Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Bob Evans
Sponsored
Passed the House3
Law enforcement officers, fire fighters and conservation officers; legal to videotape while on duty.
Child support; delinquent payments are still property of custodial parent after child is age 21 or emancipated.
House arrest; authorize use as a condition for nonadjudicated sentences.
Out of committee1
Candy; prohibit sale of that mimics tobacco.
In committee51
State agencies; require certain to be open for extended office hours and to assign employees to flexible working hours.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Bill of Rights for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Medicaid and CHIP; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail in hardship cases.
Mississippi Code; provide set to each public defender.
Insurance companies; require to offer property and casualty insurance if offered in another state.
Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.
Public defenders; create pilot project.
Implied consent; refusal appeal to toll suspension for reasonable time to contest.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Law; enact.
Fair Pay Act of 2011; create to require equivalent pay for equivalent jobs.
Internet in schools; require State Board of Education to adopt safety and acceptable usage policy.
"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2011"; create.
Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act".
DNA testing; prohibit use of test results for discriminatory purpose.
Grandparents' visitation rights; expand availability of.
Irreconcilable differences; additional ground for divorce.
Mineral rights; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
DUI; repeal provision that refusal to take breath test is evidence of.
Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Criminal penalties; sentence for accessory before the fact cannot be more severe than sentence for the principal.
Children's products; ban phthalates and other ingredients from.
"Mississippi Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011"; create.
Execution or attachment; revise property exempt from seizure under.
Alcohol; increase excise tax and markup on alcoholic beverages, increase excise tax on light wine and beer.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Income tax; increase rate of.
Budget; State Fiscal Officer shall not reduce funds of Department of Education when state revenues fall below estimate.
Controlled Substances Law; revise forfeiture proceedings.
DUI; revise license suspension for test refusal if licensee pleads guilty.
Elected official; prohibit from changing political party affiliation during term of office.
Irrigation wells; require meters to be placed on.
Compensation for appointed counsel for indigents; revise.
Expunction; allow for certain felony convictions by first-time offenders.
DUI; revise license suspension for test refusal if licensee pleads guilty.
Pawnbrokers, title pledge lenders and check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that they may charge for their services.
Jurors; revise competency requirements.
Child support guidelines; presumption of reasonableness for adjusted gross income over $50,000.
Court reporters; authorize to be paid from judge's office operating allowance.
Liability; create duty of train crew to lookout for persons and property on railroad tracks.
Interrogations; require that all conducted by law enforcement must be video taped in entirety.
Public defenders; compensation shall be same as county prosecutors.
Public Service Commission; repeal authority to use alternate method of cost recovery on certain power generation.
Cell phone; prohibit search of without a search warrant.
Wireless interactive communication; prohibit use of by person operating a motor vehicle.
Discovery; defendant entitled to in criminal cases in all courts.
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Grand jury indictment; defendant entitled to hearing before upon request.
Forfeiture; revise certain provisions under the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.
Homicide; establish three degrees with corresponding sentencing.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Vulnerable person abuse; third offense in 5 years a felony.
Passed the House · 1
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
Out of committee · 1
Workplace violence protection; provide.
In committee · 3
Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act; establish additional requirements for DFA's website on state spending.
Business improvement districts; reduce vote necessary to implement.
Trucks; remove the requirement that visibility must be bad from the requirement to reduce speed during inclement weather.