Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Rita Martinson
Sponsored
Became law1
Alcoholic beverages; delete repealer on statute authorizing holder of package retailer's permit to conduct tasting/sampling events.
Passed the House2
Literacy-Based Promotion Act; clarify good cause exemptions applicable to disabled students.
Mississippi Entertainment Investment Act; create.
Out of committee1
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities.
In committee15
School buses; mandate use of cameras on exterior and interior of for safety purposes.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; revise various provisions regarding.
Motor vehicle inspection sticker fees; provide shall be deposited in fund for new trooper schools.
Teacher education program; require instruction in the teaching of phonics.
Radar; authorize sheriff to use in counties over 70,000 and impose additional state assessment for violation when used.
Radar; authorize patrol officers of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District to use.
"Literacy-Based Promotion Act"; revise to require raw grading scale for overall assessment of students to determine level of instruction.
Circuit court district; create for Madison County.
Naturopathic medicine; provide for the licensing of practitioners.
Lodging; define for purposes of regulation by State Board of Health and for sales tax.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Rosalie Mansion and Gardens.
Purchasing; UMMC must follow DFA's bid guidelines for construction projects funded by private or self-generated funds.
Alcoholic beverages; revise amount of license tax for certain permits issued under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.
Madison County; authorize hiring of an assistant county prosecuting attorney.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
U.S. Highway 61; designate as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail".
Passed the House · 2
Mississippi "Gospel Music Trail"; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.
Person convicted of violent crime seeking pardon; require notification of Parole Board, district attorney and sheriff for hearing.
Out of committee · 5
Prison lands leased for agricultural purposes; revise fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Venison Harvesting Program for Inmate Consumption; create.
Child neglect; add children left alone in motor vehicles to definitions of.
Amount paid to regional correctional facilities by the Dept. of Corrections to house offenders; increase.
Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.
In committee · 8
Medical providers; provide health benefit plans must allow participation by and reimbursement to if licensed and within scope of practice.
Law enforcement and animal control officers; authorize to remove dogs or cats from a vehicle in extreme conditions without liability.
Dyslexia education; require instruction at collegiate level for licensure and prescribe required standards.
Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies Award Fund; create to pay awards to law enforcement officers in state accredited agencies.
Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities.
Driver's license; remove requirement that commissioner, assistant commissioner, or authorized deputy sign driver's license.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements at state parks.
Workforce Training Mitigation Act of 2015; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of workforce training facility in certain area of state.