Sponsored by Watson - Mississippi (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | SB2377 | An Act To Amend Section 97-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Distinction In The Seriousness Of Murder To Be Denominated As First- And Second-degree Murder; To Amend Section 97-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Punishment For Mur... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2625 | An Act To Create New Section 25-1-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Future Hiring Of Convicted Embezzlers For Public Employment; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2658 | An Act Creating The Mississippi Education Works Program; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct High Schools With Graduation Rates Lower Than 80% To Submit A Plan To The State Department Of Education For Restructure; To Create ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2347 | An Act To Establish The "literacy-based Promotion Act" To Improve Kindergarten And First Through Third Grade Public School Students' Reading Skills So That Every Student Completing Third Grade Reads At Or Above Grade Level; To Require School District... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2244 | An Act To Amend Section 27-65-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Sales By Producers Of Honey Bees Or Other Products Of Apiaries In The List Of Agricultural Products Exempt From Sales Tax; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 197... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2302 | An Act To Amend Section 37-144-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Maximum Limitation On The Number Of Students Who May Be Admitted To The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program Each Year And Provide That Not Less Than A Certain Numb... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-16 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SC584 | A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Jordan Sanderson For Being Selected As Instructor Of The Year At The Jackson County Campus Of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC621 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Ole Miss Basketball Forward Rahim Lockhart Upon His Induction Into The 2013 Allstate Sec Basketball Legends Program. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC625 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Chevron Pascagoula Refinery On The Occasion Of Its 50th Anniversary As A Leader In The Petroleum Industry. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC624 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Ingalls Shipbuilding On The Occasion Of Its 75th Anniversary As A Leader In The Industry. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC623 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Liz Joachim Of Biloxi, Mississippi, Upon Her Receipt Of The Prestigious "spirit Of The Coast Award." [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC526 | A Concurrent Resolution To Designate The Second Week Of September 2013 As "national Adult Education And Family Literacy Week In Mississippi." [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 Died In Committee |
| MS | SC531 | A Concurrent Resolution Designating September 8-14, 2013, As "paralegal Week In The State Of Mississippi." [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 Died In Committee |
| MS | SC543 | A Concurrent Resolution Urging The U.s. Department Of State To Approve The Transcanada Keystone Xl Pipeline Presidential Permit Application. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2565 | An Act To Create The Mississippi Tourism Advisory Board To Advise The Mississippi Development Authority On Strategies For Advertising And Marketing Tourism In This State; To Provide For The Membership Of The Board; To Create A Special Fund In The Sta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 Died In Conference |
| MS | SC629 | A Concurrent Resolution To Amend Joint Rule No. 40 To Provide That The Legislature Shall Not Convene On Easter Sunday. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2553 | An Act To Exempt Cottage Food Production Operations From Regulation; To Rename The Mississippi Small Farm Development Center At Alcorn State University As The Mississippi Small Farm And Agribusiness Center; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-01 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2907 | An Act To Amend Sections 27-25-501, 27-25-503, 27-25-505, 27-25-701, 27-25-703 And 27-25-705, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Severance Tax On Oil And Natural Gas Produced From Horizontally Drilled Wells Or Horizontally Drilled Recompletion W... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-30 Died In Conference |
| MS | SC604 | A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The University Of Mississippi "ole Miss Rebels" Basketball Team And Coach Andy Kennedy For Their Impressive Victory In The Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship On March 17, 2013, And Th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SB2833 | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Income Tax Credit For The Amount Of Qualified Adoption Expenses Paid Or Incurred By A Taxpayer To Be Allowed In The Same Taxable Year For A Child For Which An Exemption Is... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SC560 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Contributions Education Reform Trailblazer And University Of Mississippi Chief Of Staff Dr. Andy Mullins On The Occasion Of His Retirement. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC562 | A Concurrent Resolution Commending The Nation Of Israel For Its Cordial And Mutually Beneficial Relationship With The United States And With The State Of Mississippi. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC597 | A Concurrent Resolution Paying Tribute To The 1962 Ole Miss Rebels Football Team On The 50th Anniversary Of Its National Championship Season. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC577 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing And Commending Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 30-year Executive Director Larry B. Simpson On The Occasion Of His Receipt Of The Prestigious Charles H. Lyles Award. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC586 | A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Gayle Greene-aguirre For Being Selected As Instructor Of The Year At The Perkinston Campus Of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC585 | A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Sandra Halat For Being Selected As Instructor Of The Year At The Jefferson Davis Campus Of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC574 | A Concurrent Resolution Paying Tribute To World War Ii Combat Veteran Oscar Russell Of Biloxi, Mississippi, Upon His Receipt Of The French Legion Of Honor Medal. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC580 | A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Legacy Of Dr. Donald Wayne Zacharias, President Emeritus Of Mississippi State University. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC589 | A Concurrent Resolution To Pay Tribute To The Dedicated Men And Women Of The Mississippi Highway Patrol On The Occasion Of Its 75th Anniversary Commemoration. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC575 | A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Senatobia Veritas Classical School 7th Grader Joshua Prochaska Of Senatobia, Mississippi, Upon His Receipt Of The 2013 Prudential Spirit Of Community Award As A Top Youth Volunteer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC590 | A Concurrent Resolution To Pay Tribute To Delta State University President Dr. John Hilpert On The Occasion Of His Retirement And Thank Him For 10 Years Of Distinguished Service To The State Of Mississippi. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SB2751 | An Act To Include Volunteer Firefighters Amd Volunteer Fire Departments Within The Scope Of Protection From Claims Under The Tort Claims Act; To Amend Section 11-46-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions; To Amend Section 11-46-17, Missis... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2540 | An Act To Amend Section 27-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Deferred Gains And Deferred Income From The Computation Of Capital, Paid-in Capital, Surplus And Retained Earnings For Purposes Of The Corporation Franchise Tax Law; And For Relate... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2846 | An Act To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Lower To 20 The Number Of Jobs That Must Be Created At The Headquarters Of A Company Transferring Or Establishing Its National Or Regional Headquarters From Within Or Without This State ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2419 | An Act To Provide That Occupational Licensing Boards Shall Issue A License, Certification Or Registration To A Military-trained Applicant To Allow The Applicant To Lawfully Practice The Applicant's Occupation In Mississippi If The Applicant Satisfies... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SR3 | A Resolution Urging The United States Department Of State To Approve The Transcanada Keystone Xl Pipeline Presidential Permit Application. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 Immediate Release |
| MS | SB2633 | An Act To Enact The "mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act Of 2013"; To Provide For Voluntary Student Expression Of Religious Viewpoints In Public Schools; To Provide That Public School Districts Shall Allow Religious Expression In Class Assign... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2472 | An Act To Create Section 29-5-2.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Bureau Of Building, Grounds And Real Property Management Of The Department Of Finance And Administration To Act As The Central Leasing Agent For All State Agencies That Nee... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Died On Calendar |
| MS | SB2781 | An Act To Create New Section 59-1-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit And Regulate The Liability Of Certain Vessel Pilots; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Approved by Governor |
| MS | SB2479 | An Act To Amend Section 41-29-142, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Enhancement Of Penalties For The Sale Of Drugs Within 1500 Feet Of A Drug Or Alcohol Treatment Or Rehabilitation Facility; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2212 | An Act To Amend Sections 97-37-1, 97-37-15, 97-37-19 And 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Carrying Of Concealed Weapons; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2256 | An Act To Amend Section 97-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Euthanasia Of A Dog Or Cat In A Carbon Monoxide Chamber; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2215 | An Act To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Elements Of The Offenses Of Aggravated And Simple Domestic Violence, To Revise The Punishment Therefor, And To Revise The Way In Which Escalated Punishment For A Third Or Subseq... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2358 | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude From Gross Income Under The Income Tax Law, Certain Amounts Expended By A Teacher From His Or Her Personal Funds For Classroom Supplies, Instructional Materials Or Equipment To Be ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2412 | An Act To Amend Section 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Homestead Exemption For Persons Who Are 65 Years Of Age Or Older Or Who Are Totally Disabled; And For Related Purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2413 | An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation The Retail Sales Of Certain School Supplies During A Period Beginning At 12:01 A.m. On The Last Friday In July And Ending At 12:00 Midnight The Following Satur... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2466 | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Volunteer Firefighters Shall Be Allowed A Deduction From Gross Income In An Amount Not To Exceed $250.00 For Expenses They Necessarily Incur As A Direct Result Of Their Servic... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 Died In Committee |
| MS | SB2824 | An Act To Authorize Owners Of Homesteads To Establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts And To Utilize Money In Such Accounts To Provide Reimbursement For Deductible Amounts And Other Uninsured Portions Of Damage To Homesteads From Windstorm Events; To Au... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 Died In Committee |
| MS | SC557 | A Concurrent Resolution Paying Tribute To Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice George C. Carlson, Jr., On The Occasion Of His Retirement Following 40 Years As A Member Of The Mississippi Bar And 30 Years Of Distinguished Public Service. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 Enrolled Bill Signed |
| MS | SC552 | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing And Saluting Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps As The Longest-serving Commissioner In The State's History On The Occasion Of His Investiture As The 102nd President Of The American Correctional A... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 Enrolled Bill Signed |
