Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Chris McDaniel
Sponsored
Became law10
Vote fraud; constitute a disqualifying conviction.
Highway workstations; increase land acreage that counties may purchase or lease and limit use of eminent domain to acquire.
Advertisements; counties and cities may not advertise in publications sponsored by political parties, political committees etc.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Window tint; limit number of exceptions to specific medical conditions.
False report of crime; revise penalty.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; applications may be signed by electronic signature.
Election law task force; create.
Uniform traffic ticket law; revise to allow electronic filing for DUI tickets.
Contractors; must obtain authorization before negotiating certain checks.
Passed the Senate7
DUI; create child endangerment provision.
Election commissioners; provide that elections shall be nonpartisan.
Voter assistance; revise provisions and require signed declarations.
Karen's Law; revise punishment for manslaughter of certain child victims.
Statewide Elections Management System; require the registrar to utilize in processing absentee ballot applications.
Primary election contests; may be heard only by circuit judges.
Election day disputes; clarify availability of judges to hear.
Out of committee2
Voter identification; require those who appear to vote to present proper.
Bad check law; revise.
In committee37
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.
State agencies; prohibit from using public funds for procedures that result in destruction or injury of human embryos.
Parole; provide for conditional release of an offender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in certain circumstances.
Terrorism; add as an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses.
Manslaughter; increase maximum sentence.
Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.
Sanctuary cities; prohibit.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2012"; enact.
Distinctive license tag; authorize a tax-free tag for World War II Veterans.
Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans.
Master planned communities; revise minimum amount of acreage required in the development of.
Income tax; provide a deduction in gross income for expenses incurred as result of serving as a volunteer firefighter.
Random nicotine testing; require for Medicaid recipients.
State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS); allow parents of public school students to opt-out of mandatory electronic tracking system.
Income tax; exclude from gross income certain amounts spent by teachers for classroom supplies.
Public funds; prohibit investment in countries sponsoring terrorism.
Sales tax; authorize a sales tax holiday for retail sales of hunting supplies.
Legislature; reduce the size of the Legislature after the 2023 election.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase the death benefits payable to.
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Tort immunity; include food donated to needy.
Concealed weapons; clarify conditions for recognizing out-of-state permits.
Crimes; increase penalty for touching child or a mentally defective, incapacitated, or helpless person for lustful purposes.
Mississippi Veterans' Honor Medal Program; establish under Adjutant General.
Fire sprinkler systems; firms engaging in installation or inspection shall apply for a State Fire Marshal Identification Number.
MS Building Codes Council; increase membership of.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out effective January 1, 2017.
Adverse possession; require reimbursement to defendant of value of property and taxes paid.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Mississippi Emergency Medical Technicians Association.
PERS; require to study SLRP to determine the feasibility of closing or allowing members to opt out.
Abortion; prohibit an abortion of a fetus with a detectable heartbeat without informed written consent except in medical emergency.
Sixteenth section school land; leases presumed valid.
Commissioners of election; modify the manner in which persons qualify as candidates for.
Minors; limit ticket forgiveness for driver education.
Abandoned personal property; landlord may dispose of property left by tenant in the rented premises after a seven-day waiting period.
Abandoned personal property; landlord may dispose of property left by tenant in the rented premises.
MS Athletic Commission; may fix salary of its secretary without approval of State Personnel Board.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Window Tint Law; exempt government fire department vehicles.
School district consolidation; require in certain counties.
Vulnerable person act; clarify abuse and neglect under.
Voyeurism; create felony offense when victim is under 16.
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Passed the Senate · 2
Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements.
Accessory after the fact; revise punishment for the offense of.
In committee · 15
Pawnshop transactions; require electronic transmission if law enforcement supplies software.
School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts.
Service of process; revise in justice courts.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
School accreditation; include financial accountability rating system and student achievement in performance-based accreditation.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program; require IHL to grant minimum credit to graduates of.
Local school district budgets; require at least 75% to be expended for instructional purposes.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Immigration Reform Act of 2012; enact.
Mississippi Digital Learning NOW Act; create.
Income and sales tax; limit liability if previous Department of Revenue audit determined taxpayer was in compliance with the law.
Judicial and district attorney salaries; increase.
"Mississippi Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act of 2012"; establish.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship and take drug tests to qualify.