Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
Became law2
Preneed casket contracts; must meet all requirements applicable to preneed contracts for funeral services.
Oakley Training School; change name to the "Oakley Youth Development Center."
Passed the House7
State Board of Dental Examiners; authorize to regulate individuals or businesses who sell metallic coverings for human teeth.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
School sports; require school districts to adopt policies regulating outdoor practices during high temperatures.
Education Enhancement Fund; revise the allocation of funds for classroom supplies to certain teachers.
Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit; revise certain duties of.
Youth court jurisdiction; revise.
Disposition alternatives in delinquency cases, certain; revise.
Out of committee1
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
In committee46
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Controlled substances; include synthetic cannabinoids.
Hospitals; require to publish any discounts provided to health insurers.
Elected officials; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while holding office as.
Security freeze; delete requirement for law enforcement report of unlawful information used to place freeze.
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.
Medical examiners; may pronounce deaths of persons in Louisiana and file death certificates with Health Department.
Gaming; sale of certain scratch-off cards is illegal gambling activity.
Sex offender propensity; chancery court may order custody in mental health facility.
Weapons; return to owner after dismissal, acquittal of charges.
District attorneys; additional assistants and investigators for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Voter registration; authorize mail-in applications to be distributed in polling places.
Partition sale; right of first refusal for family members and co-owners.
Food unsafe for human consumption; authorize State Health Officer to prohibit sale of in this state.
Marriage license; previously married applicant must provide certified copy of divorce or annulment.
Children; prohibit from working certain hours.
Candidates; allow to inspect voting machines and devices at least three days before an election.
Public utility workers; require to present identification before performing duties if requested to do so by property owners.
Burglary and larceny; require persons convicted of to register with local law enforcement.
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a public community or junior college.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Universities and colleges; provide conditions on charging monetary penalty for cell phone interruptions.
Municipal police pursuits; require policies to limit into other municipal jurisdictions by more than one mile.
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day; designate as day of commemoration, not legal holiday.
Check cashers; reduce rate of interest that may be charged for cashing a delayed deposit check.
Department of Corrections; require mental evaluation of convicted sex offender for offender to become eligible for parole.
Restaurants; require those with drive-up windows to display health department inspection report at the window.
Mississippi Non-native Reptile Program; establish within the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Jury consultants; prohibit contact with potential jurors.
Justice court; specify dates to hear motions.
Cell phones; courts may not restrict use in circuit or chancery clerk's office.
Municipal clerk (deputy registrar); authorize to receive municipal election commissioner's service of process.
Eyeglasses; allow dispensing facility to fit and dispense without a current prescription under certain circumstances.
Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial Day; designate legal holiday for.
Tony Gobar Individualized Assessment and Comprehensive Community Intervention Initiative; direct certain funds to.
Motor vehicles; provide certain regulations for selling untitled vehicles for parts.
Attorneys in Legislature; provide additional CLE hours during extended session.
Public property; allow certain elected state officials to retain their office chair at the time of leaving office.
Bonds for contractors; cannot be from company in which contractor or spouse has financial interest.
Private jails and restitution centers; authorize location only after county or municipal approval.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson in making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems.
Sales tax; increase rate on sales of tickets or admissions to movie theaters.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of state law enforcement and fire museum.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to Jackson State University for purchase of historical exhibit.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Hunting; provide a hunting season for children.
Mississippi Highway 161; designate certain segment as "Dr. Aaron E. Henry Memorial Highway."
School boards; revise composition of membership in certain school districts.
Municipal cost and penalties against certain property; authorize to be added to tax rolls and collected by tax collector.
County medical examiners; require to be certified in forensic pathology and be on DPS-approved list.
Passed the House · 3
Sex education; require local school board to adopt a policy to implement abstinence-only or abstinence-plus education into curriculum.
Public purchasing; preference shall be given to Mississippi-based businesses.
City of Jackson; delete repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and expand authority of bureau to contract.
Out of committee · 1
Tourism; authorize state bond issuance to promote state heritage, history and culture and other various tourism purposes.
In committee · 1
Municipal temporary executive committee; shall give 30 days notice of meeting to select committee.