Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy A. Gollott
Sponsored
Became law3
Marine Resources; require a nonresident to meet licensing requirements before receiving a Mississippi commercial fishing license.
Marine Resources; revise waters closed to shrimping.
Harrison County; authorize annual contributions to the Feed My Sheep program.
Passed the Senate1
Memorial bridge; designate certain bridge in DeSoto County as the "Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr. Memorial Bridge."
Out of committee2
Secretary of State to donate certain submerged lands to National Park Service; authorize.
Wildlife; require feasibility study on alligator ranch farming in Mississippi.
In committee11
Memorial bridges; designate the bridge on MS Highway 302 that spans I-55 as the "Senator George E. Guerieri, Sr., Memorial Bridge."
Transfer sum from Capital Expense Fund to Point Cadet Leasing Fund; direct DFA.
Public Trust Tidelands Fund; limit administrative costs that may be recovered & require certain disbursements to local gov'ts.
Public Trust Tidelands Assessments Fund; limit administrative costs that may be recovered & require certain disbursements to local gov'ts.
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; establish board of trustees to make expenditure recommendations.
Marine Resources; increase the oyster shell retention fee.
Public Trust Tidelands Transparency and Accountability Act; enact.
Tidelands Transparency and Accountability Act; require SOS to file report that includes certain information on funds for the Public Trust Tidelands.
Gulf Coast Restoration Reserve Fund; create.
Appropriation from BP Settlement funds FY 2018; MDA provide matching funds for Mississippi Sound Family Destination Development.
Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Master Plan Act; create to provide certain incentive for certain health care facilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.
Campaign funds; prohibit personal use of.
Passed the Senate · 6
Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met.
Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State.
Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create.
Deposit of state agency special funds into the State General Fund; make technical amendments.
BP Settlement Funds; transfer into Gulf Coast New Restoration Reserve Fund.
Memorial highways; designate various segments of highways as memorial highways.
In committee · 7
Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Federal Firearm, Magazine and Register Ban Enforcement Act; create.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Lottery; create and use proceeds to supplement the MS Adequate Education program & fund highway construction and maintenance.
Light wine or beer; authorize small craft breweries to sell light wine or beer they produce on the premises of the brewery.
City of Biloxi; authorize acquire or build Internet capacity and services for use by city departments.
City of Biloxi; authorize to establish "Biloxi Biometrics and Cybersecurity Center, Inc., a nonprofit corporation.