Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Josh Harkins
Sponsored
Became law1
Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District; technical revisions to certain requirements.
Passed the Senate1
Memorial highways; MS 51 in Madison Co. as Deputy Chief W.T. "Bill" Martin Memorial Hwy; MS 47 in Clay County as "Tom Goode Hwy."
In committee12
CON review requirements; exempt relocation of health care facility or major medical equipment within one mile of main entrance.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of resort area for sale in certain areas of certain counties.
Trespasser Responsibility Act; create.
Sales tax; authorize a diversion to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; create.
State-owned vehicles; authorize unmarked vehicles for the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Reservoir Patrol.
Weapons; allow investigators employed by the MS Real Estate Commission to carry.
Murder; life without parole if the defendant was in violation of a restraining order.
Firearms Protection Act; create.
Motor homes; revise definition and remove exemption for return of upon nonrenewal of a franchise.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to certain portion of Mississippi Highway 25 in City of Flowood.
Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Mississippi Act of 2013; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Real estate brokers; not be liable for wrong square footage of property.
Memorial highway; designate segment of MS Highway 11 in Lamar County as Tyler R. Kilsby and Leon Sims Memorial Highway.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013"; enact.
Mississippi Education Works Program; enact education reforms.
Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program; establish in the State Department of Education.
Lenora's Law; revise sex offender registration and require GPS monitoring of certain registrants.
Volunteer fire department; include within the scope of immunity under the Tort Claims Act.
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
Tourism; revise the definition of the term "tourism project" for purposes of the tourism project sales tax incentive fund.
Passed the Senate · 1
Severance tax; reduce for 30 months for oil and gas produced from and after 7/1/13 from horizontally drilled wells.
Out of committee · 1
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
In committee · 2
Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements.
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban.