Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Melanie Sojourner
Sponsored
Became law2
County mental health holding facilities; initial assessment of patients shall be by physician or nurse practitioner.
Marriage license; eliminate 3-day waiting period and blood test.
In committee1
Visitation; enact limitations on parent with history of violent behavior.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as William R. "Bill" Minor Memorial Highway.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Agritourism; provide limited liability for persons engaged in.
Highway Patrol; remove repealer on minimum qualifications and authorize designation of veterans on driver's license.
Statute of limitation; revise for prosecution of vulnerable person abuse.
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
City of Natchez/Adams County; authorize contributions to Natchez, Inc.
Passed the Senate · 3
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.
DUI; create child endangerment provision.
In committee · 6
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Homeschool students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools.
Homeschool and nonpublic school students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools.
MS Wireless Communication Commission; revise authority regarding local government entities.
Parents who send children to private school or homeschool; provide state income tax deduction for.