Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Bill Stone
Sponsored
Became law2
Constables; remove repeal date that authorizes a fee for serving as a bailiff in justice court.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Marshall County; unpaid wastewater bills shall be a lien on property.
Passed the Senate3
Tampering with electric, gas or water meters; increase criminal penalty.
Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act; create.
Town of Byhalia; authorize a tax on hotels and motels.
Out of committee1
Marshall County; may levy amount of certain unpaid wastewater bills as a special assessment.
In committee16
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for Mississippi Prehospital Professions Association.
Privilege license tax; local governments may reduce or waive.
Open meetings; revise requirements for executive sessions.
Stun guns; require law enforcement agencies to adopt use policy.
Vehicle forfeiture; provide in cases of fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer.
M.T.A.G. and Eminent Scholars Grant programs; increase tuition assistance under.
Municipalities; revise cleaning of private property.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Ambulance service; establish grant program for counties with a population of not more than 15,000 to assist in providing.
County garbage fees; allow placement on tax bills and allow sale of property for failure to pay.
Wastewater; remove revisions to the Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law.
Delinquent utility bills; revise collection procedures for certain.
Theft; revise grand larceny, create definitions.
Wastewater; delay the effective date of amendments to the Mississippi Individual On Site Wastewater Disposal Law.
Computer crimes; authorize administrative subpoena.
Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program; increase amount that may be borrowed for recreational facilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Ethics Comm.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.
Early childhood education programs; authorize local school districts to operate and expend funds from any source.
Mississippi Athletic Trainers Licensure Act; revise licensure provisions.
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Failing schools and school districts; enact "Children First Act of 2009."
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Passed the Senate · 11
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
School students with asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to.
Mississippi Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission; establish.
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in TRICARE military health care system.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.
Municipal audit; revise requirement of State Auditor.
Real estate appraisal management companies; require registration of.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Appropriation; Ethics Comm.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Out of committee · 2
"The Mississippi Postsecondary Public University Pricing and Truth in Tuition Act of 2009"; enact.
Ad valorem tax; increase mills that municipalities may levy for recreational purposes.
In committee · 10
Health insurance policies; require coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
Mississippi "Country Music Trail" program and historical markers; MDA Division of Tourism to establish.
Income taxation; exclude wages of certain full-time students from gross income.
Local law enforcement officers; provide supplemental pay from state funds.
Ad valorem tax; remove provisions that prescribe the manner for determining true value of affordable rental housing.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Expunction; authorize for certain youthful felony convictions.
Traffic cameras; prohibit governmental authorities from enacting ordinance authorizing to enforce certain traffic violations.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.
Sales tax; authorize certain municipalities to levy additional tax for certain purposes.