Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Seymour
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Marine Resources; increase the oyster shell retention fee and allowable recreational catch.
Out of committee1
Hunting and fishing regulations; require notice to be published in a newspaper prior to adoption.
In committee13
Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; prohibit county authorities from extending service to area unless certain conditions are met.
State flag; require governmental entities, public colleges and universities and school districts to display or be subject to penalty.
Wild hogs; require metallic tags to be affixed to the ear of one that is being transported.
Wildlife; certain regulations adopted by commission may not be punished criminally until license holders are notified.
Access to state agency public records; require release to member of the Legislature pursuant to signed release form.
Sales taxation; divert a portion of revenue to counties in which certain tax increment financing districts are located.
Wildlife; revise requirements for deer depredation permits.
Wildlife; clarify that a conservation officer must have probable cause to conduct a search without warrant.
Wildlife; revise prima facie evidence of hunting, fishing and trapping.
Appropriation from BP Settlement funds FY 2018; MDOT fund I-10 Connector Road Phases 2 and 3.
Bonds; authorize for construction of Phases 1 and 2 of the Interstate 10 Connector Road in Jackson County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events.
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of.
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 · 3
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
BP Settlement Funds; transfer into Gulf Coast New Restoration Reserve Fund.
In committee · 5
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Transfer sum from Capital Expense Fund to Point Cadet Leasing Fund; direct DFA.
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; establish board of trustees to make expenditure recommendations.
Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.
Law enforcement officers; authorize certain county to allow private employment of off-duty officers and use of county vehicles.