Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Lester Carpenter
Sponsored
Became law1
Cathinone derivatives; include in Schedule I.
Passed the House1
Traffic Safety Violator Course Study Committee; create.
In committee4
Handicapped parking; authorize physician to certify person permanently disabled and provide that person with permanent tag.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for repair of bridges in Alcorn and Tishomingo Counties.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for repair of Oakland School Road Bridge in Alcorn County.
Ad valorem tax; revise definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
School districts; exempt certain from the minimum school term requirement in event of extreme weather conditions.
Derrick Beard Act; create to allow termination of residential premises lease in certain cases of lessee's death.
Vetoed · 1
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
Passed the House · 3
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
Court reporters; authorize board to discipline persons engaging in court reporting without certification or permission.
Rating Bureau; require to formalize standards regarding equipment for use in determining ratings.
In committee · 17
Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act; establish additional requirements for DFA's website on state spending.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize additional round.
Public institutions and employees; prohibit from using public funds for procedures that result in destruction or injury of human embryos.
Immigration; enact Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize additional round.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011; create.
Correctional facilities; clarify that possession of certain prohibited items includes grounds of facilities.
Charter schools; create new process for establishing.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons 70 years of age or older.
Elections; allow additional time for candidates to qualify under certain circumstances.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Open Primaries; establish.
Deadly weapon; clarify that certain knives fall within category of that are unlawful to be possessed by a convicted felon.
Restoring the 10th Amendment Committee; create to identify unconstitutional federal laws and unfunded federal mandates.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance for road and bridge improvements in small municipalities.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and certain projects in the City of Corinth.