Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Nick Bain
Sponsored
Became law2
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Highway 2 in Alcorn County as "Agent Harold Lane Caldwell Memorial Highway."
Alcorn County; may enter into certain road and bridge maintenance and/or construction contracts even if they extend 30 days beyond board's term.
Passed the House1
Child abuse; clarify mandatory reporting by school officials.
Out of committee2
Crimes against children; clarify duty of school employees to make certain reports.
Adoption; revise home study and residency requirements.
In committee10
Public records; exempt the booking information of certain mentally ill patients form.
Sex-related education; revise to clarify the instructional approach to the topic of abortion in the adopted curriculum.
Cemeteries and preneed contracts; require those covered or funded by a trust to have surety bond to protect owners or insureds.
Contractors; require to provide certain information for public projects.
Special Education Improvement Act of 2015; create to improved services and to provide funding for same to certain families.
Hospital records; delete provision requiring notice before retiring X-ray film or graphic data.
Justice Court Judges; include in "Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act."
Child witness Bill of Rights; enact.
Wireless interactive communication; prohibit use of by motor vehicle operator and make secondary offense.
Electronic citation; allow for traffic, misdemeanor or other citations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
MS Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law; allow certain exclusions and limitations on liability insurance required under.
Memorial highway; designate the entire Segment of U.S. Highway 72 that lies within Mississippi as the "Veterans Memorial Highway."
Autism; require insurance coverage for and regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Court reporters; increase salary for those in circuit, chancery and county courts.
Northeast MS Planning and Development District; authorize various counties and cities within district to receive loans or grants for certain purposes.
Passed the House · 1
Firearms license; authorize special licenses for honorably retired law enforcement and corrections officers.
Out of committee · 2
MS Department of Public Safety; enact salary scale for sworn officers and provide for experience increases.
Concealed carry permit fees; lower.
In committee · 9
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.
Hunting license; provide that nonresident National Guard or Reserve member may obtain resident or fourteen-day Armed Forces.
Local Law enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund; create.
Holy Bible; designate as State Book of Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Local Law Enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund.
Appropriations; City of Tupelo for constructing Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and improvements at Elvis Presley Birthplace.
Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety for grants to local law enforcement agencies for bullet proof vests for law enforcement officers.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.