Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Willie Simmons
Sponsored
Became law1
Indianola Tourism Commission and hotel, motel and restaurant tax; extend repeal date.
Passed the Senate4
Revenue bonds for toll roads and bridges; extend the maximum period of time that they may mature.
Transportation; make placement of guides or warning posts on culverts a discretionary duty of MS Transportation Commission.
Transportation; create Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and require plan by December 2016.
Small Loan Regulatory Law; revise disclosures to borrowers/establish reporting requirements.
In committee13
Children at risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.
School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to read a minimum of four books per school year.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Certain school/community college districts; offer employees a selection regarding group term life insurance coverage.
Transportation; make certain duties of the MS Transportation Commission and Department discretionary.
Mississippi Community Health Center Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
"Mississippi Smoke-Free Air Act of 2014"; enact.
Tourism; create study committee on entertainment industry investment.
Civil Assistance Fund; increase funding for.
"Healthy Food Financing Act"; establish under Mississippi Development Authority.
Railroads; regulate contract carriers carrying railroad employees.
Appropriation FY2015; Mississippi Development Authority for Small Farm and Agribusiness Center.
Appropriation FY2015; Alcorn State University meat processing facility.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
2014 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
2014 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Job tax credit; authorize for entities that conduct certain warehousing activities.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Airport authorities; remove requirement that notice Internet sales of airport property be published in a newspaper.
Memorial highway; designate portion of Highway 82 bridge in Washington County as the "Jesse Brent Memorial Bridge."
"Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act"; enact.
Law enforcement officers; not required to use personal or major medical leave when injured in line of duty.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Washington County; extend the repeal date on the Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and the tourism tax.
Passed the Senate · 4
Mississippi Qualified Health Center/Rural Health Clinic Incubator Grant Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Texting while driving; constitutes careless driving.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Out of committee · 1
Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2014; enact.
In committee · 3
Qualified equity investment tax credit; include municipal airport authorities in the definition of "public entity."
Public School Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.
Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service.