Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
Lee Yancey
Sponsored
Became law1
Motor Vehicle Commission; authorize enforcement of provisions regarding return of inventory upon termination of franchise.
Passed the Senate2
Uniform Emergency Volunteer Healthcare Practitioners Act; enact.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; restrict zoning powers and duties.
Out of committee1
Tourism; MDA shall promote the establishment of fishing tournaments on state-owned lakes.
In committee31
Radar; repeal requirements and restrictions.
Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 30 years of creditable service.
Foreclosed property; cure title before listing for sale.
Disabled veterans; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.
School buses; require new buses to be equipped with seatbelts.
Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of the Little Light House of Central Mississippi.
Sex offenders; mandatory electronic monitoring.
Motor vehicle license tags; require proof of citizenship or legal alien status to obtain.
Zoning; authorize and regulate village districts.
Manslaughter; revise penalty.
CON; restore exemption for private pay nursing facility beds which are part of a continuing care retirement community.
Legal gaming; limit conduct to counties in which it is already being conducted.
Motor vehicles; prohibit text messaging and restrict cell phone use while driving.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2010"; enact.
District attorneys; revise number of assistants and investigators authorized for the 20th Circuit Court District.
CON; provide exemption for private pay nursing beds in Rankin County which are part of a continuing care retirement community.
Income tax credit; authorize for taxpayers who maintain, support and care for a dependent with a diagnosis of developmental disability.
Headlights; require use during precipitation.
Radar; revise entities authorized to operate.
Radar; authorize speed detection by all officers.
Hunting; prohibit hunting with a firearm near a dwelling without permission of owner.
Smoking in a motor vehicle with a child passenger; prohibit and provide penalties for.
Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.
Alcoholic beverages; qualified resort areas may be established in dry counties only after a county-wide vote.
Distinctive horse trailer tags; authorize for supporters of the Mississippi State Equine Association.
Vaccination requirements; authorize exemption for students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
Corrections; require any person incarcerated for nonpayment of child support to work.
Counties; shall adopt a fire prevention code requiring installation of smoke detectors.
Community Corrections Reassimilation and Restitution Program; create.
Charitable organizations; violations of the Charitable Bingo Law are also a violation of law requiring registration.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Synthetic cannabinoids; revise Schedule I to include.
New Start School Program and Conversion Charter School Act of 2010; create and establish process for certain public schools.
Self-administration of prescription asthma/anaphylaxis medication by students; clarify policy.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
State Employee Wellness Program; establish.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife to provide reasonable access in WMAs for handicapped hunters.
Passed the Senate · 11
Immigration Reform Act of 2010; enact.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Child Protection Act; enact.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.
Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to property.
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Cell phones; limit use and prohibit texting while driving.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Terrorism; add as an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses.
"Mississippi Strategic Planning and Performance Budgeting System Act of 2010"; enact.
Out of committee · 1
School students with asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to.
In committee · 4
Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.
Criminal convictions; judge to explain to convict whether he remains a qualified elector.
Health care certificates of need; issue for construction of PRTF and child acute care beds in certain counties.
Income tax; authorize a credit for the purchase of new hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles.