Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Chris McDaniel
Sponsored
Became law2
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of Highway 11 in Jones County as "Jefferson 'Carl' Monk, Jr. Memorial Highway."
Passed the Senate5
Terrorism; add as an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses.
Parole; provide for conditional release of an offender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in certain circumstances.
Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.
Voter fraud; constitute a disqualifying conviction.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit.
Out of committee1
State agencies; prohibit from using public funds for procedures that result in destruction or injury of human embryos.
In committee14
Manslaughter; increase maximum sentence.
Distinctive license tag; authorize a tax-free tag for World War II Veterans.
Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans.
Ad valorem taxes; authorize cities to designate areas in which certain residences are exempt from city ad valorem taxes.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2011"; enact.
Manslaughter; revise maximum penalty.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; enact.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for the Animal Rescue League of Laurel.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Laurel School District.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize to honor Ronald Reagan.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance of tag with the word "DON'T TREAD ON ME" imprinted thereon.
Public purchases; revise bid preference law.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of I-59 as "Mississippi Gold Star Memorial Highway."
Feticide; revise killing or injury of an unborn child.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 12
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
Legislative compensation for extraordinary session duties; no extra payment if Legislature is convened in regular session.
Schedule I; expand definition of cathinone derivatives and synthetic cannabinoids.
Concealed weapons; authorize carrying without permit by all prosecutors and coroners.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in certain places.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Agritourism; provide limited liability for persons engaged in agritourism.
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Mississippi Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act; create.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange Act; create.
Ad valorem tax; local governing authorities may grant an exemption of homesteads of certain residents serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
In committee · 9
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Chancery clerks; authorize, upon request, the redaction of social security numbers on recorded documents.
Immigration Reform Act of 2011; enact.
Salaries of judges; increase/establish funding.
Health care insurance; no person, employer or health care provider shall be required to participate in any health care plan.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship and take drug tests to qualify.
Katie's Law; require DNA sample upon all felony arrests.
Employment Protection Act; revise and clarify.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.