Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Josh Harkins
Sponsored
Became law13
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 National Championship Bulldogs.
MS Transportation Commission; repayments to a public entity that advances funds may not include interest or other fees.
Personal delivery devices; regulate.
Outdoor advertising signs; revise height limit provisions.
IHL; extend repealer date and create the Mississippi Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Grant Program.
Ad valorem tax; exempt property owned by a university or community college foundation or federally qualified health center.
Income tax; extend repealer on job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.
Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain costs paid by a company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state.
Public purchases; prohibit reverse auctions for repair and remodeling of public facilities.
Taxation of Remote and internet-based Computer Software Products and Services Study Committee; create.
Bonds; revise uses of IHL bond proceeds for Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art and Design.
State Bond Commission; exend reverter on authority to determine appropriate method for the sale of bonds.
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repeal date on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.
Passed the Senate10
Local Government Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Fund; extend repealer on MDA authority to use certain funds for expenses.
Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain charges for using certain port and airport facilities.
State Small Business Credit Initiative; update citations to federal law.
Mississippi Water Quality Commission; create for the purpose of providing oversight of certain water and sewer systems.
PERS; increase total book value limit for certain investments from 10% to 20% of total book value of all investments.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act and related ad valorem tax and sales tax exemptions; extend repeal date.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various Mississippi Development Authority programs.
Bonds; authorize to assist in paying costs of IHL, community and junior colleges, and state agencies capital improvements.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Taxation; cut grocery tax by 2%, phase out 4% income tax bracket, cut General Fund portion of car tag fees, and give rebate.
In committee8
Mississippi Money Transmitters Act; exempt virtual currencies from.
Digital assets; establish legal nature of.
Securities laws; exempt blockchain tokens from.
Alcoholic and tobacco; require scanning software to combat underage drinking and smoking.
Motor vehicle dealership license requirements; revise certain provisions of.
Sales tax; extend repealer on exemption of sales to Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation for Camp Kamassa.
Mississippi Athlete Agent Act; revise.
Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; revise certain provisions of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
2022 First Extraordinary Session · Triple Crown Project Fund; create.
2022 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; additional to the Mississippi Development Authority for certain projects.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Passed the Senate · 5
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
In committee · 1
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.