Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Earle S. Banks
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Weapons; return to owner after dismissal, acquittal of charges.
Crimes; felony to remove grave marker.
In committee36
Gaming; sale of certain scratch-off cards are illegal.
Preneed casket contracts; must meet all requirements applicable to preneed contracts for funeral service.
Drug dealers; require registration of convicted.
Concealed weapons; allow certain elderly persons to carry.
State Board of Dental Examiners; authorize to regulate individuals or businesses who sell metallic coverings for human teeth.
District attorneys; additional assistants and investigators for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools accredited at Level 1 or 2.
Marriage license; previously married applicant for must provide certified copy of divorce or annulment decree.
School sports; require district policies regulating outdoor practices during high temperatures.
Check cashiers licensees; require annual reporting to Commissioner of Banking.
Food unsafe for human consumption; authorize State Health Officer to prohibit sale of in state.
Distinctive license tag; authorize for attorneys.
Candidates; allow to inspect voting machines and devices at least three days before an election.
Scrap metal; impose certain conditions on sales and regulate bronze and copper used in cemeteries.
Bronze cemetery markers; regulate sale of and provide criminal penalties.
Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Food service; require food servers to wear long sleeve shirts.
Medical examiners; may pronouce deaths of persons in Louisiana and file death certificates with Health Department.
Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Banks; prohibit from charging fee for cashing check drawn on that bank.
Sex offender propensity; chancery court may order custody in mental health facility.
Pro bono requirement; exempt elected officials and government attorneys.
Package retail stores; allow counties and cities to authorize to remain open for business later.
Caskets; require sellers to be registered with and regulated by the State Board of Funeral Services.
Check Cashiers Act; require continuing education and authorize commission to impose penalties for violations.
Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service.
Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Center; authorize DFA to transfer to Capital City Convention Center Commission.
Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Justice court clerk; increase compensation.
Traffic regulations; prohibit use of cameras to enforce within municipalities.
Elected officials; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while holding office as.
Hospitals; require to publish any discounts provided to health insurers.
Salaries of justices and judges; revise how certain ones are calculated.
Mississippi Civil Rights Monument Commission; create.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Alcoholic beverages; revise restrictions on sale or storage within certain distance of schools and churches.
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 Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House · 1
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Out of committee · 1
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
In committee · 21
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain food.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State University.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Medicaid; art therapy services shall be reimbursable under.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to contract with service provider for long-term residential substance abuse treatment.
City of Jackson; require state to provide funds to defray ad valorem tax loss due to city being seat of state government.
Sales tax; provide diversion to Jackson to defray ad valorem tax loss and increased costs incurred as seat of state government.
REAL ID Act; prohibit compliance until certain assurances made.
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
Child support; require forgiveness or arrears obligation when DNA disproves paternity.
Matching funds requirements for grants; place limits on amount cities and towns must provide when applying for grants.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.