Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, House.
Rufus Straughter
Sponsored
Became law2
Humphreys County; authorize to contribute funds to Humphreys County Dixie Youth Little League.
Employment Security Commission; reenact and extend date of repeal.
Passed the House1
Unemployment eligibility; revise definition of base period.
Out of committee1
Department of Employment Security; reenact with revisions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Hunting; provide a hunting season for children.
Mississippi Highway 161; designate certain segment as "Dr. Aaron E. Henry Memorial Highway."
School boards; revise composition of membership in certain school districts.
County medical examiners; require to be certified in forensic pathology and be on DPS-approved list.
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.
Appropriation; Department of Transportation.
Passed the House · 4
Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to persons with mental retardation.
Sex education; require local school board to adopt a policy to implement abstinence-only or abstinence-plus education into curriculum.
Mississippi Development Authority; require to conduct review of infrastructures in counties with high rates of poverty.
Public purchasing; preference shall be given to Mississippi-based businesses.
Out of committee · 2
Tourism; authorize state bond issuance to promote state heritage, history and culture and other various tourism purposes.
National Popular Vote; authorize Mississippi to enter an agreement among the states to elect President by.
In committee · 3
Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial Day; designate legal holiday for.
Bonds for contractors; cannot be from company in which contractor or spouse has financial interest.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain highway improvements.