Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Kelvin Butler
Sponsored
Became law2
Driver's License; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Inc., for litter prevention.
City of Natchez/Adams County; authorize contributions to Natchez, Inc.
Passed the Senate1
Cock fighting; revise penalty.
Out of committee1
Workers' Compensation Commission; require to hold hearings within certain time period.
In committee12
Legislative Internship Program; authorize IHL to administer under certain conditions.
Tuition-free attendance at any state IHL or community college; authorize for Mississippi residents age 65 or over.
Tuition-free attendance at any state IHL or community college; authorize for students with at least 3.0 GPA.
Loans over a certain amount; borrower may skip one monthly payment per calendar year.
Prekindergarten programs; commit funding for.
Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 30 years of creditable service.
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all.
Elections; Secretary of State shall conduct a study on the feasibility of allowing students to vote via the Internet.
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Texting; prohibit while driving.
Gaming; create statewide lottery to fund Hope College Scholarship Program.
Hunting; require tree stands to be tagged with name and address of owner.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Traffic citations; camera citations from another state not placed on driver's record in this state.
Memorial highway; designate a certain portion of MS Highway 245 in Chickasaw County as the Carl J. "Jack" Gordon, Jr. Memorial Highway.
Highway Patrol; remove repealer on minimum qualifications and authorize designation of veterans on driver's license.
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Passed the Senate · 2
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Domestic violence; revise adjudication, punishment and registration of protection orders.
Out of committee · 1
Mississippi Anti-Discrimination in Employment Act; enact.
In committee · 10
Habitual offender; expunged offenses not to count towards.
Alcohol-free motor fuels; ensure the availability of.
Appropriations; Mississippi Department of Health, Sunflower County Prevention of Teen Pregnancy Pilot Program.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents.
Abstinence-plus sex education as required curriculum in public schools; provide for.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2012.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Marty Stuart Center and Congress of Country Music Hall.