Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law8
Department of Revenue; revise disposal of seized alcohol if possessor is convicted of illegal possession & expand enforcement.
Execution team, suppliers; identity confidential, confer immunity.
Abortion services; prohibit Division of Medicaid from reimbursing Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).
Sales of land for taxes; authorize tax collector to conduct sales by online auction.
University of Southern Mississippi property; authorize DFA to sell or lease certain parcel in Forrest County.
Employment Security Act; create the Mississippi Works Fund & require contributions to support workforce training approved by MDA.
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2016; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.
Historic tax credit and MS Small Business Investment Act; increase amount of credits that may be allocated under.
Passed the Senate6
Sales taxation; revise exemption for durable medical equipment and home medical supplies.
Income tax; returns of individuals, estates, trusts, & partnerships filed on the same day as the corresponding federal return.
Department of Revenue; Commissioner may require fingerprinting & background checks of employees with access to federal tax info.
Mobile ride hailing services; regulate and require licensing of.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various economic development programs.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various economic development programs.
Out of committee2
Tobacco Tax Law; revise the definition of "manufacturer's list price" under.
Economic development; extend tourism sales tax incentive program, tax credit for skill training & motion picture incentive program.
In committee46
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; expand to include cellular telephones.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Retirement; all members of PERS vest after 4 years of membership regardless of the date they became members.
Sales tax; revise definition of terms "retailer," "retail sale" and "doing business" under.
Tax appeals; revise appeal time for a suspension, surrender, seizure or revocation of a permit, tag or title.
Income tax; authorize a credit for uncompensated physicians providing clinical rotations to medical students.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol Substation in Starkville.
Historic property income tax credit; increase maximum amount of credits available.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out for business enterprise classified as manufactures by the IRS.
Working Families Tax Credit Act; create to authorize an income tax credit in an amount equal to a portion of the earned income tax.
Real property; authorize transfer on death deeds.
State Superintendent of Public Education; salary shall not exceed salary of the Governor.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); authorize recipients to pay water bills with their benefits card.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for various economic development programs.
Government Employees' Deferred Compensation Law as; clarify investment options.
Public Employees' Retirement System; revise certain provisions regarding the administration of the system.
State Superintendent of Public Education; shall be elected beginning with November 2019 General Election.
False report of child abuse or neglect; provide criminal penalties and civil liability.
Sales tax; reduce the rate on motorcycles from 7% to 5%.
State Employees Health Insurance Plan; issue RFP for on-site primary care clinic in Capitol Complex.
Death penalty; revise method of execution.
Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for in the amount of $10,000,000.00.
Income tax; authorize counties and municipalities to collect certain debts by setoff against the debtor's income tax refund.
Bail agents; establish fee to defray cost of Electronic Bondsman Registry and Bail Bond Database.
Social host; create felony level of offense.
Tobacco Tax Law; retailers may have permit issued under suspended or revoked for defaults in payments to distributors and wholesalers.
Peeping Tom; clarify criminal penalty.
Mississippi Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act of 2016; enact.
Digital platform provider; person who contracts with to provide services to a third party is an independent contractor.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; reauthorize issuance to supporters of MIND Center at UMMC.
Optional retirement program; authorize participants to join PERS under certain circumstances.
Tax Credit Scholarship Act; enact.
Uniform Premarital Agreement Act; enact.
Retail food establishment license; increase fees for.
Termination of parental rights cases; Judicial College to determine qualification of court appointed attorneys.
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons for conscientious beliefs for.
Youth court referees; revise manner of appointing and reappointing.
Termination of parental rights; authorize representation of indigent parents by Office of State Defender.
Consigned motor fuel; Unlawful to take, use, sell, divert, appropriate or dispose of without consent of the consignee.
Income tax; authorize adjustment to gross income for portion of the self-employment taxes paid by self-employed individuals.
Income tax; authorize first-time home buyer savings accounts and exclude contributions/distributions from gross income.
Mississippi Site Development Grant Program; create and authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for.
Mississippi Small Business Investment Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that may be allocated under.
Insurance premium tax; phase in a reduction over a period of 10 years.
Fire protection districts; revise the manner to increase special taxes in support of.
Jefferson Davis County; authorize a portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue to be utilized for garbage collection and disposal.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Municipal annexation; must include certain number of persons residing in the area to be annexed.
Passed the Senate · 2
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Out of committee · 1
Parental rights; termination of.
In committee · 2
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; applies when covered individual dies while engaged in the performance of his duties.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for capital improvements at state parks.