Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Brice Wiggins
Sponsored
Became law4
Municipalities; revise method of calculating maximum amount that may be assessed for cleaning dilapidated private property.
Katie's Law; require DNA sample from certain arrestees.
Marine Resources; create Marine Resources Accountability and Reorganization Act.
City of Pascagoula; extend the repeal date on the city's hotel and motel tax.
Passed the Senate1
Sales taxation; sales of aircraft used in oil or natural gas exploration or production are exempt.
Out of committee4
Marine Resources; exempt certain rules of the Commission on Marine Resources from economic impact statements.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Advanced Technology Corridor; create.
Prekindergarten programs; establish Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council.
Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2014; enact.
In committee23
Habitual offenders; revise offenses triggering sentencing as.
Sales taxation; sales of aircraft used in oil exploration or production are exempt.
Retirement; limit authority of PERS to interpret personnel polices of a municipality or other political subdivision of the state.
Ad valorem tax; authorize a credit for homeowners required to purchase flood insurance.
Child Witness Bill of Rights; create.
Justice court; revise service of process.
Mississippi Youth Concussion Law; create.
Early release programs; revise eligibility and authorize release for certain juvenile offenders.
Crime of violence; define.
Income tax; authorize establishment of catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.
State ports; revise membership of board.
Offshore mineral leases of state-owned land; distribute portion of revenue from to school districts in coastal counties.
Civil actions against health care providers; provide for inadmissibility of certain statements of fault or apology.
Military officers and employees; grant leave of absence from civil occupations in public or private business.
Appropriation FY2015; MS Gulf Coast Community College Motion Picture Industry Workforce Training.
Public defenders; clarify authority over employees of the office.
Money transmission; require licensees to collect a fee for each international transaction.
Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.
Parole; authorize for offenders who were juveniles when they committed the felonies for which they are incarcerated.
Expand the Health Care Industry Zone Act to include the Port Bienville.
Appropriation FY2015; MSU Early Childhood Institute research early education programs.
Appropriation FY2015; continued implementation of the Early Learning Collaborative Act.
Appropriation FY2015; Mississippi Department of Transportation for unified ship-tracking system at ports.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
2014 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
2014 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.
State Auditor; authorize to conduct audits of certain Gulf Coast restoration programs.
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 · 3
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.
In committee · 5
Marine Resources; prohibit commercial fishing with nets near designated fishing keys.
Gaming; create statewide lottery to fund Hope College Scholarship Program.
Attorney-member of Legislature; automatic continuance upon application.
Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.
Appropriation FY2015; Supreme Court fund MS Civil Legal Assistance program.