Bills in the 2022 Regular Session, Senate.
Philip Moran
Sponsored
Became law2
Shellfish aquaculture farms; authorize Department of Marine Resources to license.
Saltwater shrimp Captain's License issued by MS Department of Marine Resources; delete requirement.
Passed the Senate2
Combination seafood dealer and processor license; separate into two licenses.
City of Bay Saint Louis; authorize election for 3% tax on hotels and motels to promote tourism.
Out of committee1
Duties of Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; utilize resources of all state institutions of higher learning.
In committee3
Mississippi Mobile Sports Pool and Race Book Wagering Act; create.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; authorize Q-risq Analytics pilot program providing live storm impact data.
County officials; increase the salaries of certain.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
Honey; revise definition of for purposes of labeling requirements enforced by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture.
Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program; create.
MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish program using administrative hearing officers.
Critical Race Theory; prohibit.
Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for 2021 National Championship Bulldogs.
Human trafficking; create civil cause of action for engaging in or benefitting from.
Volunteer firefighters; allow local governments to pay certain expenses for injury, illness and insurance.
Hunting and fishing licenses; allow inclusion of organ donor registration.
"Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022"; establish.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of-ARPA funds.
Counties; delete the duty of the clerk of the board of supervisors to report to the grand jury.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board and Homes.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Passed the Senate · 16
School board members; increase pay based on enrollment.
Sentence suspension; prohibit for crimes involving the exploitation of children.
Nationally certified school employees; delete caps on nurses & speech pathologists, add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Teachers' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create.
Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set terms of office.
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of executive director and create Division of Parks and Recreation.
Bow hunting; establish a three-day season the last weekend between September 10th and 20th for legal bucks.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Health/Science Workforce Development and Retention Act; create.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; include presumption of eligibility for officers with COVID-19.
Sheriffs; increase annual salaries of.
Appropriation; Child Protective Services, Department of-ARPA funds.
Appropriation; Mississippi Emergency Management Agency-ARPA funds.
Appropriation; National Guard,-ARPA funds.
Income tax; authorize credit for certain expenditures for railroad reconstruction or replacement or new rail infrastructure.
Taxation; cut grocery tax by 2%, phase out 4% income tax bracket, cut General Fund portion of car tag fees, and give rebate.
In committee · 2
Sales tax; require Department of Revenue certificate for commercial farmers to receive 1.5% sales tax rate.
Vaccines; prevent entities that receive state funding from requiring individuals to receive COVID vaccine.