Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Tony Smith
Sponsored
Became law1
Consumer incentive items/food nutrition labeling; prohibit local government regulation of.
Vetoed1
Local school boards in Mississippi; create task force to study structure of.
Passed the Senate1
Minimum wage established by county or municipality; preempt.
In committee5
School district expenditures; require school boards to adopt an annual balanced budget.
Board of Medical Licensure; maintain publicly available education and training records on licensees.
Controlled substances; clarify offense of "doctor shopping."
Requirements for enrollment of children in public schools in MS border counties; include proof of purchase of car tag in proper county.
Health care CON; issue to hospital in Harrison County for adult psych beds for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Literacy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade.
Youth court records; adult can obtain own.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013"; enact.
Volunteer fire department; include within the scope of immunity under the Tort Claims Act.
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
Women's Health Defense Act of 2013; create.
Income tax; credit for adoption expenses is allowed in the same year that the child is claimed as an exemption.
Passed the Senate · 3
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
Sales tax; limit liability if previous Department of Revenue audit determined taxpayer was in compliance with the law.
Severance tax; reduce for 30 months for oil and gas produced from and after 7/1/13 from horizontally drilled wells.
Out of committee · 3
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
Medicaid program; establish reciprocal reimbursement policy regarding payment of nonresident health care providers.
Habitual offender; revise felonies triggering sentencing as.
In committee · 15
Civil actions; property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Income tax; authorize establishment of catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.
Children to attend school in the school district of residence; provide civil and criminal penalties against nonresident parent.
Littering; revise offense of.
Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program; increase maximum number of students eligible to 20.
Parents who send children to private school or homeschool; provide state income tax deduction for.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for the Pearl River County School District.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise powers and duties of the county utility authorities.
Kyle Todd Memorial Act; persons convicted of manslaughter or aggravated assault must serve 50% of sentence.
Sex offenders; require lie detector test if victim under 16.
Firearms Protection Act; create.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.
Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association; revise powers and duties of.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.