Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, House.
Gary V. Staples
Sponsored
Became law4
Memorial highways; designate in Jones and Lee Counties.
Coach Phillip James Jr. Memorial Highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Hwy 11 in Jones County as.
Glade Memorial Highway; designate certain segment of MS Hwy 15 in Jones County as.
Energy efficiency standards on buildings; extend repealer on statute requiring certain buildings to meet.
Out of committee2
Nuclear High School Academy; authorize certain school district to enter into partnership for the establishment of.
State Board of Public Contractors; exempt nonprofit corporations, associations and churches from certain licensing provisions of.
In committee7
Equal votes; revise how winner is determined when candidates receive.
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.
Historical Monuments; impose penalty for alteration of.
Adverse possession; repeal.
MS Telephone Solicitation Act; delete exceptions to.
Knives; remove from concealed weapons list.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 32
MS State Oil and Gas Board; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Commercial Driver's License Act; exclude certain equipment operated by Mississippi Military Department from definition of "commercial motor vehicle."
Income tax; authorize a job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation: Real Estate Commission and Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Port Authority, State.
Passed the House · 2
Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales to $35,000.00 and authorize to advertise over the Internet.
Artificial meat; prohibit meat produced or cultured from animal tissue and plant-or insect-based food products from being labeled as meat.
In committee · 9
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance of tag with the words "Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo."
Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding when an application for change of property assessment may be made.
Driver's license; expand eligibility for "Vet" designation to any person honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, including reserves.
Theft of street, road or highway signs; provide penalties for.
End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require administration of ACT to determine proficiency.
Administrative forfeiture; reenact provisions that establish procedures for property seized under controlled substance provisions.
Mississippi Veterans Organizations Supplemental Funding Act of 2019; create.
Timeshare interests; establish requirements for sellers regarding public offering statement and certain closing documents.
Reverse auctions in public purchases; make applicable only to agencies.