2012 Regular Session Senator Russell Jolly Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Russell Jolly District 8 ../../../members/senate/jolly.xml ../senate_p_authors/jolly.xml Principal Author Only 05/24/12 at 08:58 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 %$ SB2256 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2256SG.pdf Youth court; permit referral to drug court and prohibit sex offender access to MYCIDS, beaches and campgrounds. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2256.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 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 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 SB2340 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2340IN.pdf Open primaries; establish. Browning ../Senate_authors/Browning.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2340.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 04/02 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2447.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 SB2588 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2588IN.pdf Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2588.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 % SB2889 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2889IN.pdf MS Wireless Communication Commission; revise authority regarding local government entities. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2889.xml SB2909 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2909IN.pdf Peanut Promotion Board; MS Farm Bureau to make appointments as terms expire. Jolly 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2909.xml SB2975 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2975SG.pdf Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2975.xml * SB2976 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2976SG.pdf Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/15 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2976.xml * SB2977 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2977SG.pdf Appropriation; Revenue, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2977.xml * SB2978 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2978SG.pdf Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2978.xml * SB2979 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2979SG.pdf Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/15 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2979.xml * SB2983 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2983SG.pdf Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2983.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 %$ 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 506 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0506SG.pdf Recognize Mrs. Leola Dillard on 100th birthday. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0506.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 517 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0517SG.pdf Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Iuka and recognize its reenactment. Wilemon ../Senate_authors/Wilemon.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0517.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 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 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 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 540 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0540SG.pdf Recognize Pine Belt Aviation Artist Clint Martin for nationally acclaimed art depicting the "Tuskegee Airmen." Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0540.xml SC 542 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0542SG.pdf Recognize the Dedication Ceremony of the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway. Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0542.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 545 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0545SG.pdf Designate "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to bring awareness to cardiovascular disease in women. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0545.xml SC 546 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0546SG.pdf Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Farmington and recognize its reenactment. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0546.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 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 554 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0554SG.pdf Recognize Mrs. Zula Criddle Warnick on her 106th birthday. Jolly 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 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 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 629 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0629SG.pdf Commend Rick Stansbury for outstanding basketball coaching career at MSU. Jackson (15th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(15th).xml 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0629.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 634 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0634SG.pdf Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh and recognize its reenactment. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0634.xml SC 651 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0651SG.pdf Recognize Kayla Snow on Miss University 2012 title at the University of Mississippi. Jolly 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0651.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 675 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0675SG.pdf Remember legacy of the late World War II hero and Mississippi Representative Major General Delos Burks of Carriere, Mississippi. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0675.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 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