Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Rita Potts Parks
Sponsored
In committee3
Firearms Protection and Reciprocity Act; create.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.
Pharmacy freedom of choice; nursing facility residents may choose a pharmacy.
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.
Highways; revise definition of off-road vehicle to include recreational off-highway vehicles and other new designs.
Volunteer fire department; include within the scope of immunity under the Tort Claims Act.
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
Passed the Senate · 2
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
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 · 3
State Board of Medical Licensure; add nurse practitioner member of Mississippi Board of Nursing to.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.