Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Chris McDaniel
Sponsored
In committee35
Elections; change the length of training course required for managers/pollworkers.
Election commissioners; chairman may receive per diem for up to 5 additional days.
Legislature; reduce the size of the Legislature after the 2023 election.
"Mississippi Recall Act of 2015"; enact.
Mississippi Civic Literacy act; enact.
Elections; amend training requirements for resolution board members.
Elections; change the phrase "per diem" to the word "salary."
Elections; increase per diem of election commissioners for nonelection days.
Elections; establish closed primary system.
Voter preregistration; authorize for persons 16 and older who are otherwise eligible to vote.
TANF benefits; require applicants to participate in mandatory community service programs to qualify.
Lobbying; prohibit legislator from engaging in for four years after leaving office.
Department of Revenue; require to conduct a feasibility regarding the elimination of ad valorem taxation.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out effective January 1, 2020.
Income tax; reduce the rate of tax.
Inventory; phase in an ad valorem tax exemption for.
PERS; require to study SLRP to determine the feasibility of closing or allowing members to opt out.
SLURP; authorize current members to opt out and give persons elected in the future the option of not becoming members.
Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.
Public funds; prohibit investment in countries sponsoring terrorism.
Enhanced carry permits; grant status to members of military.
Child abuse; third offense constitutes a felony.
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban.
Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.
Courts; prohibit application of foreign law.
Vexatious Litigant Law; enact.
Parole; provide for conditional release of an offender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in certain circumstances.
"4th Amendment Protection Act"; prohibit any state action which implements the federal NSA program.
Abortions; prohibit abortion of a human being based upon a determination of the gender or race of the human being.
Federal Affordable Care Act; prohibit implementation of ACA and prohibit expansion of Medicaid Program.
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.
Elections; authorize procedures to promote full investigation and detection of election law violations.
Duties of article V; convention delegates define.
Vaccinations; allow exemption from requirement for school attendance with parental affidavit as being contrary to their beliefs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Voyeurism; prohibit lewd surreptitious viewing and photography.
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Death benefits trust fund; create for beneficiaries of local emergency management officials, coroners & deputy coroners.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
Concealed weapons law; decrease certain fees for licensees.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
Sales tax; exempt sales to UMC Research Development Foundation.
Mississippi Direct Primary Care Act; create.
Sales tax; include costs of completing oil and gas wells in the reduced rate levied for drilling oil and gas wells.
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.
Vetoed · 1
Mississippi Medical Emergency Good Samaritan Act; create.
Passed the Senate · 5
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.
Witness Protection Program; create.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ veterans.
Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2015; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.
In committee · 6
Legislature; create the Joint Legislative Committee on Federalism.
Wildlife; exempt residents who have been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces from purchasing a hunting or fishing license.
Commercial driver's license; authorize issuance to certain military-trained personnel.
Elections; candidates to any office must file documentation of birth or naturalization in the United States.
Elections; revise procedure for examining certain records and for filing certain election contests.
Voter registration; require verification of an applicant's U.S. citizenship.