2012 Regular Session Senator Nancy Adams Collins Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Nancy Adams Collins District 6 ../../../members/senate/collins.xml ../senate_p_authors/collins.xml Principal Author Only 05/24/12 at 08:58 SB2146 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2146IN.pdf School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2146.xml SB2221 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2221IN.pdf Public assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to random drug testing to qualify. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2221.xml SB2222 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2222IN.pdf Age-appropriate curriculum for students addressing sexual abuse of children (Erin's Law); direct State Board of Education to issue. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2222.xml SB2224 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2224IN.pdf Public assistance benefits; require applicants to participate in mandatory community service programs to qualify. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2224.xml SB2236 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2236IN.pdf Appropriation; Mississippi Heritage, History and Culture Tourism matching funds for Mississippi Hills Tourism programs. Collins 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2236.xml SB2237 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2237IN.pdf Mandatory student physical education requirements; provide teacher and administrator licensure suspension if not followed. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2237.xml SB2238 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2238IN.pdf Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for cystic fibrosis awareness. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2238.xml % SB2240 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2240IN.pdf Texting; prohibit while driving for all ages. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2240.xml SB2242 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2242IN.pdf Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2242.xml SB2243 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2243IN.pdf Hospitals; require to provide certain medical records to other hospitals when transferring patients to them. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2243.xml SB2244 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2244IN.pdf School attendance officers; immune from liability for enforcement of Compulsory School Attendance Law. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2244.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 SB2302 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2302IN.pdf Public Purchasing Law; lowest and best bidder on public works projects may be bidder offering lowest life-cycle costs. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2302.xml % SB2311 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2311IN.pdf Income and sales tax; limit liability if previous Department of Revenue audit determined taxpayer was in compliance with the law. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2311.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 * SB2321 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2321SG.pdf Window Tint Law; exempt government fire department vehicles. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2321.xml *% SB2332 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2332SG.pdf Scholarship funding; modify the FY2012 IHL appropriation bill to provide additional special funds for the Critical Needs Scholarship Fund. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 03/07 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2332.xml SB2380 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2380PS.pdf State agency personnel; exempt from certain State Personnel Board procedures. Collins 04/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2380.xml * SB2398 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2398SG.pdf Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2398.xml * SB2400 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2400IN.pdf "Mississippi Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act of 2012"; establish. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2400.xml % SB2401 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2401PS.pdf Charter schools; enact the "Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012." Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2401.xml * SB2461 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2461SG.pdf Highway Patrol; remove repealer on minimum qualifications and authorize designation of veterans on driver's license. Bryan ../Senate_authors/Bryan.xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2461.xml * SB2474 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474SG.pdf Engineers Licensing Law; shall not apply to activities conducted during the course of litigation. Collins 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2474.xml SB2504 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2504SG.pdf Dog/hog fights; eliminate repeal of prohibition against. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2504.xml SB2537 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2537IN.pdf Homeschool students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2537.xml SB2538 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2538IN.pdf Homeschool and nonpublic school students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2538.xml SB2539 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2539SG.pdf Statute of limitation; revise for prosecution of vulnerable person abuse. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2539.xml SB2557 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2557SG.pdf Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2557.xml SB2561 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2561SG.pdf Fiscal notes; shall be published on the Legislature website if prepared for certain bills. Collins 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2561.xml SB2566 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2566IN.pdf Special improvements; authorize municipalities to levy and collect special assessments for the burying of utility lines. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2566.xml SB2656 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2656SG.pdf Income tax; extend repeal date on job tax credit for cut and sew jobs in the upholstered furniture industry. Browning ../Senate_authors/Browning.xml 04/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2656.xml % SB2733 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2733IN.pdf Office of Public Assistance Inspector General; establish. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2733.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 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2734.xml * SB2739 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2739IN.pdf Central School District Shared Services Office System in each county; establish implementation schedule. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2739.xml SB2776 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2776SG.pdf School and district accreditation rating terminology; direct State Dept. of Education to change to "A," "B," "C," "D" and "F". Collins 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2776.xml * SB2797 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2797IN.pdf Open Meetings Act; include rural water systems or associations. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2797.xml SB2876 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2876IN.pdf Bonds; State Treasurer shall prepare a statement regarding the fiscal effect of bond legislation introduced in the Legislature. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2876.xml SB2917 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2917SG.pdf State-owned vehicles; provide moratorium on purchase of and reduce total number over certain period of time. Collins 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2917.xml * SB2918 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2918IN.pdf State boards and commissions; bring forward for amendment purposes. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2918.xml % SB2919 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2919IN.pdf Executive Director of Mississippi Development Authority; remove salary cap and allow supplement with funds from any source. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2919.xml SB2922 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2922IN.pdf Public purchasing; DFA shall adopt regulations governing the purchasing of services by state agencies. Collins 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2922.xml SB2941 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2941IN.pdf Parents who send children to private school or homeschool; provide state income tax deduction for. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2941.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 * SB2996 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2996SG.pdf Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2996.xml * SB2997 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2997SG.pdf Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2997.xml SB2998 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2998SG.pdf Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/15 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2998.xml * SB2999 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2999SG.pdf Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2999.xml * SB3000 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3000SG.pdf Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3000.xml * SB3001 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3001SG.pdf Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3001.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 %$ SB3019 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3019IN.pdf Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Marty Stuart Center and Congress of Country Music Hall. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3019.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 528 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0528SG.pdf Salute Mississippi's "The Band Perry" for winning 3 Academy of Country Music (CMA) Awards. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0528.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 542 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0542SG.pdf Recognize the Dedication Ceremony of the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway. Collins 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0542.xml SC 547 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0547SG.pdf Commend public service of Gerald Wages, Executive Vice President, North Mississippi Health Services. Bryan ../Senate_authors/Bryan.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0547.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 588 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0588SG.pdf Commend Torie Hutchins for winning the 2012 Mississippi Prudential Spirit of Community Award as Youth Volunteer. Collins 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0588.xml SC 624 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0624SG.pdf Commend undefeated Pontotoc High School "Lady Warriors" Girls Basketball Team for winning the Class 4A State Championship. Browning ../Senate_authors/Browning.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0624.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 649 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0649SG.pdf Commend Itawamba Community College "Lady Indians" Women's Basketball Team for 2012 MACJC State Championship and perfect season. Collins 04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0649.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 04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0657.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 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