Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Mike Thompson
Sponsored
Became law2
Scrap metal; revise provisions of and prescribe certain conditions for the purchase of detached catalytic converters.
Public records; award attorney's fees for duplicative requests.
Passed the Senate4
Department of Tourism; create.
Involuntary civil commitments; limit county's liability for costs of medical treatment.
Mississippi Architects and Engineers Good Samaritan Act; create.
Institutions of Higher Learning; authorize to negotiate long-term lease of property administered by State Port Authority.
In committee3
USM Gulf Park property; authorize DFA to sell or lease certain parcel in Harrison County.
University of Mississippi Medical Center; create joint committee to study the organization of.
"Mississippi Coastal Master Plan Act of 2022"; enact.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 National Championship Bulldogs.
Shellfish aquaculture farms; authorize Department of Marine Resources to license.
Saltwater shrimp Captain's License issued by MS Department of Marine Resources; delete requirement.
Passed the Senate · 4
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Combination seafood dealer and processor license; separate into two licenses.
CDLs; treat certain moving violations as regular license holders.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Out of committee · 2
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
Duties of Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; utilize resources of all state institutions of higher learning.
In committee · 3
Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility and require hearing before imposing life without parole.