2009 Regular Session Senator David Baria Principal Author and Co-Author Senator David Baria District 46 ../../../members/senate/baria.xml ../senate_p_authors/baria.xml Principal Author Only 12/28/09 at 11:29 SB2004 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2004IN.pdf Jails; remove requirement that county jails must be built in the county seat. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2004.xml SB2006 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2006IN.pdf Group property and workers' compensation insurance program for all school districts; DFA shall establish. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2006.xml % SB2008 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2008IN.pdf Mississippi Health Care Reform Act; create. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2008.xml % SB2009 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2009IN.pdf Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2009.xml SB2017 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2017IN.pdf Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 17% by weight. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2017.xml SB2019 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2019IN.pdf Commissioner of Insurance; prohibit from receiving gifts/campaign contributions from insurance companies. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2019.xml SB2020 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2020IN.pdf Campaign finance disclosure; clarify what constitutes a contribution and require the disclosure of certain loans. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2020.xml SB2024 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2024IN.pdf Civil actions; insurer has burden of proof for exclusions/exceptions in homeowners insurance policies. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2024.xml SB2032 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2032SG.pdf Gasoline retail fraud; revise criminal penalty for. Baria 04/06 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2032.xml * SB2034 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2034IN.pdf Commissioner of Insurance; prohibit campaign contributions from insurance companies. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2034.xml SB2066 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2066IN.pdf Workers' Compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2066.xml SB2073 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2073IN.pdf Property insurance; policies with concurrent causation exclusions are unfair and deceptive act. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2073.xml SB2109 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2109IN.pdf Property/casualty insurance; prohibit premium increase for certain policies when no change in circumstances of insured. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2109.xml SB2155 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2155IN.pdf Real estate transactions; require disclosure if meth production occurred on the property. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2155.xml % SB2158 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2158IN.pdf Residential property insurance; require rate filings to include discounts when certain construction techniques are used. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2158.xml SB2175 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2175IN.pdf Insurance companies; require to offer property/casualty insurance if offered in another state. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2175.xml SB2194 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2194IN.pdf Radar; authorize use by sheriffs, Highway Safety Patrol and Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Patrol. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2194.xml SB2195 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2195IN.pdf Medicaid and S.C.H.I.P.; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2195.xml SB2196 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2196IN.pdf Residential property insurance; insurers must attach policyholder bill of rights to policies. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2196.xml SB2216 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2216IN.pdf Income tax; provide a credit for certain energy efficiency improvements to homestead property. Baria 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2216.xml %$ SB2217 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2217IN.pdf Constitutional rights; contractual waiver only effective if knowingly executed. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2217.xml SB2277 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2277PS.pdf Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag. Butler ../Senate_authors/Butler.xml 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2277.xml * SB2386 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2386IN.pdf Mississippi Consumer Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2386.xml SB2433 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2433IN.pdf Mississippi "Country Music Trail" program and historical markers; MDA Division of Tourism to establish. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2433.xml SB2626 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2626IN.pdf Income taxation; exclude wages of certain full-time students from gross income. Powell ../Senate_authors/Powell.xml 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2626.xml %$ SB2628 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2628SG.pdf Failing schools and school districts; enact "Children First Act of 2009." Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2628.xml *% SB2659 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2659SG.pdf State-funded buildings; energy performance regulations shall apply to buildings constructed with CDBG funds. Baria 03/11 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2659.xml SB2660 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2660IN.pdf Public construction projects; require projects receiving state funds to meet USGBC's LEED silver standard. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2660.xml SB2661 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2661IN.pdf Local law enforcement officers; provide supplemental pay from state funds. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2661.xml SB2674 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2674IN.pdf Personal Service Contract Review Board; approve state agency advertising procurements. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2674.xml SB2709 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2709SG.pdf DNA preservation; revise Post Conviction Collateral Relief Act. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2709.xml SB2731 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2731CS.pdf Ethics in lobbying reform; omnibus bill. Flowers ../Senate_authors/Flowers.xml 02/11 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2731.xml * SB2733 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2733IN.pdf Ad valorem tax; remove provisions that prescribe the manner for determining true value of affordable rental housing. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2733.xml SB2735 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2735SG.pdf Scenic highways; rename "Highway 67 Scenic Byway" as the "Biloxi D'Iberville Scenic Expressway." Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 04/15 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2735.xml * SB2739 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2739IN.pdf Gubernatorial pardon; require public hearing. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2739.xml SB2746 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2746SG.pdf Surplus food; authorize University Medical Center to donate surplus food. Yancey ../Senate_authors/Yancey.xml 04/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2746.xml * SB2885 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2885IN.pdf Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health plan to cover autism spectrum disorders. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2885.xml SB2895 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2895IN.pdf Nursing facilities; required to carry a minimum amount of liability insurance by licensing agency. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2895.xml % SB2904 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2904IN.pdf Homestead exemption; extend time dwelling houses destroyed in certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered homes. Baria 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2904.xml %$ SB2907 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2907IN.pdf Certain municipalities; authorize borrowing from date of incorporation in anticipation of collection of ad valorem taxes. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2907.xml % SB2915 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2915IN.pdf Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2915.xml SB2927 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2927IN.pdf "Bill of Rights" for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2927.xml SB2957 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2957IN.pdf Theft; revise grand larceny, create definitions. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2957.xml SB2993 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2993IN.pdf Expunction; authorize for certain youthful felony convictions. Davis (36th) ../Senate_authors/Davis_(36th).xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2993.xml SB2997 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2997IN.pdf Mississippi One-Call System, Inc.; provide penalties for violations of. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2997.xml SB2998 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2998IN.pdf Auto insurance cards; require to list the names of drivers excluded from the policy. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2998.xml SB3003 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3003IN.pdf Health insurance; require insurers to offer insurance under the federal Health Care Tax Credit Program. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3003.xml SB3061 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3061IN.pdf Railroads; persons operating trains shall have duty to keep a lookout. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3061.xml SB3062 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062IN.pdf Mississippi False Claims Act; create. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3062.xml SB3064 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3064IN.pdf Uninsured motorist; include persons protected by immunity under the MS Tort Claims Act. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3064.xml SB3072 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3072IN.pdf Wrongful conviction; provide compensation to certain exonerees. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3072.xml SB3088 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3088IN.pdf Tax collectors; create education and certification program. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3088.xml SB3090 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3090PS.pdf Solid waste corrective action trust fund; set aside certain percent for regional recycling cooperatives formed by local governments. Moffatt ../Senate_authors/Moffatt.xml 03/05 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3090.xml SB3104 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3104IN.pdf Lobbying; revise definitions. Flowers ../Senate_authors/Flowers.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3104.xml SB3141 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3141IN.pdf State agencies; lobbyist contracts subject to Personal Services Contract Review Board and other evaluative process. Flowers ../Senate_authors/Flowers.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3141.xml SB3149 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3149IN.pdf Records retention policy; create task force to study. Flowers ../Senate_authors/Flowers.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3149.xml SB3150 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3150IN.pdf Sales tax; allow awards of attorney's fees and expenses in certain civil actions to recover. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3150.xml SB3169 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3169IN.pdf Oriental Medicine Practice Act; create. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3169.xml % SB3176 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3176IN.pdf Governor's Commission on Climate Change; establish. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3176.xml SB3189 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3189IN.pdf Entertainment districts; authorize creation by counties and cities, confer tax benefits to businesses in, authorize levy of tax for. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3189.xml %$ SB3190 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3190IN.pdf Bonds; authorize issuance for certain state highway and infrastructure projects. King ../Senate_authors/King.xml 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3190.xml %$ SB3276 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3276IN.pdf Appropriations; Department of Insurance, Windstorm Reinsurance. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3276.xml SB3280 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3280PS.pdf Bonds; auth. g.o. bonds for DFA improvements at State Fire Academy & Local System Bridge Replacement & Rehab. Fund. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/25 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3280.xml *%$ SB3284 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3284SG.pdf Hancock County; authorize the location of the county's new correctional facility outside the county seat. Baria 06/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3284.xml SC 501 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0501SG.pdf Commend MS Department of Archives and History on restoration of landmark Old Capitol Building at opening day proceedings. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0501.xml SC 503 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0503IN.pdf Constitution; amend Section 124 to require public hearing before gubernatorial pardon. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0503.xml SC 517 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0517SG.pdf Congratulate President-elect Barack Obama for election as the 44th President of the United States. Simmons ../Senate_authors/Simmons.xml 01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0517.xml SC 518 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0518SG.pdf Commend the life of respected Mississippi business and civic leader Leo Seal, Jr. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0518.xml SC 552 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0552IN.pdf Gubernatorial pardons; amend Constitution to exclude murder and capital murder. Baria 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0552.xml SC 572 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0572SG.pdf Urge Congress, MDOT and MDA to support full restoration of daily train service on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Baria 03/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0572.xml SC 574 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0574SG.pdf Celebrating 60 years of literary achievements by legendary novelist Elizabeth Spencer of Carrollton, Mississippi. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0574.xml SC 578 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0578SG.pdf Commend life of Judge and WWII Veteran Archie Boggs of Long Beach, Mississippi. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0578.xml SC 579 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0579SG.pdf Commend career and legacy of Dr. Robert Khayat upon his retirement as 15th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0579.xml SC 582 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0582SG.pdf Commend career of Mississippi R&B recording artist Denise LaSalle. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0582.xml SC 599 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0599SG.pdf Commend Cassandra Wilson, Grammy Award Winning Jazz Artist and Recipient of Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Music. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 03/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0599.xml SC 610 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0610SG.pdf Commend and thank Scholastic, Inc., for contributing books to school libraries on the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0610.xml SC 618 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0618SG.pdf Commend life of MSU Football Star Ode Burrell. Moffatt ../Senate_authors/Moffatt.xml 03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0618.xml SC 623 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0623SG.pdf Commend public service and law enforcement career of Donald O'Cain, MBN. Lee (35th) ../Senate_authors/Lee_(35th).xml 03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0623.xml SC 644 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0644SG.pdf Commend Pass Christian "Pirates" Boys Basketball Team for winning the first basketball championship in school history. Baria 03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0644.xml SC 657 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0657IN.pdf Designate March 22, 2009, as "Water Day in Mississippi" to focus on the importance and management of freshwater. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 06/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0657.xml SC 659 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0659SG.pdf Commend life and express sympathy on the death of Dr. William Asbury McMillan, Sr., Past President of Rust College. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0659.xml SC 683 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0683IN.pdf Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; increase excise tax on cigarettes and transfer $25 Million into car tag fund. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 06/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0683.xml SC 725 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SC/SC0725PS.pdf Congratulate USM "Golden Eagles" Baseball Team and Coach Corky Palmer for first-ever NCAA Super Regional. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 06/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0725.xml SR 12 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SR/SR0012PS.pdf Commend Senator Tommy Moffatt for selection as Chairman of CLEER. Dearing ../Senate_authors/Dearing.xml 02/20 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0012.xml SR 38 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SR/SR0038PS.pdf Commend Kappa Delta Sorority at Millsaps College for support of "Shamrock" child abuse project. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/04 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0038.xml SR 42 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SR/SR0042PS.pdf Commend Coach Lonny Schraeder for "National High School Spirit of Sport Award." Baria 04/01 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0042.xml SR 47 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SR/SR0047IN.pdf Urge House of Representatives to extend the 2009 Regular Session and set date of Sine Die adjournment. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 06/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SR/SR0047.xml SR 48 ../../../documents/2009/pdf/SR/SR0048IN.pdf Urge House of Representatives to extend the 2009 Regular Session and set date of Sine Die adjournment. Baria 06/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SR/SR0048.xml