Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Merle Flowers
Sponsored
Became law2
Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.
Statement of economic interest; revise penalty and procedure upon failure to file.
Passed the Senate2
State agency information technology services; authorize Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services to consolidate.
MS Building Codes Council; shall not require installation of fire protection sprinkler system in certain dwellings.
In committee13
Right to work; private and public employers prohibited from permitting payroll deductions for union political activities.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; prohibit receipt by Medicaid recipients.
Medicaid recipients; redetermine eligibility every 6 months.
Social security numbers; provide for redaction in recorded documents.
Firearms; restrict power of confiscation.
Income taxation; authorize a credit for payment of health insurance premiums.
Unemployment compensation law; provide a direct seller exemption from.
Psychiatric residential treatment facility; allow all beds in facility in DeSoto County to participate in Medicaid.
Nonemergency transportation services provided under the Medicaid program; delete authority for reimbursement.
Transportation; transfer law enforcement duties of MDOT to the Department of Public Safety.
IHL Board; shall implement a vehicle management system for each institution of higher learning.
Special funds; expand uses of money in certain special funds.
DeSoto County; authorize the extension of the qualifying deadline for certain offices.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of I-59 as "Mississippi Gold Star Memorial Highway."
Feticide; revise killing or injury of an unborn child.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Electronic Government Oversight Committee; revise membership/ITS Board members may serve after expiration of term.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Passed the Senate · 7
Animal cruelty; revise.
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011; create.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in certain places.
Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.
Department of Information Technology Services; require inventory of technology hardware for all agencies and institutions.
Mississippi Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act; create.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 78 as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
Out of committee · 1
State agencies; prohibit from using public funds for procedures that result in destruction or injury of human embryos.
In committee · 4
Chancery clerks; authorize, upon request, the redaction of social security numbers on recorded documents.
Automatic school district transfer for children of military parents stationed in Mississippi; provide for.
Contempt of the PEER Committee; provide criminal penalties.
Mississippi Check Cashers Act; extend repealer on.