Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
John A. Polk
Sponsored
Became law1
University of Southern MS; authorize Dept. of Finance & Administration to sell certain real property at the USM Campus.
In committee8
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to random drug testing to qualify.
Sales taxation; exempt certain sales of manufacturing machinery that is manufactured or primarily assembled in this state.
Public university property; require DFA to purchase and to sell on behalf of all state universities.
Sex offenders; require lie detector test if victim under 16.
Public assistance benefits; combined incomes of all persons in same household used to determine eligibility for.
Public-university property; IHL Board to approve the purchase and sale of real property by MUW, USM, DSU, JSU and MVSU.
Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.
Motor vehicle inspection stickers; eliminate.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Municipal separate school districts with added territory; trustee elections conducted by county election commissioners.
Window Tint Law; exempt government fire department vehicles.
Voyeurism; create felony offense when victim is under 16.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Highway Patrol; remove repealer on minimum qualifications and authorize designation of veterans on driver's license.
Residential Builders and Remodelers Act; revise license requirements and exemptions.
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
Passed the Senate · 5
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.
Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016.
School premises liability; provide for shared use and public access to school buildings.
Memorial highways; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 11 in Lamar County as "Tyler Kilsby and Leon Sims Memorial Highway."
Out of committee · 1
MS SAFE Mortgage Act; exempt small loan companies with mortgage lending activities under a certain amount.
In committee · 4
School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to random drug testing to qualify.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to participate in mandatory community service programs to qualify.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.