Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
Bob M. Dearing
Sponsored
Became law4
Certified nurse practitioner requirement for supervision by a licensed physician for insurance reimbursement; delete reverter.
Wildlife; require the Department of Wildlife to provide reasonable access in WMAs for handicapped hunters.
Bonds; authorize for matching funds for construction of a regional workforce training center at Southwest MS Community College.
Natchez/Adams County; authorize contributions to Natchez, Inc. and abolish the Natchez-Adams County Development Authority.
Passed the Senate4
Nursing home administrator licensure law; prescribe qualifications and amend complaint procedure.
Commissioners of election; may run for other offices if they resign before they qualify.
Wildlife; prohibit the hunting of deer with dogs in Homochitto National Forest.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Out of committee3
All-terrain vehicles; require owners to obtain a certificate of number.
Highways; allow on-premise signs to be a certain distance from the business.
Regional jails; authorize Franklin County to withdraw from the Jefferson/Franklin Regional Correctional Facility.
In committee46
Cemeteries; authorize reasonable ingress and egress under certain circumstances when located on private property.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Animal cruelty; revise offense.
Eminent domain; restrict cities' authority to exercise.
Motor vehicle safety inspection law; repeal.
Ballots; clarify placement of special election candidate; require special election for certain period of time after vacancy.
Mississippi patient safety program for hospitals; establish.
Katie's Law; require DNA sample upon all felony arrests.
Public waterways; landowner not liable for illegal use of ATVs in public waters.
Cosmetology licensure law; revise certain requirements, prescribe fees and extend repealer.
Concealed weapons; exempt county and municipal prosecutors from carrying permit.
All-terrain vehicles; prohibit the use on public highways, roads and streets.
Ad valorem tax; increase the maximum number of mills that can be levied for parks and playgrounds.
Failure to stop or yield right-of-way; prescribe penalties whenever injury or death results.
All-terrain vehicles; require certificate of number.
Chiropractors; clarify qualification for doing insurance claims reviews.
Health insurance policies; prohibit from limiting or denying coverage for any drugs upon certain conditions.
Ad valorem tax; increase mills that municipalities may levy for recreational purposes.
"Bill of Rights" for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.
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.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for improvement to the Natchez Institute school building.
Psychologists; authorize psychologists certified under military psychopharmacology program to prescribe certain drugs.
Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to improve Duncan Park Golf Course in Natchez.
Elections; holder of an elective office may not run for another office during his term of office.
Preparation of the Executive Budget and Legislative Budget; change procedures.
Insurance agents; exempt age 65 or older from continuing education requirements.
Major medical leave; certain state law enforcement officers are not required to use for injuries in the line of duty.
Community college districts; may waive out-of-state or out-of-district tuition for students living within 50 miles of campus.
Personal or medical leave; state law enforcement officers shall not be required to use after injury in the line of duty.
Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.
Hospital Infections Disclosure Act of 2010; enact.
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.
Mississippi Code; provide a set to the school board of each public school district.
Visitation; require for noncustodial parents concurrent with order of child support.
Sales tax; authorize a sales tax holiday for retail sales of hunting supplies.
Investment advisor representatives; allow to transact business for more than one investment advisor.
Emergency telephone calls; allow recordings to be released by order of MS Ethics Commission.
Deputy sheriff for narcotics; fund from drug fines.
Certified nurse midwife; define for licensure under Nurse Practice Act.
Oil, gas and other minerals; clarify underground storage of natural gas, compressed air and carbon dioxide.
Animal cruelty; revise.
St. Catherine Creek Utility Authority; limit its duties to solid waste and storm water.
Income tax; authorize a credit for the purchase of new hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 43
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Synthetic cannabinoids; revise Schedule I to include.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for supporters of various organizations.
Bullying or harassing behavior in the schools; prohibit.
Health insurance; provide for reciprocal limitations on claim filing and claim audits.
Health benefit plans; prohibit unfair discrimination against subjects of abuse.
High School alternative career track programs; provide conditions for schools to offer.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Health Insurance Exchange Study Committee; create.
District attorneys; may employ additional legal assistants and criminal investigators if funds are received from any available source.
Salary supplements for district attorneys, legal assistants and criminal investigators; authorize from nonstate funds.
Barber Practice Act; make technical revisions to.
Election commissioners; authorize counties to pay per diem for an additional five days.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
Smoking; prohibit at public venues for youth sports events.
State Employee Wellness Program; establish.
Nationally accredited proprietary schools; may follow federal standards for faculty.
Memorial Highway; designate certain segment of MS Highway 23 in Itawamba County as the "Tammy Wynette Memorial Highway."
State agencies to submit energy management plans and meet energy consumption reduction standards; require.
Boll Weevil Management Act; revise certain provisions relating to the administration of.
Hunting; require safety program for use of trails in wildlife management areas during gun season.
Growth and Prosperity Act; revise the data upon which supervisors districts are determined eligible for the program.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit; revise certain duties of.
Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to persons with mental retardation.
Highways; create the "John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act."
Medical radiation technologists; extend repealers on registration statutes and add limited x-ray machine operators.
Deer enclosures; create a task force to study deer breeding industry in the state.
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. of Mental Health.
Bonds; authorize issuance for state highway and county road and bridge improvements.
Bonds; Bond Commission may negotiate sale of cert. bonds; auth. edu. bldg. corps. for comm. colleges; auth. bonds for wireless sys.
Appropriation; State Government Agencies Special Fund; Additional FY 2010.
MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise the definition of the term "project" and authorize the issuance of bonds for a project.
Vetoed · 1
State funds; transfer certain sums to BCF to restore portion of FY10 budget cuts.
Passed the Senate · 37
Controlled substances; enhance penalty for illegal sale in proximity to drug rehab facility.
Law enforcement officer; create crime of public intimidation of.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Income tax; authorize a deduction for certain college savings plans maintained by other states.
All-terrain vehicles; require competency training and helmets under a certain age.
Privilege license tax; local governments may reduce or waive.
Child Protection Act; enact.
State Emergency Duty Leave; certain state employees shall receive leave during state of emergency.
IHL; may waive out-of-state tuition for students on a reciprocity basis.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.
MS Veterans Monument Commission; extend repealer on.
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to property.
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; create.
Mississippi Silver Alert System Act of 2010; create.
Sex offender registration; revise to comply with federal mandates.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Terrorism; add as an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses.
Mississippi Education Achievement Council; establish to set higher education benchmarks.
"Mississippi Strategic Planning and Performance Budgeting System Act of 2010"; enact.
Retirement; authorize counties to pay PERS employer contributions on net fee income of constables.
Stalking; revise elements of offense.
Cleaning private property; revise procedure by municipalities.
High school students suspended from extracurricular/athletic activity for failure to maintain certain grades; repeal.
Social security numbers; provide for redaction in recorded documents.
Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for upgrades to State Tax Commission information technology systems.
Sales tax; impose a tax on sales of machinery and construction services at certain refineries.
Homestead exemption; increase in certain counties for persons 65 or older or totally disabled.
Income tax; revise new jobs required for tax credit allowed for company establishing or transferring national or regional headquarters.
Rental equipment; tax rental equipment and distribute revenue to local governments and exempt from ad valorem taxation.
Small business; authorize a loan program to encourage extension of conventional financing.
Economic development; authorize certain tax exemption and loans or grants for certain business enterprises.
Out of committee · 2
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Economic development; create the MS Development Authority Workforce Training Fund, increase bonds for certain industry incentives.
Tourism; MDA shall promote the establishment of fishing tournaments on state-owned lakes.
In committee · 4
Health insurance policies; require coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
Pseudoephedrine; list as Schedule IV controlled substance.
Appropriation; State Department of Education; national board certification, additional for FY2010.
Appropriation; district attorneys; staff, chancellor and circuit judges; additional for FY2010.