2013 Regular Session Senator Gray Tollison Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Gray Tollison District 9 ../../../members/senate/tollison.xml ../senate_p_authors/tollison.xml Principal Author Only 07/02/13 at 10:19 SB2045 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2045IN.pdf Capital murder; killing of multiple victims in a single incident. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2045.xml SB2046 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2046SG.pdf Justice court clerks; clarify annual educational requirement. Tollison 04/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2046.xml * SB2087 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2087IN.pdf Justice court fees; allow fee for proceedings to renew a judgment. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2087.xml % SB2116 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2116IN.pdf Transfer of students between school districts; automatic transfer of students attending school rated "C," "D" or "F." Brown ../Senate_authors/Brown.xml 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2116.xml SB2138 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2138SG.pdf School district financial procedures; clarify distribution of funds and time of payment of school employee salaries. Tollison 04/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2138.xml * SB2154 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2154PS.pdf Vulnerable Persons Act of 1986; conform terminology in other statutes. Tollison 03/05 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2154.xml % SB2188 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2188SG.pdf Teacher and administrator licensure; clarify grounds for license denial and procedures for reinstatement. Tollison 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2188.xml *% SB2189 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2189PS.pdf "Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2013"; enact. Tollison 03/13 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2189.xml * SB2198 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2198IN.pdf Appropriation FY2014; Hattiesburg School District and Booneville School District for digital learning pilot programs. Tollison 02/27 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2198.xml SB2199 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2199PS.pdf Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016, except pursuant to referendum. Tollison 04/03 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2199.xml * SB2200 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2200IN.pdf Compulsory school attendance; applicable to 5-year-old children and clarify completion of program. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2200.xml SB2212 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2212PS.pdf Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 03/05 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2212.xml *% SB2217 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2217IN.pdf Texting while driving; constitutes careless driving. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2217.xml SB2302 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2302SG.pdf Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 04/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2302.xml * SB2347 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347SG.pdf Literacy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2347.xml * SB2377 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2377SG.pdf Murder; distinguish between first- and second-degree of. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 04/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2377.xml * SB2387 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2387IN.pdf Convicted felons; revise punishment and incarceration for possession of a weapon. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2387.xml SB2395 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2395SG.pdf Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2395.xml *% SB2396 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2396SG.pdf Accreditation of schools; prescribe standards for single "A" through "F" school and school district accountability system. Tollison 04/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2396.xml * SB2397 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2397IN.pdf Third Grade reading proficiency; enact "Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act." Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2397.xml SB2419 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2419SG.pdf Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi. Montgomery ../Senate_authors/Montgomery.xml 03/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2419.xml % SB2624 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2624IN.pdf Habitual offender; revise felonies that trigger day-for-day service of sentence. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2624.xml SB2636 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2636PS.pdf Agricultural high schools; transfer Coahoma Agricultural High School and Hinds Agricultural High School to county school district. Tollison 03/05 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2636.xml *% SB2637 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2637SG.pdf School district consolidation; require in Clay County. Tollison 04/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2637.xml *% SB2653 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2653IN.pdf Breathalyzer; Crime Lab to calibrate instrument with each breath test. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2653.xml SB2658 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2658SG.pdf Mississippi Education Works Program; enact education reforms. Tollison 04/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2658.xml * SB2659 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2659SG.pdf Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program; establish in the State Department of Education. Tollison 04/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2659.xml * SB2690 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2690IN.pdf Transfer of students between school districts; automatic transfer of students attending school rated "C," "D" or "F." Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2690.xml % SB2691 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2691IN.pdf Opportunity scholarships for low-income students to attend nonpublic schools; create and allow tax credits. Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2691.xml % SB2725 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2725IN.pdf False lien statements; create new crime of. Tollison 02/05 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2725.xml SB2779 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2779SG.pdf School districts under conservatorship; provide for special election to fill vacant school board positions. Tollison 03/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2779.xml SB2930 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2930SG.pdf Lafayette County Reserve and Trust Fund; make revisions regarding the governance of the trust fund. Tollison 04/24 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2930.xml * SC 502 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0502SG.pdf Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of Senator Bennie L. Turner. Brown ../Senate_authors/Brown.xml 01/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0502.xml SC 503 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0503SG.pdf Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of Senator Alice Harden. Brown ../Senate_authors/Brown.xml 01/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0503.xml SC 504 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0504SG.pdf Mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty United States Army Private First Class Patricia L. Horne of Greenwood, Mississippi. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 01/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0504.xml SC 505 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0505SG.pdf Mourn the loss and commend civic leadership of former State Senator John Keeton, Jr., of Grenada, Mississippi. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 01/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0505.xml SC 506 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0506SG.pdf Mourn the loss and commend public service of former Mississippi Senator Rick Lambert. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 01/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0506.xml SC 513 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0513SG.pdf Mourn the loss of Afghanistan casualty U.S. Army Reserve Master Sergeant Coater Debose of State Line, Mississippi. Gandy ../Senate_authors/Gandy.xml 01/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0513.xml SC 516 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0516SG.pdf Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" Football Team and Coach Hugh Freeze on impressive BBVA Compass Bowl victory. Tollison 02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0516.xml SC 538 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0538SG.pdf Recognize 25th Anniversary of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Tollison 02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0538.xml SC 542 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0542SG.pdf Congratulate Ole Miss Quarterback "Bo" Wallace for winning 2012 C Spire Conerly Trophy. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0542.xml SC 560 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0560SG.pdf Recognize the educational contributions of University of Mississippi Chief of Staff Dr. Andy Mullins. Tollison 03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0560.xml SC 597 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0597SG.pdf Recognize 1962 Ole Miss Football Team on 50th Anniversary of National Championship. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0597.xml SC 604 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0604SG.pdf Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" Basketball Team and Coach Andy Kennedy on impressive SEC Championship victory. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0604.xml SC 621 ../../../documents/2013/pdf/SC/SC0621SG.pdf Recognize Ole Miss Basketball Forward Rahim Lockhart on induction into 2013 Allstate SEC Basketball Legends Program. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0621.xml