Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Gary Chism
Sponsored
Became law1
MS Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law; allow certain exclusions and limitations on liability insurance required under.
Passed the House5
Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in Lowndes County as the "Senator Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge".
Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to enjoin entities from engaging in unlicensed activities.
Insurance agents; allow to dispose of certain signed documents after three years.
Car rental limited license; provide that employee or agent of company shall not be required to have license.
SR22 certificate; require to be filed with DPS under certain circumstances.
Out of committee5
Health insurance policies; payment and reimbursement to state's academic medical center shall be at a comparable rate.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.
Riding Bailiffs; increase amount of payments for each day of service.
Provider sponsored health plans; authorize formation of/provide certification process.
Direct Primary Care Act of 2015; create.
In committee16
Texting; prohibit while driving.
Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; provide that online pharmacies are not exempt from.
Highway; provide weight exemption for transporting commodities from ports on Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
Hunting license; authorize issuance to nonresident of adjoining Mississippi counties at resident rate and designation.
MS Charter School Authorizer Board; provide protection from civil liability under the MS Tort Claims Act.
Mississippi Tort Claims Act; revise to provide firefighters immunity for emergency response services.
Car Rental Limited License; provide that employee or agent of company with shall not be required to have license.
Uninsured motorist; provide certain may not recover noneconomic loss in accident with insured driver.
Physician; require health care facilities & managed care organizations to provide fair process before adverse actions affecting.
Medical providers; provide health benefit plans must allow participation by and reimbursement to if licensed and within scope of practice.
Municipal and county fire protection funds; increase annual amount paid to.
Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool; revise eligibility for coverage/clarify when association may close enrollment.
Motor vehicles; provide proof of insurance for registration of shall be proved by insurance card until verification system is implemented.
Homestead exemption; increase.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Health plans & policies; prohibit higher copayments for patient-administered anti-cancer medications.
U.S. Highway 61; designate as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail".
Income tax; authorize establishment of Catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.
City of Starkville; extend repeal date on economic development, tourism/convention tax.
Passed the House · 7
Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Mississippi "Gospel Music Trail"; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.
Controlled substances; enhance penalty for illegal sale in proximity to drug rehab facility.
Person convicted of violent crime seeking pardon; require notification of Parole Board, district attorney and sheriff for hearing.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist in construction of Mississippi Aviation Museum and Learning Center.
Sales tax; revise time for exemption on retail sales of certain clothing, revise ammunition exempt during MS Second Amendment weekend holiday.
Income tax; phase out for individuals.
Out of committee · 7
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS.
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.
The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; create to establish ESAs for certain students.
Prison lands leased for agricultural purposes; revise fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Venison Harvesting Program for Inmate Consumption; create.
Amount paid to regional correctional facilities by the Dept. of Corrections to house offenders; increase.
MS Department of Public Safety; enact salary scale for sworn officers and provide for experience increases.
In committee · 10
CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Drone Prohibition Act; create.
Ambulances; authorize to pick up patients at their request regardless of territorial boundaries of ambulance.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal and amend statutes to conform.
Employment Protection Act; revise.
Sales tax; reduce rate imposed on retail sales of boats, motorcycles and towable camping trailers.
Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.