2012 Regular Session Senator Sean J. Tindell Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Sean J. Tindell District 49 ../../../members/senate/tindell.xml ../senate_p_authors/tindell.xml Principal Author Only 05/24/12 at 08:58 SB2021 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2021IN.pdf Pawnshop transactions; require electronic transmission if law enforcement supplies software. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2021.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 SB2247 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2247IN.pdf Service of notice of expiration of redemption period. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2247.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 *% SB2333 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2333IN.pdf Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2333.xml %$ SB2336 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2336SG.pdf Airport authorities; may enforce a lien on aircraft for unpaid landing fees or other rates and charges. Tindell 04/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2336.xml SB2367 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2367SG.pdf Vulnerable person act; clarify abuse and neglect under. Tindell 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2367.xml SB2370 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2370SG.pdf Beer; authorize manufacture of beer of more than 5% by weight for sale in another state. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2370.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 * SB2394 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2394IN.pdf Judicial and district attorney salaries; increase. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2394.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 * SB2499 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2499IN.pdf Deadly weapons; repeal requirement that dealers maintain a public record of sales. Tindell 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2499.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 SB2556 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2556IN.pdf Tidelands; exempt municipal small water craft harbors from obtaining a tidelands lease from the Secretary of State. Tindell 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2556.xml SB2557 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2557SG.pdf Tidelands; residential property owners not required to obtain a tidelands lease. Tindell 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 SB2600 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2600SG.pdf Beer breweries; allow to provide samples subject to certain restrictions. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2600.xml * SB2621 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2621IN.pdf Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Program; revise the definition of the term "tourism project." Tindell 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2621.xml SB2622 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2622SG.pdf Federal disaster; contractor awarded public works bid using funds from must review job candidates from Dept. of Employment Security. Tindell 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2622.xml * SB2646 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2646IN.pdf Manslaughter; distinguish between voluntary and involuntary. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2646.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 * SB2828 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2828IN.pdf Offshore drilling operations; prohibit on state-owned land in Block 71. Tindell 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2828.xml SB2836 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2836IN.pdf Drug rehabilitation program; require for persons convicted of drug crimes and for probationers who fail drug test. Tindell 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2836.xml % SB2860 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2860IN.pdf Implied Consent Law; revise penalty when death results from aggravated DUI. Gandy ../Senate_authors/Gandy.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2860.xml % SB2869 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2869IN.pdf Light wine & beer; retailers may not accept coupons that are redeemed from a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor of light wine or beer. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2869.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 % SB2872 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2872IN.pdf Post-release supervision; violent offenders required to serve period of post-release supervision on house arrest. Tindell 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2872.xml SB2878 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2878SG.pdf Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2878.xml SB2879 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2879IN.pdf Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Fund; increase maximum period of time that MDA may make payments from. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2879.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 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 %$ SB2943 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2943IN.pdf Bonds; authorize for reconstruction, repair and renovation of the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2943.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 %$ SB2991 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2991SG.pdf Appropriation; Architecture, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2991.xml * SB2992 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2992SG.pdf Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2992.xml * SB2993 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2993SG.pdf Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2993.xml * SB2994 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2994SG.pdf Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2994.xml * SB2995 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2995SG.pdf Appropriation; Contractors, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2995.xml * SB2996 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2996SG.pdf Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/17 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2996.xml * SB2997 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2997SG.pdf Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2997.xml SB2998 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2998SG.pdf Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/15 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2998.xml * SB2999 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2999SG.pdf Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2999.xml * SB3000 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3000SG.pdf Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3000.xml * SB3001 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3001SG.pdf Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3001.xml * SB3016 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3016IN.pdf City of D'Iberville; revise purpose for which gaming fees may be expended. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 05/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3016.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 505 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0505IN.pdf Mississippi Legislative Prayer and Ministry Caucus; establish. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 05/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0505.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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 594 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0594SG.pdf Congratulating actress Octavia Spencer for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Mississippi Film "The Help." Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0594.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 606 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0606SG.pdf Commend Yolanda Mayberry, Instructor of the Year at the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0606.xml SC 612 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0612SG.pdf Commend Ryan Pierini, Instructor of the Year at the Jefferson Davis Campus of MGCCC. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0612.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 636 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0636SG.pdf Recognize World Outdoor and World Indoor Gold Medalist long jumper Brittney Reese of Gulfport, Mississippi. Tindell 04/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0636.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 665 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0665SG.pdf Commend Paula April, Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Center Sales Manager, on retirement. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0665.xml SC 667 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0667SG.pdf Recognize Gulfport Galleria of Fine Art on its 5th year Anniversary. Tindell 05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0667.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 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 SC 685 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0685SG.pdf Commend Gulfport Executive Chef Rob Stinson for hosting Mississippi Public Broadcasting's "Fit to Eat" show. Tindell 05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0685.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