Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law2
School influenza vaccination program; State Department of Health apply for federal grants.
Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act; revise.
Passed the Senate20
Mississippi Principal and Income Act of 2012; enact.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011; create.
"Mississippi Legislature United States Constitution Study Committee"; create to identify unconstitutional state laws.
Trade Secrets; revise Uniform Act.
Mississippi Securities Act of 2010; clarify nonpublic nature of certain personal information obtained during investigations.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship to qualify.
Salaries of judges, district attorneys and assistant district attorneys; increase/establish funding.
Implied consent law; remove Crime Lab's responsibility to calibrate intoxilyzers and other such devices.
Elevator Safety Act of Mississippi; create.
Acknowledgment; revise form of and clarify date provisions.
Judgment for overdue child support and enforcement by DHS; extend reverters and repealers relating to.
Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act; enact.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in certain places.
Judicial elections; provide procedure to be followed when the only candidate for a judicial office dies, resigns or is disqualified.
Child Protection Act; enact.
Abortions; all physicians performing in abortion clinics must have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Sunshine Attorney Act; create.
State Grand Jury Act; delete repealer on.
Recreational vehicle franchise law; create.
Court-appointed special advocates; clarify court's authority.
Out of committee4
Out-of-country wire transfers; impose a fee on, create the Border Fence Fund and deposit revenue into the fund.
Model Business Corporation Act; amend to conform Mississippi Act to Uniform Act.
Federal estate tax exemption; provide rule of construction for certain will and testaments.
Professional contracts; certain indemnity provisions void.
In committee40
Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Uniform laws; create Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
Outside attorney fees; require review of certain state contracts for.
Tort reform; clarify legislative intent.
Court-appointed special advocates; clarify court's authority.
Court reporting; misdemeanor to practice without a license.
Elections; increase per diem of election commissioners on election days.
Abortions; physicians performing in clinics must be board certified in OB/GYN.
Certified athletic trainers; allow to receive salary supplement if have completed NATA certification process.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Rape or sexual battery of a child; mandate life without parole.
Income tax; allow adjustment to gross income for certain unreimbursed travel expenses of National Guard/Reserves.
Board of supervisors; authorize to pay for income loss protection for volunteer fire fighters.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2011"; enact.
Uniform laws; create Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act.
Retirement; earned compensation of member of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all remuneration except mileage.
Retirement; authorize members of the optional retirement plan to participate in IHL retirement incentive program.
TiPAC; create the Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts Act.
Open Meetings Act; revise fine and impose personal liability therefor on public officials.
Statement of economic interest; revise penalty and procedure upon failure to file.
Unauthorized aliens; prohibited from receiving financial aid from state universities or colleges.
Accident response service fee; prohibit.
Mississippi Uniform Athlete Agents Act; revise definitions and regulatory authority.
Build-to-suit capital leases for school facilities; authorize school districts to enter into and transfer real estate for.
Flood rescue; assess costs of to driver who ignores warning.
Mississippi Right of Publicity Act; enact.
English language; require state agencies and political subdivisions to offer all services and material only in.
Blunt wrap; outlaw sale, distribution or manufacture of.
Expert testimony from crime lab; allow to be taken by video means.
Board of supervisors; authorize to pay cost of immunizing volunteer fire fighters against diseases.
Manslaughter; distinguish between voluntary and involuntary.
DUI; increase penalties for 4th and 5th offenses.
Service of process; Model Registered Agents Act (ULC).
Salaries of judges; increase/establish funding.
Citizenship in the State of Mississippi; define.
Reentry courts; provide for creation of.
County supervisors; shall not meet before certain time if business affects private property.
Continuing care; prevent involuntary denial of treatment necessary to prevent death.
School/Head Start influenza vaccination program; State Department of Health establish.
City of Hattiesburg; extend the repeal date on the Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and the city's hotel/motel tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
2011 First Extraordinary Session · Bonds; issue for Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund and revise Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act.
All-terrain vehicles; require competency training and helmets under a certain age.
Blue Alert System; create.
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of I-59 as "Mississippi Gold Star Memorial Highway."
Ad valorem school taxes; exempt publication requirement if no increase in ad valorem tax effort in dollars is proposed.
Feticide; revise killing or injury of an unborn child.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Mississippi Rating Bureau; shall publish guidelines for the grading of fire trucks.
Forrest County & City of Hattiesburg; expand areas in which may acquire property for industrial purposes.
Passed the Senate · 11
Terrorism; add as an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
Schedule I; expand definition of cathinone derivatives and synthetic cannabinoids.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Divorce; create bona fide separation as the 13th ground.
Agritourism; provide limited liability for persons engaged in agritourism.
Emerging Crops Fund; loan program for agribusinesses engaged in poultry production is separate from other loan programs in the fund.
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.
Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange Act; create.
In committee · 2
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Public contracts related to a federally declared disaster; grant preference to resident contractors.