Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Lester Carpenter
Sponsored
Became law2
Tishomingo County; authorize to contribute to Boys and Girls Clubs.
Tishomingo County; authorize to donate certain property to Town of Burnsville.
In committee4
Gun permits; revise application process to allow obtaining permit through mail.
Regional correctional facility; authorize Department of Corrections to contract with Tishomingo County for.
Crimes; revise animal cruelty misdemeanor, allow pol. subdiv. or organization for humane treatment of animals to certify investigations.
Yellow Creek Port Authority; authorize to transfer of certain real property to the Town of Burnsville.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
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.
Mississippi Blues Commission; revise membership.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.
Passed the House · 3
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Tourism; create Mississippi Tourism Advisory Board.
Tourism; revise definition of tourism project for purposes of tourism project sales tax incentive program.
In committee · 13
Early Voting Act; require voting systems only.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Handicap parking; prohibit governmental entity from charging fee for allowing access to disabled persons.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Public purchases; require internet publication of state agency purchases required to be advertised.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
Early Voting Pilot Program; create for Alcorn County.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create to require employers to follow federal citizenship verification.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.