Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Neil S. Whaley
Sponsored
Became law3
Hunting and fishing licenses; allow inclusion of organ donor registration.
Marshall County; add Care Now Food Pantry as a 501(c)(3) qualified charitable organization to which county may contribute.
Marshall County; authorize contributions to Byhalia Area Arts Council.
Passed the Senate4
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create.
Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set terms of office.
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of executive director and create Division of Parks and Recreation.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
Out of committee2
State parks; transfer jurisdiction from WFP Department and Commission to Mississippi Department of Tourism.
State parks; transfer jurisdiction from WFP Department and Commission to MDA Tourism Division.
In committee5
State General Fund; FY2023 approp. to Marshall County for Red Banks Road Improvement Project.
State General Fund; FY2023 approp. to Marshall County for Byhalia Railroad Bridge Project.
State General Fund; FY2023 approp, to Marshall County for Potts Camp Railroad Bridge and Bypass Project.
State General Fund; FY2023 appropriation to Marshall County for Blackwater Road Bridge Project.
Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for nonresidential use land that is converted to residential use.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Honey; revise definition of for purposes of labeling requirements enforced by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture.
Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program; create.
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Critical Race Theory; prohibit.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Motor vehicle loads; clarify provisions regarding illumination of loads extending beyond rear of vehicle.
Passed the Senate · 9
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Municipally owned electric utilities; shall have same powers as electric power cooperatives.
CDLs; treat certain moving violations as regular license holders.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
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.
Capital Expense Funds; FY2023 appropriation to MDOT for the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund.
Out of committee · 2
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.
Medicaid reimbursement; allow for border city university-affiliated pediatric hospitals to be reimbursed.
In committee · 8
Sales tax; require Department of Revenue certificate for commercial farmers to receive 1.5% sales tax rate.
Bonds; increase authorized bond amount for emergency response center for Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park in Marshall County.
Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; convert into advisory commission.
Elections; public official's qualification as candidate deemed resignation of current office.
Vaccines; prevent entities that receive state funding from requiring individuals to receive COVID vaccine.
State General Funds; FY2023 approp. to State Aid Road Fund to reimburse for monies expended to counties due to HB 779 (2019).
State General Fund; FY2023 appropriation to Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund to be utilized by MDOT.
Eminent domain; codify constitutional amendment.