Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Bob Evans
Sponsored
Became law1
U.S. Highway 184; designate segment of in Lawrence County as "Lawrence County Veterans Highway."
In committee41
Discovery; defendant entitled to in criminal cases in all courts.
Bill of Rights for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
DUI; repeal provision that refusal to take breath test is evidence of.
Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Child support; delinquent payments remain property of custodial parent after child is emancipated.
Expunction; allow for certain felony convictions by first-time offenders.
Trains; create duty of operators of to look out for persons and property on railroad tracks.
Alcohol; increase excise tax and markup on alcoholic beverages, increase excise tax on light wine and beer.
Insurance companies; require to offer property and casualty insurance if offered in another state.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Budget; State Fiscal Officer shall not reduce funds of Department of Education when state revenues fall below estimate.
Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.
Controlled Substances Law; revise forfeiture proceedings.
Elected official; prohibit from changing political party affiliation during term of office.
DUI; revise license suspension for test refusal if licensee pleads guilty.
Child support guidelines; presumption of reasonableness for adjusted gross income over $50,000.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Law; enact.
Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act".
Public Service Commission; repeal authority to use alternate method of cost recovery on certain power generation.
Mineral rights; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Irrigation wells; require meters to be placed on.
Jurors; revise competency requirements.
Interrogations; require that all conducted by law enforcement be recorded on video.
Candy; prohibit sale of that mimics tobacco.
Pawnbrokers, title pledge lenders and check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that they may charge for their services.
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Wireless interactive communication; prohibit use of by a person operating a motor vehicle.
Law enforcement officers, fire fighters and conservation officers; legal to videotape while on duty.
Grandparents' visitation rights; expand availability of.
Grand jury indictment; defendant entitled to hearing before upon request.
Cell phone; prohibit search of without a search warrant.
House arrest; authorize use as a condition for nonadjudicated sentences.
Implied consent; refusal appeal to toll suspension for reasonable time to contest.
"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2013"; create.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Children's products; ban phthalates and other ingredients from.
Irreconcilable differences; additional ground for divorce.
DNA testing; prohibit use of test results for discriminatory purpose.
Fair Pay Act of 2013; enact to require equivalent pay for equivalent jobs.
Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; new legislators not members and current members don't earn additional credit.
Execution or attachment; revise property exempt from seizure under.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
"Wounded Warrior Special Programs"; authorize Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to establish in wildlife management areas and refuges.
Mississippi Highway 15; designate certain bridge in Chickasaw County as the "Representative William E. 'Billy' Bowles Memorial Bridge".
Passed the House · 2
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand to include emergency management personnel and provide additional funding.
Bonds; authorize issuance for road improvements in oil producing counties & create income tax credit for new oil production jobs.
Out of committee · 3
Parental rights; terminate those of convicted rapist.
Homemade beer; authorize making of homemade beer for domestic or household uses.
Uniform traffic ticket; require issuing officer to provide written explanation of reckless or careless driving on.
In committee · 9
College tuition; waive for children of deceased law enforcement officers or firefighters killed in line of duty.
Gubernatorial pardon; require applicant to notify parole board & public hearing held, if conviction was for violent felony crime.
Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act; create under authority of Insurance Commissioner.
The Family Forward Act; enact.
Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing and installing a solar electric energy system.
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Sheriffs; increase salaries of.
Early Voting Pilot Program; create for Hinds County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.