Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law3
Notice of state agency meetings; shall be published on the DFA Transparency website.
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
Perry County property; MS Transportation Commission may donate to US Forest Service or appropriate federal agency.
Passed the Senate7
Medical radiation technologists; extend repealers on registration statutes.
Domestic violence; revise and clarify elements of the offense.
Dogs and cats; clarify humane euthanasia.
Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
MDA; require annual report regarding tax credits, loans and grants awarded for certain economic development projects.
Department of Revenue; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to lease or purchase property for DOR's headquarters.
Out of committee2
Mississippi Cosmetology Practice Act; make technical amendments and delete repealer.
Public construction contracts; increase threshold amount whereby no performance or payment bond is required.
In committee20
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Early Voting Act; authorize voting prior to election day.
Driver education; premium reduction for older drivers qualifying.
Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize.
Campaign finance reports; circuit and municipal clerks must forward copies of to Secretary of State within 10 days of receiving.
Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefit Trust Fund; increase funding for.
Public contracts for energy efficiency services; authorize entities to enter into energy performance and shared savings contracts.
Law enforcement officers; revise salary threshold determining full-time status as.
Constables; increase fee in criminal cases, revise reimbursement for travel expenses.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; revise distribution of fees from tags displaying emblem of certain Louisiana State University.
Public-land easements; revise the types of and to whom the secretary of state may grant such easements.
Radar; authorize sheriff departments to use in limited circumstances.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making improvements to the Woodrow Wilson Avenue Bridge.
Capital Expense Fund; authorize multiyear expenditure by DFA for repair and renovation.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Fund; create.
Boards of supervisors; provide the manner of filling vacancies in.
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
Robert E. Lee Building; authorize DFA to sell or lease.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Deer Island Acquisition, Reclamation and Preservation Fund; authorize funds to be utilized for acquisition of Cat Island.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Passed the Senate · 1
Mississippi Acupuncture Practice Act; extend repealer.
In committee · 1
Bonds; issue for loans to Hinds County to assist in certain projects.