Bills in the 2010 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy Dickerson
Sponsored
Became law3
State Port Authority; extend repealer on authority to use design-build method of contracting.
Saltwater fishing license; require lifetime license for persons 65 and older for a one-time fee.
Oysters; prohibit discharge of human waste and require marine sanitation devices for oyster harvesting vessels.
Passed the Senate3
Oyster vessels; authorize Commission on Marine Resources to transfer vessel license to another vessel under certain conditions.
Marine Resources; authorize commission to revoke license indefinitely for multiple offenses within a certain time period.
Coastal Wetlands; authorize executive director to issue after fact authorization for minor violation of a permit.
In committee5
Sheriffs; bring forward law relating to annual salaries of.
Corrections; authorize MDOC to construct a fire station at or near the South Mississippi Correctional Institution.
Crabs; remove prohibition on possessing female sponge crabs and authorize Commission on Marine Resources to regulate taking of crabs.
BUI; conform BAC and punishment to DUI.
George County; authorize to issue bonds and levy tax for county sports and recreation complex.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
2010 Second Extraordinary Session · Synthetic cannabinoids; revise Schedule I to include.
New Start School Program and Conversion Charter School Act of 2010; create and establish process for certain public schools.
Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; name for Dr. Ed Thompson.
Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; make changes to comply with federal law.
Passed the Senate · 5
Child Protection Act; enact.
Veterans Day; clarify public observance of.
Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to property.
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
"Mississippi Strategic Planning and Performance Budgeting System Act of 2010"; enact.
Out of committee · 1
Tourism; MDA shall promote the establishment of fishing tournaments on state-owned lakes.
In committee · 6
Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.
Pseudoephedrine; list as Schedule IV controlled substance.
Elections; require additional payments to bilingual managers and clerks that are required by federal law.
Sales tax; authorize a sales tax holiday for retail sales of hunting supplies.
Ad valorem tax; local governing authorities may grant an exemption of homesteads of certain residents serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Wastewater; remove revisions to the individual on-site wastewater disposal system law.