Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Gary V. Staples
Sponsored
Became law1
Memorial highways; designate certain as "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient" when appropriate.
Passed the House1
Trespass; clarify duty of care of a possessor of real property.
Out of committee1
Enhanced weapons carry permit; provide local training and provide fees to defray costs.
In committee5
Public funds; prohibit investment in entities having relationship with countries against which U.S. has embargo.
Adverse possession; repeal.
Eminent domain; require binding arbitration.
Open primaries for county office; authorize.
"Mississippi Cottage Food Law of 2013"; enact to exempt certain cottage food producers from certain regulations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Weapons; clarify definition of concealed.
MS Public Records Act; exempt weapon permit information.
Mississippi Highway 15; designate certain bridge in Chickasaw County as the "Representative William E. 'Billy' Bowles Memorial Bridge".
Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program; increase maximum number of students eligible to 20.
Severance tax; reduce for 24 months for oil and gas produced from and after July 1, 2013, from horizontally drilled wells.
Passed the House · 7
Appropriation: State Government Agencies Budget Contingency Fund and Capital Expense Fund; additional 2013.
Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.
Reading Proficiency Program; establish in public schools to achieve grade level reading by end of 3rd grade.
Concealed firearms on school premises; require local school board to adopt policy authorizing certain school employees to carry.
Mississippi Tort Claims Act; revise to include volunteer fire departments when performing governmental activities.
Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance for road improvements in oil producing counties & create income tax credit for new oil production jobs.
Out of committee · 2
Firearm Protection Act; enact.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Rail Authority of East Mississippi with certain projects.
In committee · 17
School superintendents; revise minimum qualifications for elected and appointed.
Election polling places; specify persons who may be present.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons 70 years of age or older.
Mental health; executive director of the department shall be appointed by the Governor.
Appropriation; Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund for funding bridge program.
Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Acquisition Assistance Program.
Appropriation; IHL for funding Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program.
Mississippi Highway 42; require MDOT to reconstruct a portion in Forrest and Perry Counties to four lanes.
Circuit court; provide additional judge for 12th Circuit Court District.
Mississippi Health Care Freedom of Choice Act; create.
Dept. of Health regulations for advanced life support personnel; define EMT-paramedic critical care.
Deadly weapon; clarify that certain knives fall within category of that are unlawful to be possessed by a convicted felon.
Criminal procedure; revise sentencing of repeat offenders.
Gun buy-back programs; prohibit.
Armed robbery; provide for minimum prison sentence of 10 years.
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.