2012 Regular Session Senator Albert Butler Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Albert Butler District 36 ../../../members/senate/butler_(36th).xml ../senate_p_authors/butler_(36th).xml Principal Author Only 05/24/12 at 08:58 SB2034 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2034IN.pdf Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs. Jackson (11th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2034.xml SB2119 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2119SG.pdf Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as William R. "Bill" Minor Memorial Highway. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 04/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2119.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 ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 04/17 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2124.xml %$ SB2286 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2286PS.pdf Municipal and county law enforcement officer; allow spouse of officer killed in the line of duty to purchase officer's sidearm. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2286.xml SB2298 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2298IN.pdf Habitual offender; expunged offenses not to count towards. Simmons (12th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2298.xml SB2333 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2333IN.pdf Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2333.xml %$ SB2362 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2362PS.pdf Child support guidelines; presumed to be reasonable for adjusted gross income within a certain range. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2362.xml * SB2391 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2391IN.pdf Alcohol-free motor fuels; ensure the availability of. Jackson (11th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2391.xml SB2545 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2545IN.pdf Appropriations; Mississippi Department of Health, Sunflower County Prevention of Teen Pregnancy Pilot Program. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2545.xml SB2587 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2587IN.pdf Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2587.xml SB2598 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2598SG.pdf Juvenile Detention Efficiency and Center Licensing Act of 2012; create. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2598.xml * SB2599 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2599IN.pdf Abstinence-plus sex education as required curriculum in public schools; provide for. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2599.xml SB2600 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2600SG.pdf Beer breweries; allow to provide samples subject to certain restrictions. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2600.xml * SB2603 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2603PS.pdf Election commissioners; provide that elections shall be nonpartisan. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2603.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 * SB2745 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2745IN.pdf Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2012. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2745.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 ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 04/26 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2748.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 * SB2878 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2878SG.pdf Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2878.xml SB2935 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2935IN.pdf Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Claiborne County in constructing a county civil defense building. Butler (36th) 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2935.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 %$ SB2980 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2980SG.pdf Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2980.xml * SB2991 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2991SG.pdf Appropriation; Architecture, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2991.xml * SB2992 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2992SG.pdf Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2992.xml * SB2993 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2993SG.pdf Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2993.xml * SB2994 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2994SG.pdf Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2994.xml * SB2995 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2995SG.pdf Appropriation; Contractors, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2995.xml * SB3013 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3013IN.pdf Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3013.xml %$ SB3015 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3015IN.pdf Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for. Browning ../Senate_authors/Browning.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3015.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 530 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0530SG.pdf Commemorate February 8 as the date "under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Longwitz ../Senate_authors/Longwitz.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0530.xml SC 539 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0539SG.pdf Mourn the loss of U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper, Jr., of Cleveland, Mississippi. Simmons (12th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0539.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 551 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0551SG.pdf Recognize Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps as longest-serving Commissioner in state's history. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0551.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 585 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0585SG.pdf Commemorate the life and accomplishments of Whitney Houston and express condolences of the Legislature. Jackson (11th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0585.xml SC 593 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0593SG.pdf Thank the filmmakers and cast of the Mississippi-produced movie "The Help" for their economic and cultural impact to the state. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0593.xml SC 594 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0594SG.pdf Congratulating actress Octavia Spencer for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Mississippi Film "The Help." Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0594.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 600 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0600SG.pdf Mourn the loss of JSU Professor Isaiah Madison, the "Architect" of the historic Ayers desegregation case. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 03/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0600.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 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 671 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0671SG.pdf Recognize record of public service of Port Gibson Alderman Reverend Eddie Walls, Jr. Butler (36th) 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0671.xml SC 678 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0678SG.pdf Mourn the passing of former Tchula Mayor Yvonne Rayford Brown. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0678.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 684 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0684IN.pdf Create a study committee to study economic development in low-income census tracts. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 05/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0684.xml SR 2 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0002PS.pdf Commend and congratulate the Alcorn State University "Braves" Baseball Team for winning first SWAC Baseball Tournament Championship. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 02/02 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0002.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