Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Greg Ward
Sponsored
Became law6
Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce; authorize to make certain financial transactions for the benefit of the department.
City of Ripley; extend repealer on hotel, motel and restaurant tax.
Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Suffrage; restore to James Ronnie Daines of Tippah county.
Passed the House1
MS Organic Certification Program; revise to promote continued viability of if USDA accreditation is lost by the MDAC.
In committee8
Agritourism; provide certain exemptions to persons who engage in.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Farm Families of Mississippi.
Justice court judges; increase jurisdictional amount to $10,000.00.
Abortion; felony to transport minor to another state to receive without parental consent.
Counties; authorize to dig graves and bury livestock without need for epidemic or contagious disease.
Title to mineral estate; allow to revert to surface estate owner after a ten-year period.
The Crenshaw Act; enact to include cathinone derivatives in Schedule I.
Contracts; prohibit automatic renewal clauses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
MS Highway 370; designate a certain segment of in Lee County as the "Trooper Steve Hood Memorial Highway".
Uniform Athlete Agents Act; revise and enhance regulatory authority of Secretary of State.
Cathinone derivatives; include in Schedule I.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System and support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.
Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional.
Appropriation; Cosmetology, Board of.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; Barber Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Vetoed · 1
Public Safety Verification and Enforcement Act; create.
Passed the House · 2
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
Railroad crossings; revise laws regarding.
In committee · 11
Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act; establish additional requirements for DFA's website on state spending.
Mortgages and other secured lenders; increase penalty for failure to cancel record of debt after demand of debtor.
Dairy Stabilization Grant Program; create to provide grant assistance to certain milk producers.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize additional round.
Sex offender registration; require for individuals found guilty of sexual motivation if special allegation made by prosecutor.
Vehicle Management System; require Board of Trustees of State IHL to develop for each institution.
MS Health Information Network (MS-HIN); require annual report to Legislature and PEER performance evaluation.
Drug Enforcement Coordinating Committee; create.
Public utilities; authorize metering for customers generating electricity through renewable energy sources.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Bonds; authorize issuance for road and bridge improvements in small municipalities.