Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Billy Hudson
Sponsored
Became law1
Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
In committee9
ATV Alcohol Safety Act; create.
Ad valorem school taxes; revise school board annual publication requirements.
Distinctive motor vehicle tags; Purple Heart Medal tags may be used upon motorcycles.
Notice of tax sale; increase fee allowed for sheriff upon serving.
Cell phones; limit use and prohibit texting while driving.
Oil storage tanks; require safety measures at location of.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of Abbie Rogers Civitan Camp.
Retirement; increase amount that a constable may be paid and continue receiving a retirement allowance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
2011 First Extraordinary Session · Bonds; issue for Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund and revise Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act.
All-terrain vehicles; require competency training and helmets under a certain age.
Blue Alert System; create.
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.
Feticide; revise killing or injury of an unborn child.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Mississippi Rating Bureau; shall publish guidelines for the grading of fire trucks.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Forrest County & City of Hattiesburg; expand areas in which may acquire property for industrial purposes.
Passed the Senate · 9
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011; create.
Concealed weapons; authorize carrying without permit by all prosecutors and coroners.
Headlights; require use during precipitation.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in certain places.
Judicial elections; provide procedure to be followed when the only candidate for a judicial office dies, resigns or is disqualified.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange Act; create.
In committee · 4
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for dyslexia awareness.
Chancery clerks; authorize, upon request, the redaction of social security numbers on recorded documents.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.
City of Hattiesburg; extend the repeal date on the Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and the city's hotel/motel tax.