Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Eugene S. Clarke
Sponsored
Became law1
Vehicle service contracts; provider not required to be named insured under reimbursement policy upon certain conditions.
Passed the Senate8
Health Insurance Exchange Study Committee; extend repealer on.
Employment Security Law; exclude services performed by individuals in the delivery of newspapers regardless of age.
DFA; authorize to sell certain real property at Delta State University.
Levee damage commissioners; provide for appointment for part of Warren County within the Mississippi Levee District.
Mississippi Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act; create.
Auto liability insurance; authorize Dept. of Public Safety to implement an uninsured motorist database/increase fines.
Mississippi Delta Workforce Training Project; extend repeal date on.
Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange Act; create.
Out of committee2
Licensing of insurance adjusters; revise definition to exclude multi-peril crop insurance adjusters.
Surplus lines insurance; revise law to comply with the federal Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act.
In committee11
Ad valorem and sales tax; exempt certain foundation that provide support to state institutions of higher learning.
Mississippi Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; establish.
CON for acute psychiatric beds and PRTF beds in Washington County; authorize.
Franchise tax; base the levy on retained earnings employed in this state.
Workers' compensation; provide that appeals from commission go directly to Court of Appeals.
Central business services and procurement for all public school districts; DFA Office of Shared Services administers on regional basis.
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
Bail agents; revise license requirements and prohibit certain acts.
State Health Insurance Management Board; authorize to impose premium surcharge on certain retirees.
U.S. Highway 82; authorize MDOT to construct an interchange in Washington County.
State Health Insurance Management Board; authorize to impose premium differential based on risk factors.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Blue Alert System; create.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of I-59 as "Mississippi Gold Star Memorial Highway."
Ad valorem school taxes; exempt publication requirement if no increase in ad valorem tax effort in dollars is proposed.
Feticide; revise killing or injury of an unborn child.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Mississippi Rating Bureau; shall publish guidelines for the grading of fire trucks.
Passed the Senate · 7
"Mississippi Legislature United States Constitution Study Committee"; create to identify unconstitutional state laws.
Concealed weapons; authorize carrying without permit by all prosecutors and coroners.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in certain places.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Emerging Crops Fund; loan program for agribusinesses engaged in poultry production is separate from other loan programs in the fund.
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
In committee · 4
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum; establish commission to select site and employ director.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for construction of a Highway Patrol substation in Leflore County.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.