Bills in the 2024 Regular Session, Senate.
Joel R. Carter, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law2
Public Service Commission; extend date of repeal on.
Excavation; revise procedures and required white lining in certain stances.
Passed the Senate3
PSC and Public Utilities Staff; clarify ability to receive campaign contributions or participate in political activity.
Public utilities contracts; allow certain bids to be submitted electronically.
Taxation of oilfield services; restructure.
In committee5
Mississippi Consumers' Freedom of Choice in Appliances Act; enact.
16th Section lands; revise leasing procedure for leases for oil, gas and mineral explorations.
Secretary of State; authorize certain investigative or regulatory employees to carry a firearm.
Taxpayer Receipt Act; enact.
Sales tax; exempt sales to Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Memorial bridge; dedicate the Little Biloxi Bridge to World War II Infantryman Willie Edward King.
The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create.
Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Passed the Senate · 4
Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act; enact to prohibit discriminating against 340B drug discount program entities.
Mississippi Terroristic Threats Law; provide enhanced penalty for threat against airport.
Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2024; enact.
Out of committee · 1
Real Estate Commission; grant discretion to issue license after felony conviction of crimes of moral turpitude.
In committee · 2
Sales tax; 1.5% rate for retail sales of cattle trailers and fencing materials to farmers for agricultural purposes.
General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to defray public program costs.