2017 Regular Session Senator Josh Harkins Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Josh Harkins District 20 ../../../members/senate/harkins.xml ../senate_p_authors/harkins.xml Principal Author Only 10/18/17 at 10:46 SB2229 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2229PS.pdf Branded title; may be issued to a vehicle that has been issued a certificate of destruction if certain criteria are met. Younger ../Senate_authors/Younger.xml 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2229.xml * SB2271 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2271SG.pdf Hunting & fishing; waive for veterans with certain disabilities when participating in certain events. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2271.xml * SB2273 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2273SG.pdf Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 04/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2273.xml * SB2322 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2322IN.pdf Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2322.xml SB2323 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2323IN.pdf MS Works Scholarship Pilot Program; establish to assist career and technical education students at community colleges. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2323.xml SB2324 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2324PS.pdf Nissan Scholarship Program; authorize Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer. Harkins 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2324.xml SB2325 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2325IN.pdf Certificate of Foreign Birth; allow issuance by Bureau of Vital Statistics. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2325.xml SB2326 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2326IN.pdf Debts; authorize community and junior colleges to collect through setoff against a debtor's income tax return. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2326.xml SB2328 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2328CS.pdf Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program; increase minimum GPA to qualify. Harkins 02/07 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2328.xml SB2329 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2329PS.pdf Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; must report on the effectiveness of state financial aid programs. Harkins 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2329.xml SB2330 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2330PS.pdf Enhanced eligibility verification system; direct Division of Medicaid to establish. Harkins 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2330.xml * SB2332 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2332IN.pdf Foreign adoptions; certain parents may proceed pro se in registration of. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2332.xml SB2340 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2340PS.pdf Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance; repeal certain programs. Harkins 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2340.xml * SB2425 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2425SG.pdf Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; delete the repealer on. Harkins 03/20 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2425.xml SB2469 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2469PS.pdf Blue, Red and Med Lives Matter Act; create. Moran ../Senate_authors/Moran.xml 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2469.xml * SB2507 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2507IN.pdf Alcoholic beverages; authorize Clinton to establish leisure and recreation districts. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2507.xml SB2509 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2509PS.pdf MSU and USM; buildings erected on university land leased to private entities for student housing is exempt from taxation. Harkins 03/16 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2509.xml *%$ SB2510 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2510IN.pdf Licensed Professional Counselors practice act; bring forward sections. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2510.xml SB2511 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2511CS.pdf Naturopathic medicine; provide for the licensing of practitioners. Harkins 02/09 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2511.xml % SB2512 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2512IN.pdf Income tax; authorize certain contributions to support the MS Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program. Harkins 02/22 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2512.xml %$ SB2513 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2513IN.pdf Community and junior colleges; may enter into loans for up to 30 years with board of trustees' approval. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2513.xml SB2536 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2536PS.pdf Municipal appointments; clarify service limitation period for certain hold-over and interim appointments. Harkins 02/28 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2536.xml * SB2541 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2541IN.pdf Liquefied compressed gas; establish reporting requirements for importers of. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2541.xml SB2542 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2542PS.pdf Certain electric or natural gas public utilities; authorize to undertake economic development activities. Harkins 03/08 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2542.xml SB2543 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2543IN.pdf Counties; maintain public drainage system on private lands. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2543.xml SB2564 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2564SG.pdf State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building." McMahan ../Senate_authors/McMahan.xml 03/27 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2564.xml * SB2610 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2610SG.pdf Cannabidiol; clarify use in research of seizures and other medical conditions. Harkins 03/20 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2610.xml * SB2613 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2613IN.pdf Light wine or beer; authorize small craft breweries to sell light wine or beer they produce on the premises of the brewery. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2613.xml % SB2615 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2615IN.pdf MSU; authorize to enter into a long-term lease for housing and retail purposes. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2615.xml SB2680 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2680SG.pdf Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 04/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2680.xml * SB2710 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.pdf Sanctuary cities; prohibit adoption or enactment of. Tindell ../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml 03/27 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2710.xml * SB2735 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2735IN.pdf Mississippi Private Investigation Regulatory Act; create. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2735.xml % SB2844 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2844IN.pdf Urban Flood Control and Drainage Law; authorize special assessment on property benefited by projects. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 02/22 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2844.xml %$ SB2904 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2904IN.pdf "Health Care Collaboration Act of 2017"; establish under management of UMMC Health System Authority. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2904.xml % SB2917 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2917IN.pdf Certificate of Foreign Birth; authorize issuance by Bureau of Vital Statistics. Harkins 01/31 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2917.xml SB2952 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2952IN.pdf Airport Authorities Law; certain airport property is exempt from ad valorem tax only if it is used for aeronautical purposes. Harkins 02/22 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2952.xml %$ SB3023 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3023IN.pdf Income taxation; increase credits authorized for providers of broadband services at institutions of higher learning. Harkins 02/22 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3023.xml %$ SB3024 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3024IN.pdf Mississippi Savings Initiative; create. Harkins 02/22 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3024.xml %$ SB3046 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3046IN.pdf Rankin County; authorize to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages in a certain qualified resort area. Harkins 03/29 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3046.xml SB3047 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3047IN.pdf Rankin County; authorize to erect and display certain signs on MS 25 near Sandhill. Harkins 03/29 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3047.xml SC 504 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0504SG.pdf Commend the life and honor the military, civic and charitable service of Eugene S. Clarke, III, of Hollandale, Mississippi. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 01/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0504.xml SC 596 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0596SG.pdf Congratulate Northwest Rankin High School "Cougars" Boys Soccer Team for winning Class 6A State Championship. Harkins 02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0596.xml SC 597 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0597SG.pdf Commend Northwest Rankin High School "Cougars" Girls Soccer Team for winning first State Championship. Harkins 02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0597.xml SC 633 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0633SG.pdf Designate March 23, 2017, as "Undergraduate Research Day in Mississippi." Harkins 03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0633.xml SC 634 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0634SG.pdf Designate April 21, 2017, as "Donate Life Day in Mississippi" to promote organ, eye and tissue transplantation. Harkins 03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0634.xml SC 635 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0635SG.pdf Commend Suzuki Strings Advanced Ensemble of Columbus, Mississippi, on their historic performance in Carnegie Hall. Younger ../Senate_authors/Younger.xml 03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0635.xml SC 637 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0637SG.pdf Recognize former MSU Quarterback Dak Prescott as NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2016-2017. Harkins 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0637.xml SC 643 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0643SG.pdf Recognize outstanding military service of Lt. Col. Bert E. Sullivan, Jr., on occasion of retirement from Ms Air National Guard. Harkins 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0643.xml SC 644 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0644SG.pdf Recognize outstanding career of veteran MSU "Bulldog" Sportscaster Jim Ellis on the occasion of his retirement. Harkins 03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0644.xml SC 663 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0663SG.pdf Congratulate Hartfield Academy "Hawks" Boys Basketball Team for winning 2017 MAIS Class AAA State Championship. Harkins 03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0663.xml SC 686 ../../../documents/2017/pdf/SC/SC0686SG.pdf Congratulate MSU "Lady Bulldogs" Women's Basketball Team and Head Coach Vic Schaefer for first NCAA Tournament "Final Four" appearance. Harkins 04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0686.xml