Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
Became law1
Juvenile offenders; clarify prohibition against sending nonviolent first-time offenders to training school/detention without good cause.
Passed the House2
Statute of limitations; provide for civil rights violations.
Child taken into custody; prohibit holding child in detention center if done solely because parent unwilling to provide care.
Out of committee2
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Children; prohibit from working certain hours.
In committee37
Banks; prohibit from charging fee for cashing check drawn on that bank.
Drug dealers; require registration of convicted.
Concealed weapons; allow certain elderly persons to carry.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Medical examiners; may pronounce deaths of persons in Louisiana and file death certificates with Health Department.
State Board of Dental Examiners; authorize to regulate individuals or businesses who sell metallic coverings for human teeth.
Elected officials; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while holding office as.
Students; require those in Grades 7-12 to maintain a 2.0 GPA to participate in athletics.
Gaming; sale of certain scratch-off cards is illegal gambling activity.
Weapons; return to owner after dismissal, acquittal of charges.
Sex offender propensity; chancery court may order custody in mental health facility.
District attorneys; additional assistants and investigators for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Mississippi Civil Rights Monument Commission; create.
Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service.
Voter registration; authorize mail-in applications to be distributed in polling places.
Food service; require food servers to wear long sleeve shirts.
Partition sale; right of first refusal for family members and co-owners.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Food unsafe for human consumption; authorize State Health Officer to prohibit sale of in this state.
Caskets; require sellers to be registered with and regulated by the State Board of Funeral Services.
Marriage license; previously married applicant must provide certified copy of divorce or annulment.
School sports; require district policies regulating outdoor practices during high temperatures.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools accredited at Level 1 or 2.
Salaries of justices and judges; revise how certain ones are calculated.
Security freeze; delete requirement for law enforcement report of unlawful information used to place freeze.
Check cashiers licensees; require annual reporting to Commissioner of Banking.
Hospitals; require to publish any discounts provided to health insurers.
Preneed casket contracts; must meet all requirements applicable to preneed contracts for funeral service.
Check Cashiers Act; require continuing education and authorize commission to impose penalties for violations.
Jurisdiction of the youth court, certain; revise.
Candidates; allow to inspect voting machines and devices at least three days before an election.
Burglary and larceny; require persons convicted of to register with local law enforcement.
Cellular telephone companies; require coverage maps to be approved by PSC and Attorney General.
Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Public utility workers; require to present identification before performing duties if requested to do so by property owners.
Attorney General; revise powers to include authority to issue investigative demands.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
County medical examiner's vehicle; revise type of equipment required for.
Domestic violence; revise certain provisions.
Sex offenders; capital murder is an offense requiring registration when a sex offense is the underlying crime.
Mental health system; create joint legislative study committee to study and make report on.
Passed the House · 2
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
In committee · 9
Appropriation; IHL for Special Task Force for Revitalization of the Mississippi Delta Region.
Mississippi Delta Revitalization Act of 2006; extend date of repealer on.
Mental Health, Department of; reconstitute board revise executive director qualifications, and provide for medical director.
School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Drug court; court having jurisdiction has final determination about participation in.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Driver's license; allow translation of birth certificate of foreign-born applicant to be translated by college or university.
City of Jackson; authorize levying of additional tax for specific purposes.