Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
Mike Thompson
Sponsored
Became law2
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; authorize oyster lease reconfiguration and make technical amendments.
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission; authorize to contribute to Pearl River Community College County Tuition Assistance Program.
Passed the Senate4
Mississippi Terroristic Threats Law; provide enhanced penalty for threat against airport.
Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2024; enact.
Design-build method of contracting; extend repealer for use by State Port Authority.
Lobbying; require lobbyists with a material financial interest in an issue or bill to register with legislative officers.
Out of committee2
MS Department of Marine Resources; clarify hearing procedures and establish compliance officer.
Tourism; create the Mississippi Golf Association Grant Program.
In committee5
Radar; authorize use of by sheriffs with limitation on the number of equipped patrol vehicles.
Department of Tourism; create.
Designate the Kemp's Ridley as the "Official State Sea Turtle of the State of Mississippi."
Mississippi Site Development Grant Program; expand definitions.
Section 25-4-5; bring forward for amendment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Memorial bridge; dedicate the Little Biloxi Bridge to World War II Infantryman Willie Edward King.
Child support; revise provision related to in order to mirror current DHS practice and federal requirements.
The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Passed the Senate · 5
Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act; enact to prohibit discriminating against 340B drug discount program entities.
Child support; make certain amendments to provision concerning recovery from delinquent noncustodial parents.
Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases located on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Out of committee · 1
Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act; enact.
In committee · 2
Kemp's ridley sea turtle; designate as official state turtle.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to defray public program costs.