2012 Regular Session Senator John A. Polk Principal Author and Co-Author Senator John A. Polk District 44 ../../../members/senate/polk.xml ../senate_p_authors/polk.xml Principal Author Only 05/24/12 at 08:58 SB2074 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2074SG.pdf Municipal separate school districts with added territory; trustee elections conducted by county election commissioners. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2074.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 %$ 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 SB2191 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2191IN.pdf Public assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to random drug testing to qualify. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2191.xml SB2221 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2221IN.pdf Public assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to random drug testing to qualify. Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2221.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 ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2224.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 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 *% SB2376 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2376SG.pdf Voyeurism; create felony offense when victim is under 16. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2376.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 * 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 * SB2473 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2473IN.pdf Sales taxation; exempt certain sales of manufacturing machinery that is manufactured or primarily assembled in this state. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2473.xml % SB2488 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2488PS.pdf School premises liability; provide for shared use and public access to school buildings. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 04/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2488.xml SB2533 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2533SG.pdf Residential Builders and Remodelers Act; revise license requirements and exemptions. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2533.xml *% SB2535 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2535SG.pdf University of Southern MS; authorize Dept. of Finance & Administration to sell certain real property at the USM Campus. Polk 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2535.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 SB2573 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2573IN.pdf Public university property; require DFA to purchase and to sell on behalf of all state universities. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2573.xml SB2592 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2592IN.pdf Sex offenders; require lie detector test if victim under 16. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2592.xml % SB2708 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2708IN.pdf Public assistance benefits; combined incomes of all persons in same household used to determine eligibility for. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2708.xml SB2796 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2796IN.pdf Public-university property; IHL Board to approve the purchase and sale of real property by MUW, USM, DSU, JSU and MVSU. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2796.xml SB2827 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2827PS.pdf Memorial highways; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 11 in Lamar County as "Tyler Kilsby and Leon Sims Memorial Highway." Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2827.xml SB2835 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2835IN.pdf Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2835.xml % SB2839 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2839IN.pdf Motor vehicle inspection stickers; eliminate. Polk 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2839.xml % SB2924 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2924CS.pdf MS SAFE Mortgage Act; exempt small loan companies with mortgage lending activities under a certain amount. Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 03/08 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2924.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 %$ 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 511 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0511SG.pdf Recognize the Centennial Celebration of the establishment of Forrest County Agricultural High School. Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 01/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0511.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 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 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 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 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 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 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 663 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0663SG.pdf Recognize USM Director of Athletics Richard Giannini on his retirement. Polk 05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0663.xml SC 673 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0673SG.pdf Recognize Mississippi's first GRAMMY AWARD winner Eddie Hodges. Hudson ../Senate_authors/Hudson.xml 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0673.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 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