Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law11
Job tax credit; authorize for entities that conduct certain warehousing activities.
Insurance premium tax; revise the calculation of required periodic payments of.
Fuel tax; provide that interest charged for late payment or nonpayment shall be as provided in the International Fuel Tax Agreement.
Qualified equity investment credits; increase amount that may be allocated by MDA in a fiscal year increase time period for issuance.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; include employee benefits not subject to state income tax in rebate calculation.
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; revise definition of "economic development project" for bonds issued prior to 7/1/94.
Mississippi Home Corporation; continue authority to issue a certain amount of bonds.
Income tax; provide for method of apportioning income for certain major pharmaceutical suppliers.
Exempt from sales taxation sales of certain truck-tractors.
Unemployment compensation; create the State Workforce Investment Fund and provide for contributions to the fund.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes and revise distribution of severance tax revenue.
Vetoed1
Excess state funds; remove certain restrictions on investment of certain obligations of the United States.
Passed the Senate9
Tax liens; provide for centralized filing with the Department of Revenue.
Light wine and beer; may be seized and disposed of in the same manner as alcoholic beverages for certain violations of law.
Delinquent taxes; make uniform procedures for warrants for collection of and provide a flat fee for issuance of.
Contraband tobacco; modify procedure for confiscation, forfeiture and disposal of.
Public Utilities Staff; conduct survey of state universal service funds/report with recommendations.
Commercial motor vehicle registration; remove repeal & reverter on provisions relating to enforcement of unlawful operation of.
Severance tax; change date that returns & payments are due for timber, oil and gas; repeal salt severance tax.
Taxation; authorize alternate method of apportioning for income tax, revise appellate procedure for the appeals.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.
Out of committee1
Motion picture production companies; create loan guaranty program as incentive for productions in state.
In committee34
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs paid by a business enterprise to expand and relocate employees to this state.
Income tax; public and private hospitals may collect certain debts by a set off against the debtor's refund.
Indictment; when becomes public record.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out for business enterprises classified as manufacturers by the IRS.
Freestanding Emergency Center; authorize CON in Lamar County and require licensure.
Sales tax; make it clear that failure to pay taxes and any penalties and interest is unlawful.
Income tax; authorize certain employees to pass tax credits through to employees.
K-4 school assistant teachers and prekindergarten programs; earmark funding from gaming winnings tax.
TANF assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to drug testing to qualify.
DUI; increase penalty for 4th and 5th offenses.
Veterans Treatment Courts; authorize formation.
ABC Capital Fund; create to maintain state liquor distribution operation and deposit alcoholic beverage permit fees into it.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs paid by company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state.
Parental Rights Act; create.
Mississippi Mineral Rights Reform Act of 2014; create.
Suspended driver's license violations; second-time DUI offender ineligible for driver's license for 5 years.
Distinctive license plate; authorize for supporters of the Mississippi Vision Foundation.
Recreational vehicles; regulate relationship between manufacturers and dealers of.
Rights of individual's with a terminal condition; require payment of health insurance and Medicaid benefits.
Sales tax; phase out on retail sales of certain truck-tractors and semitrailers used in interstate commerce.
State Treasurer; may charge fees for management of books.
Unclaimed Property Act; revise several provisions of.
Sales tax; exempt portion of sales of labor, parts, etc. for certain truck-tractors & semitrailers used in interstate commerce.
Elected state officials; may employ special counsel to bring civil action to recover state funds under a certain amount.
Excess state funds; revise the types of investments that the State Treasurer may invest.
Abortion; prohibit where unborn human individual's heartbeat is detected and is 12 weeks or greater gestation.
Sixteenth section land; clarify provisions related to leases of.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law or regulations.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for repair and renovation of the MS Coliseum and construction of a new trade mart.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentives for certain health care facilities.
Bonds, authorize issuance for certain Mississippi Development Authority programs.
Contractor's tax; exempt portion of the contract performed by a professional engineer who is the prime contractor.
City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and hotel/motel tax.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize the city to impose a special sales tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
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.
Tax collectors; provide salary supplement for attaining educational benchmark.
Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act; enact and modify the great seal.
Passed the Senate · 2
Elections; prohibit candidates from appearing in publicly funded ads during statewide general election years.
Sales taxation; sales of aircraft used in oil or natural gas exploration or production are exempt.
In committee · 6
Oil and gas severance tax;revise distribution between state and counties.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for Hancock High School.
Attorney-member of Legislature; automatic continuance upon application.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ veterans.
Appropriation FY2015; Supreme Court fund MS Civil Legal Assistance program.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who serve as volunteer firefighters.