Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Giles Ward
Sponsored
Became law5
Crematory facilities; extend repealer and clarify retort operator qualifications.
Neshoba County; authorize to contribute to Boys and Girls Club.
Winston County; authorize contributions to the Boys and Girls Club of Winston County.
City of Louisville; authorize contributions to the Boys and Girls Club of Winston County.
Leake County; authorize a contribution to the Leake County Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club.
Passed the Senate2
Highways; designate portion of MS Highway 16 in Leake County as "Van T. Barfoot Medal of Honor Highway."
City of Louisville; authorize a tax on the gross proceeds derived from room rentals of all hotels or motels in the city.
In committee5
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
Marriage license; require nonpublic record HIV testing.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt a portion of the assessed value of egg houses, pullet houses and broiler houses.
City of Louisville; authorize a tax on the gross proceeds derived from room rentals of all hotels or motels in the city.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for supporters of Leake Academy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
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."
Mississippi Auctioneers License Act; revise provisions of.
Homestead exemption; extend time certain dwelling houses destroyed in certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered homes.
Passed the Senate · 10
Income tax; authorize a deduction for certain college savings plans maintained by other states.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Ad valorem tax; require millage rate reduction for purposes of calculating proposed increase where assessed value increases.
Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for agricultural land that is converted to a residential use.
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.
Ad valorem tax; local governing authorities may grant an exemption of homesteads of certain residents serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Ad valorem taxes; exempt a portion of the assessed value of certain electric generating facilities.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Out of committee · 1
Health care certificates of need; issue for construction of PRTF and child acute care beds in certain counties.
In committee · 4
Mississippi "Country Music Trail" program and historical markers; MDA Division of Tourism to establish.
Random nicotine testing; require for Medicaid recipients.
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.