Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Gary V. Staples
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board; remove from the provisions of the Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
In committee9
Knives; remove from concealed weapons list.
Texting while driving; provide that burden of proof for lawful use of phone rests with driver and increase civil penalty.
Oil and gas pipelines; clarify those built using eminent domain must be operated as common carriers.
Gas severance tax; include carbon dioxide within definition of term "gas" and revise certain exemptions.
Alteration of historical monuments; impose penalty for.
MS Telephone Solicitation Act; delete exceptions to.
Adverse possession; repeal.
Equal votes in election; revise how winner is determined when candidates receive.
Public Utilities Staff; limit powers to supporting PSC and PSC staff.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 30
Memorial highway; designate various segments of highways as.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Passed the House · 3
Sixteenth section land; allow current lease holder to re-lease the land on no more than two occasions.
Windstorm Underwriting Association; revise various provisions relating to.
Firearms, authorize those with enhanced carry to bring onto public property.
In committee · 2
End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require minimum score on the ACT for graduation.
End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition of graduation.