Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Angela Burks Hill
Sponsored
Became law3
State employees; clarify administrative leave policy during extreme weather conditions, disasters or emergencies.
Memorial highway; designate segment of I-59 in Pearl River County as the Deputy Len J. Rowell Memorial Highway.
Service of process; sheriff may retain fee for attempt to serve.
Passed the Senate2
Local option law; cert. qualified resort areas may specify hours, food sale amounts & locations of facilities selling alcohol.
Concealed weapon; authorize carrying of.
In committee30
Health insurance exchange navigators and certified application counselors; require licensure by the MS Department of Insurance.
State income tax deduction; provide for parents who send children to private school or homeschool.
MS Wireless Communication Commission; revise authority regarding local government entities.
Federal Food Safety Modernization Act; State Dept of Health & State Dept of Ag/Commerce shall publish any agreement to enforce.
Civil liability; prohibit damages for wrongful birth or wrongful life.
Income tax; authorize credits for certain prekindergarten child care/education expenses and repeal prekindergarten grant program.
Garbage fees; allow collection of unpaid fees at the time of a tax sale of the property.
MS Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; certain insurers must provide notice that minimum premium is fully earned.
Public records law; exempt certain hunting license record of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Utility worker; killing of shall be capital murder.
State Superintendent of Education and Commissioner of Higher Education; establish maximum salary for.
Public purchasing; require competitive bidding for the purchase of telecommunications services by school districts and libraries.
State Department of Education; shall publish any agreement to enforce federal law or regulation for public comment.
Parental access to online curriculum programs in which child is enrolled; State Board of Education to provide for.
Ballot boxes; penalize circuit/municipal clerks who refuse full examination of by candidate or executive committee.
Health Care Freedom of Choice Act; enact.
Animal cruelty; revise penalties for acts of cruelty to dogs and cats.
DEQ; shall publish any plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions under federal Clean Air Act for public comment.
Agriculture; enact Mississippi Farm Rights Protection Act.
Littering; revise offense of.
Official dating standard to be used by public museums and publications; require "A.D." and "B.C."
Common Core National Education Standards and P.A.R.C.C.; prohibit State Board of Education from implementing.
Mississippi Liberty Preservation Act; create.
Eminent domain; require disclosure of comparative appraisals to property owner whose property is taken by eminent domain.
Mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Tuition Assistance Program; establish.
Columbia Training School; DFA may transfer property north of HWY 44 to the Marion County Board of Supervisors.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise powers and duties of the county utility authorities.
Student records; enact "Mississippi Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015."
Agriculture; prohibit rules related to poultry products inspections which are more stringent than federal rules.
Cursive writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
Concealed weapons law; decrease certain fees for licensees.
Investigational drugs; authorize physicians to prescribe to certain eligible terminally ill patients.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
Sales tax; exempt sales to UMC Research Development Foundation.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Passed the Senate · 4
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ veterans.
Medical examiner; require appointment in southern region.
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2015; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.
Out of committee · 1
State Board of Cosmetology; all fees shall be deposited into the State General Fund and require warnings prior to citations.
In committee · 6
Official State Book; Holy Bible shall be.
Sexual assault; extend statute of limitations for civil suit.
Assault; enhance penalty when occurs at schools or youth functions.
Municipal elections; revise procedure when tied.
Chemical endangerment of a child or fetus; create crime of.
Federal exchange health plans & State Employee Health Plan; no abortion coverage may be provided by.