Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Tom King
Sponsored
Became law3
Teacher salaries; authorize school districts to negotiate salary amount with retired teachers from other states.
Memorial highways; designate portions as "Jack Lucas Medal of Honor Memorial Highway" and "Phyllis Hawkins Harper Exchange."
Scenic Byways; Extend the "Mississippi Delta Great River Road" through Tunica and DeSoto counties.
Passed the Senate6
Harvest permits; extend repealers on Department of Transportation's authority to issue to certain vehicles.
Airports; authorize airport to give emergency assistance to other airports in U.S. if state of emergency is declared.
Mississippi Transportation Commission; authorize various agencies to convey certain real property to.
Emergency duty leave; state employees who are members of the National Guard shall receive leave during a state of emergency.
Unmarked vehicles; authorize district attorneys to operate.
Open top vehicles; revise requirements for covering when carrying certain loads.
Out of committee2
Physicians; offer immunity from suit when rendering care to Medicaid patients.
Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children and spouse of deceased and disabled veterans.
In committee25
Law Enforcement Officers Disability Trust Fund; expand coverage to include disability benefits for emergency management personnel.
Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs and municipal police.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to the Military Veterans Association, Inc.
12th Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2009; create.
Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children and spouse of deceased and disabled veterans.
Sales taxation; exempt nonprofit food pantries that are members of the Mississippi Food Network.
Commercial Driver's License Law; exempt certain vehicles operated by employees of Mississippi Military Department.
Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
Sales taxation; exempt the sale of property and services used in the improvement of realty for churches or religious association.
Parks; waive entrance fee for elderly and disabled.
Board of Medical Licensure; authorize to issue subpoenas during investigations and provide for rules and appeals.
"Austin James Watkins" Out-of-Home Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit in the Department of Human Services; establish.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize ninth round for counties and municipalities.
Traffic violations; authorize the use of automated red light camera system for red light violations and place restrictions on use.
State Agencies; require energy consumption reduction for budget to be considered by LBO.
Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at airports; repeal provisions providing for July 1, 2009, repeal date.
Public transit task force; create and prescribe duties.
Mental health services provided by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health; delete certain requirements.
Mississippi Gulf Production Coastal Trust Fund; create.
Real property acquisitions by governmental entities; allow payment of negotiated amount that exceeds fair market value.
Abandoned vehicles; revise definition of vehicle left unattended on side of highway.
Motorcycles; create safety and operator training program.
First responders; provide immunity for certain actions.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Forrest County; authorize contributions to various agencies.
"Mississippi Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act"; enact.
Mississippi "Country Music Trail" program and historical markers; MDA Division of Tourism to establish.
Lightweight truss construction identification; require for fire fighter safety.
Mississippi Athletic Trainers Licensure Act; revise licensure provisions.
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Scenic highways; rename "Highway 67 Scenic Byway" as the "Biloxi D'Iberville Scenic Expressway."
Statewide monetary assessments; clarify and revise.
Passed the Senate · 11
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.
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.
Child Protection Act; enact.
Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in TRICARE military health care system.
Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act; create.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund and the Rural Fire Truck Fund.
Ad valorem tax; local governing authorities may grant an exemption of homesteads of certain residents serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
In committee · 1
Appropriations; College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University for 10 additional in-state students.