2012 Regular Session Senator Tony Smith Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Tony Smith District 47 ../../../members/senate/smith.xml ../senate_p_authors/smith.xml Principal Author Only 05/24/12 at 08:58 SB2060 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2060IN.pdf Textbooks; authorize local school boards to reject for certain content. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2060.xml SB2074 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2074SG.pdf Municipal separate school districts with added territory; trustee elections conducted by county election commissioners. Smith 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2074.xml * SB2092 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2092IN.pdf Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2092.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 %$ SB2140 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2140IN.pdf Corrections; persons convicted of certain violent crimes not eligible for earned time or other time for reduction of sentence. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2140.xml SB2146 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2146IN.pdf School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2146.xml SB2181 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2181IN.pdf Statute of limitation; revise for prosecution of vulnerable person abuse. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2181.xml SB2190 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2190IN.pdf School board members elected in all districts; superintendents appointed after January 1, 2016. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2190.xml SB2266 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2266IN.pdf Requirements for enrollment of children in public schools; include proof of purchase of car tag in the proper county. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2266.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 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 ../Senate_authors/Polk.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2473.xml % SB2480 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2480IN.pdf Economic development; create the Mississippi Small Project Economic Development Financing Revolving Fund. Smith 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2480.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 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 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 *% 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 SB2553 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2553IN.pdf Mississippi Veterans' Honor Medal Program; establish under Adjutant General. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2553.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 ../Senate_authors/Polk.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2573.xml SB2590 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2590PS.pdf DUI; create child endangerment provision. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 04/26 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2590.xml *% SB2592 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2592IN.pdf Sex offenders; require lie detector test if victim under 16. Polk ../Senate_authors/Polk.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2592.xml % SB2689 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2689IN.pdf CON; authorize transfer of nursing home beds from Hancock County and new nursing home beds in Lamar County. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2689.xml SB2695 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2695IN.pdf CON; issue for nursing facility in Jackson to provide care to ventilator dependent pediatric patients. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2695.xml SB2702 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2702IN.pdf Health care CON; issue to hospital in Harrison County for adult psych beds for patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2702.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 * SB2840 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2840IN.pdf Certified Investigator Program; create special fund to support homicide investigation training and impose surcharge on violations. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2840.xml SB2846 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2846IN.pdf Certified Investigator Program; impose surcharge and create fund. Smith 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2846.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 % 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 %$ 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 %$ SB3014 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3014IN.pdf Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing and installing a solar electric energy system. Smith 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3014.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 %$ SB3035 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3035SG.pdf Stone County; extend repeal date on provision authorizing certain assessment on misdemeanor convictions. Smith 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3035.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 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 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 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 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 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 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 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0531.xml SC 543 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0543SG.pdf Commend Picayune Junior High Cheerleaders for State 5A Championship. Smith 02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0543.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 610 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0610SG.pdf Commend Sandra Cassibry, Instructor of the Year at the Perkinston Campus of MGCCC. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0610.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 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 641 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0641SG.pdf Commend Picayune educator Donna Porter for 2012 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award. Smith 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0641.xml SC 643 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0643SG.pdf Declaring Stone County, Mississippi, to be the "Mural County of Mississippi." Smith 05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0643.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 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 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