Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Charles Busby
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Vessel pilots; limit and regulate liability of.
In committee5
Hunting; require permit to hunt deer with dogs.
Mineral interest; revise procedure for payment of taxes.
Medicaid; division not pay out-of-state providers in states that don't allow MS providers to fully participate.
Medicaid; prohibit division from imposing waiting period before having tubal ligation procedure.
Income tax; authorize a tax credit for residential builders constructing new single-family, owner-occupied homes in certain areas in the state.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Child Protection Act and Child Rape Protection Act; enact.
DUI; create child endangerment provision.
Gun permits; revise reciprocity.
Contractor; may receive copy of bond upon request.
Passed the House · 2
Gun buy-back programs; prohibit.
Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Out of committee · 4
Sunshine Act; create for agencies hiring attorneys.
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
Teacher Classroom and Disciplinary Control Act; create.
Public defenders; clarify authority over employees of the office.
In committee · 22
Open primaries elections; authorize for state, county and municipal offices.
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
Income Tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Classroom supply funds; require annual allotment before November 1 to full-time and part-time teachers.
State parole board; require to submit report to Governor regarding petition for pardon by person convicted of felony crime.
Traffic safety violator course; provide that it may be an Internet course.
Hunting and fishing licenses; authorize purchase of by any nonresident active duty military personnel at same cost as residents.
Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2012; create.
School vouchers; authorize State Department of Education to issue under the MS School Choice Scholarship Program.
Mississippi judicial system; prohibit from using international or Sharia law.
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.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law; revise certain provisions regarding motor homes.
Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012; enact to establish new process for creating.
Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; new members of Legislature after January 1, 2012, shall not be members of.
Public assistance benefits; combined incomes of all persons in same household used to determine eligibility for.
Ambulances; allow owners to determine exterior color and placement of lettering if still identified as ambulance.
MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax incentives for qualified businesses located in.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide for certain road improvements in Jackson County. .
George county; authorize to issue bonds for a recreational complex and impose a sales tax to retire bonds.
Income tax; authorize a deduction for certain retrofitting or upgrades to homes in Coastal Area of Mississippi.