Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Giles Ward
Sponsored
Became law6
Authority of chancery court to revise birth certificates; Tribal Court of MS Band of Choctaw Indians has same authority.
Open season on fur-bearing animals and for hunting opossums, raccoons and bobcats with dogs and guns; revise.
School board elections in certain municipal school districts; provide uniform procedure for nominating petition.
Hunting; revise squirrel season.
Levee structures; increase penalty for hunting or target practice upon.
Sebastopol Natural Gas District; increase the amount of revenue bonds that may be issued by.
Passed the Senate6
Criminal convictions; revise certain fees and assessments.
Deer enclosures; remove repeal provisions on the laws that authorize the regulation of deer enclosures by the DWFP.
Wild hog; prohibit transportation of.
Deer bag limit; grant the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks plenary power to set.
Expunction of felony; revise.
Interstate Mining Compact; provide for the adoption of.
Out of committee1
Wildlife Infrastructure Support Revolving Loan Fund; create to provide loans to counties and municipalities for wildlife infrastructure.
In committee10
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Marty Stuart Center and Congress of Country Music Hall.
Distinctive license plate; authorize for supporters of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Distinctive license plate; authorize for supporters of Hispaniola Mountain Ministries.
Supplemental Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund; create and fund with tag fee on vehicles that are exempt from inspection law.
Expunction of felony; revise by adding receipt of stolen property.
Distinctive tag for supporters of the National Wild Turkey Federation; authorize an optional design.
Board of Contractors; revise factors to consider in determining qualifications for certificate of responsibility.
Law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty; next of kin may acquire sidearm if there is no spouse.
Corporation franchise tax; phase out for business enterprises classified as manufacturers by the IRS.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
2014 Second Extraordinary Session · Disaster response and recovery costs; authorize transfer to disaster trust fund.
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Mississippi State University; may enter into long-term leases with IHL's approval.
Emergency management; include MS Band of Choctaw Indians as a participant under the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact.
Sales tax; exempt sales of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during Mississippi Sportsman Weekend.
The "Prohibition Against Employer Intimidation Act"; create.
Firemen; may purchase helmet and badge upon retirement or death in the line of duty.
Labor unions; prohibit mass picketing of a residence or place of business.
Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act; enact and modify the great seal.
Mississippi Employment Fairness Act; create.
Passed the Senate · 3
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; increase amount of benefits.
"Mississippi Student Safety Act"; prevent certain student restraint and seclusion procedures in schools.
Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize expenditure of money in its trust fund for certain purposes.
In committee · 1
Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements.