Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
J. P. Wilemon, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law2
Memorial highways; designate segment of MS Highway 371 in the Town of Marietta as the James C. "Jimmy" Pharr Memorial Highway.
City of Baldwyn; extend repeal date on tax on hotels, motels, restaurants and convenience stores to promote tourism.
Passed the Senate1
Motor vehicle; titles of scrapped vehicle don't have to be cancelled if model year is 1969 or earlier or no tag has been issued in 2 years.
In committee10
Homestead exemption; provide for certain owners of manufactured homes or mobile homes.
SREB contract program at out-of-state college of optometry; students not required to practice in Mississippi.
Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers necessary.
Tishomingo County; authorize a tax on light wine, beer and alcoholic beverages to fund youth activities.
School attendance and absenteeism; restore former requirement for compulsory attendance law & ADA calculations under MAEP.
Third Grade "Reading Gate" Literacy-Based Promotion Act; delay retention requirement for 2 years.
Medical and pharmacist licensure; provide expedited application process in underserved areas of the state.
Open primaries elections; authorize for state, county and municipal offices.
Adequate education program appropriation and local school district budgets to identify program funding categories; require.
Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise composition, exemptions, expenditures and method for reviewing single source contracts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
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.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
In committee · 1
Official State Book; Holy Bible shall be.