Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
Sampson Jackson II
Sponsored
Became law3
Barber Practice Act; make technical revisions to.
Certain school boards convey school buildings not used for school purposes to nonprofit entity; authorize.
Deer enclosures; create a task force to study deer breeding industry in the state.
Passed the Senate1
Absentee ballots; revise the manner in which absentee ballots are counted.
Out of committee1
Economic development; MDA & MS Prison Industries to develop program on feasibility of prison labor to prevent plant closings.
In committee19
Counties; authorize to acquire cell phones for Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' officers.
State buildings/construction projects; shall be constructed under supervision of DFA.
Public property; authorize DFA to apply rent payments toward the purchase of real property.
Absentee ballot; require ballots to be sent automatically to persons 65 years of age or older upon written request.
Elections; qualified elector may vote absentee for any reason.
Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs of America from tobacco funds; FY 2011.
Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by students.
Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds, supplemental health insurance for law enforcement; FY2011.
Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.); authorize under Division of Youth Services.
Sixteenth Section school land; limit rent increases on farm residential land.
Retirement; school districts may pay health insurance premium of retirees employed as school bus drivers.
Board on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; revise qualification for certain officers.
Local system roads; allow portion of state aid allocated to counties to be used to retire debt for.
Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start turnarounds.
Absentee ballots; allow all persons qualified to vote by absentee ballot to do so by mail.
Tenth Circuit District; create subdistrict and additional judge.
Mississippi Prison Industries; prohibit state agencies from purchasing from business employing inmates of another state.
Landowners; compensated by state for certain diminution in property value.
Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions to certain student aid programs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Synthetic cannabinoids; revise Schedule I to include.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Salary supplements for district attorneys, legal assistants and criminal investigators; authorize from nonstate funds.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
State Employee Wellness Program; establish.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife to provide reasonable access in WMAs for handicapped hunters.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.
Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.
Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.
Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.
Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.
Passed the Senate · 9
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
State Emergency Duty Leave; certain state employees shall receive leave during state of emergency.
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.
Lauderdale County; authorize donation of real property to Northeast Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to property.
Cell phones; limit use and prohibit texting while driving.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
In committee · 4
Auto insurance; deductible provisions shall not apply to windshield damage.
Income tax; authorize transfer, sale or assignment of credit received for rehabilitation of certain historic structures.
Furlough Plan for State of Mississippi; require for FY2010.
Appropriation; State Department of Education; national board certification, additional for FY2010.