Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Tom Weathersby
Sponsored
Became law7
DFA; authorize to enter into lease with nonprofit entity for the development of Pediatric Care Facility.
Space Optimization Act; create to implement efficient assignment and use of office space in state buildings.
MS Fair Commission; authorize to purchase certain property located in City of Jackson and contiguous to the State Fairgrounds.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to sell certain state-owned real property in Waveland, MS.
City of Richland; authorize levying of tourism tax on hotels and motels within.
City of Richland; revise purpose of food and beverage tax to be used for tourism, parks and recreation after direct vote by electorates.
City of Crystal Springs; may authorize operation of golf carts and/or low-speed vehicles only on public roads/streets designated by ordinance.
Passed the House6
Capers Avenue property; authorize DFA to transfer to the Mayor and Council of the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Tax forfeited land; remove the waiting period on applications to purchase.
Mississippi Public-Private Partnership Act of 2018; create.
JSU; authorize to sell certain real property in its possession.
MHP Facility; authorize DFA to enter into lease for redevelopment of old headquarters to finance construction of new.
University of Mississippi Medical Center; authorize appropriate removal and reinterment of remains in the potter's field.
In committee7
State construction projects; bring forward sections pertaining to acquisition, audit and inventory of.
Public purchasing and bid law requirements; authorize prequalification of contractors on "high complexity construction projects".
Official state song; designate "Queen of the South" as second official state song.
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; expand eligibility to include students who have had a Section 504 Plan.
State song; designate "Mississippi Song" as official.
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Rankin County with extension of Gunter Road.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Kaelin Kersh Act; create.
Gestational Age Act; create.
Copiah County; authorize to provide labor and materials for construction of roadways for campsite for Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation.
West Rankin Utility Authority; require payments made by public agency members be used solely to pay certain bonds.
Passed the House · 8
General fund revenue; provide that percent of growth in will be used for repair and maintenance of state and local roads.
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist municipalities and counties with bridge improvements.
State road construction; prohibit if construction has not begun and right-of-way has not been acquired.
Windstorm Underwriting Association; revise various provisions relating to.
Firearms, authorize those with enhanced carry to bring onto public property.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of buildings and infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County.
Bonds and grants; authorize to assist the Rank-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District flood control project.
Out of committee · 1
Use tax; provide that portion of revenue collected from certain taxpayers will be used for road and bridge repair and improvements.
In committee · 1
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.