Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Percy W. Watson
Sponsored
Became law10
2008 First Extraordinary Session · State agencies; extend repealer on Dept. of Employment Security and related laws of other agencies.
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of the term "project" and authorize bonds for such project.
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Alcoholic beverages; revise restrictions on sale or storage within certain distance of schools and churches.
Bonds; remove language requiring the Department of Health to deposit money into a sinking fund to pay on public health lab bonds.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area for purpose of selling at certain game reserves.
Homestead exemption; provide additional filing reference for recorded deed when applying for.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes.
Sales tax; include in gross proceeds of sales certain payments by third parties.
Bonds; authorize for various purposes and remove authorization for the issuance of certain bonds.
Passed the House14
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing during the last weekend in July.
Tort Claims Act; clarify statute of limitations.
Medical malpractice actions; revise certificate of consultation.
Alcoholic beverages; limit temporary retailers permit, create new special permits & create crime of minor using false I.D.
Insurance premium tax; change due date for report and payment of tax for the October 1 through December 31 period.
MS Major Economic Impact Act; authorize counties/cities to agree to ad valorem exemptions for certain suppliers in advance.
Growth and Prosperity Act; reenact application provisions and remove July 1, 2008, repeal date.
Sickle Cell Disease; create task force to study growing incidence and available treatment options.
Bonds; remove limit on amount that may be issued in a fiscal year for improvements at the state-owned shipyard in Jackson County.
Sales tax; exempt certain organizations operating long-term care facilities for adults with mental retardation, exempt hearing aids.
Bonds; increase the amount of bonds authorized for the Emerging Crops Fund for minority economic development.
Ad valorem taxation; authorize boards of supervisors and municipal authorities to exempt a portion of certain vendor tooling.
Suffrage; restore to Pamela Davis of Forrest County.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize to impose local sales tax.
Out of committee3
Immediate possession; authorize certain municipality to use for certain purposes.
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; reenact definition section and remove July 1, 2008, repeal date.
Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; reenact definitions and incentive payment provisions and remove July 1, 2008, repeal date.
In committee36
Workers' compensation; provide for appeal of commission decisions directly to Court of Appeals.
Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers allowed to claim federal earned income tax credit.
Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of Attorney General.
Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon request of either party.
Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is mandatory in every automobile policy.
Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject knowingly in writing in order to decline coverage.
Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; require to include medical payment coverage.
Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that limits will be equal to liability coverage unless insured selects otherwise.
Estates; increase max. value of decedent's estate for purpose of debt payment upon presentation of successor's affidavit.
Workers' compensation; increase benefits for serious facial or head disfigurement.
Community hospitals; increase maximum compensation authorized for boards of trustees of certain.
Workers' Compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith.
State Tax Commission; revise manner of providing notice of certain assessments, allow commission as agency to appeal orders of.
State employees; expand authority for granting American Red Cross administrative leave to allow service in any state.
Sales tax; define person for purposes of denial of sales tax permits, clarify joint and several liability for sales tax.
Salaries of certain judges; increase.
District attorneys; provide additional assistant for the Twelfth Circuit Court District.
Fuel tax law; clarify with regard to biodiesel and biofuel.
Child Accounts Program; establish.
Twelfth Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2008; create.
Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees.
Cigarettes; impose fee on certain manufacturers, revise requirements related to cigarettes in interstate commerce.
Immediate possession; authorize certain municipality to use for certain purposes.
Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau within the Office of the Attorney General; revise distribution of monetary penalties.
Sales tax; include in gross proceeds of sales certain payments by third parties, repeal the Unfair Cigarette Sales Law.
Bonds; authorize for Jackson State University land acquisition.
Bonds; authorize for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance repair and renovation at Jackson State University.
Qualified equity investment tax credit; rev. credit det., req. application fee/rev. time in which investment must be issued.
Bonds; increase amount authorized under the Mississippi Business Investment Act for loans and grants to cities and counties for infrastructure.
Income tax; entities required to include activity of disregarded entities for federal income tax purposes must include for state.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.
Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued under.
Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for capital improvements at Jackson State University.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax and earmark revenue from increase for Medicaid.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
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.
Qualified equity investment tax credit; revise determination of credit and other provisions regarding.
Vetoed · 1
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Passed the House · 1
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
Out of committee · 4
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab.
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
Bonds; delete requirement that certain fees are dedicated to paying principal and interest on public health lab bonds.
In committee · 15
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.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Department of Juvenile Justice; create.
Compensation for the Wrongfully Incarcerated Act; create.
Legislative qualifying petitions; file all with State Board of Election Commissioners.
Judges; provide additional judge for 12th Circuit Court District and create subdistricts.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize to impose local sales tax.