2012 Regular Session Senator Sampson Jackson II Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Sampson Jackson II District 32 ../../../members/senate/jackson_(32nd).xml ../senate_p_authors/jackson_(32nd).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 %$ SB2148 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2148IN.pdf Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.); authorize under Division of Youth Services. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2148.xml SB2149 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2149IN.pdf School bus drivers; school districts may pay health insurance premium of retirees employed as school bus drivers. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2149.xml SB2151 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2151IN.pdf Landowners; compensated by state for certain diminution in property value. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2151.xml SB2152 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2152IN.pdf Absentee ballot; require ballots to be sent automatically to persons 65 years of age or older upon written request. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2152.xml SB2153 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2153IN.pdf Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by students. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2153.xml SB2154 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2154IN.pdf Local system roads; allow portion of state aid allocated to counties to be used to retire debt for. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2154.xml % SB2155 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2155IN.pdf Mississippi Prison Industries; prohibit state agencies from purchasing from business employing inmates of another state. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2155.xml SB2156 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2156IN.pdf Tenth Circuit District; create subdistrict and additional judge. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2156.xml SB2157 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2157IN.pdf State buildings/construction projects; shall be constructed under supervision of DFA. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2157.xml SB2158 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2158IN.pdf Economic development; MDA and MS Prison Industries to develop program on feasibility of prison labor to prevent plant closings. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2158.xml SB2159 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2159IN.pdf Absentee ballots; allow all persons qualified to vote by absentee ballot to do so by mail. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2159.xml SB2160 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2160IN.pdf Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs of America from tobacco funds; FY2013. Jackson (32nd) 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2160.xml SB2161 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2161IN.pdf Elections; qualified elector may vote absentee for any reason. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2161.xml SB2162 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2162IN.pdf Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; revise qualification for certain officers. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2162.xml SB2163 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2163IN.pdf Election; authorize early voting. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2163.xml SB2164 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2164IN.pdf Sixteenth section school land; limit rent increases on farm-residential land. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2164.xml SB2165 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2165IN.pdf Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds, supplemental health insurance for law enforcement; FY2013. Jackson (32nd) 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2165.xml SB2166 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2166IN.pdf Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions to certain student aid programs. Jackson (32nd) 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2166.xml %$ SB2168 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2168IN.pdf Corrections; trusties convicted of certain drug crimes eligible for additional earned time. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2168.xml SB2170 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2170IN.pdf Counties; authorize to acquire cell phones for Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' officers. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2170.xml SB2171 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2171IN.pdf Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start turnarounds. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2171.xml SB2172 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2172IN.pdf Highways; require removal of trees along right-of-way that shade the highway preventing the melting of ice or snow. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2172.xml SB2187 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2187SG.pdf Corrections; extend repeal date on the Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act. Jackson (32nd) 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2187.xml * SB2195 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2195SG.pdf Corrections; extend repeal date for Parole Board. Jackson (32nd) 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2195.xml *% SB2196 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2196SG.pdf Corrections; extend repeal date on state offenders serving sentences in county jails. Jackson (32nd) 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2196.xml * SB2197 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2197SG.pdf Corrections; extend repeal date on intensive home supervision programs and electronic home detention. Jackson (32nd) 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2197.xml *% SB2203 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2203PS.pdf Corrections; extend repeal date on parole supervision fees. Jackson (32nd) 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2203.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 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 SB2338 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2338IN.pdf Division of Workers' Compensation, Office of the Governor; create. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2338.xml SB2344 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2344IN.pdf Income and sales tax liability; revise method of collecting from public officers or employees. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2344.xml SB2373 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2373IN.pdf Inmate Welfare Fund; abolish and allocate remaining funds. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2373.xml SB2374 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2374IN.pdf Inmate Welfare Fund; establish as special fund/inmates' family member to serve on IWF Committee/IWFC must establish certain rules. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2374.xml SB2379 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2379IN.pdf Incarceration cost report; PEER to submit biennially/clarify cost-per-day index. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2379.xml SB2384 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2384IN.pdf Legislative subpoenas; clarify method of enforcement and protective court orders. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2384.xml SB2385 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2385IN.pdf Special assessments deposited into State General Fund; clarify use of revenues and expenditures. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2385.xml % SB2386 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2386IN.pdf Workers' Compensation Commission; change composition and jurisdiction. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2386.xml SB2387 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2387IN.pdf Medicaid Managed Care Program; direct PEER Committee to make report on. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2387.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 SB2393 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2393IN.pdf Inmate Welfare Fund Committee; inmate's family member to serve on/require to establish rules on procedures and expenditures. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2393.xml SB2443 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2443PS.pdf Corrections; reenact and extend repealer on general inmate authority of the Department of Corrections. Jackson (32nd) 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2443.xml * SB2444 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2444PS.pdf Department of Corrections; revise the amount of contracts that must be approved by the Public Procurement Review Board. Jackson (32nd) 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2444.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 SB2555 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2555IN.pdf Deer; authorize and regulate breeding of farm-raised white-tailed deer. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2555.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 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 SB2602 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2602PS.pdf Expunction; provide procedure for certain felonies of persons under 21 years of age at the time of conviction. Jackson (32nd) 04/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2602.xml * SB2606 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2606PS.pdf Male death row inmates; may be housed at appropriate maximum security facility instead of State Penitentiary at Parchman. Jackson (32nd) 04/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2606.xml SB2636 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2636IN.pdf Trusty status offenders; revise crimes that make offenders eligible for additional earned time. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2636.xml SB2637 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2637PS.pdf Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility; reenact and extend repealer on. Jackson (32nd) 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2637.xml SB2638 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2638PS.pdf Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; authorize any state offender to be housed at. Jackson (32nd) 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2638.xml SB2639 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2639PS.pdf Regimented inmate discipline program at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; repeal section of law on. Jackson (32nd) 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2639.xml SB2643 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2643IN.pdf Revocation of offender's earned-release supervision; allow time spent on supervision before revocation to be applied to sentence. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2643.xml SB2673 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2673IN.pdf Parole Board; require to conduct video-teleconference parole hearings from main office. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2673.xml SB2701 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2701IN.pdf Intensive supervision program; offenders to receive credit for time spent in ISP before removal & extend repeal date for the program. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2701.xml % SB2729 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2729IN.pdf Any time spent by offenders under field supervision of the Community Services Division of DOC; require credit toward sentences of. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2729.xml % SB2730 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2730IN.pdf Parole; offenders to receive credit on original sentence for time served on parole prior to revocation. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2730.xml SB2731 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2731SG.pdf Bedridden nonviolent state offenders; authorize Commissioner of Corrections to place on conditional medical release. Jackson (32nd) 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2731.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 SB2788 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2788IN.pdf Hob Bryan Lawn; name the green space between Carroll Gartin Justice Building and Sillers Building in honor of Senator Bryan. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2788.xml SB2822 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2822IN.pdf Transportation; Direct MDOT to straighten curve on MS Highway 397 in Kemper County. Jackson (32nd) 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2822.xml SB2854 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2854SG.pdf Advance health-care directives; MDOC may offer such forms to inmates and may act as guardian for certain inmates. Jackson (32nd) 05/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2854.xml * SB2937 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2937IN.pdf Lauderdale County; authorize to fund chaplaincy program of the detention facility from revenue of inmate phone service. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 05/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2937.xml SB2939 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2939SG.pdf Kemper County; authorize a contribution to Mississippi Community Development Empowerment, Inc. Jackson (32nd) 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2939.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 %$ SB2968 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968SG.pdf Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2968.xml * SB2969 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2969SG.pdf Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2969.xml * SB2970 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2970SG.pdf Appropriation; Military Department. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2970.xml * SB2971 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2971SG.pdf Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2971.xml * SB2972 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2972SG.pdf Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2972.xml * SB2984 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2984SG.pdf Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2984.xml * SB2985 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2985SG.pdf Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2985.xml * SB2986 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2986SG.pdf Appropriation; Funeral Services Board. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2986.xml * SB2987 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2987SG.pdf Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2987.xml * SB2988 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2988SG.pdf Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2988.xml * SB2989 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2989SG.pdf Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2989.xml * SB2990 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2990SG.pdf Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2990.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 509 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0509SG.pdf Commend Jackson Academy "Raiders" Football Team for "3-peat" Class AAA State Championship. Longwitz ../Senate_authors/Longwitz.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0509.xml SC 510 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0510SG.pdf Commend Noxapater High School "Tigers" Football Team for winning first-ever Class 1A State Championship. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0510.xml SC 512 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0512SG.pdf Commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC). Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0512.xml SC 515 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0515SG.pdf Commend Simpson County Academy "Cougars" Football Team for MAIS AA State Championship. Lee ../Senate_authors/Lee.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0515.xml SC 516 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0516SG.pdf Commend Pearl High School Marching Band for winning the 2011 Class 5A State Championship. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0516.xml SC 518 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0518SG.pdf Salute respected District Attorney and Vietnam Veteran Cono Caranna of Gulfport, Mississippi, on the occasion of his retirement. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0518.xml SC 519 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0519SG.pdf Mourn the loss of former Columbia Mayor and District Attorney Maurice Dantin. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0519.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 522 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0522SG.pdf Mourn the loss and commend the civic contributions of Ricky Lesure. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0522.xml SC 523 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0523SG.pdf Commend the public service and mourn the loss of Gilroy Bails, Sr., Alderman for the City of Ripley, MS. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0523.xml SC 524 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0524SG.pdf Commend the public service and mourn the loss of Mayor Kerry W. Hill of Ripley, Mississippi. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0524.xml SC 525 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0525SG.pdf Commend EMCC "Lions" Football Team for NJCAA National Championship. Jackson (32nd) 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0525.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 529 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0529SG.pdf Commend life of respected Law Professor Carol C. West. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0529.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 531 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0531SG.pdf Commend Picayune High School "Maroon Tide" Football Team for Class 5A State Championship. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0531.xml SC 533 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0533SG.pdf Commend life of outstanding Warren County School Administrator Sharp W. Banks, Jr. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0533.xml SC 534 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0534SG.pdf Mourn the loss of Odis McCord, longtime Teacher, Coach and Athletic Director at Southaven High School. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0534.xml SC 535 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0535SG.pdf Commend Carl Jackson for 2012 "Governor's Award of Excellence in the Arts" for Music. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0535.xml SC 536 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0536SG.pdf Recognize the historic donation of the "Airliewood" Civil War era estate to Rust College in Holly Springs. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0536.xml SC 537 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0537SG.pdf Recognize legendary Bluesman Jesse Robinson of Jackson, Mississippi. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0537.xml SC 538 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0538SG.pdf Support increased access to wireless broadcasting in Mississippi. Longwitz ../Senate_authors/Longwitz.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0538.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 543 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0543SG.pdf Commend Picayune Junior High Cheerleaders for State 5A Championship. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0543.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 548 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0548SG.pdf Mourn the loss of former Kemper County Superintendent of Education June Wright. Jackson (32nd) 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0548.xml SC 549 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0549SG.pdf Recognize retirement of Right Reverend Carolyn Tyler-Guidry, 122nd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0549.xml SC 550 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0550SG.pdf Commend Alcorn Central "Lady Bears" Cheer/Dance Team for winning their second consecutive Class 3A State Championship. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0550.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 552 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0552SG.pdf Recognize Northwest Rankin High School Principal Richard Morrison as 2011 "State Administrator of the Year." Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0552.xml SC 553 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0553SG.pdf Recognize Mrs. Mary Pearl Clark Burnett on 100th birthday. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0553.xml SC 554 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0554SG.pdf Recognize Mrs. Zula Criddle Warnick on her 106th birthday. Jolly ../Senate_authors/Jolly.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0554.xml SC 556 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0556SG.pdf Commend Kristi Voss upon being selected the 2011 State Games AT&T Female Athlete of the Year. Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0556.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 558 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0558SG.pdf Commend former University of Mississippi Rebel Quarterback Eli Manning for winning Super Bowl XLVI and MVP honors. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0558.xml SC 559 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0559SG.pdf Commend Easton Curry on being named the 2011 State Games AT&T Male Athlete of the Year. Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0559.xml SC 560 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0560SG.pdf Recognize Southern Gospel Music contributions of "Charlie" Waller of Waynesboro, Mississippi. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0560.xml SC 563 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0563SG.pdf Commend Olive Branch High School "Conquistadors" Football Team for winning 2011 MHSAA Class 6A State Championship. Flowers ../Senate_authors/Flowers.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0563.xml SC 564 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0564SG.pdf Recognize Pan African Film & Arts Festival for naming "Rising Star" Award for Vicksburg native Beah Richards. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0564.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 571 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0571SG.pdf Commend life and legacy of Civil Rights leader and activist Dr. Cleveland Donald, Jr. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0571.xml SC 580 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0580SG.pdf Commend Brandon High School "Lady Bulldogs" Soccer Team for first-ever Class 6A State Championship. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0580.xml SC 581 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0581SG.pdf Commend Columbia High School Marching Wildcats Band for winning 2011 State Championship. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0581.xml SC 584 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0584SG.pdf Commend the life of former Mississippi Representative and World War II Veteran David Bennett, Sr., of Ashland, Mississippi. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0584.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 586 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0586SG.pdf Commend the Madison Shannon Palmer High School Cheerleading Squad for World Ranking. Jackson (11th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0586.xml SC 587 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0587SG.pdf Congratulate "Miss Mississippi 2011" Mary Margaret Roark of Cleveland, Mississippi. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0587.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 614 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0614SG.pdf Commend Kemper County High School "Wildcats" Boys Basketball Team for winning Class 3A State Championship. Jackson (32nd) 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0614.xml SC 615 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0615SG.pdf Recognize Kemper County High School Basketball Star and McDonald's All-American Devonta Pollard. Jackson (32nd) 03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0615.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 645 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0645SG.pdf Recognize leadership and contributions of longtime ECCC President Dr. Phil Sutphin. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0645.xml SC 653 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0653SG.pdf Recognize Mr. L.B. McBride on 100th birthday. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0653.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 669 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0669SG.pdf Recognize Mrs. Erma Hampton Donald Naylor of DeKalb, MS on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Jackson (32nd) 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0669.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 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 SC 686 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0686SG.pdf Designate May 11, 2012, as "Child Care Appreciation Day in Mississippi." Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0686.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 3 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0003PS.pdf "Delta Day at the Capitol"; Recognize February 7, 2012 as. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 02/08 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0003.xml SR 4 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0004PS.pdf Recognize Mrs. Eula Polk on 100th birthday. Blount ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 02/15 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0004.xml SR 5 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0005PS.pdf Commend and congratulate; Tony Jones upon being named 2011 MS Realtor of the Year. Flowers ../Senate_authors/Flowers.xml 02/24 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0005.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