Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Perry Lee
Sponsored
Became law2
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Sixteenth section forest lands; authorize management services by private forester subject to approval by the SOS and Forestry Commission.
Passed the Senate1
Livestock theft; revise crime of.
Out of committee1
Public water systems; revise training requirements for board members.
In committee2
High hazard dam rehabilitation revolving loan program; create.
Gasoline; require suppliers to offer gasoline that is not preblended.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - 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; 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.
Grandparents' visitation rights; revise.
MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of the term "project" & authorize the issuance of bonds for a project.
Freedom to Farm Act; include honeybee production under definition of agricultural operations.
Seed inspection fees; remove repealer on Department of Agriculture and Commerce's authority to establish.
Agricultural Aviation Law of 2009; create.
Agriculture; create the Mississippi Country of Origin Labeling Law of 2009.
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Taxation; provide certain incentives to facilities that generate electricity through biomass or cogeneration.
Vetoed · 1
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Passed the Senate · 23
Firearms; restrict power of confiscation.
Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
Ad valorem tax; require millage rate reduction for purposes of calculating proposed increase where assessed value increases.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Agricultural liming act; remove repealer.
Charter schools; authorize additional open-enrollment public charter schools with certain requirements.
Office of Homeland Security; create within Department of Public Safety.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; create.
Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Reimb. Local Confinement.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.
Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.
Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and Grain Div.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.
Appropriation; Animal Health Board.
Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.
Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Rankin County; authorize contribution to nonprofit organizations that provide recreational/sports activities for county youth.
In committee · 5
Random nicotine testing; require for Medicaid recipients.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize ninth round for counties and municipalities.
Columbia Training School property; authorize lease for ICFMR facility and for public purposes.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.