Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
Dean Kirby
Sponsored
Became law12
Workforce Enhancement Training Fund; provide for unemployment tax rates following suspension of the fund.
Credit card processing hardware or software; shall meet federal law requirements when provided to retail merchants.
Growth and Prosperity Act; revise the data upon which supervisors districts are determined eligible for the program.
Motor vehicle license tags; deposit portion of registration and tag fees into a special fund for purchase of.
Income tax and sales tax; 3-year assessment period begins to run after corporation's or LLC's liability becomes final.
Dept. of Revenue; authorize certain info to be provided to Bd. of Tax Appeals & provide for appeals of IRP registration denials.
PERS; increase the number of years for retirement at any age for public schoolteachers hired on or after July 1, 2011.
Income tax credit for port facility usage and annual impact report; extend repeal date.
Tax information; authorize MDA to examine if necessary for proper administration of programs under its jurisdiction.
Retirement; revise certain provisions regarding the administration of PERS.
Bonds; Bond Commission may negotiate sale of cert. bonds; auth. edu. bldg. corps. for comm. colleges; auth. bonds for wireless sys.
MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise the definition of the term "project" and authorize the issuance of bonds for a project.
Passed the Senate10
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
State agencies; delete repealer on Department of Employment Security and related laws of other agencies.
Department of Revenue; revise information that may not be disclosed, allow to require certain electronic filing.
Income tax; revise the penalty for grossly negligent preparation of a return.
Distinctive license tag; delete requirement that the name of the county in which vehicle is registered be placed thereon.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for upgrades to State Tax Commission information technology systems.
Income tax; revise new jobs required for tax credit allowed for company establishing or transferring national or regional headquarters.
Rental equipment; tax rental equipment and distribute revenue to local governments and exempt from ad valorem taxation.
Small business; authorize a loan program to encourage extension of conventional financing.
Economic development; authorize certain tax exemption and loans or grants for certain business enterprises.
Out of committee2
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Economic development; create the MS Development Authority Workforce Training Fund, increase bonds for certain industry incentives.
Oil and gas severance taxes; revise definition of "person" for purposes of and clarify production subject to.
In committee12
Criminal history record background check for new student applicants at any state university; authorize.
Public purchasing law; exempt prepayment of maintenance contracts for computers, software and other office equipment.
State agencies; delete repealer on Department of Employment Security and related laws of other agencies.
Public construction contracts; grant preference to contractors who use resident subcontractors.
Mississippi Hamlet Act; Bring forward sections for purposes of amendment.
Certificate of title; if the original is mailed to a lienholder, a duplicate shall be mailed to the owner only upon his request.
Nonsettling-manufacturer cigarette fee; collect from distributor in the same manner as the tobacco excise tax.
Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; revise definitions and clarify permitting for nonresident pharmacists.
Recreational facility tax credit; create a joint committee to study.
Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; revise certain provisions.
Light wine and beer; clarify law regarding sale of beer from hospitality carts and make certain technical changes to.
Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; revise membership of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Synthetic cannabinoids; revise Schedule I to include.
State Board of Public Accountancy; revise regulatory laws.
New Start School Program and Conversion Charter School Act of 2010; create and establish process for certain public schools.
Mississippi Industries for the Blind; authorize to establish a nonprofit foundation.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife to provide reasonable access in WMAs for handicapped hunters.
Bonds; authorize for matching funds for construction of a regional workforce training center at Southwest MS Community College.
Passed the Senate · 2
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to property.
Out of committee · 1
Tourism; MDA shall promote the establishment of fishing tournaments on state-owned lakes.
In committee · 2
CON; restore exemption for private pay nursing facility beds which are part of a continuing care retirement community.
CON; provide exemption for private pay nursing beds in Rankin County which are part of a continuing care retirement community.