Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, House.
Robert L. Johnson III
Sponsored
Became law2
Public property; authorize MS Veterans Affairs Bd. to transfer certain real property in Lafayette County, MS, to the MS Transp. Commission.
Natchez Regional Medical Center; authorize board of trustees to petition for relief under Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings.
Passed the House5
Traffic safety violator course; require in-person classroom instruction for certain minors.
Sanitation vehicle, stationary; require motor vehicle operators to move over if possible when approaching.
Transportation; create consortium to study infrastructure of and impact on economy.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general to repair, renovate and refurbish Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center.
Motor fuels tax, Certain; provide continued collection of when Groundwater Protection Trust Fund reaches $10 Million for highways & bridges.
Out of committee2
Fuel taxes; revise diversion of.
Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; provide funds in excess of $10 million shall be transferred for roads and bridges.
In committee12
Oil and gas severance tax; reallocate to State Highway Fund.
Department of Public Safety; revise various laws regarding driver's licenses and ID cards.
Court reporters; revise certain provisions regarding vacation, status and freelancing.
Toll roads and bridges; increase maximum maturity of bonds for from 30 years to 40 years.
Radar; authorize sheriffs and deputies to use after proper training.
District attorneys; authorize additional legal assistants.
Gaming revenues; revise distribution from General Fund to State Highway Fund over four-year period.
Appropriation; MDOT to replace funds transferred from in past years.
Electric vehicles; impose annual tax on.
Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of equipment to contractors for use in road construction.
Appropriation; to Railroad Revitalization Fund to be used by MDOT for safety equipment at passive grade crossings.
Excise tax on gasoline and diesel; revise rate.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Memorial highways; designate segment in Clay County as the "Representative David Gibbs Memorial Highway".
Juvenile Detention and Alternatives Task Force; extend repealer on.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Passed the House · 4
Gale Stauffer, Jr. and Joseph Maher Law Enforcement Act of 2014; create.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Jackson State University Stadium Fund; create and impose a tax on activities and events held at the stadium to fund.
Appropriation; IHL for additions to facilities of College of Science, Engineering & Technology at JSU.
Out of committee · 1
Harvest permits; revise vehicles eligible for to include those carrying disposal well waters to.
In committee · 8
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adoption of budget.
Controlled substances; revise penalty for possession of small amount of certain.
Expunction; revise.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Gaming; create state lottery to fund state road improvements.
Mortgages; establish alternative foreclosure procedures giving borrowers a chance to modify their loans first.
Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of gas and remove certain exemptions.
Jefferson County Hospital; authorize contributions to Jefferson County.