Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
Terry W. Brown
Sponsored
Became law3
Municipalities; authorize to contract with public housing authorities for extra police protection.
Mississippi Industries for the Blind; authorize to establish a nonprofit foundation.
Lowndes County; may enter into loan agreements with the USDA for terms of not more than 30 years.
Passed the Senate1
Employment Security; revise unemployment for rates to make payment of the tax more equitable.
Out of committee1
2010 First Extraordinary Session · Retirement; increase the amount of the employee contribution to PERS.
In committee7
Retirement; elected judiciary may retire & continue in office if they waive salary or elect to receive not more than 25% of salary.
Movie Industry Studio Construction Loan Fund; create and issue bonds to fund.
Emergency services agencies; authorize fingerprinting and criminal history checks for employees.
Executive agency personnel; remove from certain State Personnel Board procedures.
State agency advertising procurements; require approval by Personal Service Contract Review Board.
Department of Audit; bring forward provisions relating to powers and duties of.
State-owned vehicles; prohibit permanent assignment of passenger vehicles to certain employees.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Bullying or harassing behavior in the schools; prohibit.
New Start School Program and Conversion Charter School Act of 2010; create and establish process for certain public schools.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
Passed the Senate · 3
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Rating Bureau; shall use Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) published by ISO when rating municipalities or districts.
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Out of committee · 1
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Economic development; create the MS Development Authority Workforce Training Fund, increase bonds for certain industry incentives.
In committee · 2
Teacher salary experience increments; suspend for 2 years.
Income tax; authorize job tax credit for new cut and sew jobs in the upholstered household furniture manufacturing industry.