Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Bob M. Dearing
Sponsored
Became law5
Statue of Jefferson Davis; restore Confederate Monument at Old Capitol Building and replace original statue.
Mississippi Athletic Trainers Licensure Act; revise licensure provisions.
Oil and Gas Board; revise certain fees, technical change, clarify permit term.
Prepaid legal services plans; exempt from regulation limited services supplied by professional education organizations.
Youth court; clarify termination of jurisdiction following transfer to circuit court.
Out of committee5
Cosmetology licensure law; revise certain requirements and prescribe fees.
Nursing home administrator licensure law; prescribe qualifications and amend complaint procedure.
Board of Medical Licensure; authorize to issue subpoenas during investigations and provide for rules and appeals.
Chiropractors; clarify qualification for doing insurance claims reviews.
Ad valorem tax; increase mills that municipalities may levy for recreational purposes.
In committee39
Mississippi patient safety program for hospitals; establish.
"I Am Mississippi"; designate as official state poem.
Trans fat; prohibit use in preparation of food.
Ballots; clarify placement of special election candidate; require special election for certain period of time after vacancy.
Sales tax exemption; Ducks Unlimited fund-raising purchases.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Mississippi Watershed Repair and Rehabilitation Cost-Share Program.
Motor vehicle safety inspection law; repeal.
Animal cruelty; revise offense.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Katie's Law; require DNA sample upon all felony arrests.
Hospital Infections Disclosure Act of 2009; enact.
Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.
Personal or medical leave; state law enforcement officers shall not be required to use after injury in the line of duty.
All-terrain vehicles; require certificate of number.
Community college districts; may waive out-of-state or out-of-district tuition for students living within 50 miles of campus.
Major medical leave; certain state law enforcement officers are not required to use for injuries in the line of duty.
Insurance agents; exempt age 65 or older from continuing education requirements.
Preparation of the Executive Budget and Legislative Budget; change procedures.
Failure to stop or yield right-of-way; prescribe penalties whenever injury or death results.
Eminent domain; restrict cities' authority to exercise.
Elections; holder of an elective office may not run for another office during his term of office.
Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to improve Duncan Park Golf Course in Natchez.
Mississippi Code; provide a set to the school board of each public school district.
Bonds; issue g.o. bonds to construct a psychiatric wing at the Natchez Regional Medical Center.
"Bill of Rights" for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Commissioners of election; may run for other offices if they resign before they qualify.
Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.
Visitation; require for noncustodial parents concurrent with order of child support.
Used motor vehicle licenses; seminars required for may be conducted by any association recognized by the State Tax Commission.
Medicaid program; authorize reimbursement for preterm labor management services.
Concealed weapons; exempt county and municipal prosecutors from carrying permit.
Public waterways; landowner not liable for illegal use of ATVs in public waters.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvement to the Natchez Institute school building.
National Chiropractic Board Examination; exempt chiropractors with certain experience.
Emergency telephone calls; authorize MS Ethics Commission to release recordings of.
Ad valorem tax; increase the maximum number of mills that can be levied for parks and playgrounds.
All terrain vehicles; prohibit the use on public highways, roads and streets.
Health insurance policies; prohibit from limiting or denying coverage for any drugs upon certain conditions.
Cigarette tax; increase and use a portion of revenue from to fund Medicaid; provide for a Medicaid hospital assessment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 69
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; MS Department of Employment Security.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.
Involuntary commitment; State Board of Mental Health sets standards and certifies local holding facilities.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Secretary of State.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Information Technology Services.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp. Station.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension Service.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Subsidiary Programs -Consol.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; IHL - General Support.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Reimb. Local Confinement.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Ethics Comm.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and Grain Div.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Animal Health Board.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Co. Livestock Show.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Treasurers Office.
Grandparents' visitation rights; revise.
Controlled substance; sale or possession of counterfeit prescription drug a felony.
"Mississippi Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act"; enact.
Early childhood education programs; authorize local school districts to operate and expend funds from any source.
Lightweight truss construction identification; require for fire fighter safety.
Ms Public Health Laboratory; establish.
MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of the term "project" & authorize the issuance of bonds for a project.
Alcoholic beverages; crimilize presentations of false documentation regarding age to purchase.
Failing schools and school districts; enact "Children First Act of 2009."
Tax Commission; reorganize into a department of revenue and an independent board of tax appeals.
Faculty physician recruitment agreements; authorize UMC to enter into under certain conditions.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize ninth round for counties and municipalities.
Surplus food; authorize University Medical Center to donate surplus food.
Coordinating council for remote sensing and geographic information systems; revise member appointed by Tax Assessors/Collectors.
Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission; establish.
Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act; successor suppliers are obligated to certain agreements between wholesaler and original supplier.
Wildlife; clarify deer hunting restrictions.
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Professional surveyors and interns; revise qualifications for licensure.
Public property; authorize DFA to transfer certain state-owned real property to the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges.
Bonds; revise use of certain bond proceeds authorized for the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Saltwater fishing license; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to enter into reciprocal agreements for persons over 65.
Pike County; authorize annual donations to the Salvation Army and Southwest Mississippi Christian Outreach.
City of Magnolia; grant certain authority with regard to an expansion of the city's wastewater facilities.
Vetoed · 5
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.
Sheriffs; earmark portion of bond processing fee for domestic violence prevention.
Passed the Senate · 61
2009 First Extraordinary Session · CON; direct SDH to issue for acute care hospital beds in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and for other projects.
Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act; create.
Rape or sexual battery of a child; mandate life without parole for.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Headlights; require use during precipitation.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Compulsory school attendance law; remove requirement for prior approval for medical/dental appointments, etc.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for various organizations.
MS Telephone Solicitation Act; apply to cellular telephones.
CON; direct SDH to issue for acute care hospital beds in DeSoto County.
Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for agricultural land that is converted to a residential use.
School students with asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in TRICARE military health care system.
Regional and community-based juvenile treatment programs and facilities; authorize Dept. of Human Services to develop.
Airports; authorize airport to give emergency assistance to other airports in U.S. if state of emergency is declared.
Excavations near underground utility facilities; require facilities to be installed with electronic locating method.
Bonds; revise purposes for certain bonds issued for the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Bonds; abolish Local Governments Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Fund, increase bonds issued for CAP loan program.
Bonds; increase the amount of bonds authorized for the Emerging Crops Fund for minority economic development.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.
State IHL Board; authorize to acquire or sell real property for certain universities in their program of operations.
CON; issue to Alexander Milne Home for Women, Inc., for ICFMR beds in Laurel, Mississippi, and for other projects.
State Employees Health Insurance Management Board; shall establish irrevocable trust for funding retiree benefits.
Mississippi Home Corporation; increase the amount of bonds that it may issue.
State Board of Public Accountancy; revise regulatory laws.
Residential home builders/remodelers licensure law and State Board of Contractors; extend repealer on.
Mississippi Transportation Commission; authorize various agencies to convey certain real property to.
Emergency duty leave; state employees who are members of the National Guard shall receive leave during a state of emergency.
Mississippi State University; revise IHL Board's authority to acquire or sell land for the use of.
Certificate of merit; require for filing of negligence suits against licensed professionals.
Environmental Quality; authorize fee for surface mine worker safety training program.
Mississippi Delta Area Workforce Training Project; create as pilot program.
Tourism projects; extend period of time during which certain projects are eligible for incentive.
Price gouging; revise in relation to a state of emergency.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; create.
Hunting; prohibit hunting with a firearm near a dwelling without permission of owner.
Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of "high economic benefit project" & "private company" & increase bonds issued.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Ad valorem tax; local governing authorities may grant an exemption of homesteads of certain residents serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Economic development; provide certain additional incentives for existing industries.
Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.
Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp. Station.
Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.
Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.
Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.
Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Subsidiary Programs -Consol.
Appropriation; IHL - General Support.
Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.
Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.
Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.
Bonds; establish an energy infrastructure revolving loan program to be administered by the MDA.
City of McComb; extend repeal date for authority to impose a tourism tax to promote economic development.
Inventory tax; authorize a tax credit for.
Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Out of committee · 1
Sales tax; reduce rate on sale of anthropogenic carbon dioxide used as injectant in enhanced oil recovery project or for sequestration.
In committee · 4
2009 First Extraordinary Session · Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Highways; increase maximum gross weight allowed for vehicles operating with harvest permits.
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.