Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Lester Carpenter
Sponsored
Became law3
Northeast MS Planning and Development District; authorize various counties and cities within district to receive loans or grants for certain purposes.
Tishomingo County Water District; revise method in which commissioners are selected.
Suffrage; restore to Timothy Wilson of Tishomingo County.
Passed the House2
Transportation; transfer law enforcement duties of MDOT to the Department of Public Safety.
Marshals and constables; revise fees charged for service of process.
Out of committee3
Inland port authority; prohibit appointment of a member from a county with a county port to.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
MS Department of Public Safety; enact salary scale for sworn officers and provide for experience increases.
In committee9
Mississippi Flexible Credit Act; create.
Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies Award Fund; create to pay awards to law enforcement officers in state accredited agencies.
Fees; authorize fee for vehicle tags and titles to be used by DOR to purchase and defray expenses related to certain IT systems.
Marriage certificate; increase fee.
Driver's license; remove requirement that commissioner, assistant commissioner, or authorized deputy sign driver's license.
Tishomingo County; authorize to levy a tax on sales of beer, light wine and alcoholic beverages.
City of Corinth; authorize the city to impose a sales tax at the rate of 1/4 of 1% and utilize the revenue for certain purposes.
Appropriation; Dept of Public Safety to provide funding for the accredited Law Enforcement Agencies Award Fund.
City of Corinth; authorize imposition of local sales tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Memorial highway; designate the entire Segment of U.S. Highway 72 that lies within Mississippi as the "Veterans Memorial Highway."
Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise composition, exemptions, expenditures and method for reviewing single source contracts.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Highway 2 in Alcorn County as "Agent Harold Lane Caldwell Memorial Highway."
Industrial life insurers; increase maximum life insurance policy from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair of deficient bridges on state maintained highways.
Alcorn County; may enter into certain road and bridge maintenance and/or construction contracts even if they extend 30 days beyond board's term.
Passed the House · 4
Mississippi "Gospel Music Trail"; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.
Department of Corrections; authorize to contract with Lee County and Leflore County for regional correctional facilities.
Tort Immunity; revise provision regulating.
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; delete repealer on.
Out of committee · 2
Riding Bailiffs; increase amount of payments for each day of service.
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.
In committee · 16
CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Drone Prohibition Act; create.
Right-to-farm; preserve right of farmers to use various techniques and methods without limitation.
Dyslexia education; require instruction at collegiate level for licensure and prescribe required standards.
Eminent domain; require entities exercising for certain pipelines to operate pipeline as a common carrier.
Hunting license; provide that nonresident National Guard or Reserve member may obtain resident or fourteen-day Armed Forces.
Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; increase amount Legislature shall appropriate for deposit to.
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities.
Local Law enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund; create.
Holy Bible; designate as State Book of Mississippi.
Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Appropriations; City of Tupelo for constructing Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and improvements at Elvis Presley Birthplace.
Appropriation; SDE for the establishment of comprehensive dyslexia program in the Smith County School District.
Appropriation; SDE for the establishment of comprehensive dyslexia program in the Smith County School District.
Sales tax; clarify that certain sales to schools under federal programs are exempt.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.