Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy A. Gollott
Sponsored
Became law1
Crawfish and shrimp; prohibit misrepresentation of country of origin by restaurants.
Passed the Senate2
Wildlife; regulate deer-breeding farms.
City of D'Iberville; authorize a tax upon hotels, motels and restaurants to be used for certain purposes.
Out of committee1
Wildlife; place certain conditions on duck stamp funds used by nonprofit organizations for migratory waterfowl projects.
In committee4
Child support; authorize chancery judge to assess cost of confinement for person in jail for delinquent child support.
Texting while driving; prohibit.
Income tax, jobs credit; aggregate jobs created by qualifying business in entertainment dist. for purposes of minimum jobs req.
Harrison County; authorize contributions to the "Feed My Sheep" program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
2011 First Extraordinary Session · Bonds; issue for Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund and revise Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act.
Sex offender registration; revise to comply with federal mandates.
Mississippi Country and Western Music Commission; establish.
All-terrain vehicles; require competency training and helmets under a certain age.
Blue Alert System; create.
"Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act"; extend repealer on and make technical amendments.
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of I-59 as "Mississippi Gold Star Memorial Highway."
Ad valorem school taxes; exempt publication requirement if no increase in ad valorem tax effort in dollars is proposed.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Mississippi Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act; enact.
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.
Passed the Senate · 5
"Mississippi Legislature United States Constitution Study Committee"; create to identify unconstitutional state laws.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in certain places.
Task Force to Study Teacher Salaries; establish.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Certified Interior Designer Act; create.
In committee · 3
Chancery clerks; authorize, upon request, the redaction of social security numbers on recorded documents.
Public contracts related to a federally declared disaster; grant preference to resident contractors.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repairs and renovations at Buccaneer State Park.