Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Chris Brown
Sponsored
Vetoed1
General Laws; reduce number of copies that Secretary of State is required to maintain.
In committee8
Income tax; authorize certain employers to pass tax credits through to employees.
Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of costs paid by a business enterprise to expand and relocate employees to this state.
Income tax; authorize a credit for portion of costs paid by company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state.
Sirens; clarify which vehicles may be equipped with.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law; revise certain provisions regarding motor homes.
Mississippi Food Freedom Act; enact to provide greater autonomy to private producers of agricultural or farm products.
Rural water associations; authorize to convert to public water authorities.
State boundaries; define in statute.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Child Protection Act and Child Rape Protection Act; enact.
Mississippi Highway 25; remove requirement that certain segment in Monroe County be constructed as fully controlled.
Sunshine Act; create for agencies hiring attorneys.
DUI; create child endangerment provision.
Gun permits; revise reciprocity.
Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise.
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; create to provide dyslexic students with school choice.
Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program; create.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute funds to United Way of Lowndes County.
Passed the House · 9
Illegal immigration; strengthen enforcement provisions to prevent.
Gun buy-back programs; prohibit.
Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Mifepristone abortion; provide for laws regulating.
Vessel pilots; limit and regulate liability of.
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
School accreditation; authorize State Board of Education to withdraw for districts violating accreditation standards.
Dogs that can detect diabetes; permit school boards and certain governing authorities to authorize use of in schools.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Out of committee · 2
Sunshine Act; create for agencies hiring attorneys.
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
In committee · 15
Trusty status; prohibit individual convicted of murder or capital murder from becoming eligible for.
Salary increases for legislators; effective for term of office after term in which salary increase is given.
Classroom supply funds; require annual allotment before November 1 to full-time and part-time teachers.
Hunting and fishing licenses; authorize purchase of by any nonresident active duty military personnel at same cost as residents.
Local & private laws; require direct referendum on question of imposing a local tax.
Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; new members of Legislature after January 1, 2012, shall not be members of.
Adoption of Human Embryos Act and Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act; create.
Distinctive license tag; reauthorize issuance to supporters of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
Deadly weapons; revise types for unlawful possession by convicted felon.
Correctional facilities; clarify that possession of certain prohibited items includes grounds of facilities.
Legislators' salaries; include a date of repeal for January 1, 2016.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out effective January 1, 2017.
MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax incentives for qualified businesses located in.