Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Dept. of Finance & Administration; authorize to use construction manager at-risk method during construction of certain museums.
In committee25
Water resources; authorize municipality to determine the location and well spacing of private wells in its jurisdiction.
Appropriation FY16; reimburse City of Jackson for infrastructure and law enforcement.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County is separate workforce investment area.
Capital City Service Area; create in Jackson and provide funding for projects in the area through a sales tax diversion.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Take the construction manager at-risk program out from under the bid laws.
Fuel taxes; allocate a portion to the City of Jackson to defray costs incurred as a result of being the seat of state government.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000 and paid in two equal installments.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2015.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; include certain hotel projects in.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
City of Jackson; require payments in lieu of taxes on state-owned property located in the city.
Pawnbrokers; require to make digital photo of seller/prohibit transactions from persons under certain age.
Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount that may be loaned to assist in financing minority economic development.
Natchez Trace Parkway; exempt buildings that are not visible from the parkway from height restrictions.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
State Truth Commission; establish.
CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area in the state; authorize.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Personal care home licensure; unlicensed homes serving 4 or more residents are guilty of a misdemeanor.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo and Livingston Park.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Miss. Civil Rights Museum & Museum of Miss. History; exempt certain contracts from bid law.
City of Jackson; may regulate and prohibit private water wells in the municipal service utility area.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of MS Highway 30 in Lafayette County as the William Faulkner Memorial Highway.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Community hospitals; revise provisions concerning transparency.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Mississippi History Trust Fund; create.
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.
City of Jackson; extend the repeal date on the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and the tax that supports it.
Passed the Senate · 5
Motor vehicles; authorize a distinctive motor vehicle license tag for supporters of various organizations.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Towing; limit charges.
Salary supplement for National Board Certified teachers who teach in critical teacher shortage areas; authorize.
Income & sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities & sales tax exemption for materials.
In committee · 6
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited for retirement purposes.
In-state tuition; authorize for certain undocumented students who reside in the state.
Racial impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect certain populations.
State employee salaries; provide for an across-the-board increase of 5%.
Municipalities; authorize the creation of local improvement assessment districts.
City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.