Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Henry Zuber III
Sponsored
In committee28
PERS; convicted felon not to receive retirement benefits.
Lobbying; prohibit legislator from engaging in for four years after leaving office.
Fishing privileges; authorize reciprocity with adjacent states for persons 65 and older.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Coastal Conservation Association of Mississippi.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Ocean Springs Athletic Foundation.
Contractors; require to have and maintain liability insurance.
Homeowners and commercial property insurance; provide additional penalty for false claims; provide for standard forms in policies.
Do not call registry; include text messages.
Process servers; provide for licensing and regulation.
Indecent exposure; revise penalties.
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
Ad valorem tax; remove provisions that prescribe the manner for determining true value of affordable rental housing.
Divorce; revise residence requirements.
Firearms; restrict authority of a county to regulate the discharge or carrying of.
Campaign contributions; prohibit executive branch elected office candidate from receiving contributions from business office regulates.
Water systems; require that certain backflow preventer devices include pressure relief system.
Ad valorem tax; reduce amount by which county and municipal revenues may increase from preceding year.
Public records; delete authority of public agencies to collect certain fees.
Security freeze; delete requirement for law enforcement report of unlawful information use to place freeze.
Budget; state budget requests, recommendations and appropriations shall be based on zero-based budgeting principles.
Bonds; remove the authorization for the issuance of certain general obligation bonds.
Income tax; partially exclude active duty military compensation received by nonresident while stationed in this state.
Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation received by a resident while stationed out of state.
Income tax; authorize credit for taxpayer who purchases a new hybrid electric vehicle.
Jackson County; authorize pilot program for sheriff to use radar.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of hearing aids.
Sales tax; exempt sales of certain home medical equipment and supplies when paid for under insurance policy or plan.
Jackson County; authorize sheriff's department to use radar to enforce speed limits.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Toll roads; increase maximum term of contract and provide for collection of tolls.
Homestead exemption; extend time dwelling houses destroyed in certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered homes.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Biloxi as "Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Municipal special assessments, certain; authorize counties to collect for municipalities.
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.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
Vetoed · 1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 2
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Toll roads and bridges; revise laws providing for.
Out of committee · 1
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
In committee · 16
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
State tuition assistance; add coast campus of Tulane to list of eligible institutions.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Institute for Marine Mammal studies.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Public purchases; require internet publication of state agency purchases required to be advertised.
Marijuana; conform possession, possession in a motor vehicle and possession of paraphernalia penalties.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of electrical generating equipment, weather radios and similar items during month of June.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Pascagoula Audubon Center in Jackson County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for reconstruction and repair of Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi.