Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
Became law2
U.S. Highway 49W; designate certain segment of in Humphreys County as "Rev. George W. Lee Memorial Highway."
Placement of a child into an alternative school; require Adolescent Teams (A-Teams) to determine.
Passed the House6
State aircraft; purchase or lease of must be approved by Legislature.
Juvenile Detention Reform Act of 2011; create.
Cell phones; courts may not restrict use in circuit or chancery clerk's office.
Crimes; create for unauthorized use of minor's name and social security number as dependent on income tax return.
Crimes; provide procedure for expunction of certain felonies of persons under 18 years of age at time of conviction.
Law enforcement; require pursuit policy of alleged crime perpetrator.
Out of committee2
Division of Youth Services; require to operate therapeutic group homes on the grounds of Oakley Training School.
Classroom supply funds; provide allotment to part-time teachers and other revisions.
In committee65
Roadways; regulate traffic on certain four-lane or wider roads.
Referral of a child to an alternative school; provide certain standards regarding.
Candidates; allow to inspect voting machines and devices at least three days before an election.
Distinctive license tag; reauthorize issuance to attorneys.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools accredited at Level 1 or 2.
Eyeglasses; allow dispensing facility to fit and dispense without a current prescription under certain circumstances.
Public utility workers; require to present identification before performing duties if requested to do so by property owners.
Legal holiday; set first Monday of March as Law Enforcement Day.
Legal holiday; set first Monday of February as Firefighters' Day.
Legal holiday; last Monday of April celebrated as Civil Rights Memorial Day and Confederate Memorial Day.
Banks; prohibit from charging fee for cashing check drawn on that bank.
Food unsafe for human consumption; authorize State Health Officer to prohibit sale of in state.
Mississippi Non-native Reptile Program; establish within the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a public community or junior college.
Universities and colleges; provide conditions on charging monetary penalty for cell phone interruptions.
Gaming; sale of certain scratch-off cards is illegal gambling activity.
Voter registration; authorize mail-in applications to be distributed in polling places.
Community and junior colleges; require students living in dorms to be vaccinated for meningitis.
Hunting; prohibit within the city limits of certain municipalities.
Physical abuse of incarcerated offenders; require physicians to report to the Department of Corrections.
Private correctional facilities; require the Department of Corrections to approve of canteen prices within.
Use of mace in private correctional facilities; require Commissioner of Department of Corrections to monitor and report.
Walnut Grove Correctional Authority; repeal law authorizing Department of Corrections to contract with.
Wireless interactive communication; prohibit by operator of motor vehicle and make secondary offense until January 1, 2013.
Wireless telephones; prohibit use of by operator of motor vehicle without use of hands-free device.
Wireless telephones; prohibit wireless interactive communication and talking without use of hands-free device by operator of motor vehicle.
Vulnerable Persons Act; delete exemption from for certain adult day services programs.
Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility; require regimented inmate discipline program to have certain components when used at.
Medical examiners; may pronounce deaths of persons in Louisiana and file death certificates with Health Department.
Hospitals; require to publish any discounts provided to health insurers.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Sex offender propensity; chancery court may order custody in mental health facility.
Pro bono requirement; exempt elected officials and government attorneys.
Mississippi Civil Rights Monument Commission; create.
Salaries of justices and judges; revise how certain ones are calculated.
Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Weapons; return to owner after dismissal or acquittal of charges.
Jury consultants; prohibit contact with potential jurors.
Municipal police pursuits; require policies to limit into other municipal jurisdictions.
Partition sale; right of first refusal for family members and co-owners.
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Security freeze; delete requirement for law enforcement report of unlawful information used to place freeze.
State Board of Dental Examiners; authorize to regulate individuals or businesses that sell metallic coverings for human teeth.
Marriage license; previously married applicant must provide certified copy of divorce or annulment.
Elected statewide and district officials; increase salaries.
Bail bonds; impose a 1% increase on fee charged to be deposited in the State Treasury for Department of Mental Health.
Nursing home; require to update residents' charts each day or be fined for each failure to do so.
Nursing homes; require to have at least one RN and three LPNs on full-time staff.
Nursing homes; require to post copy of annual report and evaluation by Health Dept. and provide copy to residents' families.
Sex offender propensity; chancery court may order custody in mental health facility.
Sixteenth section lands; authorize current leaseholder to re-lease at amount equal to highest bid.
Crimes; include identity damage by fraud in identity theft.
Capital murder; murder of law enforcement officer of Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks considered as.
Capital murder; include murder of uniformed guard.
Municipal election contests; provide manner in which process is served.
Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative Act; enact.
Courts; if electronic filing is required court must provide computer and scanner at courthouse.
Elected officials; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while holding office as.
Taxation; impose excise tax on sales of bottles of certain products, and designate revenue for environmental cleanup.
Motor vehicles; provide certain regulations for selling untitled vehicles for parts.
Justice court; specify dates to hear motions.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist City of Jackson in making road and street improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist City of Jackson with purchase of fire fighting equipment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission; revise membership of.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House · 4
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation if they provide living arrangements for one or more persons.
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
Mississippi High School Activities Association; provide legislative oversight for and appoint advisors.
City of Jackson; authorize councilmen to maintain individual offices within City Hall.
In committee · 5
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education after statewide election on issue.
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education.
Business improvement districts; reduce vote necessary to implement.
Funeral directing; allow reinstatement of expired license for if certain conditions are met.
State highway system; add certain segment of roadway in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.