Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Toby Barker
Sponsored
Became law3
Sales tax; revise definition of "business" to exclude sales of meals/food at colleges when paid by students with certain cards/accounts.
Hospital boards of trustees; revise per diem authorized for.
City of Hattiesburg; increase maximum amount of additional annual payments to fire/police retirees.
Passed the House1
DHS; develop program to track recipients of SNAP benefits (food stamps).
Out of committee1
Net metering; create study committee for purpose of making recommendations regarding.
In committee16
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Forrest County; authorize contributions to certain organizations.
School athletic trainers; require annual salary supplement for acquiring national certification.
Smoking at public venues for youth sports event; prohibit.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to Hattiesburg Zoo.
Judges; provide additional judge for the Twelfth Circuit Court District.
Public buildings; require to be painted and furnished with Mississippi produced and manufactured products.
Major medical leave; remove requirement that state employee must use one day of personal leave before using.
Public utilities; authorize metering for customers generating electricity through renewable energy sources.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of wind/solar energy systems, increase state assessment for litter law violations.
Hunting and fishing license; waive fees for nonresidents with valid active military identification.
School teachers; pay holders of master's degree in any field a salary equal to AA license holders.
Start-up charter schools; authorize establishment of one per congressional district.
Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Task force to study and report on the funding and implementation of pre-kindergarten programs; create.
Public purchases law; exempt purchases of certain equipment in emergency circumstances in amount not to exceed $50,000.00.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of South 17th Avenue Bridge in Hattiesburg.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Mississippi Highway 465; name a segment in Warren County after William W. "Bill" Ramsey.
Passed the House · 7
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of purchase and installation of wind energy systems/solar energy systems.
Mississippi Human Embryo Adoption Act; create.
Health Disparities Council; create.
Columbia Training School property; authorize lease for ICFMR facility and for public purposes.
Railroad revitalization; increase annual amount MDOT may use for railroad research, planning and administration costs.
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize credit for qualified investments in certain small business ventures.
In committee · 10
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Pre-kindergarten program; require Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.
Teacher scholarships; authorize for college graduates for courses required for teacher licensure.
Voter ID; enact.
School districts; require State Department of Education to submit study to Legislature on issue of consolidation.
Dialysis treatment; require facilities providing to maintain backup power supply for dialysis machines.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel.
Photo voter identification; require when a person appears to vote at registrar's office or polling place.
Municipalities; revise authority to clean private property.