Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, Senate.
Perry Lee
Sponsored
Became law1
Sirens; authorize use by MEMA first responder vehicles.
Passed the Senate2
Public water authorities; prohibit eminent domain of water or sewer facilities unless PSC cancels certificate for service area.
Public Service Commission; shall cancel water or sewer certificate before municipality exercises eminent domain.
In committee8
Hospital licensure; authorize off-campus emergency departments.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Catch-A-Dream Foundation.
Governmental entities; shall verify with MDES whether prospective employee has unpaid overpayment of unemployment benefits.
State Workforce Investment Board; authorize legislative members to receive per diem and expenses.
Community public water systems; require continuing management training for board members.
Bail; restrict for certain crimes.
Driver's license suspension; revise course requirements for alternative sentencing of minor drivers.
City of Florence; extend repeal date on tax on bars and restaurants.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as William R. "Bill" Minor Memorial Highway.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Memorial highway; designate a certain portion of MS Highway 245 in Chickasaw County as the Carl J. "Jack" Gordon, Jr. Memorial Highway.
Counties and municipalities; revise procedures for public budget hearings and revise public notice form.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 1
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
In committee · 5
School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts.
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Practice of midwifery; establish board and provide standards for licensure.
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for.