Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Steven Palazzo
Sponsored
In committee9
English language; require state agencies and political subdivisions to offer all services and material only in.
Performance review commission; create to review efficency of state government.
Tobacco products; revise minimum age to purchase and penalties.
Annual salaries; revise certain elected officials.
Public purchases; require Internet publication of proposed state agency purchases that are required to be advertised.
Public purchases; require Internet posting of state agency purchases and expenditures every six months.
County Prosecuting Attorney; revise salary of certain.
State employees; create incentives to maintain qualified.
City of D'Iberville; authorize a tax on sales of prepared food and drink at restaurants and bars.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Insurance Department.
U.S. Highway 49; designate portion as "Lieutenant Robert J. Curry Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Crimes; revise offenses dealing with coin-operated machines.
City of Biloxi; authorize cost-of-living increases for retired city employees for additional period of time.
City of Biloxi; authorize cost of living increases for retired firemen and policemen for additional period of time.
Passed the House · 3
Columbia Training School property; authorize lease for ICFMR facility and for public purposes.
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
Harrison County; authorize sheriff's department to initiate 72-hour hold for persons in need of mental treatment.
In committee · 20
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
Wireless telephones; prohibit use of while driving without use of hands-free device.
School year; prohibit schools from opening before the fourth full week in August.
Income tax; authorize deduction in gross income for tuition paid to private and parochial schools.
Insurance; require insurers to provide renters coverage to active members of the Armed Forces stationed in this state.
Municipal separate school district; create new method to petition for referendum on including annexed municipal territory.
School boards; require all elected members to be elected by majority vote.
Voter ID; enact.
Medicaid; provide full cost reimbursement for certain state-owned inpatient psychiatric facilities.
School districts; require State Department of Education to submit study to Legislature on issue of consolidation.
Dialysis treatment; require facilities providing to maintain backup power supply for dialysis machines.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Crystal meth; no reduction or suspension of sentence or plea bargaining for distribution.
Sex offender registration; revise offenses requiring registration.
Start-up charter schools; authorize establishment of one per congressional district.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel.
Child abuse; provide penalties for false reports and enact child protection managers.
Photo voter identification; require when a person appears to vote at registrar's office or polling place.
School districts; create additional exemptions from certain duties in districts accredited at Level 4 or 5.
Elections; authorize the Secretary of State to revise registration books of a county under certain circumstances.