2012 Regular Session Senator Haskins Montgomery Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Haskins Montgomery District 34 ../../../members/senate/montgomery.xml ../senate_p_authors/montgomery.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 ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2010.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 %$ SB2262 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2262IN.pdf Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law. Montgomery 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2262.xml %$ SB2269 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2269IN.pdf Master planned communities; revise minimum amount of acreage required in the development of. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2269.xml SB2282 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2282IN.pdf Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2282.xml SB2315 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2315IN.pdf Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state. Montgomery 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2315.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 *% SB2322 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2322IN.pdf Radar; authorize use by sheriffs under limited circumstances. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2322.xml SB2350 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2350IN.pdf Health insurance; require certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2350.xml SB2352 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2352IN.pdf Board of supervisors; revise salary scale in counties with certain acreage owned by federal government. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2352.xml SB2366 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2366IN.pdf Cottage food production operations; exempt from regulation by the State Board of Health. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2366.xml % SB2372 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2372IN.pdf Ad valorem taxation; authorize a fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes for certain private correctional facility projects. Montgomery 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2372.xml %$ SB2396 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2396IN.pdf Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2396.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 * SB2432 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2432PS.pdf State Veterans' Affairs Board; authorize to establish, operate and maintain additional veterans cemeteries. Jackson (15th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(15th).xml 04/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2432.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 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 * 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 SB2782 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2782IN.pdf Petroleum products; require at least one pump with no ethanol additive. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2782.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 * SB2799 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2799IN.pdf Threat of bodily harm; felony under certain circumstances. Montgomery 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2799.xml SB2825 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825SG.pdf Memorial highway; designate certain segment of MS Hwy. 15 North in Jasper County as Richard Alexandra "Dickie" Ware Memorial Highway. Montgomery 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2825.xml * SB2870 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2870IN.pdf MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise powers and duties of the county utility authorities. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2870.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 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 %$ 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 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 508 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0508SG.pdf Congratulate Mississippi State University "Bulldogs" Football Team and Coach Dan Mullen on impressive Music City Bowl victory. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0508.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 525 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0525SG.pdf Commend EMCC "Lions" Football Team for NJCAA National Championship. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0525.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 532 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0532SG.pdf Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Mississippi Children's Home Services. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0532.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 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 548 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0548SG.pdf Mourn the loss of former Kemper County Superintendent of Education June Wright. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0548.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 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 583 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0583SG.pdf Recognize the DuBard School for Language Disorders on its 50th Anniversary. Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0583.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 591 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0591SG.pdf Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0591.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 607 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0607SG.pdf Commend NCAA Delta State University "Statesmen" Football Team for Gulf South Conference Championship. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0607.xml SC 616 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0616SG.pdf Recognize "World Tuberculosis Day." Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0616.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 622 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0622SG.pdf Recognize Dr. Thad Fulton Waites, M.D., for service as Chair of the Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0622.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 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 ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0632.xml SC 633 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0633SG.pdf Recognize the 75th Anniversary of the Young Lawyers Division of The Mississippi Bar. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0633.xml SC 635 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0635SG.pdf Salute the historic commissioning ceremony of the Nation's newest attack submarine USS MISSISSIPPI (SSN-782) at Pascagoula. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0635.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 640 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0640SG.pdf Recognize Col. Deborah Coleman for military and civic accomplishments on the occasion of her retirement from MS National Guard. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0640.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 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 648 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0648SG.pdf Recognize civic contributions of Rotary District Governor Bob Graves of Winona, Mississippi. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0648.xml SC 651 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0651SG.pdf Recognize Kayla Snow on Miss University 2012 title at the University of Mississippi. Jolly ../Senate_authors/Jolly.xml 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0651.xml SC 655 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0655SG.pdf Recognize the Mississippi Poultry Association on its 75th Anniversary. Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 04/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0655.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 658 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0658SG.pdf Commend the life of Korean War Veteran and community leader Billy J. McCain, Sr., of Bolivar County. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 04/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0658.xml SC 668 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0668SG.pdf Recognize service of Trey Crawford of Laurel, Mississippi, as Chairman of the Board of Mississippi Independent Pharmacies Association. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0668.xml SC 670 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0670SG.pdf Recognize pharmacists as integral component of health care delivery system in Mississippi. Brown ../Senate_authors/Brown.xml 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0670.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 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 6 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SR/SR0006PS.pdf Recognize David Upton as the "2012 Mississippi 4-H Volunteer Leader of the Year." Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/16 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0006.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