Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Pat Nelson
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Delta Bluff Scenic Byway; add certain segments of road to.
In committee3
County budget expenses; require state to fully fund state services being subsidized by counties.
Counties; authorize to repair private driveways that are damaged during replacement of culverts.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Historic DeSoto Foundation, Inc.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ certain veterans.
Bad checks; include electronically converted checks and electronic commercial debits.
Texting and social networking; prohibit while driving.
Mississippi Fines Accountability and Transparency Task Force; create.
Autism; require insurance coverage for and regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal, provide for inspection of tinted windshields.
Passed the House · 9
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of the MS Coliseum and construction of a new trade mart.
Hearing aids; exempt sales of hearing aids when ordered/prescribed by a physician, audiologist or hearing aid specialist for a patient.
Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for certain persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs incurred for storm shelter/safe room for primary residence.
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; revise eligibility through Grade 12.
Speed limit; increase maximum for interstate highways and certain controlled access highways from 70 mph to 75 mph.
Public school curriculum; require all school boards to establish for schools within local school district.
DeSoto County; authorize employment of part-time assistant county prosecuting attorneys.
Income tax; phase out for individuals.
Out of committee · 6
Income tax; state agencies and political subdivisions may collect debt by a setoff against the debtor's refund.
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS.
Riding Bailiffs; increase amount of payments for each day of service.
School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.
School board members; revise annual salary of.
Election Commissioner; authorize to receive mileage reimbursement.
In committee · 26
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Sales tax; exempt sales of electricity, street lights and security equipment to homeowners' associations for security purposes.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
School board members; increase annual salary of and remove prohibition on membership in PERS.
Highways; require MDOT install rumble strips along shoulders of newly constructed or resurfaced roadways.
Left-hand lane; allow driving only if passing, turning or in an emergency.
Concealed weapons permit; exempt retired law enforcement officers.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons 70 years of age or older.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.
CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Sixteenth section land funds; revise manner by which funds received from the sale of nonrenewable resources are invested.
Teachers; exempt those with 25 or more years experience from continuing education unit requirement at renewal of license.
Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system.
Subdivision plats; provide that future filings may be in digital media format.
DUI; revise penalty for second or subsequent offense of driving with suspended license.
Crimes; make felony for impersonating law enforcement officer.
Death Benefits Trust Fund; create for directors and assistant directors of local emergency management agencies and coroners.
Candidates; require payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes in order to be qualified as.
Littering; increase fine to $500.00 per violation.
Holy Bible; designate as state book of Mississippi.
Community service; require completion of a minimum of 25 hours as a condition of high school graduation.
Tanning facility regulations; prohibit use of by anyone under 18 years of age.
DeSoto County; authorize donations to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council, Inc.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Local Law Enforcement Bullet Proof Vest Matching Grant Fund.
Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety for grants to local law enforcement agencies for bullet proof vests for law enforcement officers.