Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law6
Energy services providers; revise laws regarding procedure for public contracts.
Mississippi Securities Act; clarify grounds for discipline for violations of.
Taxing entities; require to file annual report on tax revenues with Department of Revenue instead of State Auditor.
Department of Revenue; authorize data match system to identify assets of obligors of the state held by financial institutions.
Regional economic development alliance; allow all political subdivisions to participate in.
Bonds; create Mississippi Site Development Grant program and authorize bonds for it and various MDA programs and state shipyard.
Passed the Senate7
Franchise agreements; franchisor is not considered to be an employer under unless agrees to be in writing.
Memorial Highways; designate a segment of MS Highway 589 in Lamar County as the "Police Chief Willie James Preston Memorial Highway."
Personal services contracts; contracts for entertainers at MS Fairgrounds entered into by MS Fair Commission exempt from review.
Mississippi Development Authority; authorize to dispose of projects and pay certain costs related to such disposal.
Bonds; authorize for institutions of higher learning community colleges and various MDA programs.
Income tax; exclude from gross income dividend income that has borne a tax under the laws of another state.
Fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes; authorize for projects totaling over $60,000,000.00.
Out of committee2
Salvage certificate of title; vehicles with may not receive a clear title but may receive a branded title.
Department of Revenue; authorize release of certain taxpayer information to law enforcement without a subpoena.
In committee53
HR218; define qualified retired law enforcement officer.
Visitation; clarify right of vulnerable persons and wards who are adults.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; authorize seizure of license plate, increase civil penalties for failing to maintain.
Escape from lawful custody; revise penalty.
Motor vehicles; prohibit transfer without a title to a licensed used vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor.
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.
Forgery; revise penalty for.
Execution; revise methods of.
Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide funds for the Mississippi Railroad Improvements Fund.
Taxation; revise requirements for aerospace industry tax exemptions.
Bonds; remove requirement that a certain amount in the ACE Fund be used for grants to certain manufacturers of kitchen appliances.
Licenses; may be suspended if licensee is delinquent in paying a finally determined tax liability.
Use tax; remove provision that makes a person liable for tax on a service.
Mississippi Consumer Protection Act; revise.
Sales tax; revise definition of terms "retailer," "retail sale" and "doing business" under.
Income tax; interest on overpayments begins to run on certain dates regardless of whether it is shown on the return.
Income & sales tax; taxpayer may request revision of tax return or assessment within 3 years after due date or assessment date.
Motorcycles; allow to proceed through red light if green light is not triggered.
Alcoholic beverages; revise penalties for sale to minors and persons visibly intoxicated.
Possession of a weapon by a felon; revise.
Bonds; authorize for improvements to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Warehouse in Madison County.
Dealer tags; dealers may sell 24 of any type of motor vehicle per year to qualify for.
Department of Employment Security; enhance ability to collect past-due contributions and assessments.
State Auditor; remove requirement to submit annual report on the expenditure of classroom supply funds by school districts.
Appeal to circuit court from local governing authority; amend to make technical changes.
Shooting range; limit liability of local government-owned.
Income tax; authorize first-time homebuyer savings accounts & exclude distributions & portion of contributions from gross income.
Tax amnesty; establish a program for tax liabilities that accrued after January 1, 2005, and before December 31, 2015.
Taxation; persons with certain ownership interests in corporations or LLCs are liable for taxes due from the corporation or LLC.
Commissioner of Revenue; authorize to appoint an attorney on his staff to prosecute crimes investigated by the Dept. of Revenue.
License plate and decal fees shall be deposited into the State General Fund; clarify.
Justice Court and Municipal Court Collections Payment Funds; Mississippi Department of Revenue shall administer.
Government Employees' Deferred Compensation Law; revise certain provisions of.
Taxation; authorize compromise and settlement of doubtful tax claims.
Unfair Cigarette Sales Law; increase allowable markup on cigarettes.
Public improvement districts; limit amount of contribution agreements with, revises terms and election procedure for board members.
Fuel tax; increase maximum amount of bond that is required to be posted by distributors of gasoline and special fuel.
Tobacco Tax Law; retailers may have permit issued under suspended or revoked for defaults in payments to distributors and wholesalers.
MS Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program; revise comprehensive investment plan and investment options for.
Excess state fund; remove requirement that 80% invested in repurchased agreements must be with state depositories.
Nonprofit water associations; require to file annual financial report with Department of Health instead of State Auditor.
Retirement; make certain technical revisions to PERS, SLURP and Highway Patrol & exempt exec. dir. from salary cap.
Manufactured or mobile home; provide procedure for retiring certificate of title when affixed to real property.
State agencies; limitation of rulemaking authority.
Unfair Cigarette Sales Law; repeal.
Consigned motor fuel; unlawful to take, use, sell, divert, appropriate or dispose of without consent of the consignee.
Motor vehicles; it is lawful to sell a motor vehicle not titled in the seller's name using the abandonment process.
Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act; create.
Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; authorize for owners of motorcycles.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that may be allocated under.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt intangibles of banks from.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide accounts for individuals with disabilities.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of.
Passed the Senate · 1
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Out of committee · 1
Equine riders; require helmet for certain minors on incremental basis.
In committee · 5
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Access to state agency public records; require release to member of the Legislature pursuant to signed release form.
Mississippi Arts Commission; abolish and transfer power, duties and assets to Mississippi Development Authority.
Vaccination required for school attendance; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on parental or philosophical grounds.
Optional retirement program; authorize participant to join PERS under certain circumstances.