Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, House.
Percy W. Watson
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and hotel/motel tax.
In committee13
Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that limits will be equal to liability coverage unless insured selects otherwise.
Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is mandatory in every automobile liability insurance policy.
Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith.
Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject knowingly in writing in order to decline coverage.
Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon request of either party.
Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; require to include medical payment coverage.
The Family Forward Act; enact.
MS Legal Services; provide criminal assessments for.
Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund; create and authorize expungement.
Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide for an assessment on criminal violations for the Civil Legal Assistance Fund.
Circuit court; provide additional judge for 12th Circuit Court District.
Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of Attorney General.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize to impose local sales tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Memorial highways; designate segment in Clay County as the "Representative David Gibbs Memorial Highway".
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.
Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Passed the House · 3
Municipalities; revise authority to clean menaced property.
Gale Stauffer, Jr. and Joseph Maher Law Enforcement Act of 2014; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Out of committee · 1
USM property; authorize DFA to sell and convey or lease certain real property subject to certain conditions.
In committee · 7
School guidance counselors; establish pilot program in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy or school violence.
Expunction; revise.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
State employees; provide for increase in annual compensation for those with annual salary under $50,000.00.
Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing/leasing & installing solar electric energy system.
Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of gas and remove certain exemptions.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind maintenance services to Beulah Cemetery.