Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
John Mayo
Sponsored
Became law4
Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund; increase the limit that may be expended for each site from.
Surface Mine Worker Safety Training; create a special fund for and authorize a fee to be set by the commission.
Tourism projects; extend period during which certain projects are eligible for incentives.
Coahoma County; authorize to increase amount of benefits authorized to be insured or self-insured.
Passed the House4
Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith.
Hospitals; authorize to adopt policy allowing patients to take their unused medicine from the hospital upon discharge.
Municipal court; increase fee on jail cost per day that may be imposed by.
State agency electronic equipment; establish a study committee to recommend a policy regarding recycling of.
Out of committee2
Tunica County; authorize to pay sheriff additional compensation.
Lead-based paint; include renovations within the scope of regulated activities.
In committee41
Death penalty; revise written finding requirements by a jury to impose.
Assistant teachers; include under Education Employment Procedures Law.
Medical psychologists; enact prescription privileges for credentialed psychologists.
Death penalty; provide moratorium for purpose of completing study on impact.
Crimes; create offense of using cell phone while driving without using hands-free accessories.
Homeowners; remove any liability when contractor fails to pay subcontractor.
Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans.
Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on tobacco, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Counties and cities; authorize donations to institutions of higher learning and community and junior colleges.
Tobacco use by minors; provide penalty for possession.
Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places with certain exceptions.
School buses; increase maximum authorized speed limits.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Coahoma County Higher Education Center.
Ad valorem tax; remove provisions that prescribe the manner of determining true value of affordable rental housing.
Homestead exemption; repeal section of law that limits amount of tax loss reimbursement increases or decreases.
Implied Consent Law; clarify who may administer blood tests.
Retirement; allow retired county/city elected officials to receive salary of up to 50% of average compensation.
Sales tax; reduce on retail sales of certain food.
Youth adjudicated to perform community service; authorize judges to order parents to participate in.
Automobile insurance; provide that payment of a total loss claim include payment for certain taxes and fees.
DUI; revise minimum penalty for death and maiming.
Mississippi Optional Sales Tax Act; enact.
Special meetings, boards of supervisors; further define emergencies authorizing calling of.
Supplemental salary of sheriffs; authorize for some.
Smoke Free Air Act of 2009; enact.
State health insurance plan; authorize retired local law enforcement officers to participate in.
Children; prohibit from working after 10:00 p.m. on school nights during scholastic year.
Gaming winnings; repeal three percent tax and withholding provisions.
All-terrain vehicles; prohibit the operation of on public highways, roads and streets.
Compensation for the Wrongfully Incarcerated Act; create.
Environmental fees; authorize Commission on Environmental Quality to set.
Write-in candidates; allow voter to write in the name of any individual on the ballot.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to Tunica County for infrastructure improvements to Mid-South Fair property.
Motor vehicle; unlawful for person under 18 to ride in portion not designed for passengers.
Death penalty; require notice of state's intention to seek or reject.
Radio and television stations; require all receiving public funds to allow equal opportunity and time for rebuttal.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for reclamation projects along Sunflower River in City of Clarksdale.
Emergency telephone call; authorize release to Mississippi Ethics Commission under certain conditions.
Medicaid; provide reimbursement for breast prosthesis and bra after cancer surgery.
Local government self-insurance plans; authorize certain political subdivisions to increase benefits amount up to $10,000/year/employee.
Gasoline excise tax; increase and use additional revenue for city, county and state highways purposes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
U.S. Highway 90; designate certain highway bridge thereon as "Leo W. Seal, Jr., Memorial Bridge."
Nonprofit Corporation Act; revise.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to DeSoto Health and Wellness Center, Inc.
Passed the House · 6
Comprehensive sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health and the Dept. of Human Services to jointly establish.
Health and nutrition information; recipients of certain public assistance may view video on.
Health Disparities Council; create.
Columbia Training School property; authorize lease for ICFMR facility and for public purposes.
Nursing education; unspent TANF funds may be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Clayton P. Henderson; name Marks Vegetable Processing Facility operated by Alcorn State University after.
Out of committee · 1
Supervisors and municipal governing authorities; require course related to offices after elected.
In committee · 29
Appropriation; IHL for Special Task Force for Revitalization of the Mississippi Delta Region.
Mississippi Delta Revitalization Act of 2006; extend date of repealer on.
Gaming; hold statewide election on issue of state lottery to fund higher education.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Intensive supervision program; expand to include juvenile delinquents.
Interstate Compact for Juveniles; authorize Governor to execute.
Public school students; authorize community service as alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Appropriation; Archives and History for preplanning new museum of Mississippi's Native American heritage.
Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment programs/services.
Appropriation; Health Department to develop and operate two STD/HIV specialty clinics.
State employees; revise certain provisions regarding State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan.
Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.
U.S. Highway 61; schedule as high priority four-laning of those segments not already scheduled otherwise.
Medicaid; impose tax on certain nonsettling manufacturers' cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Pre-kindergarten program; require Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.
Appropriation; Health Department for additional funds for Office of Health Disparity Elimination.
Teacher scholarships; authorize for college graduates for courses required for teacher licensure.
Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.
School bus turnarounds; authorize superintendents of education to request county maintenance in large school districts.
MS Compulsory School Attendance Law; revise certain provisions relating to excused absences and the reporting of unlawful absences.
DeSoto County schools; exempt certain vehicles from marking requirements.
Real property; create limited exception to requiring fair market value when acquiring property for publicly funded projects.
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Appropriation; Department of Public Safety to fund Mississippi Youthbuild programs.
Community/junior colleges; students who are Mississippi residents shall not have to pay basic tuition.
Affordable and quality low-income housing; establish initiatives to improve.
Clean energy property; provide income tax credits for use of.
DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau; clarify a certain power and authorize to pay certain employees based on incentives.