Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
James Evans
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Medicaid; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail.
Out of committee1
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
In committee16
State Board of Health; authorize to establish Office of Occupational Safety and Health in Department of Health.
Occupational health and safety program; require State Board of Health to establish.
Retirement; revise calculation of average compensation under PERS that is based on last 48 months of compensation.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery.
Eminent domain; provide that certain costs be paid by governmental entity seeking to exercise.
Motorized chairs; include in Lemon Law.
HIV/AIDS testing; require for offenders in state custody upon release.
Collective Bargaining Agreement; authorize fair share provision.
Driver's license; revise requirements and create Certificate for Driving.
Association or organization dues; authorize municipalities and counties to deduct from employee's salary at employee's request.
Workers' Compensation Law; require workplace medical attention to be available under.
Fair Pay Act of 2009; create.
Driver's licenses; require additional documentation of legal status; authorize certificates for driving.
Law enforcement officers; require Department of Public Safety to train about crimes against immigrants.
Employment Protection Act; repeal.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Mental health system; create joint legislative study committee to study and make report on.
Tort claims; provide payment method for acts involving government employees.
Growth and Prosperity Act; revise conditions under which tax exemptions may not be granted to additional business enterprises.
Passed the House · 8
Law enforcement officers, firefighters and conservation officers; legal to videotape while on duty.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Poverty; create "Mississippi Higher Education Service Corps Act of 2009."
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
Poverty; create the Dropout Recovery Program Task Force.
Mississippi Poverty Reduction and Advocacy Office; create.
Sales tax; authorize certain municipalities to levy additional tax for specific purposes.
Bonds; authorize to provide loans to Hinds County for the Old Capitol Green Project.
In committee · 16
Appropriation; IHL for Special Task Force for Revitalization of the Mississippi Delta Region.
Mississippi Delta Revitalization Act of 2006; extend date of repealer on.
Offices of Capital Defense Counsel, Post-Conviction Counsel & Indigent Appeals; revise director qualifications and hiring authority.
Mississippi Code; provide set to each public defender.
Expungement; allow for certain felony convictions by first-time offenders.
Public utilities; create "Mississippi Renewable Energy Development Act of 2009."
DNA testing; prohibit use of test results for discriminatory purpose.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Liability; create duty of train crew to lookout for persons and property on railroad tracks.
Children's products; ban phthalates and other ingredients from.
School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Drug court; court having jurisdiction has final determination about participation in.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
City of Jackson; authorize levying of additional tax for specific purposes.