Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Dean Kirby
Sponsored
Became law2
Limited Lines Travel Insurance Act; enact.
Mississippi Medicaid Program; authorize Hospital Access Program (MHAP) payments and provide for hospital assessment.
Vetoed1
Division of Medicaid; clarify meetings of Pharmacy and Therapeutics (PNT) Committee.
Passed the Senate4
Funeral escort vehicles; may be marked with purple lights when leading a military funeral procession.
Weights and Measures Law; establish method of sale for natural gas motor fuel.
"Emergency Response and Overdose Prevention Act"; authorize health care providers to treat opioid overdose.
Compulsory commitment of active tuberculosis cases who refuse treatment; revise procedures.
In committee5
Bonds; authorize for Phase II of construction of a new headquarters building for the Department of Public Safety.
Prohibited trade practices; include certain restrictive actions by contact lens suppliers or manufacturers.
Health care certificate of need law (CON); enact moratorium on exemption of low-energy radiation therapy services.
Division of Medicaid information system and support contracts; authorize optional extension.
Vapor product and e-liquid safety regulations; require permits issued by State Department of Health.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
Sales tax; include costs of completing oil and gas wells in the reduced rate levied for drilling oil and gas wells.
Passed the Senate · 1
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2015; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.
In committee · 3
Official State Book; Holy Bible shall be.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for an aquarium located in the City of Gulfport.