Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy A. Gollott
Sponsored
Became law2
Local option law; allow any city of 5,000 or more in certain counties to vote on whether to come out from under the dry law.
Environmental Quality; remove the cap on maximum fee for air operating permit under Title V.
In committee6
Practice of midwifery; establish board and provide standards for licensure.
Wildlife; regulate deer-breeding farms.
Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Fund; increase maximum period of time that MDA may make payments from.
Bonds; authorize for reconstruction, repair and renovation of the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
City of D'Iberville; revise purpose for which gaming fees may be expended.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as William R. "Bill" Minor Memorial Highway.
Youth court; permit referral to drug court and prohibit sex offender access to MYCIDS, beaches and campgrounds.
Scholarship funding; modify the FY2012 IHL appropriation bill to provide additional special funds for the Critical Needs Scholarship Fund.
Beer; authorize manufacture of beer of more than 5% by weight for sale in another state.
Voyeurism; create felony offense when victim is under 16.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
Federal disaster; contractor awarded public works bid using funds from must review job candidates from Dept. of Employment Security.
National Flood Insurance Program; revise laws regarding eligibility for.
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Passed the Senate · 4
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Tort Claims Act; local governments may purchase insurance for damages arising from use of its motor vehicles.
Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm.
Election commissioners; provide that elections shall be nonpartisan.
In committee · 6
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
Alcohol-free motor fuels; ensure the availability of.
Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Program; revise the definition of the term "tourism project."
Alcoholic beverages; authorize permits that allow sampling or tasting events at package retail stores.
Blind Person's Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise to conform to federal law.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.