Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Bob Evans
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Public property; authorize Adjutant General to convey certain real property to the Town of Prentiss, MS.
In committee42
Medicaid and CHIP; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail in hardship cases.
Elected official; prohibit from changing political party affiliation during term of office.
Bill of Rights for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Mineral rights; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Public Service Commission; repeal authority to use alternate method of cost recovery on certain power generation.
Mississippi Code; provide set to each public defender.
Liability; create duty of train crew to look out for persons and property on railroad tracks.
State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Insurance companies; require to offer property and casualty insurance if offered in another state.
Cell phone; prohibit search of without a search warrant.
Grand jury indictment; defendant entitled to hearing before upon request.
House arrest; authorize use as a condition for nonadjudicated sentences.
Budget; State Fiscal Officer shall not reduce funds of Department of Education when state revenues fall below estimate.
Mississippi Minimum Wage Law; enact.
Fair Pay Act of 2012; create to require equivalent pay for equivalent jobs.
Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act".
Controlled Substances Law; revise forfeiture proceedings.
Candy; prohibit sale of that mimics tobacco.
Jurors; revise competency requirements.
DUI; repeal provision that refusal to take breath test is evidence of.
Implied consent; refusal appeal to toll suspension for reasonable time to contest.
Caylee's Law; create.
"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2012"; create.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
DNA testing; prohibit use of test results for discriminatory purpose.
Irreconcilable differences; additional ground for divorce.
Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Children's products; ban phthalates and other ingredients from.
Execution or attachment; revise property exempt from seizure under.
Child support guidelines; presumption of reasonableness for adjusted gross income over $50,000.
DUI; revise license suspension for test refusal if licensee pleads guilty.
Alcohol; increase excise tax and markup on alcoholic beverages, increase excise tax on light wine and beer.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.
Pawnbrokers, title pledge lenders and check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that they may charge for their services.
Wireless interactive communication; prohibit use of by a person operating a motor vehicle.
Discovery; defendant entitled to in criminal cases in all courts.
Law enforcement officers, fire fighters and conservation officers; legal to videotape while on duty.
Grandparents' visitation rights; expand availability of.
Irrigation wells; require meters to be placed on.
School attendance officers; require to collect information on home-schooled students to be submitted to youth court judge.
Interrogations; require that all conducted by law enforcement must be video taped in entirety.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Interstate 55; designate certain segment of in Copiah County as the "Robert L. Johnson Memorial Highway."
Jefferson Davis County; may utilize portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue for garbage collection and disposal.
Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise.
Passed the House · 1
Window tint law; exempt government fire department vehicles.
In committee · 9
Trusty status; prohibit individual convicted of murder or capital murder from becoming eligible for.
Gubernatorial pardon; require applicant to give notice to district attorney to hold public hearing.
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
State employees; provide for increase in annual compensation for those with annual salary under $50,000.00.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Copiah County in constructing a building for its emergency management agency & 911 headquarters.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Wesson in making Americans With Disabilities Act improvements to a building.
Local taxing entities; revise form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax effort proposals.
Dialysis treatment; require facilities providing to maintain backup power supply for dialysis machines.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for infrastructure projects at Panther Ridge Business Park in Copiah County.