Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Sidney Albritton
Sponsored
Became law9
Grandparents' visitation rights; revise.
Controlled substance; sale or possession of counterfeit prescription drug a felony.
Freedom to Farm Act; include honeybee production under definition of agricultural operations.
Trademarks; revise Mississippi model enactment.
Pseudoephedrine; conform sale of to federal law.
Internet pharmacies; regulate (MBN).
Board on Law Enforcement Standards and Training; clarify authority and duties, revise qualification for certain officers.
Delinquent fine collections; revise for municipal and justice courts.
Uniform Traffic Ticket Law; revise information required.
Passed the Senate6
Headlights; require use during precipitation.
Child abuse and neglect; revise persons with a duty to inform (AG).
Bail agents; revise certain licensing and premium provisions.
Alcoholic beverages; resort area revoked if no on premises permit is issued.
Tax-forfeited lands; restrictions on purchase shall not apply to lands held by state for more than 5 years.
Tax-forfeited lands; revise number of years' taxes that state will warrant in favor of local entity.
Out of committee5
Honey; exempt small producers of honey from State Board of Health regulations.
Emergency health powers; define natural disaster and direct SDH to perform certain functions in public health emergencies (PEER).
Commercial driver's license; clarify implied consent.
Wiretapping; revise (AG).
Criminal history information; create Information Exchange Network.
In committee41
Arrest warrants; municipal and justice court judges must first make determination of probable cause.
Local law enforcement officers; authorize supplemental pay for certain.
County board of education is levying authority for all school districts in county school system; provide.
Wiretap; authorize continued monitoring of cell phones transported outside state on original court order.
Wiretapping; extend authority to certain capital offense investigations.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs.
School buses; require seat belts after certain date.
Assault; revise simple to include indecent touching.
Temporary detention; codify Terry stop by peace officers.
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer certain real property to MDOT.
Corrections; person guilty of manslaughter or DUI not eligible for trusty time allowance and reduction of sentence.
Lobbyist clients; require State of Mississippi to file annual report (PEER).
Licensed professional counselors; clarify board selection and licensure qualifications (PEER).
Psychologist licensure law; revise qualifications and require criminal background checks (PEER).
Department of Audit; impose late fees against accounting firms/delete certain reporting requirements (PEER).
Appropriations to planning and development districts; require certain information (PEER).
Licensed social workers/marriage and family therapists; revise qualifications and continuing education requirements (PEER).
Executive committee for management of mental health boards; create (PEER).
Community college construction projects; shall be subject to the preplanning requirements (PEER).
Department of Corrections; required to pay certain contractors (PEER).
State Medical Examiner; delete rulemaking authority regarding autopsies (PEER).
Contract lobbyists; prohibit uses of public funds to pay (PEER).
PEER Committee; create criminal offense and revise subpoena power (PEER).
Mississippi Technology Alliance; require annual report (PEER).
State Board of Mental Health; create nonvoting member appointed by Community Mental Health Centers (PEER).
Sex offense; revise definition of.
False reports of child abuse or neglect; provide criminal and civil penalties (AG).
Minors under age 16; prohibit lewd and lascivious exhibition or obscene electronic communication (AG).
Coroners; may use blue or red flashing lights on vehicles.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs.
Bail bonds; clarify sheriff's approval of sureties and forfeiture provisions.
Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; restrict sales to pharmacies only.
Bee Keepers; authorize Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to compensate for damages by protected wildlife.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize sale from hospitality carts in qualified resort areas.
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; clarify definition of the term "person."
Tax-forfeited lands; state shall not reimburse local governments for maintenance costs of certain land.
Columbia Training School property; authorize lease for ICFMR facility and for public purposes.
Search warrant; authorize anticipatory, remote, telephonic and electronic signature thereof.
Aiding and abetting bond jumping; increase criminal penalties for.
Salary supplements for school social workers; authorize for certain certificates.
Health insurance policies; establish minimum amount of coverage for alcoholism care and treatment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Passed the Senate · 1
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Out of committee · 1
Septic tanks; prohibit assessment of a fee for final approval by the Department of Health.
In committee · 4
2009 First Extraordinary Session · Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Business identity theft; create (AG).
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.