Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law6
Paternity proceeding; court may determine custody.
Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.
Youth court; conform time for appeal from to judicial rules of procedure.
Economic Redevelopment Act; revise definition of "contaminated site" and time in which county/municipality may apply for.
NICS Improvement Act; create.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Out of committee1
Expunction of record; allow filing fee in municipal court.
In committee14
Smoking in all public places; prohibit.
Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Care Practitioners Act; enact.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Sales tax; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June liability for the tax on or before June 25.
Arrest warrant; require probable cause hearing before issuance.
Military spouses; professional licensing boards shall issue license under certain conditions.
Board of supervisors; may assess homeowners based on pro rata platted lot area after taking ownership of a private street.
Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act/Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Act; enact.
Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis.
At-risk youth; authorize Community-Based Placement Pilot Program.
School Employment Procedures Law; increase probationary period for newly hired certified employees.
Counties and municipalities; may donate funds to local YMCA branches.
Uniform laws; create Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
School district services for students with disabilities; provide complaint and appeal procedures for individuals and school districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.
Literacy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Public property; authorize transfers to Veterans Affairs Board and National Park Service.
Cottage food operations; exempt from certain licensing requirements.
Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program; establish in the State Department of Education.
Volunteer fire department; include within the scope of immunity under the Tort Claims Act.
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.
Passed the Senate · 1
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
In committee · 1
Financial literacy curriculum; require State Board of Education to revise grades for which offered.