Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
Out of committee2
Highways; include certain entrances and exits to and from Interstate 55 in the state highway system.
Capers Avenue property; authorize DFA to transfer to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
In committee26
Hot pursuit; local agency policies must be filed.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt 20% of the assessed value of one motor vehicle owned by a full-time public school classroom teacher.
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area in the state; authorize.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo and Livingston Park.
Criminal history background checks; enact "Ban the Box."
Donation of surplus medical supplies and equipment by UMMC to nonprofit charitable organizations; authorize.
Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag; establish to recommend new flag.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount that may be loaned to assist in financing minority economic development.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2018.
Firearm; outlaw open carry of weapons at parades and demonstrations.
State Truth Commission; establish.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; include certain hotel projects in.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County is separate workforce investment area.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Correctional facilities; revise penalty for bringing a controlled substance onto the property of.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize "Mississippi Beautiful."
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Medicaid reimbursement for certain home services; impose moratorium on new providers.
City of Jackson; extend the repeal date on the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and the tax that supports it.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Capitol Complex Improvement District projects; authorize DFA to issue short-term debt to implement and administer projects.
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Out of committee · 1
City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement taxing districts.
In committee · 14
Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.
Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Bonds; authorize for matching funds for a federal grant to assist in the construction of Phase IV of the Clinton-Byram Parkway.
Legal state holidays; move Robert E. Lee's birthday observance to last Monday of April.
Motor vehicles; prohibit transfer without a title to a licensed used vehicle parts dealer or scrap metal processor.
Compulsory school attendance law; criminal penalties for parents who do not make their children available for registration.
State Bond Commission; powers in connection with the issuance of state bonds are limited to certain administrative functions.
College and Work Readiness Program between certain IHL universities and low-performing schools; establish.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.
Lottery; authorize and provide that net proceeds go to highways and MAEP.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist the City of Jackson in funding improvements to Smith Park.
Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of the Metrocenter Mall to house the Hinds Community College Workforce Development Training Center.
Authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvements to Jackson-Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field.
City of Ridgeland; authorize the levy of an additional tax on hotels and motels.