Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy Dickerson
Sponsored
Became law5
Coastal Wetlands Protection Act; revise penalties for violations.
Marine Resources; conform appellate process from commission orders under the seafood chapter.
Coastal Wetlands Protection Act; require application to be complete before certain time restrictions apply.
Marine Resources; authorize personnel to enter private and public lands in performance of duty to enforce Coastal Wetlands Protection Act.
Greene County; authorize an assessment on misdemeanor convictions and civil filings in justice court to fund a justice court complex.
Passed the Senate2
Commercial oyster vessel; allow those who operate to keep certain number of blue crabs for personal consumption.
Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to set permit fees and guidelines for construction of artificial reefs.
In committee4
Marine resources; clarify nonstate service of law enforcement trainees of the Department of Marine Resources.
District attorneys; increase salaries.
Sheriffs; increase salaries of.
Marine Resources; require person to have saltwater sports fishing license on person when in possession of fish in marine waters.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Failing schools and school districts; enact "Children First Act of 2009."
Scenic highways; rename "Highway 67 Scenic Byway" as the "Biloxi D'Iberville Scenic Expressway."
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Passed the Senate · 2
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
Out of committee · 1
Municipal traffic cameras; prohibit.
In committee · 5
Random nicotine testing; require for Medicaid recipients.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Theft; revise grand larceny, create definitions.
Oriental Medicine Practice Act; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.