Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, House.
Jessica Upshaw
Sponsored
Became law1
Municipalities, certain; extend time to borrow funds from date of incorporation in anticipation of collection of ad valorem taxes.
Passed the House1
Income tax; provide a credit for costs under a homeowners deductible due to loss incurred from a named storm.
In committee22
School district superintendents; appoint in all districts.
Implied Consent Law; provide enhanced penalties for higher blood alcohol concentration.
Child endangerment; provide for DUI violations.
DUI; clarify no plea bargaining for repeat offenders.
Election commissioners; provide that they will be members of the Public Employees' Retirement System.
Open Container Law; enact.
Child support; obligations begin at conception.
Radar; authorize sheriffs, deputies and constables to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Department of Archives and History; provide for appeals of board decisions.
Group property and workers' compensation insurance program; require DFA to establish for all school districts.
Workers' Compensation Commission; provide that appeals from commission go directly to Supreme Court.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to certain organizations providing food to needy persons.
Workers' compensation; reduce amount an employer may receive from third party for damages by employer's percentage of fault.
Medicaid; require testing of applicants and recipients for illegal drugs.
Public Swimming Pool Act; enact.
Statutes of limitation; clarify in wrongful death and Tort Claims Act cases.
Water, sewer, garbage disposal and fire protection districts; require publication of budgets.
Low-speed vehicles/golf carts; authorize use of on certain public highways, roads and streets.
Youth court; adopt rules for appointment of persons to assist litigants.
Alcohol; allow certain direct shipments of wine from out of state.
Veterans' Day; may not declare other holiday in lieu of, and require schools to observe as holiday.
Income tax; authorize establishment of catastrophe savings accounts and exempt contributions and distributions from tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Tourism; create Mississippi heritage, history and culture trail.
Hunting; provide a hunting season for children.
Hancock County Utility Authority; revise composition of board of directors.
County medical examiners; require to be certified in forensic pathology and be on DPS-approved list.
Harrison County; create Civil Service Commission for the Harrison County Sheriff's Department.
Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; extend repealer.
Harrison County; authorize to create the "Harrison County Motor Vehicle for Hire Commission."
Harrison County; authorize board of supervisors to enter into certain contracts to promote tourism.
Passed the House · 3
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Controlled substances; include synthetic cannabinoids.
Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to persons with mental retardation.
City of Biloxi; authorize to clean certain property and assess costs and penalties to landowner for such cleaning.
Out of committee · 4
Attempted murder; create criminal offense.
Tourism; authorize state bond issuance to promote state heritage, history and culture and other various tourism purposes.
Alcoholic beverages; prohibit adults from allowing party at private premises if minors obtain and adults know.
CON; authorize transfer of nursing home beds from Hancock County and new nursing home beds in Lamar County.
In committee · 23
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Eminent domain; restrict use of.
Automobile liability insurance; require Department of Public Safety to implement database program on uninsured motorists.
Voter identification; require.
Sex Education Pilot Program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Appropriation; Department of Insurance for windstorm reinsurance expenses.
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
School start date; restrict local school boards from starting before Labor Day.
Voter identification; require before voting in person or by absentee.
State Superintendent of Education; State Board of Education shall set salary of.
Public officials; require reimbursement of remuneration upon removal.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify the Commissioner of Insurance if a policy lapses.
DUI; revise use of ignition interlock device.
Students of military personnel residing on base; allow parent or legal guardian to choose school or school district of enrollment.
License tag; tax collector not to issue to person illegally in the United States must show proof of residence.
Registered Interior Designer Registration Act; create.
DUI; create offense of child endangerment.
Death certificates; require funeral establishments and crematories to send to county clerk of previous residence.
Sales tax; exempt sales of handguns, rifles, shotguns and ammunition during Second Amendment Weekend.
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputy sheriffs to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Weapons; revise certain restrictions where permitees may carry.