Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Tony Smith
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
City of Poplarville; may allow the Poplarville Historical Society to use certain city office space rent free.
In committee5
School district expenditures; require school boards to adopt an annual balanced budget.
Requirements for enrollment of children in public schools in MS border counties; include proof of purchase of car tag in proper county.
School board members; all elected beginning with the November 2016 general election; appoint all local school superintendents.
Motor vehicle privilege tax; increase the period of time within which a newly acquired motor vehicle must be registered.
Mississippi Volunteer Firefighters Tuition Assistance Program; establish.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.
Firemen; may purchase helmet and badge upon retirement or death in the line of duty.
Highways; designate certain portions of U.S. Highway 84, U.S. Highway 54, MS 26, and MS 305 as memorial highways.
Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act; enact and modify the great seal.
Passed the Senate · 4
Motor vehicle privilege tax; increase the period of time within which a newly acquired motor vehicle must be registered.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.
Sales taxation; sales of aircraft used in oil or natural gas exploration or production are exempt.
Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.
In committee · 19
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Parental access to online curriculum programs in which child is enrolled; State Board of Education to provide for.
Official dating standard to be used by public museums and publications; require "A.D." and "B.C."
Health Care Freedom Of Choice Act; enact.
Cursive writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Inventory; phase in an ad valorem tax exemption for.
Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans.
Health insurance exchange; prohibit State of Mississippi from establishing.
Firearms; prohibit state cooperation with federal effort to ban.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out effective January 1, 2019.
Mississippi State Seal; insert "IN GOD WE TRUST."
Common Core National Education Standards; prohibit State Board of Education from implementing without full evaluation.
Student freedom of religion; protect student association at university/college campus.
Property Insurance Clarity Act; create.
Common Core National Education Standards and P.A.R.C.C.; prohibit State Board of Education from implementing.
Common Core National Education Standards; prohibit State Board of Education from implementing and repeal SLDS.
Public Purchasing; require competitive bidding for the purchase of telecommunications services by school districts and libraries.
Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements.
Income taxation; allow a deduction for amounts contributed to accounts established to pay for uninsured wind damage to homesteads.