Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Jeffrey C. Smith
Sponsored
Became law6
Mississippi Underground Storage Tank Act of 1988; revise tank regulatory fee provisions and create the Underground Storage Tank Advisory Council.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize issuance of distillery retailer's permit and revise certain other permits.
State depositories; define "investment quality" with regard to bonds used for security for state funds.
Bonds; authorize issuance for various Mississippi Development Authority programs.
Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that can be allocated under.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Passed the House16
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
Sales tax; revise provisions regarding contractors using material purchase certificate to purchase materials that do not become component part of structure.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Bonds; revise use of proceeds of bonds authorized for the John C. Robinson Aviation Museum and Jackson State University.
State variable rate refunding bonds; revise net present value savings to maturity requirement.
Department of Revenue; remove limit on number of employees that may be designated to be law enforcement officers.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.
Ad valorem tax; revise provisions regarding fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of the Pearl River Community College Workforce Development Center.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the Department of Revenue liquor distribution center.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a multipurpose building at the Greenville Higher Education Center/Mississippi Delta Community College.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of buildings and infrastructure at Camp Kamassa in Copiah County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Louisville with constructing an access road for economic development project.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain railroad purposes.
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repealer on restaurant tax and revise composition of Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Out of committee1
Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance; provide for salary of.
In committee28
Salaries of state and state district elected officials; increase.
Consigned motor fuels; provide crime for theft of.
Financial Transparency in Education Act; create.
School Board members; increase annual salary of and remove prohibition on membership in PERS.
Tort Claims Act; revise damages over a five-year period.
Sales tax; revise provisions regarding denial/revocation of permit due to unpaid tax liability.
Capitol Complex Improvement District projects; authorize DFA to incur short-term debt to implement and administer projects.
Appropriation; Mississippi Main Street Association for providing program assistance related to downtown development.
Bonds; authorize issuance for IHL capital improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Mississippi Watershed repair and Rehabilitation Coast-Share Program.
Cigarettes; increase tobacco equity tax imposed on cigarettes made by nonsettling manufacturers.
Reverse auctions in public purchases; make applicable only to agencies.
Tobacco products; consideration for sales by manufactures and wholesalers to retailers may only be for cash or on terms.
Automated sales suppression devices; prohibit.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Department of Revenue; authorize to compromise and settle certain tax liabilities.
Income tax; authorize a tax credit for contributions to certain endowed funds held by community foundations.
Department of Revenue; authorize to compromise and settle certain tax liabilities.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund.
CDL; exclude church-owned vehicles with 30 or less passengers from requirement.
Antique motorcycles; authorize display of historical license plate.
Department of Revenue; authorize to disclose certain taxpayer information to law enforcement entities.
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount of bonds that may be issued for projects to enhance military facilities at risk for closure.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the ACE Fund.
Income tax; revise credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under the Mississippi Business Investment Act.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new Highway Safety Patrol Substation in Starkville.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
2018 First Extraordinary Session · Mississippi Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2018; create.
Passed the House · 6
General fund revenue; provide that percent of growth in will be used for repair and maintenance of state and local roads.
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist municipalities and counties with bridge improvements.
Excess state funds; authorize a portion of to be invested in bonds issued, assumed or guaranteed by the State of Israel.
Education; establish Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act of 2018.
Bonds and grants; authorize to assist the Rank-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District flood control project.
In committee · 4
MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.
Reverse auctions in public purchases; make applicable only to agencies.
Bonds; revise purposes for which proceeds of bonds authorized for Jackson State University capital improvements may be used.
Ad valorem tax; exempt property of Alcorn State University leased to private entities for student housing.