Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Burks Hill
Sponsored
Became law3
Window Tint Law; exempt government fire department vehicles.
Dog/hog fights; eliminate repeal of prohibition against.
Statute of limitation; revise for prosecution of vulnerable person abuse.
Passed the Senate1
Columbia Training School; part of property may be conveyed or transferred to any public entity.
In committee6
Income and sales tax; limit liability if previous Department of Revenue audit determined taxpayer was in compliance with the law.
Homeschool students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools.
Homeschool and nonpublic school students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise powers and duties of the county utility authorities.
MS Wireless Communication Commission; revise authority regarding local government entities.
Parents who send children to private school or homeschool; provide state income tax deduction for.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Municipal separate school districts with added territory; trustee elections conducted by county election commissioners.
Vote fraud; constitute a disqualifying conviction.
Traffic citations; camera citations from another state not placed on driver's record in this state.
Scholarship funding; modify the FY2012 IHL appropriation bill to provide additional special funds for the Critical Needs Scholarship Fund.
Vulnerable person act; clarify abuse and neglect under.
Voyeurism; create felony offense when victim is under 16.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Employment of substitute teachers; clarify deduction of cost of substitutes from pay of absent licensee.
Residential Builders and Remodelers Act; revise license requirements and exemptions.
University of Southern MS; authorize Dept. of Finance & Administration to sell certain real property at the USM Campus.
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Counties and municipalities; revise procedures for public budget hearings and revise public notice form.
State-owned vehicles; provide moratorium on purchase of and reduce total number over certain period of time.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Passed the Senate · 5
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.
Accessory after the fact; revise punishment for the offense of.
Karen's Law; revise punishment for manslaughter of certain child victims.
Lonnie Smith Act; revise elements of the offense of felonious child abuse.
In committee · 16
School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts.
Statute of limitation; revise for prosecution of vulnerable person abuse.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.
State agencies; prohibit from using public funds for procedures that result in destruction or injury of human embryos.
Parole; provide for conditional release of an offender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in certain circumstances.
Terrorism; add as an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses.
Manslaughter; increase maximum sentence.
Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2012"; enact.
Distinctive license tag; authorize a tax-free tag for World War II Veterans.
Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans.
Requirements for enrollment of children in public schools; include proof of purchase of car tag in the proper county.
Deadly weapons; repeal requirement that dealers maintain a public record of sales.
Mississippi Veterans' Honor Medal Program; establish under Adjutant General.
Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing and installing a solar electric energy system.