Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Percy W. Watson
Sponsored
Became law12
Bonds; issue for the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund.
Light wine and beer; Commissioner of Revenue may establish dates for expiration of permits and may issue temporary permits.
Light wine and beer laws; remove repeal date on authority of Alcoholic Beverage Control Division officers to enforce.
Income tax; extend repealer on credit for costs incurred for rehabilitation of certain historic structures.
Workers' Compensation Commission; provide that appeals from commission go directly to Supreme Court.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.
School districts; authorize disbursement of certain funds to nonprofit foundation.
Historic property tax credit; allow refund of excess amount of credit.
Department of Rehabilitation Services; may borrow from financial institutions for capital improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History.
Suffrage; restore to Kimberly Thomas of Lamar County.
Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; create.
Passed the House5
2011 First Extraordinary Session · Bonds; issue for Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund and revise Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act.
Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon request of either party.
Urban Renewal Law; authorize bonds issued under to be sold at private sale, bring forward sections regarding.
City of Hattiesburg and Forrest County; grant additional powers for certain projects in industrial park.
Bonds; authorize for various projects and economic development programs.
Out of committee4
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; delete repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.
License tags; provide that the month and year shall be specified on one license decal.
Income tax; authorize Department of Revenue to allow government employees to pay delinquent tax through installment agreement.
Property; authorize State of Mississippi to accept and receive certain property from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
In committee47
2011 First Extraordinary Session · Bonds; issue for Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund and revise Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act.
Bonds; issue for the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund.
Historic property tax credit; expand use to franchise tax and insurance premium tax liability, allow refund of excess amount of credit.
Sales tax; correct a reference regarding diversion to the Telecommunications Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund.
Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; delete requirement of minimum rate of interest for loans under.
Income tax; delete repealer on credit for certain charges incurred at ports for import of cargo and on annual impact report.
Alcoholic beverages; impose fee to provide funds for maintenance Alcoholic Beverage Control Division facilities.
Tobacco products; revise excise tax on snuff.
Nonsettling-manufacturer cigarettes; increase fee imposed on.
Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is mandatory in every automobile liability insurance policy.
Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; require to include medical payment coverage.
Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that limits will be equal to liability coverage unless insured selects otherwise.
Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject knowingly in writing in order to decline coverage.
Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith.
Workers' compensation; increase benefits for serious facial or head disfigurement.
Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of Attorney General.
State tax system; create study committee to study and make recommendations.
Sickle Cell Disease; create task force to study growing incidence and available treatment options.
Taxation; require the Department of Revenue to establish a tax amnesty program.
Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; require certain amount of funds to be used to assist municipalities of 2,000 or less.
District attorneys; provide additional assistant for the Twelfth Circuit Court District.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to State Fire Academy.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Mississippi Existing Industry Productivity Loan Fund.
Bonds; increase amount authorized under MS Business Investment Act for loans/grants to cities/counties for infrastructure.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Rural Impact Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for ACE Fund.
Dept. of Rehabilitation Services; may borrow money from the Mississippi Development Bank for capital improvements.
Bonds; increase amount authorized under Economic Development Highway Act, extend reverter on negotiated sale provisions.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to acquire and improve property for Jackson State University, authorize property transfer.
Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for.
Bonds; increase amount authorized to be issued for the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for.
Bonds; increase amount authorized to provide funds for the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance for upgrades to mechanical and fire suppression systems of the Alexander Center at Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to acquire and improve property for Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the replacement of Dansby Hall at Jackson State University.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to Edwards Street Fellowship Center.
Sales tax; exempt certain organizations operating long-term care facilities for adults with mental retardation.
Community colleges; authorize additional tax levy for improvements and general support.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various programs administered by the Mississippi Development Authority.
Rental equipment; exempt from ad valorem taxation and levy a tax in lieu of ad valorem taxation.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide for Mississippi Authority for Educational Television improvements.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Sales tax; exempt certain sales of personal property to certain organizations coordinating professional golf tournaments in this state.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of the Wellspring Center for Professional Futures.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for upgrades to Department of Revenue's information technology systems.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Judicial candidates; revise procedures for certain vacancies.
City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and hotel/motel tax.
Passed the House · 3
School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation if they provide living arrangements for one or more persons.
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
Out of committee · 2
CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
In committee · 7
CON; except construction of ICF-MR facility on leased or transferred Columbia Training School property from requirement for issuance of.
I.C.F.-MR facility; Health Department issue license to Millcreek of Columbia to operate on Columbia Training School property.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg.
School boards; revise notice form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax effort.
Local taxing entities; revise form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax efforts and budget proposals.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for certain railroad line improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.