Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Seymour
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
In committee6
Commission on Marine Resources; may establish open season for the harvest of sponge or visibly egg-bearing crabs.
Saltwater sports fishing license; revise license requirements.
Articulation policy; IHL to adopt for all state universities.
State flag; require public universities and school districts to display or be subject to penalty.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; prohibit county authorities from extending service to area unless certain conditions are met.
Administrative Procedures Act; prohibit blatant business interference.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Sixteenth section lieu land; authorize exchange for timber development.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
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
Electric power associations; revise regulatory laws.
Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
In committee · 10
Advanced practice registered nurses; provide full practice authority.
MRFRA; clarify that religious leaders are not required to perform certain marriages inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
Sexual battery; conform statute of limitation to rape.
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; establish board of trustees to make expenditure recommendations.
Field trials; Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks may not impose fees for field trials held on private lands.
Sharia law; prohibit in divorce and child custody cases.
Surplus county road department equipment; authorize transfer to other county departments.
Ad valorem tax; exempt property of certain foundations that provide support to state institutions of higher learning.
Homestead exemption; increase for unremarried spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who dies in the line of duty.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.