Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Willie Simmons
Sponsored
Became law3
Juvenile Detention Efficiency and Center Licensing Act of 2012; create.
Public land at Mississippi State Penitentiary; authorize Secretary of State to lease for wind power generation projects.
Property; authorize exchange of between MS Transportation Commission and GM&O Rails to Trails Recreational District of North MS.
Passed the Senate2
Department of Finance and Administration; required to convey certain property to MS Transportation Commission.
Highways; remove requirement of an alternate untolled route before construction of a toll road.
Out of committee2
Transportation; remove certain restrictions on design-build projects of the MS Transportation Commission.
MS Railroad Improvements Fund; authorize MS Transportation to administer the fund & declare the necessity for the issuance of bonds for.
In committee18
Sunflower County; authorize contributions to Drew and Ruleville for expansion of water systems into unincorporated areas.
Corrections; revise conditions for medical release of inmates.
School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to read a minimum of four books per school year.
Legislators; entitled to probable cause hearing prior to arrest under certain circumstances.
Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.
Nuclear Energy Research and Demonstration Center; IHL establish at ASU.
Four-Lane Highway Program; add segment of U.S. 49W to high priority list.
Appropriations; Mississippi Department of Health, Sunflower County Prevention of Teen Pregnancy Pilot Program.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Abstinence-plus sex education as required curriculum in public schools; provide for.
Crimes; provide procedure for expunction of certain felonies of persons under 18 years of age at time of conviction.
"Mississippi Smoke-Free Air Act of 2012"; enact.
Motor carriers; regulate indemnification agreements between motor carriers and shippers.
Memorial Highway; designate Mississippi Highway 8 in Ruleville, Mississippi, as the Robert L."Bob" Crook Memorial Highway.
RICO Act; amend to incorporate federal predicate act offenses and to authorize civil relief without a criminal conviction.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Appropriation FY13; funds for paying the costs of the permanent exhibition at the new GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, MS.
Satellite broadcasting service providers; impose a tax on the gross revenue of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Hwy. 15 North in Jasper County as Richard Alexandra "Dickie" Ware Memorial Highway.
Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Passed the Senate · 3
Highways; designate U.S. Highway 82 as "Mississippi Heritage Highway."
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Business improvement districts; extend the period for which they are authorized and revise certain vote requirements.
Out of committee · 1
Light wine & beer; retailers may not accept coupons that are redeemed from a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor of light wine or beer.
In committee · 7
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Habitual offender; expunged offenses not to count towards.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2012.
Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Fund; increase maximum period of time that MDA may make payments from.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.