Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Robert L. Johnson III
Sponsored
Became law1
U.S. Highway 84; designate portion in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway."
Passed the House2
City of Natchez; authorize to execute/modify certain riverfront property leases.
City of Natchez; authorize a tax on occupied hotel and motel rooms.
In committee6
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase cigarette taxes to provide additional funds for.
School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.
Child support; require forgiveness or arrears obligation when DNA disproves paternity.
U.S. Highway 61; schedule as high priority four-laning of those segments not already scheduled otherwise.
School districts; require consolidation into countywide districts if county's population less than 80,000.
Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Transportation fund certain gaming road projects in Natchez.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
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.
Passed the House · 3
Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr., of Claiborne County.
Alcohol; allow certain direct sales, create new special permits.
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Out of committee · 3
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 · 36
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.
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.
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
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.
DNA; require sample for any adult convicted of a felony.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
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.
Election commissioner; provide that office shall be nonpartisan.
Unemployment benefits; authorize hourly school employees to be paid for months between school years.
Department of Juvenile Justice; create.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Judges; provide an additional judge for Twenty-second Circuit Court District.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
Matching funds requirements for grants; place limits on amount cities and towns must provide when applying for grants.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.
State employees; create fund to assist with repayment of student loans.
Appropriation; provide additional funding to Agricultural Unit of Alcorn State University.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for constructing a new spillway at Lake Mary in Wilkinson County.
Appropriation; IHL for preplanning a Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for establishing a Center For Wellness, Learning and Fitness at Alcorn State.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.
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.
Sales tax; exempt sales of hybrid electric vehicles.
Bonds; authorize issuance for completion of the Natchez Trails Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of McComb in constructing wastewater treatment facilities.