2012 Regular Session Senator David Blount Principal Author and Co-Author Senator David Blount District 29 ../../../members/senate/blount.xml ../senate_p_authors/blount.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2010.xml * SB2062 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2062IN.pdf Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize. Blount 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2062.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2075.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2110.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2124.xml %$ 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 ../history/SB/SB2313.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2367.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2397.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2438.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2447.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2470.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2471.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2477.xml % 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 ../history/SB/SB2478.xml % SB2484 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2484IN.pdf Sheriffs; increase salaries of. Blount 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2484.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2495.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2496.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2501.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2524.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2544.xml % 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 ../history/SB/SB2552.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2564.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2624.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2644.xml % 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 ../history/SB/SB2691.xml % SB2715 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2715SG.pdf Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for. Blount 04/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2715.xml % 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 ../history/SB/SB2734.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2748.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2767.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2773.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2790.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2792.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2795.xml *% 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 ../history/SB/SB2804.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2830.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2831.xml * 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 ../history/SB/SB2849.xml % SB2885 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2885SG.pdf Regional and municipal airport authorities; revise powers and duties. Blount 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2885.xml 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 ../history/SB/SB2895.xml 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) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2954.xml %$ SB2973 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2973SG.pdf Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2973.xml * SB2974 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2974SG.pdf Appropriation; Ethics Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2974.xml * 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 ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3018.xml %$ 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 ../history/SC/SC0503.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0504.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0507.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0520.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0544.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0557.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0565.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0590.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0596.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0598.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0599.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0602.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0603.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0621.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0626.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0631.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0632.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0638.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0642.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0657.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0666.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0679.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0681.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0682.xml 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 ../history/SC/SC0687.xml SR 4 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0004PS.pdf Recognize Mrs. Eula Polk on 100th birthday. Blount 02/15 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0004.xml 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 ../history/SR/SR0008.xml