Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
John W. Hines, Sr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Tax-forfeited lands; authorize Secretary of State to sell certain with deteriorating buildings and personal property located on.
Out of committee1
Juvenile Detention Efficiency and Center Licensing Act of 2012; create.
In committee32
Workers' Compensation Law; require every carrier to provide coverage to employees who have a nonviolent record.
Credit unions; authorize to conduct savings promotion raffles.
Self-employment assistance program; create.
Medicaid; provide that Private Fee-for-Service plans services shall be covered in a pilot program.
Appropriation; Department of Health to establish and operate two STD/HIV specialty clinics.
Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Appropriation; Archives and History for preplanning new museum of Mississippi's Native American heritage.
CON; issue for psychiatric facility beds in Washington County.
Child care facilities and family child care homes; require emergency preparedness plans for evacuation or protection of children.
Family Savings Initiative Act; create.
Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program; establish.
Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment programs/services.
Appropriation; Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact.
Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Business Act; create.
Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.
Dating violence; require school districts to adopt policy and educate students on.
Comprehensive eye examination; require for certain students upon enrollment in public school or private school approved by the SBE.
Public school students; authorize community service as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids for dependent children.
School curriculum; require voter education as a component of the United States government course.
Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
School administrators; require to report acts of violence resulting in injury to local law enforcement authorities.
Juvenile Detention Reform Act of 2012; create.
Tax-forfeited lands; authorize sales of to certain individuals.
Driver's license suspension; revise course requirements for alternative sentencing of minor drivers.
Workers Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.
Workforce Enhancement Training; revise provisions regarding approval of training at proprietary schools and colleges.
Wind farms; authorize Secretary of State to lease or rent certain state lands for establishment of for power generation.
Rural broadband initiative; create.
Appropriation; Health Department for support of Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise.
In committee · 14
Financial Literacy Programs; expand grades in which school districts may implement.
Gubernatorial pardon; require applicant to give notice to district attorney to hold public hearing.
Check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that may be charged for cashing checks.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Mortgages; establish foreclosure procedures giving borrowers a chance to modify their loans first.
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education after statewide election on issue.
Contractors; provide method to receive payment when services have been terminated.
CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Stillborn children; require death certificate for, and require notice to parents that they may obtain birth certificate for.
Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ persons convicted of felony offenses.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making improvements to the Woodrow Wilson Avenue Bridge.