Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Mark Baker
Sponsored
Became law5
Weights and Measures Law; establish method of sale for natural gas motor fuel.
Estate bond requirement; authorize court or chancellor to waive.
Judicial districts; revise.
Landlord-tenant; provide for disposition of personal property remaining on the premises after removal of the tenant.
City of Brandon; authorize contracts for naming rights for the city's park buildings and structures.
Vetoed1
Tort Claims Act; include MS Charter School Authorizer Board and Personal Service Contract Review Board.
Passed the House7
Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.
Suits against the state; Supreme Court to have original jurisdiction for claims seeking injunctive relief.
Mississippi Private Investigation Regulatory Act; create.
Children's Justice Center; change the name to Children's Safe Center.
Use tax; distribute to municipalities a portion of revenue collected from certain taxpayers that voluntarily collect and remit.
Sales tax; revise provisions regarding erroneous diversion to municipalities.
Statewide Law Enforcement Incident Report and Jail Booking System Task Force; create.
Out of committee2
Election Commissioner; authorize to receive mileage reimbursement.
Attorney General; require approval by Outside Counsel Oversight Commission to bring certain suits.
In committee8
Counties and municipalities; revise how rates for electronic payments are assessed.
Contracts; authorize retainage to be withheld in interest bearing accounts.
Health Care Certificate of Need Law of 1979; repeal.
Public works contracts; include any public work, increase amount needed for exemption of public works contracts, and include municipalities.
Protective covenants; allow revival and modification after expiration.
Courts; prohibit from applying foreign law under certain circumstances.
Motor vehicle manufactures; clarify regulations for.
Controlled substances laws; made additions and revised schedules.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Courts; prohibit from applying foreign law under certain circumstances.
Court reporters; increase salary for those in circuit, chancery and county courts.
Passed the House · 6
School accountability system; remove requirement for a combined state-federal system and revise name of state standards.
Statewide testing program; require contract with single entity for comprehensive assessment system linked to college and career readiness.
Public school curriculum; require all school boards to establish for schools within local school district.
Noah's Law; create to prohibit sales of certain caffeine products to juveniles.
Medicaid & Human Services Fraud Control Act; create.
Income tax; phase out for individuals.
Out of committee · 2
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.
The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; create to establish ESAs for certain students.
In committee · 2
Common Core National Education Standards; require SBE to develop and implement new curriculum and assessment standards.
Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety for grants to local law enforcement agencies for bullet proof vests for law enforcement officers.