Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Deborah Jeanne Dawkins
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Public trust tidelands; authorize Secretary of State to convey contaminated sites.
In committee25
Computer and electronic waste; require management plan for recycling and disposal.
Environmental Quality; require the department to identify all coal ash dam sites.
Environmental fees; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for colorectal cancer examinations.
Crimes; revise expunction of certain convictions.
Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given.
Payday lending; prohibit activities of/declare public nuisance.
Governor; reduce the annual salary of.
Appeal bond; set the maximum amount for appeals from decisions of local governments as to taxes.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids.
Wind Pool Reinsurance Assistance Fund; divert amount of insurance premium tax to the fund.
State land mammal; designate black bear as.
Marihuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients under doctor's supervision.
Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 17% by weight.
Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating.
Natural resources; require an assessment of the value of Mississippi's natural resources.
Environmental justice; require meaningful involvement of all people in siting process.
Environmental Quality; require commission to adopt rules on radon control.
The Sweetened Beverages and Syrups Tax Law; enact.
Marine Resources fees; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to set to cover costs of permitting programs.
Driver's education; require for drivers under age 17.
Public utilities; charitable or civic contributions shall not be allowed as costs or expenses for rate-making purposes.
Transportation; require MDOT to develop a complete streets program.
Insurance company catastrophe models; require Attorney General to study accuracy and reliability of.
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Mississippi Country and Western Music Commission; establish.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of I-59 as "Mississippi Gold Star Memorial Highway."
Passed the Senate · 2
Driving; prohibit texting and revise punishment for no license.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
In committee · 3
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum; establish commission to select site and employ director.
Public contracts related to a federally declared disaster; grant preference to resident contractors.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for a children's museum in Hinds County.