Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Angela Cockerham
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Suffrage; restore to Dorothy Jones of Amite County.
Out of committee1
Professional; activities that constitute authorized practice of law regulated by State Supreme Court.
In committee10
Distinctive license tag; Authorize issuance to supporters of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
Wigologist; require State Cosmetology Board to establish instructor's license.
Task Force to Review Science and Technology Curricula in Mississippi Public Schools; create.
All-terrain vehicles; establish ownership registration network and provide free safety course.
Hospitality station; MDOT construct on U.S. Highway 61 in Wilkinson County.
Practice of law; clarify that certain legal services do not constitute debt management.
Alligators; establish open season for statewide hunting of.
Alligators; establish open season and zones for hunting.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for constructing a new spillway at Lake Mary in Wilkinson County.
Appropriation; IHL to support Saturday Science Academy at Alcorn State.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
U.S. Highway 84; designate portion in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
City of McComb; authorize to establish additional annual payment to retired firemen and policemen.
Passed the House · 3
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
City of Natchez; authorize to execute/modify certain riverfront property leases.
City of Natchez; authorize a tax on occupied hotel and motel rooms.
Out of committee · 4
Judges; provide additional chancellor for the Fourth Chancery Court District.
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 18
Sales tax; exempt sales of nonperishable food items to certain charitable organizations.
Bonds; authorize issuance for grants to counties/municipalities for improvements to livestock facilities.
REAL ID Act; prohibit compliance until certain assurances made.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for certain projects at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for portion of costs of biotechnology/ecology research center at Alcorn State University.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
State law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement system for.
Department of Juvenile Justice; create.
Justice Court Reform Act of 2008; create.
Smoking at public venues for youth sports event; prohibit.
CON; issue for PRTF beds and child/adolescent psychiatric beds in Washington County.
Appropriation; provide additional funding to Agricultural Unit of Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; IHL to establish the Southwest Rural Agricultural Incubator at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; IHL to establish a Robotics and Automation Institute at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for completion of the Natchez Trails Project.
Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Transportation fund certain gaming road projects in Natchez.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of McComb in constructing wastewater treatment facilities.