Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Kenneth Wayne Jones
Sponsored
Became law1
Yazoo Recreation Commission; authorize members to receive a per diem.
In committee3
Alcoholic beverages; allow manufacturers distillery in this state to sell to consumers at the distillery.
Food purchased by state agencies/local governing authorities for sponsored events; require healthy food.
Educational technology infrastructure upgrades; provide certain funding sources for school districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Window Tint Law; exempt government fire department vehicles.
Beer; authorize manufacture of beer of more than 5% by weight for sale in another state.
Memorial highway; designate a certain portion of MS Highway 245 in Chickasaw County as the Carl J. "Jack" Gordon, Jr. Memorial Highway.
Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease.
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act; enact.
Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Passed the Senate · 1
Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016.
Out of committee · 1
Homeowners insurance; require premium discount for property built or retrofitted to resist hurricanes.
In committee · 16
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Suffrage; provide for immediate restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Habitual offender; expunged offenses not to count towards.
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
Alcohol-free motor fuels; ensure the availability of.
Mississippi Protection from Human Trafficking Act; enact.
Appropriations; Mississippi Department of Health, Sunflower County Prevention of Teen Pregnancy Pilot Program.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents.
Abstinence-plus sex education as required curriculum in public schools; provide for.
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2012.
Helmets; revise safety standard for minors on ATVs.
Tax assessors and collectors; increase salaries.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.
Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for.