Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Randy Rushing
Sponsored
Became law1
Chief William "Bill" Lott Memorial Highway; designate segment of Highway 49 in Sunflower County as.
Passed the House1
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; expand to include coroners and emergency management personnel.
Out of committee3
Student transfer; prohibit boards in districts rated as "D" or "F" from denying to better performing district.
State-assisted Local Road Construction and Maintenance Program; create for counties and municipalities under certain populations.
Fire Chief Mickey Lewis Yates Memorial Highway; designate segment of Highway 492 in Newton County as.
In committee8
Ad valorem tax; remove the provision that prescribes the manner in which affordable rental housing must be appraised.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Concealed weapons permit; exempt retired law enforcement officers.
Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of certain equipment to contractors for construction related use.
Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system.
Small School District Equipment, Maintenance and Infrastructure Grant; create to assist certain school districts.
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities.
Dump trucks; provide that not required to conform to axle spacing requirements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ certain veterans.
U.S. Highway 61; designate as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail".
Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend repealer on.
Passed the House · 4
Mississippi Rural Hospital Transition and Improvement Grant Program; establish.
Mississippi "Gospel Music Trail"; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.
Person convicted of violent crime seeking pardon; require notification of Parole Board, district attorney and sheriff for hearing.
Marshals and constables; revise fees charged for service of process.
Out of committee · 7
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS.
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.
Venison Harvesting Program for Inmate Consumption; create.
Amount paid to regional correctional facilities by the Dept. of Corrections to house offenders; increase.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
MS Department of Public Safety; enact salary scale for sworn officers and provide for experience increases.
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities.
In committee · 19
State employees; provide for increase in annual compensation for those with annual salary under $50,000.00.
Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for agricultural land that is converted to a residential use.
Grandparents' visitation rights; expand availability of.
County roads and bridges; revise definition of "meeting" to exclude inspection of.
Water wells & septic tanks; if properly functioning, owners not required to connect property to central system.
Left-hand lane; allow driving only if passing, turning or in an emergency.
Sales tax; create diversion to counties.
Sales tax; create diversion to counties, divert additional revenue to Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Drone Prohibition Act; create.
Holy Bible; designate as state book of Mississippi.
Ambulances; authorize to pick up patients at their request regardless of territorial boundaries of ambulance.
Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies Award Fund; create to pay awards to law enforcement officers in state accredited agencies.
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.
Driver's license; remove requirement that commissioner, assistant commissioner, or authorized deputy sign driver's license.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.
Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of gas and remove certain exemptions.
Workforce Training Mitigation Act of 2015; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of workforce training facility in certain area of state.
Sebastopol Natural Gas District; correct the description of the district.