Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Became law2
Fingerprinting students in health care settings; clarify authority of State Dept. of Health to require.
Jackson State University property; may enter into long-term lease of for construction and renovation of student/faculty housing.
Passed the Senate2
Capitol Complex Improvement District; create and fund improvement projects within.
Mississippi Technology Alliance; change references in laws to Innovate Mississippi.
In committee28
Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag; establish to recommend new flag to be unveiled at Bicentennial on 12/10/17.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County is separate workforce investment area.
Appropriation FY17; reimburse City of Jackson for infrastructure and law enforcement.
Hot pursuit; local agency policies must be filed.
Light wine and beer; retailer whose dealership is at a distillery may keep certain distilled spirits on the premises.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Imprisonment for debt; eliminate.
Special local improvement assessments district; authorize municipalities to create.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area in the state; authorize.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo and Livingston Park.
City of Jackson; require payments in lieu of taxes on state-owned property located in the city.
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.
State Truth Commission; establish.
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, 2016.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; include certain hotel projects in.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Miss. Civil Rights Museum & Museum of Miss. History; exempt certain contracts from bid law.
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
Authorize distillers; to purchase their product from the state and sell product.
Felony conviction; revise expunction of.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement taxing districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
City of Jackson; authorize to continue contributions to Keep Jackson Beautiful, Inc.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sunflower County; authorize the issuance of bonds to assist in the completion of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
In committee · 5
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
Search not incident to arrest; require consent.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.