Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
David Parker
Sponsored
Became law3
DeSoto County; authorize employment of part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.
City of Olive Branch; authorize contracts for naming rights for the city's park buildings and structures.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.
Passed the Senate3
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.
Child support; may continue past age of majority for a disabled child.
Motor vehicles; define and regulate autocycles.
Out of committee1
Local governments; may adopt regulations for waiver of certification that goods or services have been received or performed.
In committee11
High-school testing requirements; replace PARCC and SAT2 with ACT assessment on phased-in basis.
Waste management fees; exempt certain county-owned nonhazardous solid waste management facilities from.
Emergency management; local emergency may be declared by public official authorized by the governing body of a county.
Riding bailiffs; revise per diem.
Concealed-carry permit; revise fees.
E911; create criminal immunity for seeking treatment for overdose.
Dyslexia therapy services; authorize SDE to provide funding to public schools for placement of dyslexia therapists.
County purchasing; clarify the responsibility of purchase clerk for purchases made without a requisition or binding contract.
HR218; allow DPS to offer federally mandated ID cards and annual certification to certain retired law enforcement officers.
Polling places; prohibit use of cell phones in unless reporting emergency situations to certain public safety personnel.
DeSoto County; authorize employment of part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
In-state tuition; provide for nonresident students entitled to federal Veterans' Educational Assistance.
Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
Concealed weapons law; decrease certain fees for licensees.
MS Department of Public Safety and MBN sworn officer salary scale and experience increases; enact.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
DeSoto County; authorize conveyance of certain property to the City of Olive Branch.
DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.
Vetoed · 1
Mississippi Medical Emergency Good Samaritan Act; create.
Passed the Senate · 4
Visitation; allow to third party under certain limited circumstances.
Presidential preference primary; change date to the first Tuesday in March.
Autism; require insurance policies to offer coverage for/regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Legal proceedings; child witness to receive accommodations.
In committee · 1
Common Core National Education Standards and P.A.R.C.C.; prohibit State Board of Education from implementing.