Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Frances Fredericks
Sponsored
Became law5
Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to set permit fees for construction of artificial reefs.
Commercial oyster vessel; allow those who operate to keep up to 36 blue crabs for personal consumption.
Department of Marine Resources; include law enforcement trainees as nonstate service employees.
Domestic violence; revise certain provisions.
Sex offenders; capital murder is an offense requiring registration when a sex offense is the underlying crime.
Passed the House5
Coastal zone application; clarify what makes one complete.
Coastal wetlands application; clarify when 60-day requirement for public notice begins.
Coastal wetlands activities; clarify when certain orders are sent.
Coastal Wetlands Protection Act; clarify the authority to create fines for violators.
Harrison County; authorize sheriff's department to initiate 72-hour hold for persons in need of mental treatment.
Out of committee1
Board on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; clarify revocation authority and duties.
In committee4
Coastal wetlands permit; clarify length of time for validity.
Recreational fishing license; require residents and nonresidents to possess.
Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to enter private and public lands for certain inspections.
Coastal Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement Fund; create and direct certain fees to be deposited.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Insurance Department.
U.S. Highway 49; designate portion as "Lieutenant Robert J. Curry Memorial Highway."
Airport authorities; authorize to assist other airports within the United States during state of emergency.
Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain charges at airports used for export/import of cargo.
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Mental health system; create joint legislative study committee to study and make report on.
Passed the House · 9
Health and nutrition information; recipients of certain public assistance may view video on.
Health Disparities Council; create.
Nursing education; unspent TANF funds may be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Nurse; restrict use of word "nurse" in job title only to those licensed under Nurse Practice Law.
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.
Appropriation; Insurance Department.
Out of committee · 1
Labor; require certain employers to provide minimum notice to employees regarding proposed closing or mass layoff.
In committee · 24
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for reconstruction and repair of Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi.
M.T.A.G. and Eminent Scholars Grant Programs; increase tuition amounts available under.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.
IHL Endowment Partnership Trust Fund; create for endowing facility positions.
Mississippi Community and Junior College Transfer Grant Program; create.
School year; prohibit schools from opening before the fourth full week in August.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
All-terrain vehicles; establish ownership registration network and provide free safety course.
Medicaid; impose tax on certain nonsettling manufacturers' cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
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.
Appropriation; Health Department for additional funds for Office of Health Disparity Elimination.
Teacher scholarships; authorize for college graduates for courses required for teacher licensure.
Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.
School boards; require all elected members to be elected by majority vote.
Medicaid; provide full cost reimbursement for certain state-owned inpatient psychiatric facilities.
School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Community/junior colleges; students who are Mississippi residents shall not have to pay basic tuition.
Drug court; court having jurisdiction has final determination about participation in.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to Jackson Zoo.