Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Bob Evans
Sponsored
Became law1
Jefferson Davis County; may utilize portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue for garbage collection and disposal.
Passed the House1
Public defenders; create pilot project.
In committee14
Implied consent; refusal appeal to toll suspension for reasonable time to contest.
Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2008; create.
Flexible office hours for certain state agencies; authorize.
Internet in schools; require State Board of Education to adopt safety and usage policy.
Medicaid and S.C.H.I.P.; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail.
Fair Pay Act of 2008; create for equal pay.
Medicaid coverage for breast and cervical cancer screening services; provide reimbursement for.
Bill of Rights for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Crimes; clarify crime of being a tramp to include all persons.
Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of Corrections to contract with Lawrence County for.
Insurance companies; require to offer property and casualty insurance if offered in another state.
Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act."
Mississippi Minimum Wage Law; enact.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Appropriation; State Department of Education - General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Highway 393, Winston County; designate as "Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
Simpson County; economic development district may sell land in its industrial park for certain office facilities.
Vetoed · 1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 3
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act; create.
Unemployment compensation; increase benefits to include cost of living adjustment.
Out of committee · 4
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab.
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
Low income housing; remove certain provision relating to the manner of appraisal.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 17
Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without using hands-free accessories.
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.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to contract with service provider for long-term residential substance abuse treatment.
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Housing of state offenders in county jails; revise reimbursement rate for medical attention and extend repealer (RP).
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Hospices; patient must be informed before admission that Medicare coverage for hospice services is subject to maximum lifetime limits.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Sales under execution; reduce time period during which those sales may be held.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.