise informed consent provisions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Child Protection Act and Child Rape Protection Act; enact.
Sunshine Act; create for agencies hiring attorneys.
Weapon dealer record keeping requirements; repeal.
Gun permits; revise reciprocity.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Passed the House · 2
Caylee's Law; create.
Gun buy-back programs; prohibit.
Out of committee · 2
Sunshine Act; create for agencies hiring attorneys.
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
In committee · 3
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out effective January 1, 2017.
MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax incentives for qualified businesses located in.