Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Gary Chism
Sponsored
Became law2
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; establish Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau.
City of Columbus; authorize to allow the Columbus Light and Water Department to offer certain assistance to certain consumers.
Vetoed1
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
In committee17
Sales tax; exempt sales of utilities to churches.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.
Homestead exemption; increase.
Eminent domain; restrict use of.
Lawsuits; plaintiff liable for defendant's costs if defendant prevails.
Lien; allow for hospitals against damages recovered by patient.
Immigration; support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011.
County superintendent of education; change from elected to appointed by school board in certain counties.
Health care providers; provide for a lien on certain third-party payment for services to patient or policyholder.
Health insurance; prohibit issuance of policy restricting insurer from assigning benefits to provider.
Reappraisal; local taxing units must publish certain information regarding to receive homestead exemption reimbursement.
State agency purchases and contracts; require percentage of total expenditures for to be made with disabled veterans.
Sentences; provide that fines from failure to have insurance card in vehicle shall not be suspended.
Compulsory-school-age child; clarify that students within a certain age who attend a public kindergarten are in the definition of.
Elections; revise procedures for counting absentee ballots and campaigning on election day.
Distinctive license tag; reauthorize issuance to supporters of Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Motor carrier transportation services contract; prohibit certain types of indemnification provisions regarding.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Cathinone derivatives; include in Schedule I.
Passed the House · 1
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
In committee · 28
Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act; establish additional requirements for DFA's website on state spending.
DUI; create offense of child endangerment.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Public institutions and employees; prohibit from using public funds for procedures that result in destruction or injury of human embryos.
Private roads; allow counties to levy those benefited when repaired or replaced by county.
Implied consent law; delete requirement that machines used in chemical analysis be tested and certified.
Sex offender registration; require for individuals found guilty of sexual motivation if special allegation made by prosecutor.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011; create.
School classrooms; delete repealer on authority of parents to choose if twins or other multiples attend same or separate classes.
Distinctive license tag; revise decals affixed to tag authorized for veterans.
School Start Date Act of 2011; enact.
School term; reduce number of days in scholastic year to 170.
Charter schools; create new process for establishing.
Social studies and history curriculum; prohibit revisions to courses due to partisan and philosophical purposes.
Public schools; prohibit promotion to next grade of students not reading on grade level.
MS Telephone Solicitation Act; apply to business telephones.
Locksmith Licensing Act of 2011; create.
Wrongful death; clarify who may bring action.
Human-animal hybrids; prohibit creation of.
Workers' Compensation Law; revise.
Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts; enact.
Premises liability; restore open and obvious defense.
Adequate education funds; require percent to be allotted to direct classroom instruction.
Restoring the 10th Amendment Committee; create to identify unconstitutional federal laws and unfunded federal mandates.
Transportation; prescribe form for property transfers regarding.
Medical expenses; limit recovery to amount actually paid or incurred by claimant.
Public assistance benefits; require recipients of to submit to random drug testing and verify lawful presence in U.S.
Ad valorem tax; exempt leases and improvements to property leased by United States to private entity for military housing purposes.