Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Giles Ward
Sponsored
Became law3
Memorial highway; designate a portion of MS 25 and MS 15 in Louisville as "Blue Star Memorial Highway."
Bow hunting; allow the use of crossbow and bow and arrow during any open season on deer.
Sebastopol Natural Gas District; revise the boundaries of and authorize sale of bonds issued by at public or private sale.
Passed the Senate1
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
Out of committee1
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Marty Stuart Center and Congress of Country Music Hall.
In committee3
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
Animal control officers; authorized to carry weapon in performance of duty after firearms training.
City of Louisville; authorize a tax on hotels and motels.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Scenic byway; create the "Noxubee Hills Route."
Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Highways; revise definition of off-road vehicle to include recreational off-highway vehicles and other new designs.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013"; enact.
NICS Improvement Act; create.
Mississippi Education Works Program; enact education reforms.
Lenora's Law; revise sex offender registration and require GPS monitoring of certain registrants.
Volunteer fire department; include within the scope of immunity under the Tort Claims Act.
Passed the Senate · 2
Dogs and cats; clarify humane euthanasia.
Severance tax; reduce for 30 months for oil and gas produced from and after 7/1/13 from horizontally drilled wells.
In committee · 1
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.