Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Ezell Lee
Sponsored
Became law1
Veterans' Home Purchase Board; reduce minimum interest rate which may be charged on loans to veterans.
Passed the Senate1
Income tax; authorize income tax credits for health care providers that participate in TRICARE military health care system.
In committee5
Katie's Law; require DNA sample upon all felony arrests.
Highways; reduce maximum speed in work zones where workers are present.
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if meth production occurred on the property.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Veterans' Home Purchase Board; members of certain veterans organization may not serve on board until expiration of time.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Personnel Bd.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Secretary of State.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered Professional Geologists.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Information Technology Services.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Treasurers Office.
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."
Vetoed · 1
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.
Passed the Senate · 18
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Ad valorem tax; require millage rate reduction for purposes of calculating proposed increase where assessed value increases.
Assault against school district personnel; provide enhanced criminal penalties for.
Child Protection Act; enact.
Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.
Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered Professional Geologists.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.
Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.
Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.
Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.
Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services.
Appropriation; Personnel Bd.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.
Appropriation; Treasurers Office.
Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund.
In committee · 5
Mississippi "Country Music Trail" program and historical markers; MDA Division of Tourism to establish.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Theft; revise grand larceny, create definitions.
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects.
Appropriations; Department of Insurance, Windstorm Reinsurance.