Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Michael W. Janus
Sponsored
Became law2
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.
Out of committee1
Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program; extend date of repeal.
In committee8
State tuition assistance; add coast campus of Tulane to list of eligible institutions.
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.
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids for dependent children.
"Mean High Water Line"; revise definition by allowing Secretary of State's determination to be conclusive.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; increase the fine levied upon a person failing to have and delete mitigating provisions.
Transportation commissioners; prohibit from accepting political and pecuniary contributions from contractors.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
2009 Second Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Insurance Department.
Sales tax; clarify exemption regarding sales of certain home medical equipment and supplies paid for under Medicare/Medicaid.
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."
Nonprofit Corporation Act; revise.
Sales tax; revise definition of "business" to exclude sales of meals/food at colleges when paid by students with certain cards/accounts.
Sales tax; reduce rate on sale of anthropogenic carbon dioxide used as injectant in enhanced oil recovery project or for sequestration.
Qualified equity investment tax credit; allow to be taken against insurance premium retaliatory tax.
Passed the House · 9
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to certain organizations providing food to needy persons.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of purchase and installation of wind energy systems/solar energy systems.
Sales tax; exempt certain sales of gold, silver and other metals.
Medical examination; revise list of professionals who can initiate seventy-two-hour hold.
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.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for coastal preserve projects.
Sales tax; revise rate on certain sales of tractors, farm implements, logging/pulpwood equipment, repair parts and labor.
Harrison County; authorize sheriff's department to initiate 72-hour hold for persons in need of mental treatment.
Out of committee · 1
Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation received by a resident while stationed out of state.
In committee · 16
Workers' compensation; results of drug and alcohol test, employer-administered or otherwise, are admissible for certain purposes.
Workers' Compensation Law; define purpose to be impartially construed.
Workers' compensation; increase benefits for disfigurement, vocational rehab and death, allow employer to request autopsy.
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for reconstruction and repair of Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.
School year; prohibit schools from opening before the fourth full week in August.
Municipal separate school district; create new method to petition for referendum on including annexed municipal territory.
Public utilities, certain; require to offer live customer service assistance to ratepayers.
Voter ID; enact.
Workers' compensation; provide that preexisting conditions do not have to be occupationally disabling for apportionment.
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.