Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Became law2
Beer; authorize the making of homemade beer for personal, family, domestic or household uses.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; increase the amount of rebates authorized under.
Passed the Senate1
Natchez Trace Parkway; exempt building that are not visible from the parkway from height restrictions.
Out of committee4
Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Program; revise the definition of the term "tourism project."
Public works; MDES must submit certain number of qualified minorities to R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Act contractors.
Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP); establish under Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Growth and Prosperity Act; certain businesses in high poverty census tracts are eligible.
In committee20
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area in the state; authorize.
Healthy Food Retail Act; create to encourage consumption of affordable healthy foods in underserved communities.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2013.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Public works construction; performance bond is not required if contract is less than $50,000 and paid in two equal installments.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County is separate workforce investment area.
Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of the Jackson Zoo.
Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount that may be loaned to assist in financing minority economic development.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
MS Affordable Housing Trust Fund; create to assist in the development, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
State Truth Commission; establish.
City of Jackson; require payments in lieu of taxes on state-owned property located in the city.
Job tax credit; certain areas in Tier 1 counties can be Tier 2 or 3.
Bonds; issue for loans to Hinds County to assist in certain projects.
Ad valorem taxes; municipalities may exempt improvements to residential structures in blighted areas.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to purchase real estate for the University Medical Center.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.
Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Gaming; courses related to service industry may be taught at certain state universities and colleges.
Federal disaster; revise provision regarding hiring by a contractor awarded public works bid using funds from.
Public officers and employees; revise punishment for embezzlement and restrict government hiring of felons.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
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 · 5
Expunction; provide procedure for certain felonies of persons under 21 years of age at the time of conviction.
MS Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund; create to provide job training grants for certain eligible business enterprises.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
Tourism; create the MS Tourism Advisory Board and the Tourism Advertising and Marketing Fund; create a pilot program to fund.
Department of Revenue; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to lease or purchase property for DOR's headquarters.
Out of committee · 1
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
In committee · 3
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Ridgeland in the widening of Lake Harbour Road.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making improvements to the Woodrow Wilson Avenue Bridge.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.