Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Haskins Montgomery
Sponsored
Became law1
Garbage; remove nonresident property owner requirement for county to levy garbage fees as special assessment in lieu of a lien.
In committee2
Runoff elections; revise when they occur for county commissioners of election.
Corrections; authorize regional facility for Smith County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.
Boards of supervisors; require to establish an indigent burial policy.
Mississippi Athletic Trainers Licensure Act; revise licensure provisions.
MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of the term "project" & authorize the issuance of bonds for a project.
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Freedom to Farm Act; include honeybee production under definition of agricultural operations.
Agriculture; create the Mississippi Country of Origin Labeling Law of 2009.
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Vetoed · 2
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 18
Firearms; restrict power of confiscation.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Election commissioners; require candidates for to qualify not later than the first Monday in June.
Child Protection Act; enact.
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in TRICARE military health care system.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; create.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.
Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.
Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.
Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.
Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Out of committee · 1
Municipal traffic cameras; prohibit.
In committee · 3
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Expunction; authorize for certain youthful felony convictions.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.