Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law3
Health benefit plans; prohibit unfair discrimination against subjects of abuse.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
Domestic violence; revise elements of the offense.
Passed the Senate4
State Emergency Duty Leave; certain state employees shall receive leave during state of emergency.
Municipal judge; revise population threshold of cities that must appoint.
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
Stalking; revise elements of offense.
In committee21
Bonds; create and fund the New Municipalities Infrastructure and Essential Services Fund.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Camp Bratton-Green.
White collar crimes; remove statute of limitations.
District attorneys; revise number of assistants and investigators authorized.
Voluntary prekindergarten programs for military-connected children in Mississippi; provide for.
Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize.
Campaign finance disclosure; clarify what constitutes a contribution and require the disclosure of certain loans.
DUI; authorize constables to administer test.
Constables; increase fee in criminal cases, revise reimbursement for travel expenses.
Radar; authorize sheriffs in counties with a certain population to use.
Highways; add segments of certain roads within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson to the state highway system.
Sheriffs; increase salaries of/increase supplement authorized for Hinds County.
Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process rights for municipal.
Municipally owned waterworks; prohibit from charging higher rates to certain customers in another municipality.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Bad check; revise fee for deferral of prosecution.
Law Enforcement Officers Disability Benefits Trust Fund; pay benefits to injured officer's employing government entity.
Open records law; revise maximum waiting period for production of records.
Task force to study strategies for educating state's residents on personal finances; create.
Distinctive license tag; reauthorize for supporters of the Clinton Community Nature Center.
Private property; unpaid costs of cleaning by municipality collected as for delinquent municipal taxes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Synthetic cannabinoids; revise Schedule I to include.
Bullying or harassing behavior in the schools; prohibit.
Self-administration of prescription asthma/anaphylaxis medication by students; clarify policy.
Mississippi Industries for the Blind; authorize to establish a nonprofit foundation.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Election commissioners; authorize counties to pay per diem for an additional five days.
State Employee Wellness Program; establish.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Reimb. Local Confinement.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.
Vetoed · 1
Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Passed the Senate · 5
Law enforcement officer; create crime of public intimidation of.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
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.
Cleaning private property; revise procedure by municipalities.
Out of committee · 1
School students with asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to.
In committee · 4
School buses; require new buses to be equipped with seatbelts.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Appropriation; State Department of Education; national board certification, additional for FY2010.
Appropriation; district attorneys; staff, chancellor and circuit judges; additional for FY2010.