Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law6
Education Employment Procedures Law; delete right of terminated or renewal school superintendent to request a hearing.
Minors; community service imposed for tobacco possession.
Tort Claims Act; clarify statute of limitations.
Legal signature; conform to Mississippi Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Budget Contingency Fund; all funds received by State from settlement in connection with oil spill shall be deposited into.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Passed the Senate3
Youth court; conform time for appeal from to judicial rules of procedure.
Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.
Expunction of record; allow filing fee in municipal court.
Out of committee1
At-risk youth; authorize Community-Based Placement Pilot Program.
In committee16
Central business functions; payroll and purchases for all state agencies; establish DFA Office of Shared Services.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Board of supervisors; may assess homeowners based on pro rata platted lot area after taking ownership of a private street.
Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis.
Central business, payroll and purchase for all universities; IHL administers shared services.
Central business, payroll and purchases for all community college districts; SBCJC Office of Shared Services administers services.
Arrest warrant; require probable cause hearing before issuance.
Sales tax; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June liability for the tax on or before June 25.
Local school board members; authorize school district credit card for travel expenses at regional/national training meetings.
Central business services and procurement for all public school districts; DFA Office of Shared Services administers on regional basis.
Judicial and district attorney salaries; increase.
Paternity proceeding; court may determine custody.
Estates; enact notice and representation rules.
Smoking in all public places; prohibit.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Port of Vicksburg.
City of Vicksburg; authorize a sales tax to pay for a sports complex and/or recreational facility and related facilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Yazoo Recreation Commission; authorize members to receive a per diem.
Passed the Senate · 2
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016.
In committee · 1
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.