Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Jessica Upshaw
Sponsored
Became law1
Municipalities, certain; authorize borrowing of funds from date of incorporation in anticipation of collection of certain ad valorem taxes.
Passed the House3
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to certain organizations providing food to needy persons.
Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force; create.
Medical examination; revise list of professionals who can initiate seventy-two-hour hold.
In committee25
Open Container Law; enact.
Radar; authorize sheriffs, deputies and constables to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
ATVs; require helmet use and safety operator's course for use.
Election commissioners; provide that they will be members of the Public Employees' Retirement System.
Child support; allow person in contempt for failure to pay to be placed in restitution center.
Workers' Compensation Commission; provide that appeals from commission go directly to Supreme Court.
Workers' compensation; reduce amount an employer may receive from third party for damages by employer's percentage of fault.
Alcohol; allow certain direct shipments of wine from out of state.
Child endangerment; provide for DUI violations.
Implied Consent Law; provide enhanced penalties for higher blood alcohol concentration.
Appeals to circuit court from board of supervisors and municipal authorities; revise.
Mississippi One-Call System, Inc.; provide penalties for violations of.
Child support; establish income shares guidelines.
Jails; remove requirement that county jails be built in the county seat.
Archives and History; provide for appeals of board decisions.
Office of Public Guardian; authorize boarads of supervisors to establish.
Child support; obligations begin at conception.
Group property and workers' compensation insurance program for all school districts; DFA shall establish.
Insurance; create study committee on developing policyholder bill of rights.
Health insurance; revise state employees' plan to allow certain persons to benefit from federal health coverage tax credit.
Insurance; require Dept. of Insurance to develop list of engineers that may be used to determine whether wind or water damage.
DUI; clarify no plea bargaining for repeat offenders.
Expunction; provide uniform method.
Fundraising; prohibit on public roads.
Income tax; provide a credit to certain taxpayers for portion of increased homeowners insurance premium.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
U.S. Highway 49; designate portion as "Lieutenant Robert J. Curry Memorial Highway."
Mississippi After-School Initiative Task Force; create.
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Nonprofit Corporation Act; revise.
Tourism; revise definition of tourism project for purposes of tourism project sales tax incentive program.
Per diem; set rate for commissioners of certain water, sewer, fire protection districts and county port and harbor commissions.
Vetoed · 1
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Passed the House · 7
Health and nutrition information; recipients of certain public assistance may view video on.
Health Disparities Council; create.
Teacher salaries; authorize school districts to negotiate salary amount with retired teachers from other states.
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
Adolescent rehabilitation facilities; not limited to treating only those who have committed crimes.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for coastal preserve projects.
Harrison County; authorize sheriff's department to initiate 72-hour hold for persons in need of mental treatment.
In committee · 26
Attempted murder; create criminal offense.
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
Wireless telephones; prohibit use of while driving without use of hands-free device.
Appellate judges; provide for appointed judges of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for reconstruction and repair of Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.
Income tax; authorize deduction in gross income for tuition paid to private and parochial schools.
Homestead exemption; increase.
Ad valorem tax; revise date and amount for which cities/counties may allow partial payments, revise interest rate on unpaid taxes.
Pre-kindergarten program; require Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Public school students; require drug testing of all sixth through twelfth graders.
Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.
Teacher scholarships; authorize for college graduates for courses required for teacher licensure.
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; restrict sale of to pharmacies only.
Voter ID; enact.
School year; prohibit schools from opening before Labor Day.
School districts; require State Department of Education to submit study to Legislature on issue of consolidation.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Community/junior colleges; students who are Mississippi residents shall not have to pay basic tuition.
Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.
Department of Corrections; authorize to contract with Hancock County for regional correctional facility.
Insurance; require explanation of flood coverage exclusion.
School district boundaries; authorize district to call for referendum on question of annexing certain territory.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel.
Photo voter identification; require when a person appears to vote at registrar's office or polling place.