Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Sean J. Tindell
Sponsored
Became law2
Mississippi Uniform Trust Code; create.
Mississippi Air Service Development Program Act; create.
Passed the Senate2
Assistant DAs; revise number authorized.
Domestic violence shelters; bring forward sections and revise administration of certain funding.
Out of committee3
School nurses; authorize to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to students.
Hotel renovation projects sales tax incentive; authorize for certain projects.
Statewide Law Enforcement Strike Team; create.
In committee27
Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; new legislators not members and current members don't earn additional credit.
Motorcycles; children under 16 not allowed as passengers.
Giving away merchandise without authority of merchant; revise punishment for offense.
PERS; provide that members who retire after July 1, 2014, may receive the COLA only after they reach age 65.
Child support cases; court may enter visitation order sua sponte.
Court reporters; increase annual salary of.
Civil actions; property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in all perils coverage policy.
Wills; revise calculation when spouse seeks to renounce.
Habitual offender; revise felonies triggering sentencing as.
Visitation; allow to third party under certain limited circumstances.
Wills and estates; fast-track administration available for certain small estates.
Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State.
Legal holidays; authorize local governing authorities to declare additional optional day.
Attorney-member of Legislature; automatic continuance upon application.
Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.
"Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Fund"; all funds received by state shall be appropriated for marine & port projects on the Coast.
Mississippi Trust Decanting Act; create.
Mississippi Qualified Disposition in Trust Act; create.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Pre-mortem probate; create.
Child custody; parent desiring to relocate must first seek hearing.
Expedited small claims; provide judicial proceeding.
Athletes Agents Act; revise.
Breathalyzer; clarify officers authorized to perform tests using.
Rule against perpetuities; abolish.
Income tax; authorize a credit for cost of installing a solar electric or solar thermal system in a residence.
Harrison County Motor Vehicle for Hire Commission; revise memebership and eliminate oversight by Harrison County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
"Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act"; enact.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.
Marine Resources; create Marine Resources Accountability and Reorganization Act.
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Program; establish in the State Department of Health.
Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act; enact and modify the great seal.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; extend date of repeal.
Passed the Senate · 3
Expunction of felony; revise.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.
Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.
Out of committee · 1
Mississippi Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2014; enact.
In committee · 23
Justice court; revise service of process.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Parental access to online curriculum programs in which child is enrolled; State Board of Education to provide for.
Eminent domain; require disclosure of comparative appraisals to property owner whose property is taken by eminent domain.
Official dating standard to be used by public museums and publications; require "A.D." and "B.C."
Health Care Freedom Of Choice Act; enact.
Cursive writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Littering; revise offense of.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for Hancock High School.
State Department of Audit; require an annual audit of each state agency with the cost to be charged to the agency.
Marine Resources; prohibit commercial fishing with nets near designated fishing keys.
Gaming; create statewide lottery to fund Hope College Scholarship Program.
Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.
Income tax; state agencies and political subdivisions may collect debt by a setoff against the debtor's refund.
Student freedom of religion; protect student association at university/college campus.
Motor vehicle privilege tax; increase the period of time within which a newly acquired motor vehicle must be registered.
Mississippi Volunteer Firefighters Tuition Assistance Program; establish.
State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS); prohibit SDE from implementing and repeal.
Disabled person parking; placard issued to or for permanently disabled persons are not required to be renewed.
Student records; enact "Mississippi Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2014."
Liberty Preservation Act; create.
Appropriation FY2015; Supreme Court fund MS Civil Legal Assistance program.
Income taxation; allow a deduction for amounts contributed to accounts established to pay for uninsured wind damage to homesteads.