2012 Regular Session
Senator David Blount
Principal Author and Co-Author
Senator David Blount
District 29
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Principal Author Only
05/24/12 at 08:58
SB2010
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2010SG.pdf
Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; allow use when family resides in a Presidential Declared Disaster area.
Blount
04/19 Approved by Governor
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SB2062
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2062IN.pdf
Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2075
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2075PS.pdf
Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.
Blount
04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2110
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2110IN.pdf
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2124
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2124PS.pdf
Ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and municipalities to exempt vehicles of military personnel who receive eminent danger pay.
Blount
04/17 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2313
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2313PS.pdf
Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
04/30 (S) Died In Conference
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SB2367
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2367SG.pdf
Vulnerable person act; clarify abuse and neglect under.
Tindell
../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml
04/19 Approved by Governor
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SB2397
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2397PS.pdf
Business improvement districts; extend the period for which they are authorized and revise certain vote requirements.
Fillingane
../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml
04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2438
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2438IN.pdf
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; applications may be signed by electronic signature.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2447
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2447SG.pdf
Memorial highway; designate a certain portion of MS Highway 245 in Chickasaw County as the Carl J. "Jack" Gordon, Jr. Memorial Highway.
Jolly
../Senate_authors/Jolly.xml
04/02 Approved by Governor
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SB2470
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2470IN.pdf
Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process rights for municipal.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2471
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2471IN.pdf
Robert E. Lee Building; authorize DFA to sell or lease.
Blount
03/15 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2477
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2477IN.pdf
Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefit Trust Fund; increase funding for death benefits trust fund.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2478
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2478IN.pdf
County medical examiners; increase salaries and fees paid to.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2484
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2484IN.pdf
Sheriffs; increase salaries of.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2495
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2495SG.pdf
Public Procurement Review Board; must publish an agency's request to lease nonstate owned property on DFA website.
Blount
05/01 Approved by Governor
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SB2496
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2496IN.pdf
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2501
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2501SG.pdf
General Laws, legislative journals and MS cases reporters; Secretary of State may reduce number distributed free of cost.
Blount
04/18 Approved by Governor
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SB2524
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2524PS.pdf
Curator of New Capitol Building; provide for employment by Board of Trustees of Archives and History.
Blount
04/13 (H) Died On Calendar
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SB2544
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2544IN.pdf
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the MS Law Enforcement Officers' Association.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2552
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2552SG.pdf
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; applications may be signed by electronic signature.
McDaniel
../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml
04/23 Approved by Governor
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SB2564
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2564IN.pdf
Drug forfeitures; allow constables to participate in seizure and distribution of assets.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2624
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2624IN.pdf
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2644
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2644IN.pdf
Physical therapists; extend repealer on certain provisions relating to licensing and discipline of.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2691
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2691IN.pdf
Licensed psychologists; extend repealer on educational and experience qualifications.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2715
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2715SG.pdf
Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for.
Blount
04/17 Approved by Governor
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SB2734
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2734PS.pdf
Public Records Act; public access will not be diminished because records are stored in certain manner/revise civil penalty.
Collins
../Senate_authors/Collins.xml
04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2748
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2748PS.pdf
Department of ITS; authorize to manage state data centers for cost-sharing services to all agencies.
Blount
04/26 (S) Died On Calendar
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SB2767
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2767PS.pdf
Campaign finance reports; circuit and municipal clerks must forward copies of to Secretary of State within 10 days of receiving.
Blount
04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2773
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2773IN.pdf
Campaign finance reports; circuit and municipal clerks must forward reports filed with them to the Secretary of State within 10 days.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2790
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2790IN.pdf
New Capitol Building; Archives and History employ a Curator of the Capitol to oversee, approve and monitor care of.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2792
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2792SG.pdf
Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
05/14 Approved by Governor
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SB2795
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2795PS.pdf
Department of Revenue; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to purchase property for DOR's headquarters.
Blount
04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2804
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2804IN.pdf
Motorcycle officer training; create program, fund and assessment in support of.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2830
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2830IN.pdf
Municipal airport authorities; establish procedure to enforce aircraft liens.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2831
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2831PS.pdf
Domestic violence; revise adjudication, punishment and registration of protection orders.
Blount
04/11 (H) Died On Calendar
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SB2849
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2849IN.pdf
Public records; fees charged for are restricted to actual costs.
Blount
03/06 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2885
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2885SG.pdf
Regional and municipal airport authorities; revise powers and duties.
Blount
04/19 Approved by Governor
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SB2895
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2895PS.pdf
Tax-forfeited lands; Secretary of State may consider cost of cleanup when determining the price for the sale of.
Blount
04/03 (H) Died In Committee
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SB2954
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2954IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize to assist in the establishment of the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Simmons (13th)
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03/28 (S) Died In Committee
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SB2973
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2973SG.pdf
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Clarke
../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml
05/14 Approved by Governor
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SB2974
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2974SG.pdf
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Clarke
../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml
05/17 Approved by Governor
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SB3018
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3018IN.pdf
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Horhn
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03/28 (S) Died In Committee
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SC 503
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0503SG.pdf
Mourn the loss and commend the historic public service of former Governor William L. "Bill" Waller, Sr., and express sympathy of the Legislature.
Brown
../Senate_authors/Brown.xml
01/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 504
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0504SG.pdf
Mourn the loss of former Mississippi Senate President Pro Tempore Walter A. "Pud" Graham.
Browning
../Senate_authors/Browning.xml
01/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 507
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0507SG.pdf
Commend public service of State Banking Commissioner John Allison.
Jackson (15th)
../Senate_authors/Jackson_(15th).xml
01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 520
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0520SG.pdf
Mourn the loss and remember the legacy of Dr. Wallace Conerly.
Burton
../Senate_authors/Burton.xml
01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 544
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0544SG.pdf
Commend public service of Senator Bob Dearing.
Butler (38th)
../Senate_authors/Butler_(38th).xml
02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 557
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0557SG.pdf
Remember the gallant service and mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Edward Dycus of Greenville, MS.
Simmons (12th)
../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml
03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 565
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0565SG.pdf
Commend Clinton High School "Arrows" Boys Soccer Team for MHSAA Class 6A State Championship.
Frazier
../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml
03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 590
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0590SG.pdf
Recognize public service of longtime Hinds County Supervisor George S. Smith.
Blount
03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 596
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0596SG.pdf
Commend Jim Hill High School "Tigers" Boys Basketball Team for an exciting MHSAA Class 6A State Championship.
Harden
../Senate_authors/Harden.xml
03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 598
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0598SG.pdf
Commend Callaway High School "Chargers" Boys Basketball Team for Class 5A State Championship and No. 1 Ranking.
Horhn
../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml
03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 599
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0599SG.pdf
Recognize legacy of MS Senator Arthur Tate, first African-American to serve in State Senate since Reconstruction.
Jackson (11th)
../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml
03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 602
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0602SG.pdf
Commend Jackson Prep "Patriots" Boys Basketball Team for winning MAIS Overall State Championship.
Longwitz
../Senate_authors/Longwitz.xml
03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 603
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0603SG.pdf
Commend Forest Hill High School "Lady Patriots" Girls Basketball Team for winning Class 6A State Championship.
Blount
03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 621
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0621SG.pdf
Congratulate Justice James Graves upon his confirmation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Simmons (12th)
../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml
04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 626
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0626SG.pdf
Recognize Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers as 10th President of Jackson State University.
Horhn
../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml
03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 631
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0631SG.pdf
Recognize Mary Libby Payne's legacy of service on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
Kirby
../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml
03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 632
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0632SG.pdf
Recognize Greg McNeely of Clinton, Mississippi, upon his selection as 2011-2012 Chairman of the MS Manufacturers Association.
Blount
04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 638
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0638SG.pdf
Recognize the 50th Anniversary remembrance of William Faulkner.
Tollison
../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml
04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 642
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0642SG.pdf
Recognize 18-year-old singing sensation Skylar Laine as the first Mississippi artist to reach "American Idol's Top 5."
Kirby
../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml
04/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 657
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0657SG.pdf
Remember the gallant service and mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Bill Sutton, of Mooreville, MS.
Collins
../Senate_authors/Collins.xml
04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 666
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0666SG.pdf
Mourn the loss of Mississippi-born author Lewis Nordan.
Jordan
../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml
05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 679
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0679SG.pdf
Remember the gallant service and mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty U.S. Marine Master Sergeant Scott Pruitt of Gautier, Mississippi.
Wiggins
../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml
05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 681
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0681SG.pdf
Recognizing and Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the first African-American troopers in the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Butler (38th)
../Senate_authors/Butler_(38th).xml
05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 682
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0682SG.pdf
Mourn the loss of Pearl Police Investigator Mike Walter.
Kirby
../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml
05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SC 687
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0687SG.pdf
Express sympathy on the passing of respected JSU Administrator Harry A. Cooley of Hollandale, Mississipppi.
Horhn
../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml
05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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SR 4
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0004PS.pdf
Recognize Mrs. Eula Polk on 100th birthday.
Blount
02/15 (S) Immediate Release
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SR 8
../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0008PS.pdf
Commend public service of Senator Ezell Lee.
Hill
../Senate_authors/Hill.xml
05/03 (S) Immediate Release
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