Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law4
Income taxation; clarify exclusion from gross income National Guard and Reserve compensation.
Teacher/principal in-service training; shall include suicide prevention education.
Domestic violence; victims exempt from payment of fees incurred in seeking injunctive relief.
Bonds; authorize to provide loans to Hinds County for the Old Capitol Green Project.
Passed the Senate1
Municipalities; revise cleaning of private property.
Out of committee1
Open records; revise time period available to a public body for response and allowable costs.
In committee21
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in the TRICARE military health care system.
Appropriation 2010; fully fund MAEP.
Constables; increase fee in criminal cases, revise reimbursement for travel expenses.
White collar crimes; remove statute of limitations.
DUI; authorize constables to administer test.
Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process rights for municipal.
District attorneys; revise number of assistants and investigators authorized.
Radar; authorize sheriffs in counties with a certain population to use.
Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Sheriffs; increase salaries of/increase supplement authorized for Hinds County.
Law Enforcement Officers Disability Benefits Trust Fund; pay benefits to injured officer's employing government entity.
Voluntary prekindergarten programs for military-connected children in Mississippi; provide for.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi.
State Emergency Duty Leave; state employees who are members of the National Guard shall receive leave during a state of emergency.
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Teacher salaries; increase by one percent per year for three years.
Web cam; revise use in certain court appearances.
Campaign finance disclosure; clarify what constitutes a contribution and require the disclosure of certain loans.
Bonds; create and fund the New Municipalities Infrastructure and Essential Services Fund.
Cigarette tax; increase and require revenue from increase to be used for Medicaid reimbursements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Reimb. Local Confinement.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; enact.
DNA preservation; revise Post Conviction Collateral Relief Act.
Board on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; clarify authority and duties, revise qualification for certain officers.
Domestic violence; revise per Supreme Court Commission recommendation.
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Nurse; restrict use of word "nurse" in job title only to those licensed under Nurse Practice Law.
Vetoed · 1
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Passed the Senate · 11
Firearms; restrict power of confiscation.
Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act; create.
Ad valorem tax; require millage rate reduction for purposes of calculating proposed increase where assessed value increases.
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in TRICARE military health care system.
Emergency duty leave; state employees who are members of the National Guard shall receive leave during a state of emergency.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Reimb. Local Confinement.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.
Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.
Out of committee · 1
Hinds County; may establish the Hinds Co. Economic Development Authority and abolish Hinds Co. Economic Development District.
In committee · 5
2009 First Extraordinary Session · Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Motor vehicles; prohibit text messaging and restrict cell phone use while driving.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Bonds; increase amount issued for the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo.