Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Dean Kirby
Sponsored
Became law7
Local governments; authorize to reimburse an insured's deductible for automobile insurance coverage claim if protected by immunity.
Suffrage; restore to Michael Todd Manual of Rankin County, Mississippi.
Anatomical Gift Act, Revised Mississippi Uniform; delete repealer on.
Health care certificate of need law; define "radiation therapy services."
Mississippi Electronic Protection Licensing Act; revise various provisions.
Uninsured motorist coverage; rejection of coverage shall be binding upon all insured persons.
City of Flowood; authorize a tax on hotels & motels; authorize the issuance of bonds for a conference center.
Passed the Senate6
Mississippi Qualified Health Center/Rural Health Clinic Incubator Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
Medical examiner and pathologist fees for investigation of death and autopsies; extend repealer.
Flu vaccinations; require hospital to offer to patients prior to discharge.
Health Information Technology Act (MS-HIN); extend repealer.
Regulation of marriage and family therapists; extend repealer.
Substitution of interchangeable biological products by pharmacists; create study committee.
Out of committee2
Insurance; prohibit civil liability against a person or entity for reporting insurance fraud.
Medicaid; extend repealer on Medicaid services and make technical amendments.
In committee15
Bonds; authorize for Phase II of construction of a new headquarters building for the Department of Public Safety.
Distinctive license tags; reduce number of Rotary International tags required to be presold in order to be issued.
Motor vehicle license plates; persons issued antique motor vehicle plates may be issued a refund in certain cases.
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; extend repealer.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for members of the Grand Chapter of the Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star.
Motor vehicles; jointly owned and one owner claims homestead in a city may be registered outside city under certain circumstances.
PERS; require trustees to conduct a study to determine the advisability of investing excess funds in income-producing property.
Cosmetology licensure law; make technical amendments to.
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Capacity Building Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
Health Action Plans by State Department of Health; provide for diabetes and obesity annual plans.
Pharmacy benefit manager; extend effective date on the revised definition of.
Limited Lines Travel Insurance Act; enact.
Credit life and credit disability insurance contracts; revise limitation on compensation allowed for.
Motor fuel tax; levy on each diesel gallon on liquefied natural gas.
Critical Physician Shortage Incentive Act; exclude a portion of physician income from taxation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Mississippi State University; may enter into long-term leases with IHL's approval.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.
Passed the Senate · 3
Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act; create.
State Board of Pharmacy; prescribe new nominating process.
Domestic Violence Protection Order Registry; require arresting officer to perform check.
In committee · 1
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.