Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Became law2
Mississippi Community College Board; require designation of 3 workforce development centers to provide motion picture skills training.
Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight.
Out of committee1
Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP); establish under Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
In committee25
MS Affordable Housing Trust Fund; create to assist in the development, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Robert E. Lee Building; authorize DFA to sell or lease.
Licensed hospitals; SDH adopt regulations to allow off-campus emergency departments.
CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area in the state; authorize.
Municipal governing bodies; require those elected to serve to receive basic and continuing education.
State Truth Commission; establish.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; and two board members from the City of Jackson.
City of Jackson; require payments in lieu of taxes on state-owned property located in the city.
Bail agents; allow renewal of license for any person having been convicted of a felony if currently holding a license.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2012.
Small business; require state agencies to file certain contracts with small businesses with MDA.
Public purchases; require state agencies to set-aside 5% of purchases of their commodities from small businesses.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Attempted murder; create offense.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County is separate workforce investment area.
Public buildings; require art by Mississippi artists in certain state buildings.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax credits for qualified businesses located in.
Tobacco Tax Law; include in the term "cigarette" certain roll your own products.
Tobacco equity tax; increase.
Tobacco Tax Law; provide for the tax on little cigars.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as William R. "Bill" Minor Memorial Highway.
Beer; authorize manufacture of beer of more than 5% by weight for sale in another state.
Beer breweries; allow to provide samples subject to certain restrictions.
Local option law; revise definition of the term "restaurant."
Regional and municipal airport authorities; revise powers and duties.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 3
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Business improvement districts; extend the period for which they are authorized and revise certain vote requirements.
Expunction; provide procedure for certain felonies of persons under 21 years of age at the time of conviction.
In committee · 6
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Habitual offender; expunged offenses not to count towards.
Alcohol-free motor fuels; ensure the availability of.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.