Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Terry C. Burton
Sponsored
Became law13
Newton County property; DFA may transfer to Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Newton on behalf of MS Bureau of Narcotics.
Certain electric power associations and electric public utilities; authorize to undertake economic development activities.
Children in custody of DHS; require notification of parents of child's siblings in conformity with federal law.
Individuals with disabilities; require statutes and regulations to use "person first" references.
Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act; record family caregivers upon admission to hospital.
Medical Radiation Technologist Registration Law; extend repealers.
Hospice licensure; extend moratorium and repealer on new applications.
Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend automatic repealers on.
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; create (corrected).
Concealed weapons law; decrease certain fees for licensees.
Sales tax; exempt sales to UMC Research Development Foundation.
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repeal date on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.
Mississippi Direct Primary Care Act; create.
Passed the Senate9
Maternal Mortality Review Committee; establish under State Board of Health.
Alternative Fuel Revolving Loan Fund; authorize counties to borrow money from.
Adult care facilities; define for licensure and reimbursement purposes.
Controlled substance; revise Schedules I, II, III and IV.
Enhanced penalty for simple and aggravated assault; enhance list of protected personnel.
Emergency management; clarify language that includes MS Band of Choctaw Indians as participant in the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact.
Public Service Commission; shall not have jurisdiction over the internal affairs of cooperative gas or electric power associations.
Presidential preference primary; change date to the first Tuesday in March.
Excavations near underground utility facilities; revise regulations of.
Out of committee5
Civil commitment; include nurse practitioners as authorized evaluators.
CNG school bus purchase grants; authorize pilot program.
Health care certificate of need; exempt relocation of certain nursing facilities within same long-term care planning district.
Municipalities; may restrict or regulate parking without posting signage.
Municipal ordinances; revise enforcement procedures.
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Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
Health care facility licensure and inspection fees; authorize State Board of Health to set.
Mississippi Nursing Practice Act; make technical amendments to.
Home health services; authorize advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to provide to Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries.
Health care certificate of need; additional services subject to CON review.
Radiological health entities; State Board of Health shall set applicable fees at 25% of federal NRC rate.
Indecent exposure; revise penalty.
Nursing; delete requirement that advanced practice nurses must practice within collaborative relationship with a physician.
Income tax; authorize a credit for the cost of certain alternative fuel motor vehicles.
Certified nurse practitioners; no physician supervision required if over 3,600 hours of clinical practice.
Nurse practitioners; define scope of practice and revise certification and collaboration requirements.
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; create.
Practice of podiatry; revise to include treatment of the ankle, muscles or tendons of the lower leg.
Alternative fuel systems; expand loan program to all political subdivisions.
Youth Services under Department of Human Services; make technical amendments.
Mississippi Responder Management System; provide workers' compensation and death benefits coverage for registrants of.
Public purchasing; state and local entities shall use life-cycle costs to determine lowest and best bid for vehicle purchases.
Acupuncture Practice Act; delete requirement for physician referral or prescription and require recertification.
English language learners (ELL); dedicate Education Enhancement Funds for.
English language learners (ELL); provide waiver of school district assessment requirements.
Eminent Domain Intrastate Pipeline Clarification Act; enact.
Health insurance plans; require insurer cost parity for oral anti-cancer medications.
Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers; use of private health insurance shall not adversely affect benefits.
Wireless Communication Commission; revise membership of.
Marriage licensee; increase fee charges by circuit clerks.
Child restraints in youth court; require hearing.
CON; authorize transfer of beds from Hancock County and new CON in Lamar County.
Speed limits; local governments may lower without conducting an engineering and traffic investigation.
Professional bail agents; increase amount of qualification bond required for licensure.
Voter registration; require registrar to mail card to the address on the voter's application.
Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise membership and remove exemptions.
Juvenile delinquency risk assessment for youth court referrals from school officials; require prior to detention.
Affidavit ballots; clarify procedures for accepting and handling.
Voter rolls; clarify registrars' and election commission's respective duties to furnish and purge.
Transient vendor license; require for persons who sell goods or services by sample or catalogue.
IT system tag and title processing fee; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to charge.
English language learners (ELL); establish teacher recruitment and training scholarship.
Mississippi First Responder Assistance Safety and Training (FAST) Program; establish at UMC.
Commission on the Future of Medicaid and Health Care in Mississippi; create.
Health care CON review; clarify that Clinical Research Unit at UMC is exempt.
Insurance premium tax; impose on domestic personal surety bail bonds and foreign personal surety companies.
Health insurance payments to University Medical Center; equal to other Mississippi hospitals.
City of Morton; authorize the imposition of a sales tax and require the revenue to be used for improvement to public streets.
Co-sponsored
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Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
In-state tuition; provide for nonresident students entitled to federal Veterans' Educational Assistance.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
Sales tax; include costs of completing oil and gas wells in the reduced rate levied for drilling oil and gas wells.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Sebastopol Natural Gas District; correct the description of the district.
Passed the Senate · 1
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2015; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.
Out of committee · 1
Transportation; authorize the use of autonomous motor vehicles.
In committee · 4
Official State Book; Holy Bible shall be.
Mississippi Mineral Rights Reform Act of 2013; create.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Lauderdale County; authorize to fund Chaplaincy Program of the detention facility from revenue of inmate phone service.