Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Frances Fredericks
Sponsored
Became law7
Kidnapping; include vulnerable persons.
Vulnerable person abuse; third offense in 5 years a felony.
Public hearings for coastal wetland permits; revise procedure.
Coastal wetlands permit application; revise review period of.
Live bait camps; authorize and require inspection of.
"Free Fishing Weekend"; designate and authorize exemption from saltwater sport fishing.
Harrison County; authorize contribution to the Feed My Sheep program.
Passed the House3
Commercial harvesting of seafood; revise location in which one may engage in.
Saltwater minnows; revise definition of.
Shrimp; revise where can be taken and clarify personal consumption.
Out of committee1
Workplace violence protection; provide.
In committee2
Blunt wraps; prohibit.
Distinctive license tag; reauthorize Dept. of Marine Resource's tag for supporters of seafood industry.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
State assessments; increase amount for Vulnerable Persons Fund.
Sex-related education; require local school boards to adopt a policy on and implement.
Passed the House · 3
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation if they provide living arrangements for one or more persons.
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".
Mississippi High School Activities Association; provide legislative oversight for and appoint advisors.
In committee · 17
Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act; establish additional requirements for DFA's website on state spending.
School boards; revise notice form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax effort.
Local taxing entities; revise form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax efforts and budget proposals.
Legal holiday; set first Monday of March as Law Enforcement Day.
Legal holiday; set first Monday of February as Firefighters' Day.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of historical Nichols Tigers of Biloxi.
Comprehensive eye examination; require for certain students upon enrollment in public school or private and parochial school approved by the SBE.
Food unsafe for human consumption; authorize State Health Officer to prohibit sale of in state.
Mississippi Non-native Reptile Program; establish within the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Gaming; sale of certain scratch-off cards is illegal gambling activity.
Mississippi Civil Rights Monument Commission; create.
Municipal police pursuits; require policies to limit into other municipal jurisdictions.
Bail bonds; impose a 1% increase on fee charged to be deposited in the State Treasury for Department of Mental Health.
Nursing home; require to update residents' charts each day or be fined for each failure to do so.
Nursing homes; require to have at least one RN and three LPNs on full-time staff.
Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative Act; enact.
Forfeiture; revise certain provisions under the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.