Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy A. Gollott
Sponsored
Became law2
Gaming; courses related to service industry may be taught at certain state universities and colleges.
Environmental Quality; remove the opt-out provision of the MS Lead Based Paint Activity Accreditation and Certification Act.
Out of committee1
Gaming; courses related to service industry may be taught at certain state universities and colleges.
In committee4
Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for Highway Patrol trooper training class.
Offender cell phone use; MDOC commissioner authorized to operate electronic system to block such use.
Texting; felony if causation of another's death.
Rule against perpetuities; abolish.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Bow hunting; allow the use of crossbow and bow and arrow during any open season on deer.
Elections; allow mileage to receiving and returning managers for the use of private vehicles.
Election commissioners; authorize compensation if they conduct primary elections under an agreement with an executive committee.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Federal disaster; revise provision regarding hiring by a contractor awarded public works bid using funds from.
Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program; establish in the State Department of Education.
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
Homestead exemption; certain leases between physically or mentally disabled and institutions are not homesteads.
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 · 3
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
MS Development Authority Job Training Grant Fund; create to provide job training grants for certain eligible business enterprises.
Headquarters sales tax and job tax credit; revise number of jobs necessary to qualify for.
In committee · 8
Civil actions; property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State.
Income tax; authorize establishment of catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise requirement for certifications of health care industry zones under.
Lobbyists; prohibit agencies, universities and colleges from hiring contract lobbyists with public funds.
Legislative subpoenas; clarify method of enforcement and protective court orders.
Marine Resources; create Legislative Oversight Committee on the Commission and Department of Marine Resources.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.