Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Brice Wiggins
Sponsored
Became law8
Grand jurors; revise potential number of.
Murder; distinguish between first- and second-degree of.
Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis.
Federal disaster; revise provision regarding hiring by a contractor awarded public works bid using funds from.
Marine Resources; authorize the Commission on Marine Resources to require completion of educational programs for commercial licenses.
Deer Island Acquisition, Reclamation and Preservation Fund; authorize funds to be utilized for acquisition of Cat Island.
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
City of Pascagoula; authorize the levy of a tax on restaurants.
Passed the Senate3
Military officers and employees; grant leave of absence from civil occupations in any public or private business or industry.
Controlled Substance Law; revise notice for administrative forfeiture.
State ports; revise membership of board.
Out of committee3
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' oyster check station; change name to Colonel George J. Wright, Sr. Building.
Marine Resources; consent to federal aid legislation to ensure continuation of federal funds for marine conservation.
Marine Resources; revise methods of marking boundaries of tonging reefs.
In committee20
Civil actions against health care providers; provide for inadmissibility of certain statements of fault or apology.
Appropriation FY2013; MS Gulf Coast Community College Motion Picture Industry Workforce Training.
Justice court judges; increase the maximum fee for performing marriage.
Offshore mineral leases of state-owned land; distribute portion of revenue from to school districts in coastal counties.
Katie's Law; require DNA testing for certain felony arrestees.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; increase the amount of rebates authorized under.
Income tax; authorize establishment of catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.
Early-release programs; persons convicted of violent crimes other than manslaughter ineligible.
Smoking in public and places of employment; prohibit.
Kyle Todd Memorial Act; persons convicted of manslaughter or aggravated assault must serve 50% of sentence.
State Port Authority; extend repealer on authority to use design-build method of contracting.
Wire transfers; collect fee for MS Drug Court Program and Bureau of Narcotics.
Child abuse; enact Lonnie Smith Act.
Manslaughter; revise penalty for.
Adoption; jurisdiction may lie in county court.
Driver's licenses; revise reinstatement fees for suspended.
Controlled Substances Law; provide for emergency scheduling.
Marine Resources; create Legislative Oversight Committee on the Commission and Department of Marine Resources.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist in upgrading facilities at the Port of Pascagoula.
City of Gautier; increase hotel/motel tax and extend repeal date.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.
Youth court records; adult can obtain own.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; increase the amount of rebates authorized under.
Lenora's Law; revise sex offender registration and require GPS monitoring of certain registrants.
Income tax; credit for adoption expenses is allowed in the same year that the child is claimed as an exemption.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 2
Sales tax; limit liability if previous Department of Revenue audit determined taxpayer was in compliance with the law.
Community/junior boards; may waive out-of-state tuition for nonresident students employed by Mississippi-based companies.
Out of committee · 2
Medicaid program; establish reciprocal reimbursement policy regarding payment of nonresident health care providers.
Habitual offender; revise felonies triggering sentencing as.
In committee · 8
Attempted murder; clarify punishment for.
Jury service; revise exemption based on age.
Civil actions; property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Expunction; limit drug rehab alternative to only first-time offenders.
Sex offenders; require lie detector test if victim under 16.
Firearms Protection Act; create.
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.