Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Kenneth Wayne Jones
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Towing; limit charges.
In committee13
Firefighters; revise service obligation.
Counties and municipalities; must provide policies of group insurance to commissioners of election.
Polling places; prohibit use of cell phones in unless reporting emergency situations to certain public safety personnel.
Elections; amend training requirements for resolution board members.
Election commissioners; shall be elected to staggered four-year terms.
Elections; change the length of training course required for managers/pollworkers.
Corrections; MDOC may accommodate private visits between an offender and his/her spouse at the offender's expense.
Election commissioners; increase maximum annual number of days for which per diem may be claimed.
Elections; change the phrase "per diem" to the word "salary."
Election commissioners; authorize $150.00 per diem for the performance of duties on primary election days.
Election commissioners; increase per diem for nonelection days.
Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed.
Death or injury involving law enforcement officer; require independent investigation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Certain electric power associations and electric public utilities; authorize to undertake economic development activities.
In-state tuition; provide for nonresident students entitled to federal Veterans' Educational Assistance.
CPR/AED; require to be taught as instructional component of physical or health education curriculum.
Auto liability insurance; insurance card may be displayed on cellular phone when providing proof of insurance.
Community hospitals; revise provisions concerning transparency.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
City of Jackson; extend the repeal date on the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and the tax that supports it.
Passed the Senate · 3
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and the Bronze Star motor vehicle tags; exempt from vehicle registration fees and taxes.
Autism; require insurance policies to offer coverage for/regulate practice of applied behavior analysis.
Income & sales tax; job tax credit for supermarkets in economically distressed communities & sales tax exemption for materials.
Out of committee · 2
Transportation safety; presence of law enforcement officers in highway construction work zones.
Transportation; authorize the use of autonomous motor vehicles.
In committee · 9
Official State Book; Holy Bible shall be.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adoption of budget.
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Unused leave accumulated by teacher who transfers to another school district; may be credited for retirement purposes.
In-state tuition; authorize for certain undocumented students who reside in the state.
Racial impact statements; authorize issuance of when proposed legislation may affect certain populations.
State employee salaries; provide for an across-the-board increase of 5%.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Bonds; authorize issuance for the Miss. Civil Rights Museum & Museum of Miss. History; exempt certain contracts from bid law.