Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III
Sponsored
Became law20
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; revise certain authority concerning loan for certain economic development project.
Bonds; revise certain provisions regarding sale by political subdivisions and other instrumentalities.
MS Electronic Court System; require all courts to utilize.
Persons who violate final orders, resolutions or ordinances of local government; require to pay attorney fees to enforce orders, resolutions/ordinances.
Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act of 2020; create.
Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; remove requirement that the Department of Education administer with the FNMA.
Alcohol; revise certain provisions regarding authority of Department of Revenue to dispose of seized alcohol.
Taxation; amend certain sections of law to make interest rates for various unpaid taxes consistent with rates provided in other sections of law.
Taxation; authorize Commissioner of Revenue to reduce a tax assessment based on additional information after order of Board of Tax Appeals.
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions relating to assessment of public service corporations.
Sales tax; revise provisions regarding denial/revocation of permit due to unpaid taxes.
Fuel and lubricating oil taxes; remove bond limit and class distinctions for certain distributors, require electronic filing of returns.
Motor vehicle title; change vehicle age from 10 to 20 years for odometer disclosure exemption.
Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of the state regarding prohibition of possession of.
Alcoholic beverages; allow individuals to purchase wine from a winery and have the wine shipped to a package retailer in this state.
Judicial districts; revise certain chancery and circuit.
Taxation; revise provisions regarding certain income tax credits, sale tax and ad valorem tax exemptions and franchise tax credits.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund and allow use for construction of a parking garage.
Income tax; revise definition of gross income.
Passed the House16
Bonds; authorize issuance for grants and loans to assist with acquisition of and improvements to North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia.
Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983; exempt certain records of Workers' Compensation Commission from definition of public records.
Freestanding emergency room; allow to be established near location of a recently closed hospital.
Ad valorem tax; revise penalty for failure of public service corporations to render schedules of property to Department of Revenue for assessment purposes.
Department of Revenue; allow department appraisers to receive certain pay increases upon completing certain training.
IHL Board of Trustees; require appointments to be made by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.
Mississippi Liquor Distribution Corporation Law; create.
Mississippi Development Authority; bring forward various sections relating to.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; revise definition of "tourism project," extend authority of MDA to approve participants.
Mississippi Educational Talent Recruitment Act; create.
Hunting license; require to be suspended if determined that death or injury occurred because of negligence.
Alcoholic beverages; remove DOR from being wholesale distributor, authorize issuance of wine distributor permits.
Ad valorem taxation; bring forward certain sections of law relating to determination of true value of property and assessments.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area, revise provisions regarding certain permits and sales.
IHL Board; revise authority to choose institution executive heads.
Oil and Gas severance taxes; temporarily reduce rates.
Out of committee3
First-degree murder; include unlawful distribution of controlled substances, when the distribution is proximate cause of death.
Community college boards of trustees; revise composition for Northwest Community College District.
Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act; create.
In committee26
CON; issue to Panola Medical Center for adult psychiatric beds.
Elections; make absentee vote final once cast.
Salaries of statewide elected officials; increase.
Professional privilege tax; impose on attorneys who practice in state, are not domiciled in and do not maintain regular place of business.
Riding bailiffs; revise compensation of.
Third Chancery Court District; authorize an additional judge.
State Auditor; authorize to examine tax returns necessary for auditing certain federal benefits.
Motor vehicle license tags; remove requirement for apportioned vehicles to have decal with expiration month/year on tag.
Sales Tax Taxation of Services and Construction Activities Study Committee; create.
Highway privilege tax; add a gross vehicle weight category for carriers of property with additional tax.
School district consolidation; authorize use of reverse referendum to enforce requirememnt of by school boards.
Nonpublic schools; authorize those accredited by a regional agency to use criminal background and fingerprinting procedures as those approved by the SBE.
Council on the Prevention of School Shootings; create to develop center in A.G.'s office to monitor online activity.
Optometry; bring forward sections for licensure and regulations of practice of.
Retirement; allow vested members of PERS to purchase creditable service for service with non-PERS employers.
Mississippi Educational Talent Recruitment Act; create.
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding the determination of true value of land used for agricultural purposes.
Taxation; extend sales and ad valorem tax exemption and income and franchise tax credit for certain broadband technology equipment.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
Successful Child Act; create and authorize income tax credit for certain tutoring and instructional costs.
Bonds; authorize issuance for small municipalities energy efficiency and deferred maintenance projects.
Historic property income tax credit; increase amount of credits that may be awarded and revise certain other provisions.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Marty Stuart Congress of County Music.
Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize credit for costs of qualified alternative-fuel fueling stations.
Income tax; revise definition of gross income.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County with repairs and maintenance to Grand Gulf Road.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Livestock on highways; delete burden on owner of livestock to prove lack of negligence when damages from.
Real Estate Brokers License; revise the requirements to be granted such a license.
Passed the House · 1
Health insurance policies; require certain to provide infertility coverage and establish pilot program in State Health Plan.
In committee · 5
Criminal investigators; increase salary of.
Optometry; State Board of Optometry shall define the practice of and not exclude certain procedures.
Qualification deadline; change to February 1 for statewide and county elected officials.
City of Oxford; expand investment options of reserve and trust fund and require investments be made using MS Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
Bonds; authorize issuance to improve capacity and safety of intersection of MS Highway 7 and University Avenue in Oxford.