Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
David Baria
Sponsored
Became law3
Gasoline retail fraud; revise criminal penalty for.
State-funded buildings; energy performance regulations shall apply to buildings constructed with CDBG funds.
Hancock County; authorize the location of the county's new correctional facility outside the county seat.
Out of committee2
Workers' Compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith.
Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to homestead property.
In committee40
Jails; remove requirement that county jails must be built in the county seat.
Group property and workers' compensation insurance program for all school districts; DFA shall establish.
Mississippi Health Care Reform Act; create.
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 17% by weight.
Commissioner of Insurance; prohibit from receiving gifts/campaign contributions from insurance companies.
Campaign finance disclosure; clarify what constitutes a contribution and require the disclosure of certain loans.
Civil actions; insurer has burden of proof for exclusions/exceptions in homeowners insurance policies.
Commissioner of Insurance; prohibit campaign contributions from insurance companies.
Property insurance; policies with concurrent causation exclusions are unfair and deceptive act.
Property/casualty insurance; prohibit premium increase for certain policies when no change in circumstances of insured.
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if meth production occurred on the property.
Residential property insurance; require rate filings to include discounts when certain construction techniques are used.
Insurance companies; require to offer property/casualty insurance if offered in another state.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs, Highway Safety Patrol and Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol.
Medicaid and S.C.H.I.P.; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail.
Residential property insurance; insurers must attach policyholder bill of rights to policies.
Constitutional rights; contractual waiver only effective if knowingly executed.
Mississippi Consumer Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Public construction projects; require projects receiving state funds to meet USGBC's LEED silver standard.
Local law enforcement officers; provide supplemental pay from state funds.
Personal Service Contract Review Board; approve state agency advertising procurements.
Ad valorem tax; remove provisions that prescribe the manner for determining true value of affordable rental housing.
Gubernatorial pardon; require public hearing.
Nursing facilities; required to carry a minimum amount of liability insurance by licensing agency.
Homestead exemption; extend time dwelling houses destroyed in certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered homes.
Certain municipalities; authorize borrowing from date of incorporation in anticipation of collection of ad valorem taxes.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
"Bill of Rights" for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Mississippi One-Call System, Inc.; provide penalties for violations of.
Auto insurance cards; require to list the names of drivers excluded from the policy.
Health insurance; require insurers to offer insurance under the federal Health Care Tax Credit Program.
Railroads; persons operating trains shall have duty to keep a lookout.
Mississippi False Claims Act; create.
Uninsured motorist; include persons protected by immunity under the MS Tort Claims Act.
Wrongful conviction; provide compensation to certain exonerees.
Tax collectors; create education and certification program.
Sales tax; allow awards of attorney's fees and expenses in certain civil actions to recover.
Oriental Medicine Practice Act; create.
Governor's Commission on Climate Change; establish.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Failing schools and school districts; enact "Children First Act of 2009."
DNA preservation; revise Post Conviction Collateral Relief Act.
Scenic highways; rename "Highway 67 Scenic Byway" as the "Biloxi D'Iberville Scenic Expressway."
Surplus food; authorize University Medical Center to donate surplus food.
Passed the Senate · 3
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Solid waste corrective action trust fund; set aside certain percent for regional recycling cooperatives formed by local governments.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Out of committee · 1
Ethics in lobbying reform; omnibus bill.
In committee · 12
2009 First Extraordinary Session · Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Mississippi "Country Music Trail" program and historical markers; MDA Division of Tourism to establish.
Income taxation; exclude wages of certain full-time students from gross income.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Theft; revise grand larceny, create definitions.
Expunction; authorize for certain youthful felony convictions.
Lobbying; revise definitions.
State agencies; lobbyist contracts subject to Personal Services Contract Review Board and other evaluative process.
Records retention policy; create task force to study.
Entertainment districts; authorize creation by counties and cities, confer tax benefits to businesses in, authorize levy of tax for.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.
Appropriations; Department of Insurance, Windstorm Reinsurance.