Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
T. O. Moffatt
Sponsored
Became law4
Electronic waste; create study committee to recommend recycling requirements.
Coordinating council for remote sensing and geographic information systems; revise member appointed by Tax Assessors/Collectors.
Environmental Quality; conform lead-based paint accreditation and certification act to EPA regulations by including renovation projects.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; extend repealers and remove funding from Tideland Trust Fund.
Passed the Senate5
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
MS Underground Storage Tank Act of 1988; increase maximum amount allowed for cleanup of spills.
Wastewater; technical revisions to the Mississippi Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal Law.
Solid waste corrective action trust fund; set aside certain percent for regional recycling cooperatives formed by local governments.
Environmental Quality; authorize fee for surface mine worker safety training program.
Out of committee2
Marine Resources; designate tripletail as saltwater game fish.
Repeal Section 19-9-171; which requires tax revenue from certain refinery and natural gas facilities be distributed to all county schools.
In committee6
MS Water Resources Management Planning Council; remove repealer.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds for the Pascagoula River Audubon Center.
MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Board; remove repealer.
Real property purchases; governmental entities may negotiate settlements.
Marine Resources; require commission to document scientific and biological reasons for adopting regulations.
Marine Resources; require department to develop a management plan for speckled trout.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and Grain Div.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Animal Health Board.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Co. Livestock Show.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.
Scenic highways; rename "Highway 67 Scenic Byway" as the "Biloxi D'Iberville Scenic Expressway."
Vetoed · 1
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.
Passed the Senate · 10
Ad valorem tax; require millage rate reduction for purposes of calculating proposed increase where assessed value increases.
Concealed weapons; remove prohibition against carrying in a public park.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; create.
Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and Grain Div.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.
Appropriation; Animal Health Board.
Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.
Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.
Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.
In committee · 4
2009 First Extraordinary Session · Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.
Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.
Appropriations; Department of Insurance, Windstorm Reinsurance.