Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law14
Free port warehouse law; clarify that manufacturers are eligible for ad valorem tax exemption.
Department of Revenue; revise provisions relating to enforcement and regulation of various laws.
City of Hattiesburg; confirm that certain agreements are binding upon future governing authorities of the city.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 84 in Covington County as "Coach Ben B. James Sr. Memorial Highway."
Public Property; authorize Adjutant General to convey certain real property to the Town of Prentiss, MS.
USM; authorize to borrow funds to establish and operate a certified registered nurse anesthetist program.
Mississippi Department of Employment Security; extend date of repeal.
Income tax; extend the repeal date on income tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees.
Income tax; extend repeal date on tax credit for certain charges for using certain port facilities and airports.
MS Small Business Investment Company Act; make revision regarding applications, investment requirements & distributions requirements.
Distinctive Motor Vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations.
Mississippi Fair Commission; authorize to contract for advertising on buildings.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Forrest County General Hospital; expand jurisdiction of law enforcement officers employed by.
Vetoed1
Business closure; authorize for failure to file tax returns or pay taxes.
Passed the Senate8
Sunshine Attorney Act; create.
Public Employees' Retirement System; revise certain provisions regarding the administration of the system.
MS Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund; loan repayments used to pay debt service if the balance exceeds $50,000,000.00.
Tobacco Tax Law; notification of revocation of permits may be made manually or electronically.
Sales and withholding tax laws; remove penalties for certain second or subsequent failures to comply with.
Department of Revenue; remove requirement of notarization of certain documents filed with.
Business improvement districts; extend the period for which they are authorized and revise certain vote requirements.
Economic Development Highway Act; authorize the Mississippi Department of Transportation to apply for assistance from.
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Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Abortions; physicians performing in clinics must be board certified in OB/GYN.
Unauthorized aliens; prohibited from receiving financial aid from state universities or colleges.
Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; authorize for owners of motorcycles.
Income tax; allow adjustment to gross income for certain unreimbursed travel expenses of National Guard/Reserves.
Build-to-suit capital leases for school facilities; authorize school districts to enter into and transfer real estate for.
Board of supervisors; authorize to pay cost of immunizing volunteer fire fighters against diseases.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2012"; enact.
Retirement; earned compensation of member of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all remuneration except mileage.
Reentry courts; provide for creation of.
Child Protection Act; enact.
Abortions; all physicians performing in abortion clinics must have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2012; create.
Rape or sexual battery of a child; mandate life without parole.
TiPAC; create the Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts Act.
Financial literacy curricula in high school; require school districts to implement.
Retirement; authorize members of the optional retirement plan to participate in IHL retirement incentive program.
Elections; increase per diem of election commissioners on election days.
Elections; allow mileage to receiving and returning managers.
Commissioners of election; may run for other offices if they resign before they qualify.
Suffrage; restore to June Bourne of Lamar County.
Certified athletic trainers; allow to receive salary supplement if have completed NATA certification process.
Medical records; revise entities charged a reasonable fee for providing.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize annual contributions to the Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.
Cottage food operations; exempt certain from health department regulation.
Alcoholic beverages; impose a handling fee on alcoholic beverages placed in the ABC's liquor distribution warehouse.
Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act/Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Act; enact.
Uniform laws; create Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Care Practitioners Act; enact.
Adoption Law; revise.
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of a fetus with a detectable heartbeat without informed written consent except in medical emergency.
State and local gun buy-back programs; regulate.
DUI; increase penalties for 4th and 5th offenses.
Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).
Bonds; remove authorization for bond for a new Department of Revenue building.
Economic development; certain agreements by counties & cities with economic development projects may be binding not more than 20 years.
Historic property tax credit; authorize the transfer, sale or assignment of the tax credit.
Qualified equity investment tax credit; revise certain provisions regarding.
Income tax; authorize certain employers to pass tax credits through to employees.
Public improvement districts; revise certain statutory provisions relating to.
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; revise authority to transfer property.
Economic Redevelopment Act; revise definition of "contaminated site" and time in which to apply for designation under.
Bonds; revise the use of certain bonds allocated to Mississippi State University.
MS Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund; create to provide job training grants for certain eligible business enterprises.
Tax liens; provide for centralized filing with the Secretary of State.
Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce; establish within MDA.
Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.
Income tax; revise provisions regarding net income of nonresidents, revise definition of "doing business."
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various programs administered by MDA.
Headquarters sales tax and job tax credit; lower jobs number for exemption and Dept. of Revenue shall establish criteria for credit.
Income and franchise tax credit; authorize for companies that deploy broadband technologies in unserved areas.
List of uncollected taxes; clerk of the board of supervisors does not have to furnish to State Auditor.
Old National Guard Armory; authorize DFA to demolish.
Landowner Protection Act; create.
Products liability; revise.
Conveyance installation and maintenance; establish licensure and minimum standards.
Conveyance installation and maintenance; establish licensure and minimum standards.
Landmark Building; authorize DFA to acquire.
Income tax, jobs credit; aggregate jobs created by qualifying businesses in entertainment district for eligibility purposes.
Income tax; certain corporate distributions tax free if they are part of a transaction that qualifies under Section 355, Internal Rev. Code.
Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of costs paid by a business enterprise to expand and relocate employees to this state.
Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of costs paid by a company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state.
Income tax; authorize credit for payments to a college or research corporation for experimental, developmental or research work.
City of Hattiesburg; city may enter into certain contracts, operations agreements and leases regarding its wastewater systems.
Income tax; exclude from gross income a portion of income of certain physicians practicing in critical physician shortage areas.
Franchise and sales tax exemption; MDA may grant businesses that receive funds from the Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund.
Co-sponsored
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Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as William R. "Bill" Minor Memorial Highway.
Traffic citations; camera citations from another state not placed on driver's record in this state.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Agritourism; provide limited liability for persons engaged in.
Memorial highway; designate a certain portion of MS Highway 245 in Chickasaw County as the Carl J. "Jack" Gordon, Jr. Memorial Highway.
Highway Patrol; remove repealer on minimum qualifications and authorize designation of veterans on driver's license.
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
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Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.
Accessory after the fact; revise punishment for the offense of.
Columbia Training School; part of property may be conveyed or transferred to any public entity.
Memorial highways; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 11 in Lamar County as "Tyler Kilsby and Leon Sims Memorial Highway."
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Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
Judicial and district attorney salaries; increase.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax credits for qualified businesses located in.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.