Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Nolan Mettetal
Sponsored
Became law2
Southern Regional Education Board Regional Contract Forgivable Loan Program; authorize MS Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer.
City of Batesville; extend repealer on tourism and industry promotion tax.
Passed the House1
Education Achievement Council; revise composition by adding two additional members.
In committee10
Early voting; authorize.
Additional highways; reconstruct a portion of Highway 315.
Appropriation; IHL for funding the Speech-Language Pathologists Forgivable Loan Program.
Motor vehicles; authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles on certain public roads.
Accident reports; create penalty for providing false information to law enforcement.
Concealed weapon; authorize reduce fees for certain older persons.
Tulane University; designate MS campuses as approved institutions for financial aid.
Community colleges; allow to create out-of-state waiver policy for certain career and technical education programs.
Appropriation; community colleges for additional funds toward reaching mid-level funding.
Income tax; authorize a credit for certain contributions to support the MS Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
State buildings; rename the PERS building as the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building."
"Mississippi Church Protection Act"; create.
Memorial highway ; designate segment of Mississippi Highway 182 in the City of Columbus as the "Rep. Esther M. Harrison Memorial Highway."
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Passed the House · 4
Firearms; clarify meaning of courthouse and courtroom for purpose of carrying.
Noah's Law; create.
Firearms; restrict regulations by certain public bodies regarding.
Firearms; prohibit enforcement of certain federal law relating to.
Out of committee · 1
"Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act"; revise and rename the "Equal Opportunity for All Students Act."
In committee · 9
Bench warrants; provide that failure to appear in municipal court shall be a misdemeanor.
Firearms; prohibit special taxation by cities and counties.
Weight tolerance; authorize for vehicles hauling animal feed to a farm.
The Patient Choice Act of 2016; enact.
Firearms; remove license requirement to carry concealed in a holster on a person's body.
MS Affordable Housing Trust Fund; create to assist in the development, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing.
Livable Homes Tax Credit Act; create.
City of Oxford; authorize contributions to Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.
Lafayette County; authorize contribution to the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.