Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Rufus Straughter
Sponsored
Became law2
Humphreys County; authorize contribution to the Ken's Boys & Girls Club.
Humphreys County; authorize to expend certain amount to purchase a certain trail marker.
In committee8
Insurance; create "Honesty is the Best Insurance Policy Act" requiring a non-coverage disclosure list on policies.
Insurance; require timely payment of property and casualty claims.
Mosquito abatement; establish grant program for certain municipalities.
Ayers Settlement; require IHL board to report on annual allocations to institutions.
Eating establishments; prohibit the cleaning of floors while customers are eating.
School enrollment; authorize in Grade 1 before age six if child succeeds on achievement test.
Election crimes; require to be prosecuted.
Nursing homes; require to have certain amount of liability insurance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Department of Transportation.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; State Department of Education - General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Library Commission.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Arts Commission.
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Mental health system; create joint legislative study committee to study and make report on.
Vetoed · 1
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.
Passed the House · 9
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of commemoration, not legal holiday.
Appropriation; Department of Transportation.
Appropriation; State Department of Education - General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education.
Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.
Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Out of committee · 2
CON; issue for psychiatric facility beds in Washington County.
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
In committee · 14
Youth taken into custody, certain; require presence of parent or legal guardian before interrogation of youth by law enforcement.
Appropriation; IHL for Special Task Force for Revitalization of the Mississippi Delta Region.
Mississippi Delta Revitalization Act of 2006; extend date of repealer on.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
U.S. Highway 61; schedule as high priority four-laning of those segments not already scheduled otherwise.
Medicaid; impose tax on certain nonsettling manufacturers' cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Mental Health, Department of; reconstitute board revise executive director qualifications, and provide for medical director.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for certain projects at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for portion costs of Biotechnology/Ecology Research Center at Alcorn State University.
School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Drug court; court having jurisdiction has final determination about participation in.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.