Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Giles Ward
Sponsored
Became law3
Death benefits trust fund; create for beneficiaries of local emergency management officials, coroners & deputy coroners.
State Board of Architecture; clarify procedure for taking an appeal from an order revoking a certificate to practice.
Sebastopol Natural Gas District; correct the description of the district.
Passed the Senate2
Expunction of felony; revise.
Hospital destroyed by natural disaster; exempt repair or rebuilding from CON requirements.
In committee2
Hospices; extend repealer on moratorium on processing new applications for licensure.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Marty Stuart Center and Congress of Country Music Hall.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Memorial bridge; designate a certain bridge in Lowndes County as the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge.
Hospice licensure; extend moratorium and repealer on new applications.
In-state tuition; provide for nonresident students entitled to federal Veterans' Educational Assistance.
Concealed weapons law; decrease certain fees for licensees.
Memorial highways; designate a certain segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate as the Senator Bennie L. Turner Memorial Highway.
Concealed-carry permit; revised enhanced.
Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home property; authorize DFA to purchase.
"Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs" program to establish ESAs for certain students; create.
Passed the Senate · 1
Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2015; phase out income taxation on first $5,000.00 of taxable income; phase out franchise tax.
In committee · 1
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.